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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artistic Style | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Theme | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Cleverness | #282 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Playability | #804 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- This is a really cool game and I love the premise and the art style. I also think it has a lot of room for eventual development. I liked how the mirror serves as a gauge for how you're doing in your potion crafting, but I initially thought it might be a great way to also customize the player character's appearence. That might be something to explore eventually. Overall, I think the idea is a lot of fun, and I like that each ingredient not only has a purpose, but somewhat of a story explaining its significance to the character's grandfather. The one thing I really wanted to see was some option for clearing the cauldron, or some specific button to choose to finish a potion. After the first potion I made, I didn't seem to be able to craft any other potions, and I wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong or if the game just wasn't allowing me to make the potions because I wasn't meeting the right ingredients. Some kind of highlighting mechanism might have been helpful to provide more guidance.
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!
The Secret Recipe is a game about an alchemist who lives in a cabin and needs to deal with the loss of his grandfather, to not fall into depression you need to help him find the best ingredients to create a potion of happiness in 5 days.
You only have to use a Mouse to play, it's a point and click game
Extra Notes
It's my first and solo game EVER, I'm already a programmer, but I lack artistic skills, my main challenge was learning art and writing a good story. I believe I achieved what I wanted, a beautiful game with a good story. Since the focus is on learning, I didn't want to work too much on the mechanics since the focus of the time spent is on writing and art.
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I really like the concept of this game, and the multiple endings adds a nice secondary puzzle for replayability.