Hi there!
First off, the pixel art looks great and the music was good– really good job on that front!
However, I did notice a few areas that could use some improvement:
- Music: It didn't feel like classic bartender games music but definitely matched the halloween style.
- Gameplay: While it’s got potential, I felt it was like most bartender games and could benefit from some unique mechanics or twists to make it more engaging and distinct.
- Controls: I found the keyboard controls a bit unintuitive. Streamlining them could improve the overall player experience.
- UI: I think there is room for improvement. In the brew scene, some elements were out of their panels and the text of the igredients bonuses was sometimes hard to read on top of the background text. When I placed a beer and a weird purple drink appeared, I initially thought it was a bad drink and had to remove it. Changing drink models was confusing because the UI at the bottom left always showed beer. Don't get me wrong, they looked cool just maybe ease them in to the player in some way. Lastly didn't even notice until some nights later that there was a clock at the bottom right, but i found it didn't have any meaning to me cause i had to pay attention to the customers and i was gonna serve them no matter the clock.
- Themes: I understand that mixing ingredients for the drinks is the "alchemy" aspect, but I wasn't sure how it fits with the shadows theme, apart from having zombies and vampire customers.
Overall, you've got a solid foundation and of course i understand that no game can be perfect especialy in such a sort time. But addressing these points could make the game even better. Keep up the good work and happy developing!