OVERVIEW

This is the page for Meowdevial Kitchen!, submitted as an entry to the 2023 Greenlight Jam, sponsored by Indiecade and UT Austin EGaDs. Meowdevial kitchen is a 2D web-based casual cooking simulator in which players assume the role of a cat in a medieval fantasy world, serving food to all sort of people and creatures via the completion of cooking-themed minigames!

UPDATE LOG

6/24 - Concept document created/uploaded

7/1 - Prototype uploaded

The prototype includes the core gameplay loop of taking orders, cooking items, placing them on plates and sending them to customers. It also includes a level countdown timer that counts down from 5 minutes, although no event has been created yet to occur at the timer's end
Systems for points, customer ratings, and multiple levels have not been implemented yet
Most sprites are placeholders found online, as original artwork will be added later
There is no audio at the moment and menus are still simplistic, but we expect to add these features fully during the release jam

7/15 - Production Release Uploaded

The production release refines menus and UI and adds more original sprites and characters
A slider minigame has been added for entree selection, and a mead refill minigame has been created as well
Music and sound effects have been added
Goals for the release jam include: further refining UI, tweaking gameplay to improve fun/playability, adding more sprites and further improving sound design

7/23 - Final Release Uploaded

The final version of Meowdevial Kitchen refines various elements from the production release
menus and UI have been refined with better organization and LeanTween animations
Lighting and post-processing effects have been added
New and updated sprites have been added
More music and audio has been added
General bug-fixing has been performed
Gameplay elements, such as food timers, have been tweaked
A pause menu has been added

POST-JAM PLANS

Fix any bugs that weren't caught in the game jam
update and refine gameplay/visuals
Possibly add new game systems, including new minigames, upgrades and a save system

CREDITS

Lead Artist - Abcde Martinez

Lead Programmer - Alex Bush

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