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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme/Limitation | #10 | 4.313 | 4.313 |
| Overall | #29 | 3.858 | 3.858 |
| Graphics/Animation | #45 | 3.938 | 3.938 |
| Fun/Design | #54 | 3.813 | 3.813 |
| Music/Sound | #55 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Technical Implementation | #66 | 3.604 | 3.604 |
Ranked from 48 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game utilize the limitation and theme?
A father to be must dash through a dangerous grocery to collect last minute cravings for his pregnant wife. All the time the Store Clerk is waiting to close shop so Lester Quest better think fast!
What was your team size?
You and one other jammer
Which of the following content in your game is NOT 100% newly made for the jam?
Affirm you have followed ALL jam rules. (Select all below or your entry will be disqualified.)
If your game includes any of the optional challenges, select them below:
Feature secret items rooms or features in the game
If you did any of the optional challenges, explain how they were used:
Every third round Lester Quest will mention how thirsty he is. A hidden energy drink can be found specially in this stage yielding a permanent speed boost!
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Very fun game! Got some problems with dialog, names and images got messed a little, but i really liked it, good job!
Hey! Thanks for the feedback. I had heard that was happening but couldn't recreate it or fix before deadline. Happy you enjoyed the game otherwise! Thanks for playing.
Very clever title and way of using the theme. Best part is the free samples lady. I just love the idea of getting free samples thrown at you haha. Great work! I enjoyed it!
You're getting that free sample of shrimp whether you like it or not! Haha glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing :)
This was a really Fun arcade game! Really enjoyed it. The art and sound fits the game perfectly. Awesome Job, Congrats on your entry!
Thanks for the kind words, Spirits! Happy to hear you enjoyed the game. We had a blast making it! Ok.. it was stressful at times too haha.
Adorable game.
Concept is simple and immediately understandable.
The art, sound, and characters are lovely.
But, without more variety/challenge in the game play, it's just too shallow.
It needs more depth, more things to do.
All in all,
Perfect for a jam game. I enjoyed it, and I was definitely left "wanting more".
Hey Wesley! Really happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback and I couldn't agree more. Annuke and I are already thinking of silly ideas to expand the game and add some depth. Cheers!
If you want an idea.....
My mother tells a funny story of how she had a craving for a very specific flavor ice cream. My father drove to the next town over to get it and then to keep it from melting, held it out the window as he drove home like a lunatic to get it to her before it all melted. ;)
NO WAY hahahahaha! We are dying laughing that is so great!!! What an epic racing side game for ol' Lester Quest.
Think about it! All the greats have a racing game spin off made. Diddy Kong racing, Crash Bandicoot racing.. We could have Lester Quest Racing! Do dad powers translate to driving skills? I don't know either, but tune in to find out!
Graphics and music are good, but humour and dialogs are what sold it to me, love every bit of it. Good job!
I actually really liked the graphics! It does have that Strawdew Valley feel to to it with the player portraits. Great game overall!
Thanks for the feedback, Miguel. Happy you enjoyed it. Cheers! It's safe to say Stardew was a bit of an inspiration for the portraits haha.
nice little game indeed :D , all hail dad power >_<
I found a bug where when you talk to your wife and pressing space it keep reshowing the same message over and over , got me stuck for a while ^^"
Please consider checking our submition as well ;) , Thanks.
Hey 3koozy! The spacebar thing was a design choice to restart dialogue instead of continuing... though I believe it was a bad choice I couldn't get back to in time haha. Glad you liked it otherwise We'll check your sub out, cheers!
I agree with the others saying its really funny game! Great work
Thanks, MagnaWorks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Made me chuckle!
It's a good game. But I think you should increase the difficulty the more you play. Maybe you do and I didn't notice? Idk. After a while I learned the game and there was no challenge anymore.
Also the characters pictures next to the dialogue box started showing the wrong picture after a while...
Hey Fabian thanks for the feedback. Increasing difficulty sadly didn't make it in time but it was planned. Thanks for letting me know about the dialogue pictures! I am still trying to recreate the problem and fix it for next release.
I love the 'tongue-in-cheek' humour. Very fun. Nice style and the music fits well!
Thanks for taking the time to play! Glad you had a giggle :D
I found it really funny, however the first few times were a bit unclear as to where to go. Overall, really great music and art though!
Glad you had a giggle. Thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to play :)
I'm sorry you had trouble figuring out where to go! Can I ask if you played normal mode or hard mode? In normal we had a camera pan that shows where the items are before you start - so if that was confusing or didn't work well for you please let us know! Any feedback for game improvement so we can learn is appreciated.
Great job, this game had me cracking up. The controls felt really responsive as well. I also really enjoyed the art.
Thanks so much for the comment and for playing!
Happy to hear the art is appreciated - I nearly cried spending so many hours on those tiny fruits only to super dad speed past them in play test lol.
I really liked the art, the music, the cut scenes and the humor. The camera panning to let you know where to get the groceries was also a nice touch. As someone else pointed out, it's hard to know if there is an ending to the game.
Thanks so much for the kind works and for taking the time to play :). We appreciate it!
To true about the ending - it's probably because we had planned a semi ending after 6 levels where everything gets dark and zombies roam the store because you stayed too long - but we ran out of time to make the art/implement the code. We hope to put one after that jam!
Wow, really nice pixel art, love the market!
and really funny game, love the concept!
could you check out my Jam submission? i'll really appreciate it. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I spent way too long on all those tiny grocery goods so we could all zoom past them in super-dad form bahaha.
Can't wait to try out your game!
Really nice game. I like how you got the real life Collectibles in a game that perfect. Everytime I go to the store know, I think of the food as my collectibles to life longer xD
Thanks so much for playing and for your kind words!
As the husband of an expecting wife, this game was all too real. I got to about the 5th level, was there an end to the game? If not, it would be scary realistic.
Oh so you have underpants dashing dad power too?! haha, Right now it is endless. The goal we had in mind was past level 6 to set the tileset to dark, dim the lights and spawn some zombies to show that you've been in the store WAY too late. .
Ha! That's a great idea.
Really nice art, animations and funny super power. No complaints! Good job :)
Much appreciate :) Thanks.
A really unique idea for the theme, great looking characters.
I would be massively appreciative of rating and feedback to my game also if you might spare 5 mins
What a good and funny way to work the theme! Amazing artwork and gameplay, i had a good laugh with the free samples lady, great!
Thanks so much!
This is fantastic! Great controls, gameplay and comedy, I hope Lester gets a day off! I really enjoyed the way you incorporated the theme and collectibles, well done!
Thanks a bunch!