100 Days Until by SeansHome

A short story about the monotony of daily life.
Controls:
SPACE - Proceed
| Youtube | https://seanshome.itch.io/100-days-until |
| Youtube | https://seanshome.itch.io/100-days-until |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/100-days-until |
Ratings
| Overall | 1006th | 3.364⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1298th | 2.87⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 744th | 3.391⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 199th | 4.152⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1074th | 3.261⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 873th | 2.978⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 722th | 2.81⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 285th | 3.891⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 43🗳️ | 2🗨️ |

[SPOILER]
The ending obviously made me smile but I wish we had seen him smile more and more on the last days until a big happy smile !
Out of all the games that try to be emotional, this one was the one that actually managed to do it.
I don't really know how to comment on this: it works.
You got a new follower on itch!
Thanks for the game 💕
As a game, there is no explanation to why this dude keeps doing the same thing every day. there is also no opportunity for the player to decide differently, they are just along for the ride. A game could expand on examining why someone would make these choices, but it seems like you were not going for that.
So as a story of maintaining hope, I think this is missing the context to explain why someone else would act this way. As an observer of a character, rather than experiencing something as the protagonist, there needs to be something to contribute empathy towards the character so we understand the motivations and want them to succeed.
My largest concern is that it seems like the moral of the story is wait and do nothing, and things will get better? I think this is a pretty dangerous way to look at things. If someone was unhappy with their life, repeating the same day for 3 months in a row is not a reliable plan to break out of the cycle, although it is possible like in this game.
Very impressed by this game, and really great job delivering an emotional experience, even though I do not think it full landed on the message you might have intended.