For some reason it kept crafting 3 of the same item for me. Also I kept waiting for a way to upgrade, since in one of the screenshots it looks like there's a bunch of little helpers and multiple crafting circles? the GDD doesn't mention mechanics like that though, so I'm kinda confused.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Playability | #258 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Artistic Style | #401 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Cleverness | #678 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Theme | #1256 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- Nice idea to use summoning circles as the platform for alchemy, really leaning into the magic of it! Unfortunately, the shadow part is a bit lacking I felt. The game played well, other than when the area i should put down the ingredient was outside the room or under the shelved. I really liked your music too. If some more time and effort was put into this, I think this could be a really promising little game!
- Would love to see this worked on more, I want to buy more ingredients to make more, I could see myself getting lost in this game. Very fun and neat ideas, would like to see more darkness/shadowy figures as customers wanting some night time sales.
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
yes
Tell us about your game!
You are an alchemist using your craft to help the townsfolk in need.
Your goal is to draw alchemic circles to transmute items to satisfy their requests within the limited time.
Earn enough income to afford the rent each week, if you can't, you lose the game
Extra Notes
AWSD to move
E to pick and drop items
space to do alchemy
Comments
I enjoyed playing this! I liked the visuals and music too. I especially thought the crafting visual effect was really cool!
Some feedback notes if you want to expand on this:
- I also saw the bug the comment below mentions where I'd get 3 of the resulting item, but for me what I did was I would place all the required ingredients on the ground around me and then space. This seemed to give me 3 of the resulting item. It also felt a bit fun though! but seems unintentional.
- The game does feel a little simple/repetitive right now when I played it, but I think there's lots of room for more--maybe some shop mechanics, more customers, some time limits, things like that.
- I seemed to get stuck on this picture below. Not sure what happened, but couldn't seem to craft anymore. Not sure if I am just missing something or if it's a bug.
Overall, good job on the game!
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