I love this idea so much, the art is so good!! really liked how you added the controls into the scene too. I did find the walking to be a bit too slow and the orders to be too fast, but otherwise this is one of my favs <3
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Toil & Trouble (Brackeys 25.1 Jam)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #168 | 3.685 | 3.685 |
| Gameplay | #268 | 3.509 | 3.509 |
| Visuals | #277 | 3.935 | 3.935 |
| Overall | #306 | 3.511 | 3.511 |
| Enjoyment | #366 | 3.593 | 3.593 |
| Theme | #485 | 3.352 | 3.352 |
| Innovation | #773 | 2.991 | 2.991 |
Ranked from 108 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
Will your brews bring fortune or disaster? Will you run your shop into the ground?
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
A handful (about 50%) of the sound effects were modified from pre-existing sound packs, and the keyboard icons were sourced from a pack. Everything else was made from scratch.
How many people worked on the game?2
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Visuals are great, with really good overall styling and consistency. Audio was really great as well! Sound effects and music were very immersive. Good game!!
I did get stuck on the recipe screen on web version but happily refreshed and avoided it after to experience the fun of the potion making.
A cool game about making potions! It starts out pretty easy but get quite frantic as time goes on and more and more orders come through. I love the cute pixel art style of the game, especially on the main character, she first the novice witch aesthetic really well.
Overall this was very pleasant experience, great job!
Lovely game, potion making was fun, visuals were very nice, and the learning curve wasn't bad at all.
Nice work!
Really nice job ! I enjoyed the retro style, sprites mixed with 3D view ! I didn't immediately understand that I had to go and get the empty potion to collect the potions in the cauldron, but it did in the end.
Good work !!
So cute! But also quite stressful trying to figure out which things made what XD
This game is great, I especially love the visual gags with the setting menu and the space to jump button, really funny stuff!!
Good game and mechanics, I really liked the variety of potions you can create. Although, it stressed me out that so many kept appearing and I couldn’t finish them all while figuring out how to make them. But in the next run, I already knew the combinations (and that there was a table to leave finished potions), so it was much more fun. The controls sometimes felt heavy and slow, but everything was much better with a controller. The art is beautiful! 🕸️
Great game, had a lot of fun trying to manage the two cauldrons and discovering the correct recipes for the potions. I didn't realize about the tips in the book until it was too late.
That was a lot of fun! A bit stressful, which matches the theme very well! I would have loved to have more cauldrons to brew more potions.... but seeing how overwhelmed I got I probably would have ended up with more trash than useful potions lol. Nice job!
Loved the 2.5d style and pixel art, gameplay was really fun and hectic too!!! :)
Looks super cool but for some reason the game started up super zoomed in and I wasn't able to see most of the screen :(
This game shared similarities to another I just recently played Gno something. So the pickup was quite quick to get a grasp on things. I enjoyed the 2.5 D in some aspects of the game.
The title screen art and the game art didnt quite match but I see the connection. Same with the UI.
I think the above is what I would improve to polish more overall for the game. Work on some more shaders to be used for 2.5D. Maybe more movement in the outer rim of the backgrounds (darker area)
What I would like to see is more interactions with the incorrect combinations.
I would also like movement system of furniture.
Great product within a short amount of time.
Nice looks and perfect music for that. At first I didn't realize that the bottle is on the bottom. Felt pretty fun to play, even though I think the game was more on the slower side.
A very solid entry :) which is funny, because your game revolves around liquid potions :D
These kind of games stress me out, but the music was great and it felt good to play !







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