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Well... It was... intense! The conflict between Cassidy's affection for her sister and her religious trauma is really well crafted in the game! I appreciated the fatalism a lot: the fact that, no matter what, Cassidy cannot overcome what she really believes or feels and is doomed to the ending she gets echoes a lot to a lot of things I enjoy in stories (the tragic concept of fatum really speaks to me!).

The background was amazingly chosen, it really looked like the end of the world somehow, haha! Also, the sprite was amazing!! A great mix between the horrifying appearance of angels (although they are rarely portrayed as such nowadays) and a more human figure which would confront Cassidy to the sister I suppose she lost in the foundation? I really need to play Pride to have a better glimpse at the whole picture though!

Oh, and speaking of titles: what's the meaning of Shibboleth, if I may ask?

Overall, a great entry with heavy themes, and perfect use of the restrictions of the jam, especially considering you made this game in just one day, wow! (+) the logo looks VERY GOOD????????? Damn, your calligraphy skills really show!!

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"Intense" is a good word, yeah... and I enjoy a bit of classical tragedy as well, so, glad we agree on that!

The background is a heavily edited pic I took on one of my walks. When it comes to the sprite, I naturally took some biblical inspiration (fragment from Ezekiel that went "In appearance their form was human, but each of them had four faces and four wings"; Silvercross Society is fixated on fours, for various reasons, so I already knew I'm going to give May four faces (one conveniently on the back, of course). I forgot about the second pair of wings. My bad. Uh... I mean... May has only two wings, since due to her desire to save Cass anyway, she's a bit of an... incomplete angel. Not fully pure, I suppose.

A shibboleth is a phrasing/saying/word that, if said a particular way, weeds out outsiders, in short. In the context of the game, it's the verse from the Covenant of the Shield (one of two holy books of Silvercross Society). May, being an angel, can sense true faith, so she can also sense if the verse is being said correctly (or, with faith). Since Cass couldn't gather enough faith, it outed her as a non-believer.

And thanks! I'm still learning how to make logos by hand, it's pretty fun but gods know it can be infuriating...