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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Playability | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Cleverness | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Theme | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Artistic Style | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- Loved this game. Really great implementation on alchemy and shadows. Music was fun and upbeat, the sounds made sense, the controls were unique and overall enjoyed the design. Kudos!
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
yes
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!
Mechanics: Physics-based pinball-style crafting game.
Story: You are an alchemy apprentice that messed up and is trapped in the shadow plane. You need to craft the elixir of immortality to free yourself.
Controls: Mouse only.
Extra Notes
The idea and visuals are inspired from the Disney classic "The sorcerer's apprentice" part of Fantasia with the name paying homage to it.
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The physics were really fun. I caught myself making little strategies for easing the right fruit and bits in.
Bonus points for the great homage.
LOL. My very own personal record of 2151 has already been beaten. Hint: The end of level bonus is computed based on the current purity minus the wasted items.
Wow! This is a great concept for a game. I don't think I've seen anything quite like it. Kind of reminds me of the way you use paddles to knock a ball around in pinball. I like that this game is easy to pick up and figure out, but then it can require some skill to hit those ingredients just right. Nicely done!
Glad you liked it. Classic pinball tables were definitely one of the inspirations. I made sure to include them in the GDD 😋
This game was really addictive. i got lost around the wrench part and was too far in to understand what was going on. This for sure would be great mobile game to kill time!
I’m glad you liked it. 2x wrench are required to make gold but wrench will not come as an option unless you craft them yourself. When you complete the recipe for a wrench in another cauldron, then a wrench will be created and sent to you to use.