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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Devlog | #2 | n/a | n/a |
| Art Style/Visuals | #6 | 3.867 | 3.867 |
| Audio/Sound Design | #11 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
| Overall | #20 | 3.120 | 3.120 |
| Innovation | #20 | 3.067 | 3.067 |
| Theme | #25 | 2.867 | 2.867 |
| Gameplay/Fun | #40 | 2.333 | 2.333 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game Engine / Tools
Godot
How does your game fit the theme?
Wacky power ups to pumkins which change how they look !
Devlog link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FJ_Z-x-ivJRTbErxw35Q7DobhmT2-VnPHjdpXgZBVxE/edit?usp=sharing
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Graphics / Art (e.g. models or textures)
Audio (e.g. music or sound effects)
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Interesting game, though it is hard for me to come by what to do. oooh and i duplicated the cauldrons unintentionally, probably a missing code?
I love the music cause it really added to the spooky atmosphere of the game. I like it.
Overall, its a nice game that i'm sure would have been far better with more time. Keep up the good work.
I think the core gameplay is quiet nice, but as others mentioned it's a bit hard to get into the game and know what to do, which is a bit of a problem because often people don't play game jam entries very long. The art is very good implemented, still it's overall a solid game!
First of all, I want to praise this art, it’s beautiful, magnificent, stunning, spectacular, and perfect! I truly loved the entire aesthetic of the game, it’s so charming.Along with the music, it creates an extremely pleasant and mysterious atmosphere, you did a fantastic job with that!
Regarding the art, the menu is exceptional! I really enjoyed the animation and admired it for some time before finally starting the game.
I believe the main area that needs improvement is how players are guided toward their objectives. I know this can be quite challenging, especially in a jam, but it felt really confusing about what we needed to do and how to do it.
I read some comments and noticed that many others had the same issue. The biggest tip I can offer for improvement is to start with a simple, step-by-step approach that leaves no room for the player to make mistakes.
For example, guiding the player with the first client and keeping things within a predefined limit so they don’t mess up and negatively impact the rest of the game. Once they understand how it works, then the consequences of their decisions can be entirely theirs.
Overall, it was a really enjoyable and visually rich game, congratulations on your work!
I loved the atmosphere, vibes, art, and music. The animation on the title screen was super cute and detailed. I also liked all the idle animations for the characters.
Like some of the other players, I had trouble figuring out how to place things and grow pumpkins - it wasn't obvious to me that I could press 1-5 to use my inventory bar. I also noticed I could duplicate items by clicking on them in my inventory, clicking on the ground to place the item there (it wouldn't actually PLACE the objects so I could interact with them, it just set them down), and then placing the item back in my inventory. Then when I walked over the item, I'd pick it up again and have two of the same thing.
Overall I think this is a fun entry with a strong sense of mood and lots of charm. I really enjoyed it :)
Solid entry💪!
It was a bit difficult to get into, and I first read the comments and then I knew what to do. A little more hand-holding might be helpful, but I understand that's challenging in a game jam due to time constraints. Maybe for an update. Power-ups... check... strange... a bit...
Graphically, it looked great with a nice art style. The music was also good and added extra atmosphere to the game vibe.
Definitely a nice jam entry. An update with some more guidance and extra options would certainly be nice. Keep up the good work.💪
Thank you so much for trying out our game!! It was a challenge, and if we had more time, there was a lot more we would want to add to the game!
I get that. Just updating the description with instructions on what to do would be a big help.
I can't figure out how to grow pumpkins - I tried interacting with my plant pot but nothing happened, it would only pick up the plant pot when I got near it. Nice job on the art though, especially the title screen!
Hi! Thank you so much for playing our game!! When you pick up the plant pot, it should be placed it into your inventory bar, which will allow you to place it down on the ground. Once on the ground, click E on the pot, and this will open the menu, which shows the ingredients in your inventory, as well as a box where you can place potions/seeds to grow your pumpkin!
The game looks and sounds amazing! I love what you have made here, gives me overcooked vibes. However, I will say it was hard to understand at first. The game would benefit greatly with a step by step tutorial. May also, be good to limit what you can buy (just for the first customer) only so that the player doesn't accidentally spend all their money on the wrong things. Overall though, really nice game!
The art and music is so beautiful! but I did struggle to figure out what is going on and how to make potions or grow things- maybe more details instructions would help! Otherwise I feel like if I could figure out how it works, it would be a great game!!
i have no idea how to make potions, i spent a good 10 minutes trying to interact with everything trying to place cauldrons buying stuff from the ghost and placing it... everything i could think of to no avail. even read the whole devlog but couldnt. from what i saw other people did manage to do that so if you can explain it to me i will be very glad. like how can i grow pumpkins? how can i make potions? thx in advance
Hi there!
Thank you for sending us a comment!
You can walk around used WASD, and pressing E to interact with objects. Pick up some seeds from the delivery ghost and press E on your plantpot, this should show your inventory! Once you have placed the seeds from your inventory, into the empty box on your plant pot, this will cause a Pumpkin to start growing in your pot!
Real beautifull looking game, like the visuals and music is very good for it too! Overall a good game tho it lacks a proper tutorial like being text is good and all, but guiding the player would be more fitting.
Tho I know how hard it has been so I understand and all the other stuff, real nice game.
Really enjoyed the visuals but had a hard time playing. I would often buy something and not drag it into my inventory, losing the item. The first headless customer told me what kind of head he wanted but the rest did not so it was hard to know which potion to make. I tried to make assumptions based on clothing but it wasn't working out. This could be a great game with the bugs worked out!
Hi! Thank you so much for playing our game! And thank you for taking the time to let us know about those pesky bugs!! We'll definitely look to resolving that!
I love the art style used and the music fits it perfectly!!Very well done! One Thing I noticed was the different amount of detail in the art. Drawing all of the assets on the same canvas size helped me out a lot when I ran into this problem. ^^
Thank you for playing our Game, this is an issue we speak about in our Development Log, and is something we will focus more on in any future games!