The art was a real standout here - the designs of all the customers were nicely varied and with different typefaces to add personality. I like the writing as well, though sometimes it felt long even with the ability to make it go faster.
I like the potion mechanics, though I found I was leaning on certain items more often because it felt clearer what effect they would have. The slow, comfortable pace overall was lovely.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #6 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Impressiveness | #10 | 3.611 | 3.611 |
| Enjoyment | #10 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Creativity | #10 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous.
- "I really love Potionomics! It's a novel re-imagining, using ingredients to balance out a mish-mash leftover potion. The characters felt distinct in their writing and the story was fun and snacky. My only writing critique was that the owl's tone shifted a bit too much, he wasn't the most consistent voice. Bits like the ""health overlords"" were much appreciated for world-building, but I would have loved some names and flavour text about the ingredients themselves. The art is gorgeous and I appreciated the use of different fonts and SFX for character voices. The snake saga of getting glitter bombed and calmed down was funny, but it highlights the weakness of the central story - I wish my progress and score was tracked more meaningfully and had story consequences. E.g. will my potions master be annoyed at me when he gets back or with they give me some gummy goblins?"
Number of team members
6
Please credit all external assets you have used.
Music:
Airport Lounge by Kevin McLeod https://uppbeat.io/track/kevin-macleod/airport-lounge
Shorter Days by Steve Base Music https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/music/season-cycle-casual-gaming-music-pack-276412
Sounds:
Free Pop Sound Effects Pack https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/sound-fx/free-pop-sound-effects-pack-263821
Fantasy RPG Essentials 1 - Food & Potions https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/sound-fx/fantasy-rpg-essentials-1-food-potions-250346
Small Sound Kit https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/sound-fx/small-sound-kit-300582
Free UI Click Sound Pack https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/sound-fx/free-ui-click-sound-pack-244644
Fonts:
Narrator - https://www.dafont.com/mania.font
Owl - https://www.dafont.com/public-pixel.font
Whale - https://www.dafont.com/volter-goldfish.font
Demon - https://www.dafont.com/dotrix.font
Snake - https://www.dafont.com/windows-command-prompt.font
Elf - https://www.dafont.com/venice-classic.font
Bird - https://www.dafont.com/birch-leaf.font
Please credit any external plugins/packages you used.
LeanTween,
DoTween
What engine or toolset does your game use?
Unity 6.0
Please provide a full playthrough YouTube video for your game.
https://youtu.be/I7JzkAuz1XI
Please provide a link to a 30 seconds gameplay YouTube video of your game.
https://youtu.be/UThx0esgK3o
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