This concept is great well done. You have already aknowledged the issue with the colours for accessibility but aside from that I think this is very well done. Great choice to include symbols and things to help with matching the cards. This deffinitely needs some tweaks and some polish but it is very enjoyable to play and will be fantastic with some work
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #259 | 4.324 | 4.324 |
| Overall | #522 | 3.872 | 3.872 |
| Enjoyment | #865 | 3.601 | 3.601 |
| Creativity | #1250 | 3.689 | 3.689 |
Ranked from 148 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?
The theme of this game is scaling your alchemy business. As the game progresses you need to manage more parts of the process. Additionally, the play space scales throughout to incorporate the new elements.
Development Time
96 hours
Comments
Great entry! Should go without saying that it feels very polished, for a game jam game. Lots of juice and felt satisfying to play.
I also liked the interpretation of the theme, I wished more entries took this approach. It felt quite chaotic come the end!
My gripes with the game do little to diminish the experience - the text was a little too small for me to read and it felt awkward having to pause to go between the book and the game. I think that's just the nature of having the game in 3D though - I imagine an overlay toggle key or whatever would have felt a little unnatural.
Great job overall!
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Kaiju Krush'em!! #GMTKJam2024This is absolutely brilliant ! The style and polishing of the game are great and, as a potioncraft lover this brings back amazing memories. Great take of the theme too. Overall fantastic work !!
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Fry, You Fool!Absolutely fantastic approach to the theme! Enjoyed playing the game, loved the subtle effects and the look of it, just wonderful!
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Sell The Hype!The game is so pretty, and it feels so good to click on stuff to make more stuff happen!
The visuals and sound design go together perfectly to create that reward satisfaction. It gets very addictive!
Although, I ran into a problem because of my colorblindness: I can't pass the 3 potions making stage, because I can't read some of the text that is on the book (it must be red or pink, I think? I have severe protanopia so red text on dark background is almost impossible for me to read) and the vials colors are really hard to tell apart, even with a filter on.
I know accessibility is difficult to take into account with the limited time in jams, so it's not really the team's fault, don't worry, I just wanted to let you know!
Especially since you took the time to write the color's initial on the cards to help differenciate them, thanks a lot for that small detail, it means a lot to people like me!
All in all, its a very good game, congrats to you all! =D
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Conjure ScaliasReally well done! I liked how the game progressed from just simple vials to then bigger potions. I'd love to see something like this expanded upon after the jam, great work! :)
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Shift to EscI really liked how everything was physically present in the scene, without any UI!
It gets quite challenging when you start creating elixirs!
If you continue developing the game, try to find a way to make the formulas intuitive and easy to memorize. It would be so satisfying to become a skilled alchemist who no longer needs to use the book! (It’s probably already possible to get that good, but my short-term memory isn’t that great 😅)
Thank you so much for the lovely words! Yes, we really wanted all the info to be diegetic, but that came at the cost of readability in the book. I think with some proper balancing, it would be great to start memorising the recipes! We've played through it dozens of times now and only remember maybe 3 or 4!
Really nice visuals, and the gameplay is good fun to match! Unfortunately the text on the pages wasn't appearing when playing on my laptop, but I could get it to work on my phone which is pretty impressive in itself. This is very impressive for a jam, feels like a full and well-polished experience
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TrawlerSuch a fun game! love the vibe of it and that you have to flip though book like you are actually in the shop! I think the only thing is the book flip takes a while to process but it is fun nonetheless
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Musical MajorWow! Fab game, great work! It has a super cozy feel, the gameplay is easy enough to pickup and yet very enjoyable! The music and design style are also incredible. Great job!
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Shape EscapeThe art is reaaaaally good! I had fun playing it though I would have liked a bit more theme-related content!
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The Bigger FishThank you for playing! Sorry you had some difficulty. We were worried about the book being hard to read but that's why we had the option to zoom in on it. We wanted the player to be able to choose any recipe to make in the later rounds, but maybe there is a better way of showing all that information in a different way! Thank you for the feedback!
What a fun and simple game this is!! When such a simple mechanic can be fun and relaxing. Well done! Loved the music as well :)
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Descaling The BarThis is extremely impressive! The visuals, the music. Right up my alley!
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