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How does the game fit the theme?
Customers may lie about their food preferences for hidden personal reasons, so the player has to figure out who they can actually trust. Customers pay based on how well the food matches their true preferences, not necessarily what they claimed they wanted. Sometimes they lie, sometimes they tell the truth, and the player must use their own judgment to figure out what each customer really wants.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Fonts and a few sounds
How many people worked on the game?5
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Huge work! I can't point out anything in particular - the game is entirely cool!
I love the gritty otherworldly art style. The "gotcha" when a customer lied about what they wanted was surprisingly fun. Great job!
Great audio and visuals. Loved the art style. The game had a nice challenge, and I felt rewarded when I was able to remember recipes and preferences.
Had a lot of fun with this game! I really enjoyed the characters in this game but you definitely cant trust their orders, though. I liked the dark and gritty visuals, really cool! It does get a tiny bit repetitive with some recurring characters , but still fun nonetheless!
The visuals are terrific, the game is really beautiful. The gameplay is ok although the moving camera effect isn't necessary imho and doesn't combine well with the lag I have on the web version.
I have somewhat of a questioning on your interpretation of the theme. It works for gameplay, but I'm a bit confused by the message it delivers : make people food you think they will like rather than what they ask for. It's not the behavior I would expect from my next-door fast food place to get something else than what I ordered, without my consent. Maybe a way to fix that would be to be able to suggest other dishes, based on what we learn about the characters (ideally with higher price, but also some we know we make them feel better, their favorite item, etc.). I think that would give the player a better role than trying to guess what the character want and being shouted at when just cooking the requested dish.
There is definitely some potential here, good job !
Loved the early 90s pixel art PC vibe, it was really well done!
I liked characters, especially Shark. Best visuals i've seen so far
Cool! I really like the atmosphere and the characters. It would be interesting to see some kind of progression system so you could make a wider variety of dishes. Keep it up!
Very gorgeous character designs and fun atmosphere :)
I've always been a sucker for cooking games. The graphic is great, the audio is to jam to, and the gameplay is cozy in a strange but good way! Really really cool game. I love how nice the food sprites are.
I love the atmosphere and it's very fun to cook up these orders. I agree with some of the others that hilariously the loan shark is one of the more likable characters. After a while it did begin to feel like a coin toss whether or not I'd be getting the order "correct" but that didn't stop me from enjoying it :)
Thanks for playing, glad you liked it :)
Actually, there was a glitch so some comments and previous orders becoming "None", I have fixed it now. But yeah, even with more context, sometimes it still comes off a bit wrong than it should be, it will be fixed after the jam :)
I LOVE THIS!!! Literally everything is perfect and super fun. The only input I have is maybe making it a bit easier to tell what someone wants, but I bet once you get to know each customer it gets easier. The only bug I encountered though was when I tried to give one guy their order, it gave the order to BOTH them and the person behind them, and that messed up things a lot. Super amazing game though, I can't believe I got to experience that for free!
A lot of fun, but these dudes needa just tell me what they want!
If only the world was more simple.... („• ֊ •„)੭
Art and presentation are fantastic. I do think its a bit odd that the customers just lie straight to your face and then get mad when you believe them. Maybe could use a bit more depth in the decision making.
(From the Bytesized games stream) fun game, but where do these cretins get off on being difficult (jk). weirdly the loan shark is the most likeable character
Lol thanks a bunch ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜
Damn, this made me go make a burgerж IRL! 10 meatcheeses out of 10 :D
Hope it tasted good!⟡𓌉◯𓇋₊˚⊹♡(˶˃⤙˂˶)
I'm glad you liked the game
I really like the visuals and music of the game! it gives a very chill vibe, and playing was surprisingly simple! also
IS THAT SANS UNDERTALE
( ˶°ㅁ°) !!
...maybe
Lovely art, this felt really nostalgic! The characters are so cool!
Reminds me of a Y8 game that I used to play when I was a kid, but with a twist. Great game!
This game feels really polished!!! The vibe is really good.