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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #8 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Originality | #24 | 3.760 | 3.760 |
| Overall | #25 | 3.504 | 3.504 |
| Theme | #30 | 3.440 | 3.440 |
| Art/Graphics | #34 | 3.440 | 3.440 |
| Audio | #41 | 3.080 | 3.080 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Did your team create most/all of the graphics yourselves?
All graphics were created this past week save for the fonts, of course
Did your team create most of/all the audio yourselves?
Purchased of Humble Bundle / Downloaded on Freesound
How did you incorporate the theme "INSIDE OUT"?
You have to stay INSIDE a circle and keep animals OUT of it. You could also say that the animals are OUT to get the cook who cooked their INSIDES :D
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Bro really cooked a frog as a chef.💀
Anyway, it's a fun game. The game if taken further can get crazier and more fun! I can imagine it being a roguelike, bullet hell. Imagine a hip as a weapon. It can have a longer range and swipe attack at a 360-degree angle, targeting all animals around you. There's too much that can be done.
It sure has a lot of potential if you widen the scope! Thank you for playing it and thinking it was worth exploring further!
the gameplay in this was really addictive, nice job!
Thanks a lot!
I think this was a great idea, but there are a few things I think slightly missed. I don't like that I have to almost lure the cook to the edge of the screen to turn off the music and sfx and felt like the theme was missed a little. The overal concept is really unique in my opinion though and I liked the art style and mechanics. Cool story and overal, solid game
You're right on both, I implemented the mute buttons hastily when I experienced brain damage after supporting so many animal shouts, but I never implemented a pause. Thus you have to do a flick to mute the sounds. Fortunately for me the game can be fully played in a short amount of time, and the "MOOOO" usually takes longer to fry brains. Can't argue for the theme part either, I took the easy way out because it was a simple concept I could do with my lackluster coding skills. Thanks for the review !
No worries at all. I'm sure you thought about those things. I had a crunch at the end myself. I really enjoyed this one and the uniqueness stood out so much on it's own that it overpowers any flaws.
That was fun! Loved the main mechanics, the only thing to note for me is that the sound is way too low, could barely hear it even at 40% volume, overall really fun!
Haha, I feared the sound would be too high so I was a bit heavy-handed about lowering the decibels in the editor. Thanks !
My feedback for Cook Out!:
What the game does well:
The gameplay is fun and has charm. The soundtrack combined with the art adds some humor.
You did a great job letting the player know when a threatening animal is IN and when they're out. You also did a good job of letting the player know when an attack is coming.
The controls felt responsive and balanced. Initially I disagreed with making the character always follow your pointer, but after a second play I found it to be the best way to handle the movement.
What the game doesn't do well:
The opening dialogue was a bit difficult to read due to the center-text alignment. Would recommend changing that to left alignment.
I mentioned you did a good job with attack indications, but there's one exception: the frog. It took me a while to figure out it attacks when I enter its range, but there's no warning or indicator that it's preparing to attack.
Areas of Opportunity:
There was no main menu that I saw. Not sure if there was any. Would be a good place to store the sound settings you have tucked in the corner, and a leaderboard like you expressed interest in.
I hope this feedback helps!
Thanks for the fair in depth review!
Anytime! If you ever want to discuss games, DM me on discord @salsero
That was so fun xD loved the story, it was really funny, the game was really easy to understand and really fun to play! Great work!
Thank you, it means a lot coming from an experienced dev like you!
Feels like a Mario party minigame, I love it.
I got 121s but couldn't get a higher score sadly.
121s is already pretty impressive actually :') congrats and thanks !
Cool game! I really liked the artstyle and the intro!
Good job! Had a lot of fun with it.
Haha cool game, you have a really nice art style too. I liked the little story you added at the start
The art style was so cool, and the intro dialogue was awesome, lol. It's a nice little minigame with neat enemies and an interesting backstory. Honestly, not many complaints, well done! (I got to 100 seconds, I'm a gamer)
100s ! GGs, most high scores range from 45 to 75 with the very best ones between 90 and 120
This game was great! Very fun to play and I really liked the style of art. Very interesting interpretation of the theme as well. Great work!
Funny plot and good execution with a really nice art style.
nice idea,
The humour is simply top TIER. Wait...if the enemies are the vengeful animals he has cooked in his career... it means he cooked elephants..? What a dirty cook!
Jokes asides, I really liked the global ambiance thanks to the narrative, the graphics & the audio, it's pretty coherent.
The gameplay is very fun, and it's the most important thing in my own personal opinion. You got me there!
Really good job on that, congrats!
Good Game!
very fun! clean art and simple gameplay! I sometimes lost my cursor in all the chaos and clicked outside the window, so maybe a bright cursor or something could be cool. Very good job, probably the highest quality game i've played yet!
Thanks a lot !
loved the character designs
The game is pretty fun, I just wish that there some type of goal to achieve. Right now when you lose you just lose, if there were a leaderboard or something simillar it would add a lot to the game.
True, I'm very envious of your leaderboard 😞
A really fun game, the core idea is simple but very well implemented, good job!
Woo! that was a lot of fun! Great Idea to push each other off the plate lol, was hilarious when it got filled with so many animals lol
I had a good laugh and it was fun! thank you!