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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #3 | 4.593 | 4.593 |
| Innovation | #6 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.963 | 3.963 |
| Visuals | #12 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Fun | #14 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Gameplay | #15 | 3.704 | 3.704 |
| Audio | #19 | 3.519 | 3.519 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How did you incorporate the given theme in your game?
Endlessly collect virtual pet toys and stickers to fill that void.
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Super fun concept! Played with my Vital Hero on for maximum immersion.
The gameplay flows very nicely, it's a very cool loop of trying to manage all the resources and I like the freedom to progress at your own pace. I think the onboarding could be a bit more clear in-game about controls. Also because of the isometric camera sometimes quickly swapping from one virtual pet to another, as the hitboxes wouldn't be super precise . A quickswap key could be an option. In my experience the time for playing games was one of the big limitations for taking care of multiple pets, maybe make minigames faster with time/amount?
Very good use of sfx, was constantly on alert with the vibrations, but I would appreciate volume sliders.
Had a good time! Felt adequately challenged and I loved the expressions of the overload girl. Unfortunately void has not been filled yet, must have more.
This takes me back to when I was a kid and managing multiple Tamagotchis at the same time haha! Though I wasn't as obsessed as the protagonist of this game, whew.
Really cool concept for a game, and I appreciate the inclusion of OVERLOAD mode and Zen mode. The music really fits the game too! Sometimes because I had so many Tamas on my screen I didn't know who to give attention to despite them shaking, and I'd have to wait a second to see which ones were shaking. Maybe there could be another visual cue like a screen glow or a highlight. Otherwise this was a really fun game and it fed my enjoyment of multitasking and keeping on top of things. Great work!
Thank you for reminding me I'd be a horrible tamagotchi parent XD The game is fun and addicting, and outside of zen-mode even a bit stressful, but in a good way XD It's very well made!
PITA got too may pets is attention hard but fun
This was really fun and the art and concept is amazing! At some point I stopped being able to resolve the pet's boredom and only fed and bathed them, but I managed to reach level 68! There is a good variety of stickers, at later levels I ended up just spamming all the stickers on the left-most spot of whichever pet I was currently taking care of.
I´m so happy there is a Zen-Mode. In real life my virtual pets died surprisngly fast, so finally I have a option for them to live. I like the variety of stickers there are.
Love this idea and the execution has so much polish! I loved my tamogotchis as a kid. Is the background 3D? I am so interested in how this was put together ( •̯́ ₃ •̯̀) I agree with others that the shake should stop when you zoom in
Looooove the concept, the art is amazing and you accomplished a lot, well done !! 🎉
v fun response to the theme, luv the concept! the music was def v urgent n added 2 the sense of impending v pet doom ahah xwx i like the vibration alerts n sounds,, the idea of the sticker buffs was cool too! i found it a bit confusing sometimes & this would be awesome with more design variation w the vpets / their lil games ^o^ overall was fun + stressful 2 play, + i am def left with the feeling that i want to collect more!!
This was a really cool interpretation of the theme! I like the concept a lot. However, I had some trouble trying to figure out how to play; an in-game tutorial would go a long way here.
- It's not clear why I would ever want/need to try to get more tamagachis when they only seem to make my obsession bar drain faster and it takes more effort to manage multiple
-Time should pause while I'm rolling new tamagachis; it feels really unfair that my bar keeps going down while I'm waiting for that cool animation to finish playing
It got intense pretty fast! I love the art and the concept. Nice work!
On my first run I never pulled a second tamagotchi and died pretty quickly. So I decided to try zen mode.
Zen mode, it said.
DOES THIS LOOK ZEN TO YOU
No, it was a constant stimulation overload of cascading DEATH.
Amazing A+ 10/10.
Then I went back to try on normal mode again, and got a luckier run. I made it to level 46 with 34 tamas, which I'm proud of. Once I have a lot, I end up giving up on doing the minigames in favor of doing a bunch of clean and feeds quickly, to get cash and buy more rolls. I love the stickers.
The only thing I didn't like was when the tamagotchi vibrates in your hand when you're trying to click a button, and you miss the button because of it. The motion when trying to rearrange them on your desk also felt a little wonky.
Overall really enjoyable!
Tama is Love, Tama is Life A+
Thanks for playing and streaming it live as long you did! Glad you had enjoyed it.
Was fun to watch you play and learned some ways to improve the game through your gameplay!!
tama4eva
Art is really pretty. I liked the concept of it too. The fun was when you had to juggle all of the tamas and they were all buzzing like crazy! For my first run, I never pulled another tama so wasn't quite sure how to get a ton but I ended up getting a ton on another run I had. My first run was mainly stickers. I liked the variety in all the different tama device designs. It would have been cute to see variations in the pet designs too. I think the decay could have been a little harsher because I was able to keep the obsession going for quite sometime. The polish was just nice seeing all the vibrating tamas and the character's expression as you progressed. The gacha rolling onto the middle of the screen was also a nice touch with satisfying sounds.
Game probably does need balance tuning and a pity system for terrible starts like that TT. Def will add more variations of the pets on the little screens!
Thanks for playing and your thoughtful feedback!
Great game and fun concept!!!
I can notice some UI glitches here and there, however, that’s to be expected in a Jam.
In my opinion, the only things missing are more time and polish, as well as player onboarding, and you’re set.
Thanks for your feedback and playing!
Def could do with more polish , player guidance, and TLC in the future as you mentioned. Glad you were able to enjoy it s till :D
Absolutely fantastic! I really got into the gameplay and was trying to juggle as many tamas as possible! Really great job!
Haha glad you fun trying to care for them all (:
Great concept and great visuals!
Thank you for your feedback and playing!!
I love the art and vibe its so cute, collecting different tamas and needing to maintaining it all by playing various minigame, its a fun experience ( feels like addiction experience hehehe), Anyway Great work :>
Thank you for playing!! Glad you loved it overall (: