I was one of the official judges this year, and now that the results have been made public, and I'm free to do so, here is my score and thoughts on this title:

Overall score: 8.5

Lovely little pawn shop/store sim game, but lacking in features and variety. I really liked the art and the story, but I felt that the game itself was incredibly repetitive. Still, it was a cute story and I really enjoyed it. I'd hope to see this expanded on to make a fuller, more varied game.

Hey there Caz, I got your game for judging so here are some of my thoughts. Your art was lovely to look at and the music you chose worked perfectly. The story itself was fun, and Phina's responses to everything (including the ending after she took her jacket off) were great. The idea of running a pawn shop was really exciting since I love games like that, so I was a bit disappointed that running the shop itself was pretty limited. The button mashing minigame was a neat idea, but I wish there were other minigames since my poor wrist was aching by the end of the game.

The lack of changes in most of the NPCs disappointed me. I know filling a full week with different dialogue options is time-consuming, but even if they had one or two other things to say depending on the say it would have felt more like a living village. As it was, I ignored everyone but Sparrow and Maggie after the second day which made the village feel tiny.

Overall, this was a fun little game! I just wish there were a few more changes from day-to-day, but I'm sure the contest deadline forced you to cut some ideas. I saw that you're hoping to release a post-jam build, I'm looking forward to that!