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Carbungle Forest's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artistic Style | #401 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Theme | #600 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Cleverness | #678 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Playability | #1432 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- This is a really interesting concept, but the lack of any tutorial or guide on how things mix together makes this game frustrating. I ended up having to click random things to just see what happens, but I was never able to make even the first thing that I was asked to make. I will say having so many combinations is clever, but that works against you in this situation when the player doesn't know what they are doing. I also never knew when a customer was approaching. I drove through without stopping wondering when I would get stopped/they would appear. I realized too late that I had to stop periodically to check and see if a customer would show up. I would love to see a gradual growth of ingredients as you progress with the game helping you understand the mechanics, instead of throwing random ones at you with no explanation.
- Fun game, lots to do. Didn't come across much besides inns even after refreshing sadly. Will for sure look back on this!
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
i solemnly swear it's in there
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
yes
Tell us about your game!
Drive your potion food truck through the Carbungle Forest. Click to add ingredients into your cauldron. Mix and combine these ingredients to fulfill the orders of Carbungles, the dwellers of the forest. Use their money to sleep at the inns and try to last as long as you can.
Extra Notes
I didn't get time to make the tutorial so if you want one it's in the description of the game
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Comments
Love the art and almost 'gameboy-player' style where the game is 'in'. Perfect sound fx as well. Could not easily leave the mixing screen though, but I only had about 5 mins. Nice experience :)
very fun, love the visuals!
Very beautiful and fun game! I loved it! The shadows initially are a litle to hard to catch, but after you understand what you have to look for the game turns simple, but very entertaining! Well done!
this game is really cool, i love the artstyle, the little details such as the magnifying glass in the book, it all ties together to make a really cool and appealing game. now i'll admit it's not exactly for me, the whole making things for a customer thing, but i think its simply proof of you games quality that i still enjoyed it nonetheless. well done, awesome atmosphere and cool game.
I love this. The art style is perfection. The procedural ingredients are a great idea. The time pressure mechanic and the tradeoff of how long it takes to make something is compelling. It is very hard because there are no intuitive combinations of any kind, so I died on leg 4 after deciding to actually try and fulfill some orders.