The Last Rewinder

I thought this was really cute : )

I really like the idea of this one. Controls and visuals are unique, but both give charm. The gameplay got a little bit "samey" after a while, but I still enjoyed it. Nice one!

I really enjoyed this game. The mechanics are so good and the graphics are awesome. Good work

It’s an interesting game, but day 3 and beyond were too difficult. Especially considering the controls

It was quite difficult to play without a tutorial or knowing the keyboard shortcuts, but once I figured it out, I found it really fun. It’s true that it gets repetitive after a while, but the mechanics could still be developed further. Great job! I really liked the 80s/90s vibe and atmosphere; it felt just like being in a real Blockbuster jaja!

@kwetka Thanks for playing! Sorry to hear it was too hard. What about the controls made it difficult? You navigate between areas with wasd and q/e, then use your mouse for everything else. Think of it like a dungeon crawler, but a blockbuster crawler :D Is there something specific that made it challenging?

I could've gone with conventional fps controls, but felt node based made sense given the tight space and the need to move between shelves and back to the computer quickly. With a bit of practice, you can really zoom around.

@emaigualmc2-art Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed what you played! I knew it would get repetitive, but wanted to see if I could make something that is basically a chore fun for a little while. I think you're right that a few more mechanics could go a long way.

I had hotkeys on the itch page, but added them here too based on your feedback.

Thanks for the kind words about the atmosphere, I admit I spent too much time there instead of playtesting and iterating because I was having too much fun :)

@danwhiffing The controls and high volume of orders really affected the impression. Other than that, I like this game

@kwetka I appreciate that! I was just hoping you could elaborate on your issue with the controls :)

I think it's such a cool prototype!
I'm really bad at remembering where movies are placed, and I haven't watched 90% of them. So for me, the game was pretty hard.

At first, walking with WASD didn't work, but somehow it started working after a while.

I really love the visuals and atmosphere, and the first light jumpscare made me scream like a girl XD

It took me some time to understand how to play. At first, I didn't even understand what the game wanted from me and why I could dismiss everything. After I figured out how to walk around, trying to find movies by their names was still so hard.

By the end, I started moving around really fast and could recognize every movie just by its name in the game (without even hovering over it with my mouse).

I'm working on a long-term project with somewhat similar mechanics, and this game gave me so many ideas. Thank you!

@disvent Thank you! None of them are meant to be real movie names, just puns based on actual movies. You're meant to guess the genre of movies based on the title early on to help you narrow them down, and they start alphabetical to give you a bit more help, but its the same movies in the same order every run so you get familiar with those titles and their location.

Seems a lot of people are confused by the controls, but these are standard dungeon crawler controls to me. I think the game would play worse with FPS controls, and its just confusing for people at first unfortunately.

The dismissing was a last minute addition in case you got stumped and were just unable to locate a movie due to blind spots or confusion. I didn't want you to be stuck with no orders and nothing to do. I should probably have not shown the dismiss button until the order was halfway expired so it didn't confuse new players.

I'm really glad to hear you persisted and had my intended experience, which is to get familiar with the store and get into a flow state :) Thank you for playing!

The mood is good with the rain, graphics and music are working together well.

Maybe i didn't try far enough but 5 slots seems to much and makes the game easier.
Apart from that as a non QWERTY keyboard user, it's hard to play due to no key change.
When completing a mission, the mission moves one up, i didn't see it at first and didn't understand.
I didn't find any bug.

Good job overall !

@empeurman Thank you for playing! Good feedback on the fixed controls, should've had an alternate scheme. Appreciate the kind words

I really really liked this! I think it was just the right balance of atmosphere, busywork, and challenge. I actually started to get pretty freaked out by the third level - the atmosphere started getting to me and i was scared something was gonna jump out hahah. I think that's a good sign though, and I found the gameplay really fun and intuitive. Really impressive for a jam entry, congrats :) (also loved all the movie names)

A cool simulator where you run a video rental store. It was really interesting to dive deep into the "lore" of this world's cinema. But I found this game quite challenging. It could really use a reference guide or something. Also putting returned items back on the shelves without losing orders is pretty difficult
But at some point around day 10 I realized that I don’t actually have to fulfill every single order; I can just spend an entire day or two doing an inventory check instead.

Really fun game. Nice increase in difficulty when they start asking for specific actors and suggestions.

I really liked your cassette store game! It has this strange, slightly depressing but nostalgic atmosphere. It reminds me of that contrast the 80s and 90s had, everything seemed so bright and colorful, but at the same time there was something dark and lonely underneath. I really like that kind of vibe.

The gameplay was nice too! At first I was a bit lost and didn't really understand what to do, but once I figured it out, I got into the rhythm of handing out cassettes and working at the store. Funny enough, it felt more like working at a library than a cassette shop, haha.

Overall, I had a good time playing it. Really liked the atmosphere you managed to create!

I played for 5 days but didn't get enough money to fulfill the quota.

I like how the game looks and sounds. Many movie titles are hilarious.

To be honest, I found the game stressful and overwhelming. There are just too many simultaneous tasks going on. Also, it requires you to focus and it's difficult to read with so many post processing effects going on.

@woona thanks for the feedback! I added the "space to zoom" feature hoping it would be enough if people were struggling to read, but it's a fair point that the post processing is going to be too much for some and I should've had a toggle. Thank you for playing!

@alexandru-barbanoua thank you for the kind words! I spent most of the time on the atmosphere as it was where I was having the most fun, I'm glad to hear I was somewhat successful 😊

Yes, based on the feedback I suspect some kind of tutorial wouldve been helpful but I've always preferred letting people figure things out themselves. Happy that it worked out in your case.

I really enjoyed yours as well, I'll have to come back to it and try to solve it once more!

Such a cozy and nostalgic experience! Running the last VHS rental store, deciphering customer clues to hunt down tapes on the shelves, and frantically rewinding them to make rent is such a brilliant take on the Old Tech theme. The management loop feels super engaging and satisfying! Left my ratings!
If you have a minute later to check out more jam projects, we’d love if you took a look at our game Meow Bomb as well. Best of luck with the jam

Damn, didnt order the CHIPS!
Reaally cool entry, mood and the whole idea with VHS rental, love it.
Thanks for this entry!