Cute little potion shop game! I think the dialogue that explains everything is a bit too long, maybe you could put in in a sign next to the chest? Having to go get a flask 2 times (once for water, once for potion) is a bit too tedious too!
But it works well, nice job!
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Ex Arcanum's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Theme | #653 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Cleverness | #755 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Playability | #804 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Artistic Style | #970 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- This game has a neat premise. I like games like this. The one thing I was confused about was whether or not I picked something up. I was left guessing, other than the cauldron being filled with potion. Good use of alchemy, but the theme was missing the shadow theme from noticeable gameplay.
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
Controls:
Movement - WASD
Interact - E
Drop Item - Q
Lore:
Ex Arcanum follows Mary Fein in the first week of business in her new potion brewery in the town of Therol. Mary started out her week just fine, serving new and eager customers. But then, one day, something strange happens. A mysterious man comes in dressed in dark gray robes talking about things that Mary doesn't understand. When threatened, Mary chooses to follow the man's orders in hopes of nothing going wrong. Oh how naive that was....
Gameplay:
Ex Arcanum is a game where you brew and serve customers potions. Players must fight resource scarcity and impatient customers as they try to make it through the week of business while being watched by a mysterious figure. This man imposes a quota and threatens to attack if not met. Will Mary be ambushed by this man? Play to find out!
Extra GDD Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AwtwZQvEQwbdCq3PX3ndbVGXvAquqjALlvm4jScf6IQ/edit
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