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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #39 | 3.660 | 3.660 |
| Audio | #59 | 3.383 | 3.383 |
| Innovation | #97 | 3.213 | 3.213 |
| Overall | #99 | 3.311 | 3.311 |
| Graphics | #173 | 3.128 | 3.128 |
| Theme | #192 | 3.170 | 3.170 |
Ranked from 47 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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https://github.com/jeremymiller99/BaaLance
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Super charming game. I loved the artstyle and SFX in particular. It was suprising how a simple mechanic can be so addictive but dopamine go brrrr
Haha what a funny game and funny idea. The art is somehow strange but fits the game very well. Also the sound effects are perfect. Pretty cool that you were able to put a lot of features into the game e.g., shop, bounty etc.
Maybe the music could be improved, by choosing something which fits a bit better the funny theme. Additionally I would also make it a bit more clear why you win a duel. Sometimes I had only perfect scores, but still lost. I was not sure why exactly. Was it just bad luck or did I do something wrong? Maybe some kind of indicator which shows you how much power, precision or so you currently have before you go into the fight. Then based on that you could see if you just lost because of bad luck of because your score from the X/Z thingy was bad.
Another detail to keep in mind: There are some strange countries (greetings from Switzerland :D) out there with QWERTZ instead of QWERTY keyboards. So X/Z is a bit an unfortunate combination. Maybe also allow Y as a a key or avoid Z for such things.
Congratulations to this very hilarious game! Well done.
Thanks so much for your feedback! Your point about the scoring is great, I will definitely add some indicators to help explain better the score and what is happening. Also, I never thought about the different keyboards! Good point and I will add some sort of key bindings maybe. I also could just use the number keys because everyone has those :)
For the open source category, you'll need to have a README file and License file. For your README, you can use what's on your submission page: https://gamesjj.itch.io/baalance because you have so much great information and screenshots/gifs.
Art-style is hilarious and fits in the hilarity of the game; scribble drawings, love it! At first I thought maybe it was a typo for "sheep jousting" cause they are horses...... then I realised SHEEP are RIDING the horses, sooooo good! I think my favourite was the "pimped" horses and sheep in the "audience" 😅.
Music is very funny and fits your theme. Equally, the sound effects are so funny too (I think my favourite is when you click wrong and it's the window "no" sound - GOLD). I love the implementation of the theme but also the way you use the controls to "balance", ie. a simple X or Z just made it simplistic, yet fun.
I also enjoyed the way you broke a tie. Well done on a fantastic and hilarious submission.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I just pushed my README and LICENSE files, you are a life saver. I'm glad you like the art! Thanks again for all of you kind words, and your feedback for getting my submission in order :)
Great work on adding those files in. Yes the artwork was amazing, and made me laugh so much. You did a great job and good luck for the final announcements.
Really enjoyed the medieval theme. I liked how you can buy new gear, it made the matches feel more rewarding.
Thank you!
Really fun. The art style is weird to me. Could be less goofy.
Although in the first match you show what key to press, I think you should explain that before.
At least in the first match. Or a tutorial page
Anyway. well done team.
Thanks for your feedback! I definitely need to add some sort of FTUE funnel that explains the game a bit, but I ran out of time :) Thanks for playing!
Fun game, gave me a chuckle. 😁
Thanks!
This is kind of more fun than it ought to be! I don’t really like the scratchy graphics style, but it’s a lot better than AI or mismatched 3rd-party assets, so hey. Not bad.
Really appreciated being able to buy and wear a top hat.
If you keep working on it: It would be helpful to get like some passive feedback on how the score is calculated. It shows the total attack for both sheep, but we don’t know how much of that score came from the timing game and how much from the weapon.
Thanks for playing! Definitely will add in your suggestions about the score, I agree i think I could do a better job at explaining where the score comes from instead of just pulling up what feels like a random number.
Good fun, nice work! I like the impact new weapons has on the gameplay. The game has the feel of an async battler and would work really well if you kept developing the idea.
Thanks so much! I definitely plan on continuing development :)
It's was funny and the UI was well done (Shop, league choice). My favorite was the bling sheep tbh, had to spend 250 on this haha.
Really appreciate my time playing this. Well done
Really really good and funny game!
I loved the style and audio and the gameplay was really easy to understand but difficult enough to make it challenging.
Great submission and good job!
Thanks a ton! I really appreciate your kind words :)
Had a good laugh playing this. Great effort!
Thank you!
The game was fun and I love the silly graphics and sfx. But what was I balancing?
Thanks for playing! The game interprets the theme in multiple ways. You are balancing yourself on your horse by timing correct button presses, if you mess up you will get visibly off balance. Mess up more than 3 in a row times and you'll fall off and lose the duel. Also balance as in "Ba" (sheep noise), and "Lance" (weapon). Hope this clarifies!
really fun game, i like it)
Thanks!
Not bad :D I love that you added game music and sfx to it!
This was a fun game, timing the keys with the green line was fun. Such a unique interpretation of the theme. I love all the upgrades which enhances the game
Thank you so much!
I wish there was a rating category for fun in the jam. This game is too good for this jam.
Thank you so much!
I love the unique interpretation of the theme, but the gameplay got repetitive after a few matches.
Thanks for your feedback!
LOL! Hilarious and fun game, I wonder which of the 2 most expensive weapon is the strongest, I get better scores with the penultimate one, faster means more perfect score possible :D
Thanks! Yea I am not sure, it depends on the skill level of the player. The cloud lance is faster but you have to deal with 4 button inputs compared to the fish lance which is a bit slower but only 3. I agree with you though, if you can handle the 4 input lance cloud is definitely better because faster means more opportunities to score
for now until the end of time i will always remember lance lance lance and associate it this crazy keyboard timing lance game
i got remarkably far for my first time thru :D https://x.com/tariusdamon/status/1917048870506533068
Thank you so much for sharing! Glad you enjoyed the game :)
This was a hilarious play on the theme. I loved the art style.
Unfortunately I had to mute the tab as the audio from the timing game was so ear piercing and not effected by the sliders.
Thanks!! A patch will be going out post rating period that fixes the audio bugs