The gameplay mechanics are pretty cool and really suits the theme of counting down since everything needs to be rush within the time. The potion designs and the recipe is also very creative!
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The Potmonger's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #980 | 3.462 | 3.462 |
| Creativity | #1752 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Artwork | #2446 | 3.577 | 3.577 |
| Audio | #3354 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Enjoyment | #4419 | 2.962 | 2.962 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The game is about brewing potions on a strict timer, the player can set their own countdowns to plan their brewing.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Everything made by hand, except fonts (see game page)
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Les Communards
Comments
Love the artwork a lot, and I really liked how there were dialogue's fleshing out the world of the game before you get to work with the potions. Great work!
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Developer's Questawesome title, awesome concept and game!
the art and the way the game is reminded me of flash games, specially Swords and Sandals, for the black screen with "Day 3" showing, the characters speaking and the color scheme.
The usage of the theme was flawless, the countdown and instructions made me nervous resolving the potions, really felt I was brewing like an apothecary.
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HourfallVery interesting idea, really creative use of the theme! The game does feel pretty tricky though, just because of how quick you have to switch from action to action, maybe if you made the individual time ticks longer, it wouldn't feel as tricky? Great game though!
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Seven Seconds to Save Your SoulVery interesting idea becames quite a rythmic game after retry ^^.
I really want to go to the end but I did not manage to make a Defense potion. The "logger" (thanks for this features) seems to log no error.. Does the ingredient be put exactly 1 sec/min appart ?
Really love the backstory^^
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Au Loin Cette HorizonHey, nice game! I was looking at the clock at first, but then I realized there was a timer at the bottom. The art is beautiful, and the music really fits the game.
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Witch's BrewCool game! Really liked the characters too :) I do think a bit more explanation or better UX would be cool, now I'm mostly left clicking to figure out what something does and to see if it is interactable at all.
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fall asheepThis was very well made! The story element was engaging and told in a nice way. Cool how deeply you managed to integrate it with the game. The graphics and sound fit super well and had a nice atmosphere to them.
It was very fun to brew the potions, I like the concept of having to follow recipes. At first I didn't understand that you could use the timers at the bottom at the screen XD But as soon as I got it things became much easier.
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10 AMI had a few problems when trying to start the game, but I eventually got it running. It was a really interesting concept! I like how you inter-weaved the cooking mama style potion brewing with specific instructions and timers with a narrative about running a potion store in the middle of a French uprising.
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Do be Doomed!The web version kept locking up my browser for some reason at first but I was able to get past it on the third try. Really solid base game here. The art style is definitely unique with the very realistic elements combined with very artistic elements but I liked it. The time mechanic is challenging but in a good way, trying to remember how many clicks you've heard. Overall really fun, nice job!
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20 Minutes to EvacReally polished for a game jam! Pretty difficult game (especially managing multiple potions at the same time) but is really fun!
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Meow or NeverIt was HARD but really enjoyable!
the art was really good, i just wish there was like a name on the textboxes to really know who we are talking to at all times but overall the game is really polished, pretty and fits the theme extremely well
Bref c'est un bon jeu bravo be proud :))
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Until NothingI liked the narrative the most. Also the Potion brewing was very nicely done even if it was very precise.
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Countdown Bota very nice alchemist shop owner sim ahahah! I enjoyed making the potions, although I have a feeling I’m not the best player at this game. bravo!
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Yume: The Last DreamCool game, i loved all art, at first i thought i should have wait 5 to 10 minutes irl xD but we cannot learn without failures !
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