Playtesting results

• below is the summary of reactions we got from people playing our game

• this summary does not include in-class playtesting sessions and feedback

 

In-person playtesting, alpha & beta playtest

•  total 4 participants

• 75 % considered the game fun & would play it if it had more things to do

• 25 % would not play again (don't like the genre) 

• participants liked

  • complexity of the game​

  • assets

  • theme

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Anonymous playtesting, final version

• total 4 participants

• 50 % considered the game fun

• participants liked

  • the automation of the villagers and the fact they didn't have to control the individual characters to achieve progress

  • assets​​

• participants did not like​

  • there was no volume control for the music​ (100 % participants!)

  • no ability to change villagers' jobs

  • no ability to destroy buildings

• other comments​

  • the game seemed like a good base for more development​

  • it wasn't easy to tell what some characters were doing

  • the AI was impressive