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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artistic Style | #386 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Cleverness | #743 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Playability | #804 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Theme | #1248 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
Ranked from 3 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.
- Having to run around and gathering ingredients was an interesting idea for the game and gaining abilities all the same, but the movement off the bat feels a little too slow. I do like the artstyle and the music, it fits the game. I see the alchemy part of the game, but I don't see enough of the 'shadow' part of it. It doesn't translate as well as it should. All in all, thank you for your hard work! Keep up the hard work!
- The idea is cute, but I couldn't figure out what to do. Said to go to the center of the water, but nothing happened. My suggestion would be to make this more clear on where to go.
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes - it says "Download" but I swear it is just a link to the Google Drive
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes!
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
This is a story about a pony that messed with a potion and got transported to the spirit realm, disconnected from their body. Your quest as the pony is to help the WitchKitty remake the potion and get home to your herd as a mortal pony.
You have the option to leave and go home at any time as a spirit horse, just like how we can choose to be shadows of our true selves. Alternatively, we can spend time grounding ourselves in our bodies and being fully present in our lives, living and being our true selves.
Will you go home early or take the time to make the potion and go home to your herd as your full self?
Extra Notes
This is my first ever game, my projects before have been Minecraft mods, and this Jam and your streams have been an amazing encouragement to take the leap of faith to start game development. I am proud of what I made on this first pass and excited to continue making more.
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Comments
I haven't seen anyone else in the jam use a horse as a main character! Very creative and cute! I love the environment design, it feels very natural but magical at the same time, and you did a good job of defining areas with their own landmarks. The starting animation is really cute and well-done as well! Good job!
The hook immediately grabbed me. I wanted to be a be-potioned horse! And the vibe as the game starts, with the introductory animation of the horse knocking over the cauldron, is great.
I seem to have gotten stuck on the start screen, after that. The sounds sound like something is happening, but all I see is the start screen still. I'm using chrome on mac.
I am glad you liked the hook and initial animation, I am so sorry that the game is broken for you though! I am not sure why it is broken like that, I also use chrome to access/play the game but on Windows. I don't see why there is any issue with it being on Mac instead, I honestly don't have any help for you as this is my first game project. I'm sorry :(