This game in particular matches the theme quite well! Making the player become the fruits and avoiding the knife is honestly more creative than I could ever be personally!

• The gameplay loop here honestly reminds me of Overcooked; while simple, it's pretty unique for this genre of infinite-game, especially combined with the theme!
• The power-up system is a bit out of place for my taste, mostly regarding how there's nothing stopping the player from jitter-clicking and grinding for powerups when the timer is still draining slowly. You could have benefited from having the player work more for the power-ups, or have them strategize more. This could have added a bit more variety to the game!
  • This could be implemented by having the player bring a specific fruit to them, or setting these power-up generators on timers where you can only pick them up at certain times (making the player think and choose between fulfilling an order, dodging a knife, or getting a power up
• Honestly, the flaw in my opinion is the fact that RNG is a deciding factor in loss here, not skill. Not the biggest deal for this scale of game, but it could leave a player frustrated.
  • While not obvious, the fruit you need simply may not even spawn.
  • Having that target fruit spawn slightly more often is a solution!
• Some nitpicks:
• Running into fruits you don't mean to pick up is a bit annoying a button for pickup could have made it a bit easier.
• While short and small-scale, the game didn't feel particularly challenging for me (I personally do enjoy a bit of challenge). The order timer didn't put too much stress on me.
• HOWEVER, it's a good thing to always make your games easier than you think they should be to avoid crossing the line from challenging-rewarding to overly-frustrating.
• Regardless, you may have intended this game to be very easy because of its simplicity, which isn't bad!

Overall, short, simple, and sweet!

I liked this game! It's a nice arcade type experience, and the art style was consistent! I did have a few issues with nuances in the gameplay which were entirely covered very well by Brad, so I won't go in to detail. The things I noticed were mainly the fruit spawning and the powerup mechanics. I did also sometimes found myself accidentally possessing the wrong fruit, and while that was annoying I'm not sure exactly how you could go about tweaking that. Overall, you should definitely be proud, and I would recommend making some updates to the game!

I like how you interpreted the theme in a creative way and made a simple but fun arcade style game.

First I want to talk about the art. I really like the little sprites that make up the scene. While it isn't the most detailed pixel art, they all fit the same goofy style that make them cohesive. That being said, I notice that the "pixel density" is all over the place, making the sprites not fit together as well as they could have (If your not sure what I mean by that, I'm referring to how the actual pixels in each sprite vary in size. To avoid this, make sure each sprite uses the same "Pixels per unit", and you are not scaling any sprites).

One other thing I noticed about the pixel art is that you are not consistent with your outlining. Some things like the knife, parts of the blender, and the mat the blender is on each have colored outlines. While the fruits, player, and bottles don't have colored outlines. In the future I recommend picking an outline style (black, colored, none, etc.) early on, and using it for all sprites. I think doing this plus fixing the pixel density issue would make the game look much more polished. 

Next I want to go over the audio. I think the music is a good fit for this game, and all of the sound effects were good choices. They aren't very realistic, but with the goofy art style and arcade style game that's not a bad thing.

Last I want to go into the actual gameplay. I'm really happy to see a tutorial for your game. Even if the controls aren't super complicated, having a tutorial makes the game feel more polished, and makes it much less likely a player won't understand what to do.

In regards to the actual gameplay loop, I think you made a lot out of a really simple idea. The fruits spawn at a good pace, and the knife + player movement speed feel just right (I assume there was a good amount of playtesting). In addition, the powerup bottles do a good job of giving the player something to do while they wait for the fruit they need. Without them I imagine it would be much more frustrating when you are waiting.

That being said I do have a couple smaller issues with the gameplay. To start, there are times where the game will not give you the fruit you need. I had a few attempts end due to the fruit I need not appearing for the entire timers duration. This creates a lack of control for the player, which isn't ideal (especially in an arcade style game). This could maybe be fixed by making the fruit spawn in a set order rather than at random (I'm sure there's many solutions to this tho).

My other annoyance with the game is the "Click really fast" when trying to get a powerup. It's a small issue that probably won't bother to many players, but I find it a more annoying than fun mechanic, and it also feels a bit detached from the rest of the game. I think getting the powerups could have been related to the fruits in some way (like a pickup, or something you deliver to the bottles). But again, this is a minor issue, and the current powerup system is much better than nothing.

Overall, while the game may not have the depth to keep people playing for long periods of time, it is charming and fun enough to keep most people entertained for their first few tries. I apologize if this review was a bit much, but I'm doing this to all the games from this jam as I think critiques help us grow.