Play experience
HELP! I'm a vending machine and I need to make rent!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #15 | 4.132 | 4.132 |
| Audio | #24 | 3.684 | 3.684 |
| Controls | #27 | 3.711 | 3.711 |
| Overall | #38 | 3.579 | 3.579 |
| Theme | #45 | 3.763 | 3.763 |
| Graphics | #67 | 3.579 | 3.579 |
| Accessibility | #68 | 3.053 | 3.053 |
| Fun | #70 | 3.132 | 3.132 |
Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.4.1
Wildcards Used
Analog
Step away from the screen and make some assets
Game Description
Transfer wealth from your consumers to your landlord
How does your game tie into the theme?
The goal is transfer wealth from customers to your landlord by giving them things to CONSUME. All the music and 90% of the sound effects were recorded live (ANALOG).
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
amoniker, chesh, FrogFruit
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
amoniker: 2, chesh: 2, FrogFruit: 1
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Comments
Cool game, I like how you used the theme here in regards to consumerism.
When the bill got very high, having to wait for costumers to walk up to do the minigame got a bit tedious. I like that the minigame speeds up but I think you may have needed to add a little flavour there since it's the only gameplay mechanic.
All the art is really impressive and I love all the analog sfx, the game has a great and depressing vibe.
Nice work.
The CRT effect was a bit too much for me. I liked the concept, pretty original. It would have been nice if there were differences in the gameplay as it was too repetitive for me sometimes. Still, nice game!
The gameplay was a bit too simple, i tried to deliberately lose, but couldn't manage to lose customers on purpose. The CRT effect made the text very hard to read, but gave it a nice retro feel.
Thanks for playing! Yeah sadly there’s a bug where the # of returning customers does not reset every day.
Simple but enjoyable game, really liked the art and sound/music. Was fun seeing very different characters coming to the vending macine.
The mini game got difficult quick could not make it past $18 rent... damn inflation
The text was a little difficult to read, I understand that is part of the vibe but for the comments about the character I would make it a little easier read, maybe slightly bigger font?
Thanks for submitting
Very good music and fun concept! The CRT effect was a bit too strong, but other than that, I liked it a lot!
Only as a vending machine do I have the courage to blatantly steal from gangsters. But it all caught up to me so fast. This was really fun, loved the mini-game, I was good at hitting the green until I wasn't. Music was great, good job all around!
Wow I surprised that you did the music without a computer also the game was really fun I enjoyed seeing the new customers walk in (The guy with the gun got me thinking I was dead or going to die) overall really good game! :D
Thank you! Honestly the analog card just gave me an excuse to be lazy about the tunes lmao. I just recorded a couple improv sessions with my phone then stuck the good ones in the game.
You can hear my niece laughing in one of the tracks and someone coughing in another lol.
This game was lots of fun! The idea was really good and I enjoyed trying to nail that green. The text was sometimes a little bit hard to read at the beginning, but I got used to it pretty quick. Great game!
Amazing idea and super well designed. The variety and silliness on the customers as well as the concept of stealing their money is creates such a fun mood. Great work!
Fun concept and i really love the way it looks. The CRT shader made it a 'lil hard to read the text but i still think it makes the game stand out in a unique way.
Hilarious concept and loved it. Was a really unique concept and well executed
That a really fun idea, would have love to get more infos about how this works it seems a bit cryptic at first, but once I got the hang of it, really great :)
What a title, love it! I enjoyed this for a while but once I got the rhythm down, I felt like I could go for quite some time. Having different patterns would have made it less repetitive. Also, as the customers came back, the walks felt like they took a very long time. Love the moonwalking hedgehog, which is what I choose to believe over a backward sprite. I can easily see expanding this to have purchasable upgrades, like choosing different patterns, increasing the percentage of better funded patrons etc.
Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it!
The hedgehog was backwards on accident, but as soon as we saw him moonwalk in and knew we couldn’t change it!
I actually really liked the vibes on this game, the music was vibey, the name of the game is hilarious and I love it but even the gameplay felt quite fun. It did get a little repetitive and I wish there was something to spice it up a bit but overall it was still really fun to play.
I don't want to sound like a broken record but obviously it's important to mention the CRT effect impacting the readability but overall this didn't impact the gameplay too much and I liked the effect, it's just something to consider for next time!
Pretty cool concept and loop! I got really good at getting the green. My only nitpick is that the CRT shader was really intense and so it was hard to read or see fine details like the small green mark.
The game looks amazing, the music is good, the loop is engaging and the premise is really funny. Everybody has already told you about the text, so do keep that in mind.
Good job!
Music and art are absolutely stunning, but I have to agree with other people that text is pretty much unreadable. Also, if daily customers reach anything above 10, you cannot see what number it is exactly. So it's even hard to see how many returning people you got (especially that I'm not sure if this mechanic works properly).
Still, very pleasant style and gameplay for some minigame!
I like the simple gambling style gameplay here, gets you hook to get that green slot. I do agree with the comments below on the graphic effects.
The visuals and sound design were pleasing and the premise was unique. However, the CRT effect made things too hard to read
Pros:
- Funny and original concept
- Great sound and visuals
Cons:
- Low res combined with the CRT effect made text too hard to read
- Difficulty takes too long to ramp up
Enjoyed this one very much! Congrats on the submission!