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Trick-or-Treat in Pumpkin Hollow's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #113 | 4.308 | 4.308 |
| Audio | #145 | 3.654 | 3.654 |
| Overall | #270 | 3.551 | 3.551 |
| Innovation | #304 | 3.385 | 3.385 |
| Enjoyment | #336 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Gameplay | #556 | 3.115 | 3.115 |
| Theme | #674 | 3.346 | 3.346 |
Ranked from 26 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?
I made the villagers and residents have quirky and riddle-based dialogue so you can't "trust anybody" based on what they say.. it's really just a visual novel kind of game with choices matter and you try to figure out the right thing to say. Everybody seems suspicious and you just moved into Pumpkin Hollow on Harvest Day and are learning their strange behaviors and quirky-ness. Your goal is to try to collect candies (mainly Signature candies which you can read in the Candy Pedia in the Village scene) and then you get a "Performance Title" based on your performance so there are multiple playthroughs.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Some of the sound effects which I list on the page! Otherwise, we did everything! This game was primarily done by me since I am a solo developer, but my twin sister and husband helped with some artwork and the background music. But we did all the art and I'm SO excited for people to see it! I learned so much about buildings since I never draw them! I can't wait to learn 3D, but for now, I'm making a lot of 2D games so I can do the art myself :P
How many people worked on the game?3
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Cute idea!! The dialogues were very quirky and I did like the humour. I do really love the 2.5 D art as well, it really reminded me of Don't Starve!!
One thing I would add in the game is to notify the player when there is an exclamation mark to check, or maybe give them some sort of map so that they could see where the exclamation marks are!! I did think I was just walking around trying to figure out where the new dialogues are so it would be a helpful addition!!
This was a wonderful jam entry, thank you for the treat :)
Haha, remind me of Halloween events on old Roblox and Costume Quest. I like these halloweeny feel good vibes :)
The visuals look great and it shows that a lot of work and care was put into the game.
That was a very cute game and a treat to play ! (pun intentended)
It feels so different from others entries I've tried in this jam so far and it feels very refreshing
It really put a smile on my face
I think the game would look a lot better if the sprites were facing the camera though, it feels a bit skewed as is and doesn't do justice to the cute sprites. It could also help see them better I think.
I don't play many visual novels but I do really enjoy that this still has a 2.5d level. Giving me the option to explore and choose what to do rather than just make choices based on a presentation. The background music fit with the game and the art style was just really well done in a way that added to the "flatness" rather than taking away or emphasizing it, kind of like a play! Great job on this and nothing wrong to sticking to 2D.
I love this atmosphere (fall is my favorite season!!). Great job on the graphics—it immediately reminded me of a cute version of Don’t Starve. You can really tell you put a lot of care into the writing, too!
I also liked the “collection” mechanics, whether it’s rumors, candies, or friendships.
Congratulations!
It's just so lovely.
I had such an enjoyable time playing this, the art is really well drawn and all the characters had so much personality. The music is beautifully made and fits perfectly. The dialogue was funny and wholesome (okay some was tricksy, pumpkin hollow more like pumpkin cryptic town of cryptic people hollow- you know what never mind).
I was enjoying myself so much it took me a while to remember I was supposed to be playing a game and not just wandering around staring at everything and getting to know people (luckily the last bit actually was more or less the gameplay), it was very relaxing to just vibe in the little town and you did a great job capturing the care free, no rushing to do stuff, no stressing about work, family etc. feeling of childhood!
I don't think I can find anything to really critique without getting extremely nitpicky, I guess my only disappointment was there wasn't more to do (apart from playing again for more titles, but I really wanted to experience more stuff!) which I can't really complain about because there is already a huge amount of work here for a week.
Please continue making games, I would very much like to play them all.
Oh my god this is so cute! I love the visuals and art! It's absolutely gorgeous! And the UI is stunning as well! Really enjoyed the vibe, great work!