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Bloom Shop's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #12 | 4.455 | 4.455 |
| Art | #75 | 3.682 | 3.682 |
| Overall | #86 | 3.205 | 3.205 |
| Limitation | #90 | 3.045 | 3.045 |
| Audio | #96 | 2.955 | 2.955 |
| Gameplay | #108 | 2.591 | 2.591 |
| Polish | #116 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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very simple, but still very fun! the pixel art is adorable and the animation is lovely! i was a little lost at first with the flower names and seeds (i kept forgetting them ahaha..), but it was fun serving customers!
It took a second to figure out how to play but it was fun unlocking flower seeds and seeing what they grew into!
The art was very adorable! And I really liked the animations. I got lost not knowing how long I was supposed to keep seeding and watering for the plant to grow; or how to interact with the customer. The beginning travel from the boat to the shop I feel could be a bit shorter unless there's planned stuff around the outside area that supposed to be there that was missing/planned later. I also agree the controls can be made to be more intuitive, but it was still playable. I also noticed that the planting/growing interactable was only playable in full screen, as a heads up.
Thanks for playing and for the suggestions, they help a lot
Cute game, I liked the art style.
I think interact would have been more comfortable on spacebar, since you're not using it for another more important action.
I liked the selection of flowers, but I think I would have liked if the flowers grew slower, but I could build up a stock. maybe try to predict the demand for each of the flowers for the day. The mechanics lend themselves to garden tending, and I think exploring that further would be a cool way to grow the game should you desire.
Thank you for playing and for the ideas presented
A cute little game! It took a min to get used to the controls but when I did it was a fun little shop management game.
A cute little game! It took a min to get used to the controls but when I did it was a fun little shop management game.
Interesting concept, tho lacks polish, and i was unable to finish my playthrough due to npcs failing to select a flower they wanted. The design is the most important part tho! and i think you have a good one here c:
Thanks for the feedback
I liked the cozy artstyle and the idea of the game. I got a little stuck on controls in the beginning, but luckily you had some explanations on your itch page.
Thanks for the review
I like the idea you went with, really good match for the theme. I found the controls a little hard to get used too and understand. Still had fun, art and music worked well together, good job!
Thanks for the review, it helps a lot
It's a cute game, but the flower selling mechanic took me a while to understand like how to sell flowers, and also growing them. There's some bugs like customer only order "I want a ", but seems like you already know the bug.
Might be better if player have a way to stored the grown flower pot and display them for selling, since the shop have quite big spaces.
Okay, thanks for the review and suggestion.
I love the artstyle and music but unfortunately couldn't progress into anything. The items kept getting stuck on one another and I’m not quite sure what to do about that.
Thanks for the review, on items you can drag them by their edges or leave the table and return and they return to their starting position
I did try what you said. I was aware they go back to their start positions but the problem is they don’t do anything hovering above one another. They also still get stuck if you do try to drop them on the other. Is there something else I’m supposed to do that isn't drag and drop like pressing an extra key? I just want to make sure I'm playing it right.
Yes, the game controls have the following text: "Point and click - Hold and drag the seeds and watering can with the mouse. Use them with the right mouse button. (For the right button to work, the mouse must be pressed on the object "
Sorry I must have skipped over that when reading the description. That's on me. I'm a bit tired. So it does work. Though I would have thought the seeds go first the water does. The only other problem I'm having is after the second order the next customer couldn't tell me what they wanted and I couldn't give them anything either.
No problem, regarding this error, at the moment I can't change the game version to fix the bug, but this usually happens if the player opens the table menu very quickly before the NPC arrives and says what he wants. To avoid it, just wait for him to arrive and say what he wants.
Got it!
The art is cute, but the mixels are a bit jarring. The gameplay also bugged out a bit for me, the customers just said "I want a" without mentioning what flower they want. The gameplay is very easy to understand, and also interactive.
Thanks for the review, at the moment I can't change the game version to fix the bug. But I know it has something to do with the entry of NPCs, I recommend to avoid this bug just open the table after the NPC arrives and say what he wants
Game was very cute, and loved that y'all made a flower shop game, (we did too!). Art was cute, and a nice simple gameplay loop. Could see more here with different flower types and bit more to the customer interaction?
Thanks for the review. I wanted to add more types of flowers and different mechanics, but I didn't have enough free time. Depending on the result, maybe I'll work on this project again
The art is so nice and really comfy. However, the sprinkling doesn’t always work. Overall, it’s a cute game that fits the theme well :D
Thanks for the review, I'm glad you liked it
Cute game, I tend to love shopping games :D The little growing animations were well done.
I thought the beginning walk was a bit unnecessary.
Thank you for your review, it helps a lot
Pretty charming game, super cozy overall. I really enjoyed the watering and growing animations, those made the whole loop feel nice and relaxing. I kept pushing on because I wanted to buy all the seeds and sell all the different flowers. I liked the art style of the character and the little bobbing animation added a nice bit of life. It has a simple, warm charm to it that fits the jam really well.
thanks for the review
Somhow I got stuck once, with one customer saying "I want a" (without any actual flower) and they wouldn't go away lol. The art is pretty, I enjoy the little bobbing animation of the character too. It would be nice to have interactables a little more noticeable (e.g. highlighting or so), but thanks to the description I could figure it out. Overall it's visually very cute, I like it.
thanks for the review
Hmm, the itch.io page says "developer has not uploaded a game yet..." but i see another review here so maybe I'm doing something wrong? Looks cute from the screenshots though!
The game was buggy and I needed to change the file because I was allowed to change it, but when I went to check it I couldn't do it anymore so I had to leave the game without bugs in the comments as it is written in the game title
Oh no! Maybe the mods on discord can help? Ah I found the link and played it here https://dabed-thejoker.itch.io/bloom-shop-game — sorry there were some problems submitting. I enjoyed the artwork and the music.
Really cute, and the art is a vibe. Sometimes it was hard to tell exactly what I was doing or interacting with, but it was all discoverable.
thx for the review
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