Thanks for the playthrough, always enjoy seeing live gameplay.
I can see how the finger not being centered in catalog cards is confusing- thinking of drawing the rest of the arm so it can be centered. Pico-8 has a lot of imposed limitations such as audio/controls, though that's part of the charm of working with it!
This is a wonderful concept and execution. Finishing it was super satisfying. I felt like the game doesn't have many ways to fail, which made it feel chill but slightly less engaging.
Reading the book names was funny! Are the titles and authors randomly generated?
Yeah I did debate adding a timer ala Paper Please, but was going make stressful which isn't the vibe wanted. Agree some sort of pushback would be good though, it just needs to be the right kind which I think will find with playtesting.
The titles/authors are randomly combined strings, the author last names are pulled from a preset table and then given a random first initial. I tried to equally distribute last names alphabetically, so that the drawers would be semi-evenly sized.
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this is rly fun and cute, i had a good time playing it :D
Had a lot of fun with this! It's very relaxing! The lil sprites are so so cute. You did a great job on this!
As a librarian, this game was delightful! Keep up the great work!
I love this game 😭 The art style gives it a satisfying sense of depth. The patrons look really cute! And I think the loop is simple but so so fun!
HOW WAS THIS EVEN MADE IN PICO 8?
You sound like me every time I see POOM...
https://freds72.itch.io/poom
Gameplay and Critique ;)
Thanks for the playthrough, always enjoy seeing live gameplay.
I can see how the finger not being centered in catalog cards is confusing- thinking of drawing the rest of the arm so it can be centered. Pico-8 has a lot of imposed limitations such as audio/controls, though that's part of the charm of working with it!
Glad enjoyed overall!
This is a wonderful concept and execution. Finishing it was super satisfying. I felt like the game doesn't have many ways to fail, which made it feel chill but slightly less engaging.
Reading the book names was funny! Are the titles and authors randomly generated?
Yeah I did debate adding a timer ala Paper Please, but was going make stressful which isn't the vibe wanted. Agree some sort of pushback would be good though, it just needs to be the right kind which I think will find with playtesting.
The titles/authors are randomly combined strings, the author last names are pulled from a preset table and then given a random first initial. I tried to equally distribute last names alphabetically, so that the drawers would be semi-evenly sized.
Very unique design concept, looks intruiging!
Is there a way throw books at the head librarian? ;)