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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #442 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Overall | #912 | 3.659 | 3.659 |
| Presentation | #1325 | 3.644 | 3.644 |
| Creativity | #1553 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
Ranked from 45 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?
The escalator ROL(L)S REVERSED and you play as mop instead of the cleaner.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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I love this so much. The controls are a little hard to get used to, but I had a lot of fun playing.
I'm glad you had some fun. :)
Really liked the contrasting colored art. Also the chill music was kinda nice for the power-wash like gameplay. The controls felt a little difficult to me. But they were responsive to my inputs. Good job!
Thank you for playing and for the feedback :)
Why can't I mop the ceiling??? BTW how was this the game that came up when the theme was announced lmao
Thanks for playing :)
You can't mop the ceiling because you could then glitch yourself trough the game and you would not have to MOP THE ESCALATOR!
We came up with it because we interpreted "Roles Reversed" -> "Rolls Reversed" And the escalator "rolles reversed". I know it's a bad joke. -.-
A great solution to add a table of records, but I hate you knowing my craving for records, I specifically avoided Getting Over It, but I got caught in your game, had to play, but the game is good)
Thanks for playing!
I never would have thought someone would play it in under a minute. But 36 seconds ... wow
Neat idea. It's like a less frustrating Getting over It (that's a compliment)
Thanks for playing it! :)
Finally made it after 5 minutes. Really enjoyable experience. The only things I had a gripe with is the fact that the plushies push you down as much as the fridges, and that while it was interesting that the object variety was seemingly random, it meant you could get a sea of fridges to fall over you. But still, I would play this game outside of a game jam definitely!
Thanks for playing and for your suggestions :) I'm happy you would play it outside the jam . :)
I really liked this game! I agree with some of the others that it was a bit floaty, and I disliked how much objects pushed you down when they fell on you, but I loved the game as a whole! And that the music and art was made by you is amazing, please give my game a try when you can :)
Thanks for playing and for your rating :) I definitely check yours out :)
The art and music were made by my teammate Iunic.
This was fun! I like the seemingly Getting Over It inspired gameplay. It was fun to try to go fast and the leaderboard really incentivizes that. My one issue was that the jump was very floaty and once you got stuck in the air there was no quick way to get back down to the ground again. Good job overall!
Thanks for playing and the review. :) I'll might give it an update regarding the floatieness after the jam.
lol I had a lot of fun with this, how do you even come up with such ideas???
Thank for Playing :). I'm glad to hear you had fun!
The idea was created during brainstorming. Then it was an iterative design process where we tested different movement concepts. At first we had a WASD controlled character but that did not fit our vision for the game.
Wow, cool that you got an actual leaderboard working!
I think the mop physics make it a funny streamer get mad at hard physics type of game which is fine. But the random obstacle spawning make it just a little to cruel for me... I do like the mopping mechanic though. Pretty cool insensitive to stay close to the escalator. Great job :)
Thanks for appreciating the mechanic :) The "random obstacle spawning" is in fact not that random, objects that get crushed in the bottom of the escalator spawn in their original position so a speed-runner could learn their patterns.
amazing game, just a little janky, but you did only have 48 hours so yea
Thanks for playing :) My Weekend was full of other things too so I hadn't had too much time working on it but I'm glad you like it anyways.
This was really fun! I was surprised by how much skill there was in piloting the mop around. Great job!
I'm happy to hear you liked it =)
why is this so addictive
great game enjoyed it a lot
(also finished)
mopping over it
Really great to hear you had fun!
What a great job! Remind me of the time that I play the Getting Over it, omg, I just love that feeling lol
It's nice to hear that you enjoyed our game so much. :)
I don't know if it's a good score (1:00:56) buy I enjoyed it !
Hi, thanks for playing it that long! ^^
You can compare your score to others in the pause menu of the game.
Really nice game reminds me of "getting over it". Although your game is simple it is actually really fun you've got some really nice pixel art also !
Thank you for playing and for the feedback!
MMM best game ive played so far in this jam amazing work its really fun
Hi, I'm happy you liked it:)
Definitely inspired by 'Getting over it'. - I thought the moving escalator was a good addition, though I couldn't figure out the dash.
Hi, thank you for playing. At first we used a normal WASD controlled character but that turned out to be boring, so we then came up with the physics controlled mechanic witch felt more natural to the game. But that made the game more like 'Getting over it'. The dash works if you click on your left mouse button or space on the keyboard. If you touch the ground, it reloads quicker than normal.
I like this game because it reminds me of Getting Over IT. The only thing I would change is the turn speed on the mop.
Hi, I'm happy you liked it. Thank you for the feedback. Would you increase or decrease the turn speed?
I would increase the turn speed and slightly increase the gravity so it is not so floaty. Other than that, the game is very fun.
Thank you! I will consider it in a potential update after the jam finished.
I found it particularly frustrating. It's not my usual type of game so maybe it's just not for me, but I had a lot of struggle maintaining my broom close to the ground, I felt like I was just flying backward for little to no reason and the dash would not save me ! The dash is also a "weird" implemented mechanic, since it seems to be the center of the game, but I felt like the movement was what would make me go to the end, just like a game such as getting over it.
Other than that the game run smoothly, and the art is really great !
Hi, I'm sorry if you found it frustrating but I think it somehow belongs to the experience. The dash was implemented as a supplement to the movement mechanic. My "Strategy" for beating the game is to touch the floor with the mop for a short time to load the dash and then turn the mop to catapult it up into the air. Then I use the dash to make a minor adjustment to my "jump".
Thank you for playing and for the feedback!