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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #64 | 4.175 | 4.175 |
| Overall | #109 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Game Design | #114 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Audio | #157 | 3.651 | 3.651 |
| Graphics | #207 | 3.905 | 3.905 |
| Innovation | #228 | 3.587 | 3.587 |
| Fun | #313 | 3.492 | 3.492 |
Ranked from 63 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
Rewind VHS's to satisfy customer needs.
Also, rewinding back to the good times of BlockBuster
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Everything is made by the team, exception being the animations and packages such as DoozyUI, URP, FlatKit, JMO, and TextMeshPro
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I really like this idea, and I'm a big fan of mindless mini experience game, but current state of the game while still fun, is very unplayable.
I restarted 6 times during my playtime:
- First restart: The tutorial wasn't clear on what I was doing so I messed up both tries, have to exit the game entirely because of the save to retry day 1
- Second restart: Day 2 starts and I couldn't click on anything at all, so I had to quit again
- Third restart: Accidentally press M1 and the tape I'm holding just drops to the ground, which because of camera lock I have no way of reaching, pissed off and restarted
- Fourth restart: Middle of day 2, I realized that customers can ask for tapes that you literally doesn't have, so that automatically makes you lose customers
- Fifth restart: I wanted to wipe my save to restart the game flesh, but after messing around a bit I realize I can't delete the saves in game, nor do I know where even are they
- Sixth restart: I quit to the menu during day 3 because I messed up and wanted to restart the level, going back into it the level is only half reset, the customers is still asking for tapes, and when I give a customer a tape of science she's asking for, she got pissed off because apparently she was asking for love movies (I'm assuming this is a bug caused by the half reset)
Some other notes: Path-finding is wonky, customers can get stuck on other customers that are asking for tapes
I really wanted to like the game, but by god it is buggy
Note: After writing this review, I figured out where the save files are
I couldn't play the game because the browser version was lagging so much it froze my computer, and I am having trouble downloading games to my computer so I wasn't able to try the downloadable version (my computer's bad). I didn't rate your game because I couldn't play it, but I thought I'd let you know about this problem.
I was really enjoying the game in the browser but the click stopped working in the second level. Then I read that the .exe version worked better but the click stopped working on the third level. But it was a very fun game!
Edit: I quit and restart the game and luckily my game was saved and I was able to continue and the controls were working again. Maybe you should adjust the dificulty. On day 3 the clientes asked for movies I don't have, and I think is a little unfair.
Ya, unfortunately we are aware of the no click bug and have worked to find a fix. We are still unsure as to the cause, which is why we implemented the save feature to allow you to go back at any time!
The no movie issue is a balancing issue we've also had trouble with.We are glad you enjoyed yourself nonetheless however!
Click games aren't really my cup of tea, but I did enjoy playing this. Unfortunately, I lost all ability to select items on two different occasions, one after a terrible first day at work (restart), and second after starting my third shift. Windows version. So we'll have to leave it there. Thanks for the game!
Yeah, I'm aware of the bug, fortunately it only happens between days and you can just re-load the game and resume where you left off. But it is pretty annoying. Thanks for playing!
I believe the difficulty curve could be a bit slower, so that it is not so hard!
We had the exact same idea and almost shared the same title! lol
I also made jokes with known movies names. I have to admit you made a much better job than I did and your game is more fun!
It took a while for me to catch on to the flow of the game but once I got it down it was pretty great!
so, idk if this is just me, but I found the game to be too difficult. other than that it's a great game.
The movie titles were funny, i also suggest to add a tutorial.
I hope you were able to find the "How to Play" section! If so, Please let me know how I can improve this! I always try to make tutorials easy to understand!
Yeah i found the how to play i also wish the tutorial were when you start playing so that it could be visualize more easily but still the game was fun
Ah, I see! I'll keep that in mind for the future. I'm glad you still enjoyed it! and thanks for the feedback :D
Love the aesthetic and the retro blockbuster vibes. Overall very polished game. The movie name puns were a nice touch!
Pretty interesting and simple game.
The good:
1. It ties to the theme well
2. Great art
3. Pretty calming music/audio
4. BlockBuster takes me back
What could be improved:
1. The camera sensitivity was a bit too fast that it hurt my eyes
2. Small bug, I dropped the tape and couldn't reach for it
3. Sometimes clicking on the tapes were difficult
4. I couldn't really distinguish the tapes quickly when they were put into the return box
5. A short tutorial can help as I was thrown into the game not understanding what to do
Overall, I had a fun experience with your game and your team did a great job in a week. Congrats on the jam!
Hey, glad you enjoyed the game nonetheless!
I hope you were able to find the settings menu from pause or the main menu!
Also, Please let me know what the "How to Play" screen didn't portray well! I always aim to improve my tutorials!
Thanks for the feedback! You can turn down the camera speed in the settings menu btw :)
pretty crazy that this was done in a week! feels very polished, very fun!
One of the best games i've played. Graphics are ok, and the overall feel is really good and chill.
The improvements i would do:
-In the menu, every screen is different. Would do all of them the same way so it feels more like 1 menu ( the one i like the most is the settings one with the "Old TV" vibe. Would do all of them similar to that one) :P
-The tapes are really difficult to distinguish sometimes, would put color on them or something to make each of them more unique
-Sometimes i didnt see a customer, doing the sound they do more listenable, or an arrow when they are out of screen that shows there is a costumer there would be fine in my opinion.
Congrats on the game, it is really good for being made in only a week!
Thanks for the feed back, I had thought about colored tapes at one point, but unfortunately could not, in good conscious, make the design decision with my color deficiency haha
I'm glad you enjoyed the game though!
Glad you liked it, thank you for the feedback!
Very nice game, with a simple yet engaging core mechanic. The representation is really polished and having a "how to play" screen is always a plus. Great Job!
Glad you got the right information from the How to Play screen! Let me know if something didn't make sense. I'm always looking to improve my tutorials!
Loved this little game; especially all the crazy movie titles. Would have been nice to make the tape types be better distinguishable in the regular WebGL build.
I was thinking colored tapes at one point, but me being color deficient couldn't make a design choice like that knowing there may be others like me haha. Glad you enjoyed it though!
Yeah, that might have helped; colored tape + a less detailed shape on the table, but it worked and I had fun, so no worries :)
good game i like
Enjoyed playing! I especially liked the little touch of the movie names.
What a well polished game! You can feel how professional this is! Great game. Hope you try mine too https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/722968
Nice idea and feel well balanced.
Very good job!
Very fun! Those tapes sure stacked up fast :D