I had to give this a try for the art. I LOVE the illuminated manu style!
I feel like all I need in order to progress is an understanding of what the "guess" field is looking for (name, number, color, ???). Or some combo? Any hints along those lines would have allowed me to cook with more purpose.
I did make it all the way to the "you lost" screen. >D
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Also, I had to see what you submitted, as my own submission was inspired by the narrative aberration of Kafka's Metamorphosis. :-)
hanks so much for playing!
I didn't do a great job with explaining the game, the core of the game has to do with guessing the correct ingredients based on the cauldron steam color (blue is means you match a potential recipe and green means that the ingredient doesn't match with a given recipe) with the books supporting the deduction to help cross reference once you discover a recipe (the guesses are just there for your reference to help you remember, I'll be replacing them with a visual indicator in the next version)...
I'm going to overhaul the difficulty curve and several systems after the jam to make it more intuitive and approachable.
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Also, I love the minimalist art style in your game, it looks amazing! (And high five on literary references haha)
