This was my favourite game! The core mechanic was so unique and worked so well. It was really cool to see everyone's work in the gallery and we were amazed you got that functionality to work! The writing and characters really invested the player in the world and gameplay. What an amazing game all round!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Actually Fun | #10 | 4.138 | 4.138 |
| Sticking to the Rules | #13 | 4.276 | 4.276 |
| Overall | #14 | 4.046 | 4.046 |
| Promoting the Restaurant | #20 | 3.724 | 3.724 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I cannot overstate how much I appreciate the charm of this game. Everything from the art to the writing to the sound design made me smile so much. It’s funny but also tells a genuinely endearing little story. The writing is seriously just so good. I love the unique animal characters mixed with the familiar mascots as well. The woodworking mechanics are a bit finicky but still a very impressive and fun concept, and I love how much creativity is encouraged. Unfortunately though I ran into a bug on the final challenge where the game suddenly wouldn’t let me set a base, so I had to quit. I definitely want to go back and give it another shot sometime though!
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The Curious Case of the Smoke BoxNo worries, bugs happen, and it's still a standout for me either way! (I also did watch Kyle's stream so I got the full story!) I did give it another go just now and unfortunately the bug now happened on the first challenge and then again on the second challenge on a subsequent attempt. I go to set a base and it drops down and then from there can no longer set one. Just thought I'd give some more info. that might be useful if you do plan on continuing to update it!
I downloaded the new version and gave it another go and made it to the end just fine! Had a lot of fun! However, during the final judging session, my piece floated up into the sky and disappeared offscreen...I guess it was so good it ascended to the heavens lmao I consider this to be the perfect ending. Thank-you for fixing the bug and thank-you again to the whole team for making such a cool game!
Wow! I'm pretty sure you made a type of game that doesn't exist anywhere else and I think that's really cool! Especially impressive how well you nailed it! It gave me a genuine sense of pride in my work and the context provided by the story made we want to try as hard as I possibly could! I loved every second of this magnificent game!
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Gears of StrawWhen I saw your concepts in the Discord I had no idea how this would be a game, but you really did something impressive here! The fact that the sculptures are visible online and tie into a story makes it way more "high stakes" for making something actually interesting. Great job on this!~
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Danger, Flavor, Bizarre Summer!This one was so impressive! Extremely unique game with mind boggling mechanics. I'm not really sure what magical programming you did to account of everyones weird imaginations but it works super well. I also loved the characters in this one too (that poor giraffe). Super endearing and clever! The art sharing feature is an amazing touch too. Superb!
Thanks! I'm not sure if the programming is as impressive as everyone seems to think, but I'll go over it in the post-mortems. I also think Handstandish did a great job on the characters this year.
Also, it looks like your submissions didn't make it to the server. You can try resubmitting them on the title screen if you want.
Edit: Turns out the resubmit button was broken. So, you'll also have to download the updated build. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Every year you guys present something special! I spent *well* over 30 minutes playing this game, trying to achieve perfection with my imperfect cuts. Including the gallery was also such a nice touch, too. Thanks for another memorable experience!
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Project G.R.A.B.I love how the game encourages to engage and collaborate with the community! The building mechanics worked very intuitively and the presentation is delightful.
I did run into a bad bug at the final challenge... I tried to set a base object after painting it, but it dropped down and I couldn't set a base anymore and got stuck.
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The Smoke Box: ResurrectedHad a very enjoyable and chill time crafting my wooden sculptures!
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When There's Smoke But No Firei loved it so much. i could have easily spent hours and hours playing. and did spend way more than the intended 30 minutes creating my ideal vision. i also really love being able to see what everyone else has created.
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The Smoke Box: Big Birthday QuestAmazing stuff. So fun and original and I can't even imagine how much of a nightmare this would be to code. The judges give it a 10!
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