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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme/Limitation | #10 | 4.313 | 4.313 |
| Overall | #29 | 3.858 | 3.858 |
| Graphics/Animation | #45 | 3.938 | 3.938 |
| Fun/Design | #54 | 3.813 | 3.813 |
| Music/Sound | #55 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Technical Implementation | #66 | 3.604 | 3.604 |
Ranked from 48 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game utilize the limitation and theme?
A father to be must dash through a dangerous grocery to collect last minute cravings for his pregnant wife. All the time the Store Clerk is waiting to close shop so Lester Quest better think fast!
What was your team size?
You and one other jammer
Which of the following content in your game is NOT 100% newly made for the jam?
Affirm you have followed ALL jam rules. (Select all below or your entry will be disqualified.)
If your game includes any of the optional challenges, select them below:
Feature secret items rooms or features in the game
If you did any of the optional challenges, explain how they were used:
Every third round Lester Quest will mention how thirsty he is. A hidden energy drink can be found specially in this stage yielding a permanent speed boost!
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From the outstanding art to the witty dialogue, this game is a riot! I'm not good at dodging stuff so I would enjoy a mode with fewer projectiles and more emphasis on memorizing grocery store layout but that is purely personal preference. 'Expecting Groceries' is super high quality and deserves to place highly in this jam.
Thank you so much that's really nice of you to say! :) I appreciate you playing our game a lot.
Nice game! I'm really impressed by the number of systems you managed to implement in such a short space of time, and how you styled each of these to fit into your theme.
Thank you so much for playing! Appreciate the kind words :)
Super cute game! I loved the dialogue, style, and art. The gameplay was fun, if a bit simple, but everything fit very well together, especially the lady throwing shrimp :P Awesome work!
Thanks OmniCoffee! Crazy how much code it takes for such little gameplay loop haha. We definitely want to add some more 'oomph' to the game after the jam is over. Glad you enjoyed it.
Loved the art style and the comical use of grocery items as hazards. And the sample lady throwing shrimp? 10/10
Unfortunately I was unable to play the game as the default resolution it started in was too large for my monitor and did not fullscreen or have an option to.
Aw, that's sad to hear Mewbusi. We've been running into each other in all the streams and discords I was hoping you'd get a chance to play! Thanks for the info though and I'll be sure to allow more resolution options in future updates.
Awesome game and dope music :D sometimes the photo of the person speaking and the text didn't match. but that was no biggie. Loved it! well done
If you dont mind, would you take a look at my game Arcade Boy? I could really use some feedback :)
https://itch.io/jam/vimjam/rate/768017#post-2037705
Thanks for the feedback on that dialogue bug. Still trying to track it down and fix it. Glad you enjoyed the game!
Thanks for playing. Glad you enjoyed the game :)
loved the mechanics, music and graphics, this would be fantastic as a little mobile game time killer. I did found one issue, if you press Space near the wife, instead of clicking continue, while dialog is still going on, dialog resets and the portrait change on a never ending loop, but everything else is on point
Hey thanks for reporting that issue - I'm trying to get to the bottom of it, but would rather play some jam games this week instead! Glad you enjoyed the game. Thanks for playing :)
Good idea for a game and pretty comical :) I liked the music as well. I feel like the dash getting stuck when sliding along wall was pretty jarring and could be a nice improvement. Good entry overall!
Thanks so much for the feedback, we will be sure to fix that after the jam is over!
Thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words and you taking the time to play :)
I thought free shrimps would boost my speed for some reason :D.Pretty simple but fun game.I really liked the character sprites reminds me of stardew valley :).Only problem i saw was swapping avatars but i think other commenters noticed that too.Overall great work :D
HAHA! I can see the confusion, with shrimp usually being delicious! We did implement a hidden energy drink for speed boosts, but you have to get to the 3rd round or so for them to appear.
Stardew Valley was a huge inspiration art wise for this game - obviously one of our favorites. Thanks so much for taking the time to play and your kind words!
Great implementation of the theme, and the focus on collectibles! The music and arts could be improved but they’re great.
Controls were fine, but as an AZERTY keyboard user, using WASD is hard. If you can, try to add gamepad or arrow keys! Small things, when you start over, you have to go through the dialog again, which slows down the game.
Overall pretty great, congrats!
Hey! Thanks for the feedback. Annuke and I definitely want to polish this game further after the jam and will take your comments into consideration. Happy to hear you enjoyed the game!
God damn free samples! I really like this concept had fun playing it. One bug I came across is when I was going through the text the character avatars swapped? Unsure if this was intended but thought I'd let you know! Look forward to seeing more updates :)
Would be appreciated if you could check my game out!
Thanks a bunch for playing and for giving feed back!! We heard about that bug but could no recreate it on our end until after the jam submission deadline lol. Waiting to update the fix after voting is over. Glad you enjoyed. Can't wait to check out your game :)
Awesome I wish you the best of luck! Keep it up and I appreciate you will check my game out :)
very cool and beautiful desing!
It will be nice if you check our game too😄
Hey Rondi! Glad you enjoyed the game! I had a blast playing through Mazeways just now. Thanks for playing :)
Very cool idea ;D I laughed so hard when I saw the shrimp-throwing lady! Really great job. The retro feel and art and sound fit together perfectly and remind me of those games from the late 80's early 90's. Great fun in any case!
Yay!! Thanks so much for taking time to play, I'm glad you enjoyed.
Don't you just hate when you go shopping and they throw free samples at you? This game was awesome! Art and audio pretty good and the core mechanic so well thought!
Totally hate those aggressive sample peeps! Lol. Thanks for taking the time to play :)
Oh man, I'd get sick if I had someone throw shrimp at me all day. Just kidding I like shrimp, and I like this game. The Art was stellar and so charming. This could be further developed into something awesome!
Appreciate you playing! Thanks for the kind words.
Amazing work! Excellent concept and fun game. Keep up the good work!
Hey Biyectivo! Thanks for the feedback. Thanks for playing our game :)
What a goofy game with lines like "my very pregnant wife" I was dying at how chaotic the grocery store was. the buckets falling from the sky and the free sample lady hucking shrimp at you. Honestly had a lot of fun with this but like some of the other comments said. Maybe a few more objectives would have been nice but I do like the short and sweet nature of the game.
Couldn't agree with you feedback more! Definitely want to add more target objectives and make the gameplay loop more interesting. Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Lester belly is so funny hahahahah, looks like he's pregnant lol
Great concept and funny music! Great pixel art!
5/5 FULL STARS
Check out my game and tell me your opinion :D!
We don't have enough main characters with beer bellies! I'm here to fix this problem. Glad you enjoyed the game. Thanks for playing :)