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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #190 | 4.833 | 4.833 |
| Playability | #205 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
| Cleverness | #220 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
| Artistic Style | #316 | 4.833 | 4.833 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- Very enjoyable game, great playability, good use of the theme, engaging and challenging, all around a really solid entry and one of my top so far
- Multiple minigames happening at once is a lot of chaos and I enjoyed it! Clever concept to merge alchemy and a dating style game. Make more games!
- I was seriously blown away at the level of polish that has been shown in this game. Where many entries play like tech demos, this plays like a full public release. The art is unique, the music fits the vibe perfectly (I appreciate the effort into getting it looping properly and the great main menu track which I bet most people listen to for about 2 seconds), and everything on screen (bar a couple of the minigames mentioned later) is super readable and intuitive. (Also yes I did reach the end and it's great!) I don't really have any strong criticisms of this game. It pretty much hits the mark in each category. I'd love to see the game expand its story and get more minigame variety going into the later levels, and perhaps to increase the difficulty of maintaining the potion since I never really found that to be challenging, especially since the game allows for swipes which don't result in a match-3. Also the mouse and dialogue minigames could be made easier to read but neither posed a major concerned once you got used to them. I also found a bug where if you mess up the mouse minigame twice quickly it will lose you two lives. P.S. what the fuck is a schmorgle
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-22EO5kEpeyJXtocUyqu4zl2Fv9-LLsXCYX1cZ_b2A/edit?usp=sharing
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yep, I swear!
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes!
Tell us about your game!
In All the Better to Date You With!, the player inhabits a werewolf on a dinner date, and must spend the entire time making sure they don’t transform while still keeping up conversation.
To do so, the player must multitask minigames - handling the date (responding to questions, making eye contact, controlling their shaking hands, and fighting intrusive thoughts) to maintain their “health” (werewolf transformation status) while also brewing and regularly imbibing a lycanthropy antidote through a match-3 minigame.
The player wins if they can finish the date without transforming.
All minigames are controlled using the mouse.
We recommend playing to the end, but if you don't have time, we linked a video of the end sequence on our project page!
Extra Notes
Thanks for hosting the jam!
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Comments
Congrats on being TOP #5!!
thank you so much, and likewise!! you did a great job!
A very nice and chill game! Love the music and the art. some of the mini games were confusing to me at first. especially the one with the popup windows
Cute little match-3 dating sim that get's pretty stressfull in the final level.
I had a lot of fun with All the Better to Date You With! Juggling lots of mini-games was both challenging and enjoyable, and the controls felt tight. Of course, my favorite part was the art and music. I would love to see more work rendered in this style. Fantastic job by all the devs.