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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Engagement | #61 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Overall | #138 | 3.519 | 3.519 |
| Overall polish | #144 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Creative use of art assets | #280 | 3.111 | 3.111 |
Ranked from 45 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Whacking trolls never felt better :D hitting the trolls is really satisfying with the screen shake and blood splatter. The game's really engaging.
Great job!
Thank you for playing!
omg, this screen shake was so satisfying. Very cool game!
Thank you!
Thought my score was high until I see people comment higher scores haha.
Simple but fun! The screen shake really adds to the satisfaction. Great choice of music as well. Perhaps a visual indication to show how much time left till a troll is out of the hole, such as showing it slowly climbing out of the hole would be nice. Loved it!
Thank you! I could add more details to them climbing out, that would be cool
Well implemented. It feels a little awkward that you can only hit to the left or right, not up. But it is absolutely functional!
Thank you! I think I may experiment with attacking with mouse controls and see if that fixes the awkwardness
I can easily see this in a fliperama. Real good arcade.
Thank you so much!
Cool game!
Thank you!
Just pure classic frantic arcade fun nice job!
Thank you for playing!
I got 26570 on first play! Seems like it's the highest score from the comments so pretty happy about it. The game is very nice, it's a simple mechanic executed well. I think the addition of the blue troll is a great idea as it forces me to think a bit more about my whacking in order to get more chickens(although I realised they give new chickens mid game only).
My only suggestion is to clean up the blood after some time. The blood is red, and bad trolls are purplish so they blend in with lots of blood, and I didn't see them sometimes.
Thank you! I agree the purple blends in too much after a while.
Would you say the blue trolls mechanic should have been explained early on or left for the player to find out?
I think it's perfectly fine to let the player discover it(I actually had a small "AHA!" moment when I figured it out). Especially since it's a fast game with short rounds, I feel in those type of games it's better to let the player discover most mechanics on his own.
Whacking trolls with a blunt instrument....this must be what it feels like to be a forum admin. XD
Great work, feels responsive, escalates quickly. :D
Thank you for playing! I'm glad it feels responsive, I really aimed for that
That was a whack of fun, I managed to get almost 10k! I did notice that the placement of the holes seemed to be predetermined. You could create a bit more variety by making it random (but in a controlled matter).
Thanks for playing! The holes were initially random but there were a few bugs and over-engineering problems involved
Very simple, but VERY fun. Super addicting to just keep slappin' the goblins, really engaging gameplay loop.
Great work!
Thank you! Slappin' lil monsters is my speciality
Such a hectic game but I had a blast! I could see this being an arcade game with co-op play.
Thank you! I'd love to get a second farmer in there aha
Feels so satisfying to whack the trolls! Really fun :)
Thank you!
Fun game! I ended up with a score of 18100. I loved the particles and shake effect on the trolls, and I didn't realise that the blue trolls brought chickens out of the ground until later, which is a nice timing/strategic feature. The scaling difficulty also made this very fun to play. Good job!
Thank you! You managed to beat my personal high score, I really need to figure out global leaderboards aha
Fun game, whacking the trolls felt good! I ended up with a loop of dirt mounds and I was running in a circle smashing them and managed to score 22,590!
Loved being able to get more chickens from the trolls with bags, it reminded me of loot goblins in Diablo. Great job!
Thank you! Excellent score and strategy aha
Nice little game, very engaging tho. I liked the idea of the blue goblin spawning more chickens. My highscore was 13k :D
Thanks for playing! That's a great score!
Nice little game. Nothing special but had fun playing it! :)
Thanks for playing!
Love the game feel of your
Was fun to beat them boys O_O
Also like what you made out of the art kit^^
Great work!
Thank you!
8940! Lots of fun :)
Thanks for playing!
Good idea to use the chickens as health points. The smacking felt very satisfying. The sound effects and the music was great :) My highscore was 10070 points :) Good job
Thank you! I tried going for minimal UI, so no health bar needed, just a whole lot of chickens aha