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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #302 | 4.283 | 4.283 |
| Enjoyment | #416 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Overall | #426 | 3.911 | 3.911 |
| Creativity | #1270 | 3.650 | 3.650 |
Ranked from 60 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?
When we play bowling games, we usually play the player who launch the ball. So I thought it could be fun to play a game in which we control the pin, that might be the reason why we miss all our strikes.
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?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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The game is really fun! My only issue is that game starts really slow and is a little boring at the start. Afterwards, it becoems really fun and exciting! You guys nailed the aesthetic with the pixel art, music, and the overall design of the game. It looks great and plays really well! The animations are really great.
Thanks !! I'll speed the the beginning !
We also made a bowling game so its very interesting to see how the same concept is excecuted differently.
ooo i'll try to play it if i get home earlier from japan expo
Really impressed with the amount of polish you've managed to add in such a short time. Gameplay is simple and fun. Getting some big Game and Watch game vibes from this.
Thanks ! I used Trello to organise myself, and I polished it by keeping it super simple
Love the bowler's little leg swing. Love the clean art! The buttons give the game a very arcade feel.
If you have the time, would you check out my game?
Thank you ! Unfortunately I don't have any time at all, I'm focusing on Japan Expo right now
Great idea, really like the Game&Watch stylings. Very well put together.
Thank you !
Your game is fun, has a nice presentation and feels pretty good to play!
Thank you!
Nice game! I would surely add a risk/reward mechanic in which if you dodge the ball at the last time you get more points! Also, maybe two buttons (left/right) are enough, sometimes I'm a little confused when I move with 3 (maybe it's just for me.) Anyway, good job!
Thank you ! I see, it's interesting, just like rhytm games, it could be a very fun mechanics
The controls were made this way to replicate the 3 buttons interface, but also because moving only to left/right could make you lock in a corner and guarantee you a lose (but that's because the thrower IA is random, if maybe it shot balls depending of the pin's position, I could make left/right controls only)
so enjoyable and polished gameplay makes this actually so fun in its simplicity. Only problems are that 1. game hardness increases bit too low for me, but maybe im just too good. 2. I lost at 2:30 mark around 100 balls dodged to enemy throwing 3 bals at every row(there mightve been slight delay, but it felt rly unfair compared what had come before that),,, and now i had to start over which didnt feel any fun anymore
Besides that, great and underrated entry!
Thanks !!
I'm sorry the game that the game is slowly becoming hard, I'll try to adjust that !
Sorry also for the 3 balls at every row ! It wasn't supposed to throw 3 balls, but I think I finally found how to patch this, I just need to try when I got time.
I understand that restarting from level 1 can be frustrating, I'll see if I can make the game restart 1 level lower than your last level ! Maybe it could be the solution
Thanks for your review !!
The music goes hard. It carries the game so hard. Plus, with a solid basic gameplay, and this game just works. Few things: the mode being called Endless is a bit weird when that may be the only mode. (possible expansion?) Also, a leaderboard could increase the replay value especially online. Other than that, good job.
Thanks to Jeremy Blake !! I understand how it is a bit weird to show on screen the Endless mode, but yeah ! I plan to polish and maybe expand the game if I got time.
A leaderboard could be nice, I don't know if I'll be able to make it work online, but I think I can fake a leaderboard
Thanks for your review !!
great concept and the parts where 2 balls were thrown were intense, great game overall!
Thanks a lot !!
Incredbile! it is a simple concept but with a lot of style, I loved the game and watch art and visual style. Can't wait to try the mobile version, it would be perfect for that.
Great job and good luck with the jam!
Thank you !! I'll work on it when I'll finish to patch PC version !!
Good luck too !!
One of the hardest games I've played so far in the jam (while being fair)! Simple game executed well, good job!:
Hahaha well done !! Thanks !
Fun mechanic and gets intense when there are two balls. It would be cool if the bowling ball curves to fake the player out.
thanks ! I'll think of adding that !!
Pretty much the same idea that we had xD
I really like the art style!
Thanks !! Yeah bowling is fun !!
I could play this game for hours and not get bored of it. Overall it's really polished and I enjoy trying to beat my previous scores. Definitely a game I will come back to when I'm bored. Good Job!
Thanks !!
Love the entire feel of the game. Everything just felt really organic art and sound wise and the controls were perfect for this simple but well done game. Great idea! I wish the levels went by faster, at least initially but I can also understand giving people time to feel out the game play. Level 3 hit me like a brick wall though so maybe I shouldn't complain haha. Excellent work, and with a small amount of polish this could be a terrific mobile game to just waste time with and get high scores. Keep it up!
Thank you very much !
I wish the leveling up moved faster! For the first 50 balls the middle lane is kinda useless, but after you start getting doubles it ups the strategy so much. I could see kid me playing this for hours, great entry!
Thank you ! I think of making it faster if I update the game ! Even I think this is a bit too slow but play testers wanted it to be slow to be more accessible !
I do really like the presentation in a virtual "custom one-game handheld". The art is cute and on the spot with the proposal. The game itself is simple and polished. Well done in 48h!
Thank you!
Reminded me of an old Game and Watch game but with more polish. I loved the art style. My high score was 79, I didn't make it to level max :(
Thank you for your comment ! Congratulations for getting 79 balls dodged !!
Really fun! Absolute love the visuals
Thanks !