I really enjoyed the core gameplay and concept of the game, especially the knowledge checks in having to memorize recipes to be more effective. The presentation is good too, although I think the colors could've been pushed to a warmer tone for an even more welcoming vibe.
- On the first day, I got an upbeat music which made me expect a much faster pace, I expected more customers to show up more quickly and to struggle to keep up or remember the recipes. The slower pace is not an issue at all! But the disconnect between expectations and gameplay made me hurry to get the recipes made and left me with a lot of downtime, especially since a lot of games in this genre are fast paced rather than relaxing so I approached it with this bias.
- I've experienced a major glitch where the coffee machine stopped working at all, I had to fix it by reloading the page which made me lose progress, since there is no pause menu or way to restart a day in the game. (unless I missed it!)
- Also a minor glitch, where if you click on a customer right after they've said what they want, you can click them again and the game will give them the last beverage you've made even if you haven't made it again.
- I'm personally not a big fan of wall of text tutorial, and I feel like the mechanics of this game are intuitive enough to not need it, however this is more personal preference than actual criticism, others may need it while I don't, and that's okay!
- I also feel that the fade in/fade out for the coffee machine screen is a bit too long, again, since I expected something more fast paced, I expected to not have a lot of time to make drinks so I was a bit frustrated by the long fade in. Although, some form of fade or transition time could be used as a mechanic for the recipes list to encourage players to learn them by heart (just a suggestion!)
I hope my feedback doesn't come accross as too harsh, it's very good for a first game jam! Keep it up and don't get discouraged! You've got what it takes to make great games!!