Monster-Maker Pro: Home Edition by Tad

It's your first week as a court summoner...
... and you've got to pass your probation by summoning the kind of monster that will scare a confession out of the defendant (and wipe that smug smile off their face).
So run! Quickly! Before you run out of time!

How to Play
What to do
Move between the stalls to gather the necessary ingredients to summon a monster in the pentacle at the center. If the combination is valid, a monster will be summoned and you'll be able to gauge the defendant's reaction.
Watch the defendant for clues about their fears and make use of your handy monster manual to deduce which monster they fear the most.
Controls
Move between the stalls with WASD or the arrow keys. (Left stick on controller)
Interact with a stall to pick up an item with E. Drop items on the pentacle with E. (A on controller)
Discard items with R (B on controller)
Open your reference manual with B. (Y on controller)
When you've placed all five items on the pentacle, move to the judge and press E to summon the monster.
Who Made This?
Team Members
| User | Credits | |--------------------|--------------------------------------| | @quandtm | Programming, UI | | @chappers | Programming, 3D | | @tad | Art, Music |
Extra Credits
| Credit for | Credit to | |---------------------|--------------------------------------| | Gothica Font | wmk69|
| Link | https://quandtm.itch.io/monster-maker-pro-home-edition |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/monster-maker-pro-home-edition |
Ratings
| Overall | 785th | 3.4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 733th | 3.3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 532th | 3.425⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 421th | 3.875⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 549th | 3.775⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 539th | 3.275⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 295th | 3.553⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 727th | 3.425⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 3🗨️ |

I guess I need to get scared reaction out of the guy? Both scared and smiling give out same exit screen though!
Quite a nice gameplay loop once you get how the game work! I enjoyed summoning demons to scare the guy. Though I am not entirely sure why are we scaring him to solve the case hahaha!
Very nice entry!
Love the design (a vibe of Don't Starve) and the joyful audio!
I had some difficulties with the rotating camera changing the directions of the player, but the camera is really well done so it doesn't matter so much.
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But it's a fun little game! I like the 2D-3D style.