The Gem

Just want to say keep it up! Awesome that you're already making stuff so young! And don't worry about using other people's stuff when getting started, especially for a game jam that's all about story :) Doing projects like these is the best way to learn! Good stuff :D

Cool game for a first participation!

Don't give it up and you'll be making great games in no time.

You're doing great on the set-up and atmosphere and, even though they're not your own creations, you also picked the right assets in graphics and music. Good that you acknowledged it, too.

In the actual game, I did not get very far

I found a switch behind the pile of rubble in the upper left room and pushed it, but I have no clue what it does. I thought it would allow me to enter the upper right room, but the game doesn't respond to my trying to enter that room after pressing the switch.

And, other than the hidden health potion, I could not find anything else to do.

If you don't mind some advice, I think it would be good to add some more visual clues to which parts of the environment are actually interesting or add some descriptions for items that are visually interesting. For instance, you have a statue in the lower left room which seems important, but doesn't give any message when I examine it.

Anyway, I'm liking the vibe and it's something far beyond what I could have made at your age. Well done!

Thanks for this game! I think the thing that it does best is the world building. The intro sets the tone for an interesting conflict and an interesting world. There's some grammatical errors in there, but it doesn't overshadow the game as a whole.

I'm sorry, whether you are 14 or 94, the rules of the jam apply to all.