Wow, Thank you so much for all the feedback!
the tutorials are too emersive breaking i agree, i liked the idea of another commenter to essentially split them into smaller texts and have each appear when they are interacted with (Like showing the energy bar or pillow when the energy goes down for the first time). So ill probably implement that.
im glad you liked the music and art, tho ill probably change the music. i plan on having a single longer theme for the music thats less upbeat and energetic. and replace the sense of urgency with transitions between days (Like cutscenes or something) similar to what you suggested. i also originally planned for more SFX, specifically whenever you click on something, but it got irritating after like 10 minutes lol. ill still be adding more SFX but maybe not like that.
regarding the art, i know it needs more depth, The rats could use a bit more detail. ill probably look more into that if i have the time!
i also originally planned for the outro to be similar to the intro, but as you said it probably wouldve been too much reading. i thought showing the infected rat either die or be cured depending on the ending conveyed the same message without the need for words. its not elaborate, but it did the job well enough to keep.
Beating the game this early on day 4 is definitely possible, but i assume you cheated the system to do that. I assume you binge researched all the recipes before really crafting anything. i probably shouldve had something that prevents the player from doing that. I initially intented to have the player order all the basic ingredients (like the water, sugar and salt etc..) including the rats and that these recources would be limited (and take time to be delivered obviously). but i didnt have the time for it During GMTK and ultimately decided it wouldnt really help with the games rhythm. I do agree researching is too monotone, and i like your idea of adding a different way to research via the computer, Maybe i could even have power outages to stop the player from binge research?
Thank you again for the feedback!
Ps.I was looking to fix the text in the intro so thank you for the tip ill look into it as soon as i can!