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How does the game fit the theme?
Can you really trust anyone when you are working as an antiquarian? Some people are not so innocent as they may look like, don't trust them when they bring new precious item, it may be fake, trust only your tools and your instincts.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Real photos of documents and wine labels;
font (https://yukipixels.itch.io/boldpixels );
VFX effects (excluding music and customer's mumbling)
How many people worked on the game?2
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A Papers, Please-style inspection mechanic using scales, magnets, and physical document checks to spot fake items and scammer NPCs fits the "Trust No One" theme perfectly! Catching people lying straight to your face—like arguing over item weights when the scale is right there—gives the gameplay loop such a satisfying, humorous charm. The art style and character designs (especially the guy in the trench coat) set a great tone.
A few quick ideas to consider for post-jam updates:
- Font Readability & Contrast: Scale up the document text or offer a high-contrast font option so inspection papers and item labels are easier to read on smaller screens.
- Interaction Variety & Money Bug: Expand the pool of NPC interactions/items to reduce repetition over longer shifts, and patch that visual coin display bug so players can always see their earnings update in real-time.
- Onboarding Rules & Clues: Add a quick reference cheat-sheet on the desk for liquid/magnet rules so players don't get confused by unusual item properties.
Awesome execution, great dialogue writing, and impressive effort for a 2-person team! If you get a free minute, I'd really appreciate your feedback and rating on my solo jam entry as well: /jam/brackeys-16/rate/4953523
Dialogue is really well written, great job! The game looks neat, and I found myself playing for a while!
Liked the game, wish the texts were easily readable.
Very cool Papers Please-like game! Its interesting to inspect which iw which and I love how each of the items have their own properties that could be considered fake or not. Though I do find the gameplay a bit repetitive at times, maybe because of the repetitive characters and interactions but I completely understand it being so in a game jam setting! Pretty cool visuals and simple audio, but works well! Great work!
Love this game - very clever to use real documents/labels. I felt bad for denying the granny every time, but she was a bit of a scammer. The audacity to lie to my face about the item's weight when I have a scale right there... Unbelievable!
Fun Papers Please-like! Love the aesthetic!
Cool game. The art is really good!
Very fun! Quite similar to our concept, love it!
Looks great! Nice twist on the ''papers please'' formular :-)
Thank you!
Is wine being magnetic a real thing? (not a wine person so I don’t know lol)
I really like items being separated into classes that have a guide and specific rules, its straight to the point and super easy to pick up! I like the really obviously suspicious guy in the trenchcoat, he looks out of place in the best way possible.
I am not sure if wine can be magnetic, but I think if any liquid somehow reacts to magnets, you probably shouldn't drink it XD
Thanks a lot for your kind words!
REALLY GOOD GAME
Pretty fun concept, i enjoyed it!
Thank you, we were thinking how to implement the concept the most interesting way :))
Nice one
Thanks :D
the game was very fun to play! loved the details
Thank you, we're glad you liked it :)
Like the core gameplay, but i don't understand the money system. Good job tho
Thanks! The money system is quite simple: you need to meet your quota, or your uncle won't be happy :)
ok i replayed it, now itworks properly. just a visual bug after all! It didn't show me the coins for some reason... Love the art style btw!