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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Controls | #2 | 3.884 | 3.884 |
| Visuals | #3 | 4.744 | 4.744 |
| Innovation | #4 | 3.674 | 3.674 |
| Music & Sound | #5 | 4.047 | 4.047 |
| Overall impression | #5 | 4.023 | 4.023 |
| Theme | #11 | 3.512 | 3.512 |
| Fun | #17 | 3.465 | 3.465 |
Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Very nice art, and funny gameplay
Thank you so much for playing! We are glad you enjoyed <3
Genious!
Much appreciated!
A pretty and cute game. Innovative with its mechanics, cozy sounds. The fact that each time you need to unjumble the mess of characters but you can use the context to your advantage(and also plan for the next animals) is cool. Would appreciate if the timer to the end of the shift was more on the nose. In the beginning I didn't notice it at it at all and the shifts seemed to end very abruptly. The summary at the end of each shift makes a difference. Also makes one laugh when he doesn't have money(or perhaps they are laughs of despair). This game has shown me the future of my employment it seems.
Thank you very much for playing! We hope you enjoyed it. There was a mechanic, that would actually make the ending of the shift less abrupt. But sadly it didn't get through in the last minute push :D
Anyway, we are glad you found the game innovative <3
Also, if you don't want laughs of despair, you can try playing more boldly ;)
Awesome. Actually had fun playing this, great idea!
Thank you so much for playing! I'm really glad you enjoyed the game!
I heard Kingdom Cow Deliverance was such a slop and flop… This on the other hand is really great! :D Obviously the art is beautiful and overall it is a great idea that’s nicely implemented! I felt like indian tech support SIIIR DO NOT GO TO AIRPORT SIIR, YOU WILL MEET YOUR NEPHEW SIIIIR!!! :DD
Thank you! You're right that being stuck behind a desk helping people who don't even really know what they want can certainly feel like tech support :D
This is definitely one of the best submissions imo! Which comes as no surprise, coming from the team behind such bangers as Play with Me and The Last Sentence. You lot always make such great games!!!
I love the graphics!!! And the sound design sdfkghflkjgshdlkgjshdflk !!!!!! And the plot twist after you figure out how to play the game well is really fun! I love all the letters you get at the end of the day :D
awwww don't make me blush! this haas to be the nicest comment out there! thank you so much! <3
Thank you so so much for the kind words! This made my day a thousand times better instantly! Not only did i not expect such high praise, but to also have someone remember both our previous games?? This is what fame must feel like... :Ddddd
But seriously, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the game and our take on the topic!
Such a nice game! Great idea, great execution!
Thank you so much!!
Mouse movement doesnt work for me, i cant turn anywhere :(
I'm really sorry to hear that. The only fixes i can think of are to try pressing escape and then clicking back "into" the game. If you'd like to give it a try again :D
Interesting idea and amazing visuals only annoying thing was not being able to interact with just clicking and not enough variety of dialogs
Interesting idea and amazing visuals only annoying thing was not being able to interact with just clicking and not enough variety of dialogs
Thank you! It's true that the dialogues could be a bit repetitive, but it's definitely due to time constraints. There is also the hope, that as the days go on, the player will read less and less of them :Ddd
This let me fulfill my fantasy (getting hired)
Figuring out how to play the game was fun, and the theme is spot on. The noises and music were top notch as well, and I love the art!
thank you so much for the comment! yeah, the job... don't we all dream of one:Dddd
thank you for appreciating the sounds, they were fun to make!:Ddd (i mean some of them is my cat, but...:Ddd)
Love the Papers please vibe & the graphics! Took me a while to find the best strat, but after realizing what the topic is I figured it out. After seeing how misleading tourists can make funny stories, I’ll start sending tourists from the center to Anděl, surely nothing bad will happen…
Thank you for the compliments! I'm glad to hear it as our aim was to have the player discover over time that being bold yields better results :D
PS: I would't take the game as educational though, i don't think sending anyone to Anděl is ever a good idea... :Dddd
oh no, not Anděl! i love that place but man it is filled with so many strange people:Ddd
thanks so much for playing our game! i'm glad you liked the vibe and graphics!
Ooh what a fun idea, nice job guys! The controls felt super smooth and I loved the little details like the duck and being able to control the radio, which I always love in video games. The art style is lovely, the animals all look very cute:)
The letters at the end of each day were hilarious, sweet and nicely written. They made my experience of sending everyone to random places even more enjoyable. I somehow managed to pass with flying colors, so I got to keep both the roof above my head and my job :D
thank you sososo moooooch!! (hehe cow pun) the radio and the duck are my favourite too, the sounds were so fun to make! (for me, not my neighbours probably:Ddd)🖤
Thank you so much for playing. It means a lot that you liked it! And we are glad you managed to keep your job, eventhough you probably didn't know what you were doing most of the time ;) :D
Just like in real life xd
I tried applying the brain when I should have been rolling a die instead. This has definitely taught me the wrong lesson in terms of communicating with others, but such is life.
Lovely artstyle. Thank you for the experience.
It do be like that sometimes :D
Thank you so much for playing!
Brum :) nice game
Thank you! We're glad you liked it!
Insane brum brum burm and blu blu blu. But the best was mooo mooo moooo (love the visuals, controls and music). But I'm not sure if Im missing something, but I dont see how it's connected to the theme?
hey there! thanks for the feedback, the sounds were fun to record (but my neighbours couldn't have been happy with us as it was 1am:Ddd).
the theme is: you could play it safe and not have enough customers, but you also could be a bit bold and just guess! the decision itself to lie about knowing all the languages is bold, but pointing to random locations is even bolder! (and you can also see that if you are bold and just tell them to go somewhere without trying to understand them, you will get so much money! fortune favours the bold!😁)
I see! Smart.
Blu blu blu blup blup blub blub blu blu blup blu blub blup blu blu blup blup blub blu blup blu blub blub blub blu blu blup blup (This game is very cute and plays very nicely! The notes at the end are deffinitely the highlight for me. Had fun sending everyone to play video games!)
Squeak eek eek Squeeeeeeeeeak eek Squeeeeak Squeeak eek! (Thank you for the kind words! I'm happy you enjoyed the notes and postcards! And, well, it is a game jam, so everyone should be playing video games :Dd)
What a masterpiece! Absolutely wonderful aesthetics, it all works so well together and I love that you are combining 2D and 3D. The gameplay is really fun and cute. I did get evicted but that's okay haha
Thank you so much!! I'm really glad you enjoyed the idea and the aesthetics. And don't worry, even if you get evicted, you can always try playing again and try to get a better ending :D Just remember that fortune favours the bold ;)
What a masterpiece! Absolutely wonderful aesthetics, it all works so well together and I love that you are combining 2D and 3D. The gameplay is really fun and cute. I did get evicted but that's okay haha
Lovely visuals.
Very cool idea - took me a while to find the "right" way to play it 😅
Thank you! I'm glad you figured it out and enjoyed the game!