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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #4 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| Visual Presention | #4 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| Sound & Atmosphere | #4 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Story & Narrative | #4 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Gameplay | #4 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Overall | #4 | 1.800 | 1.800 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Your game truely lived up to the promise of beeing frustrating... I know it was by design, but having to start over and over again isn't something that brings me joy. (not a big fan of the old Sierra-style ;-) ) But I can't deny it fitted the theme. ^^
I managed to get to the end of the game (luckily there was a bug that made it possible to skip the random fishing), but most of the time it was just pure guesswork with no clues whatsoever. I know, wanting to show off your knowledge of other adventure games can be a strong urge, but it usually doesn't add anything to the enjoyment of a game. Make a game your own, not a nod to others.
You put a lot of puzzles and scenes in there. Kudos for that! I just think less but with more polish (signposting) would have been more.
A bit of music or soundeffects would have been nice. Adding voiceover was a nice idea. I whished you would have used some premade (licensed or free to use) graphics for the backgrounds - it was sometimes hard to make out what one was supposed to see.
It's a little frustrating i think. Very original but I keep thinking that I may need more information...
Really nice the narration part.
Well I am note sure either what to do exactly. I managed to die 10 times. I never made it past the mixing cauldron.
I like that you recorded your lines.
If you still didn't made it past the cauldron, here's a hint to continue:
All ingredients have backgrounds, 3 of them have the same, clicking them will move you to the next screen.
Glad you liked the recordings, I didn't even believe it was possible. Recording, cutting and implementing was done in an impossible time frame on the final day, right before I had to go to work because of course it was the same day there was Sunday shopping (Verkaufsoffener Sonntag)
hehe, we have a Verkaufsoffener Sonntag tomorrow.
Unfortunately I was not able to finish your game. I reached the broken stairs but could not repair it. There is forrest in the beginning, but I had no saw...
I'm not sure if I get the puzzles, are there any clues or tips to play? I think I finished the game, but didn't win maybe?
If you've seen the Game Over screen, you died 10 times, if you've heard me say that I can't draw myself, you made it to the end.
How to solve some of the puzzles, you need a lot of knowledge from different adventures released in the last 35 years 😂