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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #366 | 3.737 | 3.737 |
| Presentation | #387 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Fun | #510 | 3.553 | 3.553 |
| Originality | #530 | 3.789 | 3.789 |
Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You have to test all of the medications but you're "out of control" groups. You'll have to use deductive reasoning instead. Also it's nuts.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
funny game , animation are nice
This is fantastic, really cute little logic puzzle that did get me a bit confused how to solve it at first but after a few tries I got it! Unlike a lot of jam games that often would be improved with some tweaking or some extra features, I think this one is genuinely perfect as it is :)
I love all the animations, although I found the puzzle itself really easy once I figured out how the game works.
Guess you're a clever bean!
Great idea, really well done! I took my time to solve the puzzle using pen and paper ;P
It's a really good idea, and while there is some busy work once you have the optimal placement for the puzzle, the presentation really make that feel fun! I wish you could "slap" patients after lunch for an effect, like skipping a symptom.
i like it
Pretty fun puzzle with nice presentation, it really helps if you use pen and paper
great game and great animations
Very funny game, with a great concept too! Well done.
That was great! It wasn't too hard to figure out the solution, and the animations and audio made this hilarious. I was confused at first with the Donatello symptom, thinking it must be the name of some disease I had never heard of before, and then I saw the animation and burst out laughing when it made sense.
Ask your doctor if Pizza is right for you.
I very much like this one! It has a lot going for it presentation-wise.
Awesome game, had to bring out pen and paper and think out the optimal strategy, would play again.
It has a very polished feel to it, everything seems intentional and well thought - probably the best scope realization of the idea I've seen so far (I don't know if you had to cut anything out, but it doesn't feel like you did, so good job). The only issue I've found is that the "potions" for the side effects needs to be added in order, which means that you need to write stuff down if you've figured out "Donutello" before "Death".
Anyway, what medication can I take to get Donutello as side (or main) effect? :D
We actually did have to cut some deeper puzzle mechanics and additional levels. We originally wanted some side effects to "conflict" with each other and not present if they were combined in the same subject, making things significantly trickier.
100% agree with it having been better to be able to guess the answers in any order you want. We tried, but there just wasn't enough time to implement that, even though it would only be slightly more sophisticated than what we have. We went right down to the wire on this one.
Thanks so much for the thoughtful comment!
Really polished experience! But felt it was a bit too short. Actually spent more time enjoying the visuals and audio then playing the game. Was great nevertheless, would love to see more.
It was a different idea. Good work!
This game is like a riddle, a fantastic brain tease, however once you have the plan down, there's no repeatability. There's an optimum strategy to beating regardless of what symptoms your stuff gives, you just gotta be clever about it, and I love that about this game :)
Really enjoyed the polished presentation, from the voices as sound effects to the expressive animations (and how unique they are - the difference between sneezing and coughing was way easier to spot than I expected at first)
Very funny game, cute sound effects!
LOVED THIS GAME, I had a lot of fun, and at the third run I got the tactic to finally win! Enjoyed so much!