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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #170 | 4.114 | 4.114 |
| Overall | #353 | 3.747 | 3.747 |
| Presentation | #472 | 3.924 | 3.924 |
| Fun | #682 | 3.430 | 3.430 |
Ranked from 79 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
In Backseat Beebow your little sister is playing the game, and you are only able to suggest to her what she should do. The game simulates the frustrations of watching someone play a game that you want to be playing. You are "out of control" because you aren't actually the one playing, and your sister gets mad when you tell her what to do too aggressively.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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This is amazing!
Awww this game has a really great style, the voice acting is nice and the art style is great. Really nice concept, and I like the detail that the sister's sibling comes out from behind the chair as they're backseat gaming.
With the exception of the instructions font, I loved the presentation! It's great to see the little details, from the voice change to the characters expressions and the sudden screams. The control is easy and interesting, so it's a matter of time correctly your actions. Good work!
Really well-made minigame! Things I liked: the presentation (music, animations, etc), the concept itself. Things I didn't like: the intro text font is a bit ugly and hard to read imo (well it isn't that hard to understand, but it could be better). Bug hunt: using W & S a lot doesn't trigger the lil' sister.
I wish you luck! I'm sure you'll get featured ^^
-Loupyboy
We got told several times by our wives that the intro text was hard to read, but I was stubborn and wanted to retain the pixel look. That is definitely something I wish I could fix now! I'm glad you liked it :) thanks for the feedback!
Really well-made minigame! Things I liked: the presentation (music, animations, etc), the concept itself. Things I didn't like: the intro text font is a bit ugly and hard to read imo (well it isn't that hard to understand, but it could be better). Bug hunt: using W & S a lot doesn't trigger the lil' sister.
I wish you luck! I'm sure you'll get featured ^^
-Loupyboy
Thanks! Yeah, the text font was a last minute pick and readability isn't exactly it's strong suit haha. Thanks for playing :D
I liked the design of this a lot. I liked watching the sister's finger travel to the button I asked her to press because it made it easier to understand the timing of the controls. It was clever to include the yelling mechanic, because it saves players who believe they got their timing off and allows them to continue playing.
My only issue was that the collision between the player and the bees felt awkward. It seems that only the front of the bees are harmful and not the insides. It made it more difficult to time jumps.
I liked all your artwork too. The cartoon characters looked really silly.
Overall, it was a real great game!
Thanks a ton! You are right that only the stinger of the bee has the collision detection to try and make it easier to duck underneath them, but we agree that it is definitely awkward and could use some reworking. Thanks for playing :D
Very interesting idea. It works really well once you get the hang of timing jumps correctly. The presentation is very stylish as well. Great job.
Wow this was super awesome! I really like the concept of making a game about a backseat-gamer haha. The art and UI is amazing as welll. This idea is so clever, you should keep working on it! Great job submitting to the jam, and I hope you learned a lot of new things! If you have time, please check out my entry :D
Thanks! Like any game jam we had a lot of "if time" items left on our todo list at the end so we may revisit those! Thanks for playing :D
This is a really well made game. I really like the art for the game, with a sort of spin off mario character. This was really cool, great job.
nice ‘back-seat gaming’ game? Either way great work!
If you have time I’d appreciate if you could check out my game as well!
Great idea! Very smart. Simulates perfectly the frustration of being a backseat gamer :D
Great concept and good execution, good job!
Your game is very fun! I had pleasure to play it. Lovely presentation. It's very original too. Well done!
As a single child, that's exactly how I imagine having a sibling is like.
just fun and true
It was a great game.
I played this game with my sister and we both loved it. Sound was good and the anger mechanic was very nice.
What are you doing, just JUM... Oh, right... Great idea for a game! Wonderfully frustrating. Simple, clever, funny.
Tooked me a while to get the timing but it was very fun to play!:)
It’s funny because it’s true!