Whispers of the village

This game was so atmospheric! Everything from design, sound design, music, and the matching part of the game was so fun. It was very easy to learn and I was very engaged with the story. Well done! I could totally see spin offs based on this fortune teller character, and I'd be soooo happy to play it if it ever came out. Great work everyone!

Cute little game. I was a bit confused at first at what is my actual goal, but eventually got into it - and wow, I like how tea leaves reading turned out! The final puzzle was kind of hard. I figured most of it, but two sentences were eluding me entirely - and I was afraid of not getting in in time... But this game is kind haha. You won't fail, but you still might struggle. All in all, I'm glad I found this game and gave it a chance. A pretty nice experience c:

Not a particularly long game, perhaps actually closer to a visual novel. The final puzzle was a bit hard to figure out because the tutorial for it came up when I first visited the page and I couldn't bring it back at the end of the game when I actually needed it. If you enjoyed other story-driven puzzle games like Strange Horticulture or Chants of Sennaar, then this might be up your alley as long as you can tolerate a slightly janky UI.

Not sure I understood the gold leaf mechanic, but the artwork is beautiful and the characters are interesting. Some mouseclicks didn't register quite right on the topics. Great game for a student project

Easy to pick up VN with lots of atmosphere and intrigue.

Sehr süß für zwischendurch, buggt bisschen tho

Short but great game. Had some issues with the ending but sorted that pretty quickly. Love the idea of sorting shapes in the teacups, sometimes a bit tricky to solve.

[h2]Story[/h2] You have four days to uncover the events which will lead to the villages downfall. Play as a fortune-teller to read tea leaves, conceive predictions and discuss events with the villagers. [h2]Gameplay[/h2] Follow designs in your guide book to decipher patterns in villagers tea cups as they come to you for insight. Use this to complete your journal of predictions to uncover the mysteries of the village and solve the puzzle. Beautiful graphics and pictures. Reminds me of old paintings, with 3D objects giving an atmospheric experience. Colours are rich, dark and eerie - and each of the characters have their own design charm. No 'copy-paste' people to be seen. Narrative is well-written and easy to follow, and even the text boxes blend perfectly with the environment. The tea leaf puzzle is intriguing, with just the right amount of difficult. If you get stuck you can always use guess work or a guide to allow you to continue through the story. About 1.5-3 hours of gameplay depending on personal pacing. A few issues mainly caused by the fantastic graphics. Pieces don't always load correctly. I had an incidence where a character was a huge white box and the text box was blank, so I couldn't follow the text or move the story along. Crashes from time to time, but the game frequently auto saves. You can close/reopen and everything seems fine. Hit box on text options is tricky, sometimes have to move the mouse until the hit box becomes a shadow to know what is selected. These issues may be worse depending on individual PC settings, but it didn't affect me finishing the game. Following the update from the students who created the game, I am sad to hear that you all have moved onto other projects. I hope you get chance to come back around to the game to execute some fixes. If the changes are implemented, this game could be even more fantastic and would be well-worth paying for. This is a brilliant game that deserves far more recognition, and I hope more people come to download and give it a try. It's great for relaxed gamers, visual novel readers or people who want to experience a little mystery. [i]Join my curator group for similar game recommendations: Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/deeryrecs Curator: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45660858/ [/i]