Well done on the artwork — this is one of the most beautiful games I’ve seen! As a claw game, though, I think it could use a bit more urgency or excitement. It would also be great to know which characters are available to win in the claw machine. The lack of audio really hurts the experience too, since half the fun in claw games comes from hearing the machine move and collecting items
Great job you team :)
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Make-a BOYFRIEND clawmachine's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #391 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Innovation | #616 | 3.083 | 3.083 |
| Enjoyment | #1081 | 2.833 | 2.833 |
| Overall | #1161 | 2.681 | 2.681 |
| Gameplay | #1290 | 2.417 | 2.417 |
| Theme | #1492 | 2.292 | 2.292 |
| Audio | #1718 | 1.583 | 1.583 |
Ranked from 24 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?
Gatcha game with Claw Machine gameplay
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
The area around the claw machine was made by a friend
How many people worked on the game?4
Comments
The visual polish on this game is great, especially the notebook! I'm not sure if there's a way to tell what part is in each capsule before grabbing it but I felt like I didn't have a lot of agency in what I end up with. Maybe adding a mechanic to let you gamble unopened capsules for more credits at the risk of losing a piece you want could help give the player a bit more agency without ruining the gacha aspect. Either way, this was a really interesting idea!
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Cookie ClamberIt's not working exactly the way I'd hoped, but the idea is that each color of ball corresponds to one of the potential boyfriends!
So if you get all the red balls, you'd get the full set of sporty boyfriend, for example.
Now one issue is that the wet boyfriends colors don't always seem to line up. This was one of the last features to be added, so it is a bit dysfunctional. The others should work well, though! I'm glad you had fun <3
Wow I didn't know what to expect when I clicked on this game. Thank you for my boyfriend! Visuals were cute! Well done with this one!
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The Last Crumb: Rekindled 🪨That was fun! The claw machine is easy to grasp, and messing around with the stickers was a nice experience too!
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Cookie ConjurySuch a silly and low-stakes concept. I love it. The character art is cute and your thumbnail and sticker book look just amazing.
Only critisism - obviously the lack of audio.
Can't come up with anything other to complain about.
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Biscuiteer - Dread & BreakfastThe sticker dragging is a great extension to other bland claw machine games I've seen on the mobile platform, an idea with great potential. It's harder for me to comment because l wouldn't say I'm the target audience for this game, but l believe it would do very well with mobile players if you can make the controls suitable. The boyfriend theme is great for the gam jam, but I'd consider having many themes, it could open you up to a huge market. I don't think this has a strong grip on the theme, but the game itself is good. With the mechanic you have for the claw, it can only really be too easy or too hard, so perhaps some physics on the claw arm would make it more challenging, in a fun way. Good job!
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Dunk the BiscuitClaw machine game is such a good concept and the artwork was extremely charming, loved the color choices!
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Wrong Club!What a charming game! My boyfriend is beautiful and kind -u-....
Very creative, I had fun! : 3
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THIMBLERIG'DWhat a fun concept, I had a bit of trouble getting everything to work properly but the Art was so so cute!
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Bet the HouseI had to go to the comments to figure out the mechanics. I like it! I could see this having a bigger system to it where you can earn more money, collect bfs etc
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Tea Time TussleCute little game, very nice that the claw is so generous with the grabs. It might be worth adding some tutorial/controls into the game page - it took me a while to realise it's WASD / hold space bar and wasted a whole bunch of money.
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