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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Mental Engagement | #177 | 2.021 | 2.333 |
| Overall | #198 | 2.021 | 2.333 |
| Atmosphere | #208 | 2.165 | 2.500 |
| Characterization | #214 | 1.732 | 2.000 |
| Overall | #221 | 1.780 | 2.056 |
| Emotional Engagement | #242 | 1.299 | 1.500 |
| Lasting Impression | #245 | 1.443 | 1.667 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Talking to the worker in the other ramen shop causes the protagonist to get stuck and it's then impossible to continue. Looks like it could be a fun game when you complete it. Looking forward to that.
Pretty good start! It seems like you had a pretty big scope for this project. I liked the opening puzzle sequence that is here, and I was intrigued by the hints of ones that weren't finished. The mini game in the arcade was a nice touch, I was curious if you were going to add more.
Welcome to: Golden Chopstick Mysteries - The Magic of Ramen. Step into the shoes of a 20th century ninja and uncover the culprit behind the missing chopsticks: You!
First things first: I ran into some bugs. At my second run I talked to the worker with the token first it ewnt straight to the vending machine. This does not trigger the other guard to move. And talking to the worker in the rival shop freezes the game. But that might have not been implemented yet.
This has the right amount of silliness to turn into a fun (and funny) adventure game. Even in its unfinished state it shows a lot of potential. Did you do the visuals yourself? They are great! The comic style fits the vibe so well. I love especially the characters. Their facial expressions are just wonderful.
I really hope that you'll finish this project. I for once would love to play the comleted game one day. This is great!
Enjoyable start to a game! I can see a lot of ideas, and it was fun to be able to explore different areas, even if they weren't all completed. I think my two biggest suggestions for now, would see if you could turn the into into more of a cut-scene instead of just a scrolling page of text. A bit of art showing the family's history, or even the Hideo talking to himself before he goes to the muesem I think would help a lot! I would also suggest either adding a text box at the bottom of the screen, or having speach bubbles over characters instead of having the text just go across the whole screen, as well as being able to click through text instead of waiting for it to move on. Fun for what it is so far, and I'm excited to see where it goes!