Very cool idea and I really liked the PDF pamphlet haha. However I think some quality of life features are missing such as spilling the tea, locking the mouse to the center of the screen and general audio or visual feedback when a player is doing some actions. Good luck!
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Teapothecary's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Limitation | #108 | 2.858 | 3.500 |
| Audio | #154 | 2.449 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #184 | 2.160 | 2.646 |
| Theme | #189 | 2.347 | 2.875 |
| Art | #189 | 2.245 | 2.750 |
| Gameplay | #204 | 1.633 | 2.000 |
| Polish | #210 | 1.429 | 1.750 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The game is cool. The limitation is very well implemented, imo, but the theme is kinda weak on the other side. The idea is cool and I looked the pdf document and all.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to properly grasp the gameplay. I felt like the items didn't combine and some visual/sound feedback is needed to inform the player that it worked or it can't be mixed.
And what happens when you brew something wrong? I didn't know what to do with a wrong tea cup. Didn't find anyway to spill the tea.
I will rate your game tomorrow, I need to clear my queue for it and its too late rn. But I played it. I like the art style a lot, quite retro cool, and the music and sfx r very nice and pleasant. However, the gameplay is a bit confusing. Yes, there is a tutorial on the website, but I feel like it would be much better to have it in game. Also adding visuals for adding ingrediencies and water as u click would clear some confusion as well. I wasn't sure if I added them to the cup or not. I was also able to hold three items instead of just two which was odd. Shame the shadow is of a basic capsule and not of a person.
I could see it as a management game, with receiving payment and buying better equipment. A little weird that the npcs just disappear after getting their tea, without any dialog or sfx. I would add some money sfx at least.
Overall nice little game, nice usage of the limitation, but I think it could get even better :)






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