This was really fun, I really liked the art style, and I loved the Grim reaper's "voice" talking the gibberish in the opening. Good music, I liked the clinking of glasses, all around enjoyable game!
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Death's Bartender's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Music | #27 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Story | #53 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
| Sound | #88 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Aesthetics | #107 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Mechanics | #163 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Fun | #178 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Theme | #213 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game total?
1
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
You can find the full list in the README file.
Link to your source?
https://github.com/rikimaru55/gamedevtv-2022-gamejam
Comments
Things I liked:
-Introduction with the grim reaper (right?)
-lore with the ghosts and being told to ignore what they say- adds so much depth to this game!
-Fun chill vibes that were soothing, fun, and entertaining
Things to improve:
-the random sounds on the grim reaper talking were a little crazy and became slightly annoying (not a big issue though just a little over the top)
-"New Text" is the starting text on the last screen
-what is my goal? Is there a score? Certain number of drinks? I got pretty far with all three lives then suddenly the game stopped. Not sure if I hit a goal or something, but just to let you know
Overall:
I enjoyed this thoroughly! Easy controls that I could go fast, but a good pace just to relax and enjoy the game, very well done! Keep up the great work!
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NecroManCheers for the review! HA! Yeah, I made all the sounds for the “simlish” language and a couple are definitely out there.
There is a hidden score for the player to mix a certain amount of drinks, and when you finished that there was supposed to be a different message, but I ran out of time :P, but for sure I’ll add something much more fulfilling in the next version.
I didn't understand at first that you had to select the glass first since there's only the one location for the glass - once I got that though it was fun! I did run into a bug where my w key just stopped working. Also the Skip button didn't seem to work for me.
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Blood to StoneI really liked your little game the character of death was great! I liked the "voice acting" for him. Although I do wish that the sound clips would be a little longer so that one has less changes if that makes sense? Some of the audio jumps were a little drastic especially if they can so ofte after another. The gameplay was simple but very nice! I would have liked if the ghosts did not order a new drink straight away as it felt that they did not even try what I made them :P Overall a very pleasant experience!
Submitted
Growth CirclesWhat a great art style and the music fits it so well. Fit the old-timey bar feel perfectly. I thought the idea of death giving you a bartending job was pretty funny and the gameplay loop was pretty fun.
Game's got style.
Submitted
Turbulent SoulVery cool aesthetic. I really enjoyed the music and vibes. Great work!
Submitted
The Mighty OakPlayed and rated.
Pros
- The concept is nice
- The music fits well and is great to listen while playing
- The voice effects and drawings have lots of personality, they are funny to me
Cons
- The theme connection is ok, but not really the central element of the gameplay
- Visuals could be improved to feel cohesive
Some improvement points I see are:
- Making the drink we take happen directly even if we didn't fully move to the front (I didn't feel rewarded from trying to anticipate and be fast),
- A critical bug where having the correct drink didn't work from my testing session
Overall a nice and unique submission from all games I've tested in this jam, which only lacks improvements of things that already exist (which I can understand for being solo and for a game jam). Good work! :)
Submitted
Rise of Necromancy
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