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Oh? This isn't a demo? This game deserves a lot and its "episodic" progression gives it the potential for great longevity!

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I loved how true the “look at your customer to understand what to do (and what to avoid)” was. Not so much with Livia, whose nature is quite obvious, but with Frankie: Jackie says "How was I supposed to know that he was afraid of fire?" but, once you find out that he's the (son of) Frankenstine's monster, it becomes obvious and brilliant!

Yes, obviously I say this because I didn't understand it. And because I kept getting bad ends because I kept setting things on fire on purpose. Except with Livia, she seemed already quite exhausted.

I'm proud to say that I got the martini combination right (and then I set it on fire) because, in the cocktail tutorial, I accidentally did it and the protagonist makes a comment about it. Great way to hint at how to make a martini, but maybe yes, I agree with those who suggest that maybe it's better to put something in-game in case you don't get it at the beginning. 

For the rest, the fact that the scariest "monster" is the only human is obvious but very effective. Him being a psychopathic stalker added to the horror factor – And I loved that, in the good ending, Jackie looked at him with absolute contempt, without fear.

As can be guessed, although Livia's part is undoubtedly well done, the title is dedicated to her and this jam is vampire themed, in reality it was everything else that got me truly involved. This isn't a criticism, on the contrary, it's just to reiterate how good this story and these characters are!

(Just one question: I caught all the onomastic references, but who does "Livia" refer to?)

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In conclusion, congratulations indeed!

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Thanks for your detailed and thoughtful review! This is our first game jam, and we wanted to push ourselves to make something that could be viewed as a finished product. So yes, while it's actually a demo for a longer, more in-depth game, we wanted people to rate it as a full game. Maybe next time we will do it differently.

We are working on revamping the mixology minigame and the recipes to make it both easier to understand and more flexible, so thanks for helping us with your feedback.

I picked the name Livia based on the ancient Roman empress Livia Drusilla (Augustus' wife.) There is no specific connection to vampires, other than I was originally planning to name her Drusilla, but that's a vampire's name in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I didn't want to rip it off! Haha

The current plan is to finish the game with more customers and continue the overarching plot with new details and mysteries. Thanks again for your thoughts!