Final Playtest Report

After playtesting, a few new issues have been brought to light. Most of the players were liberal and had a general understanding of how vetoes worked, so there wasn’t much to be learned from playing our game. Most of the players felt an above-average level of control over faction ratings when deciding on what bills to pass and veto, though almost every playtester ended up with Public Approval being their highest score. Many of the playtesters did say they needed to compromise their own beliefs when passing and vetoing bills, which was supposed to be part of the game. The main issues rest mainly with the aesthetic of the game. When it comes to the game’s font, the average likability rating was 2.6/5. When asked to describe the look of the game, we got several responses relating to our vaporwave aesthetic, but among the comments were “unfocused” and “hectic.” The response to the music was deemed “average”, predictably because it’s just the same chords looping. For the next build, we will try to solidify our intended image, make the game understandable in terms of legibility, and add more flourish to the sounds of the game.