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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #134 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Artwork | #479 | 4.241 | 4.241 |
| Audio | #535 | 3.741 | 3.741 |
| Creativity | #1348 | 3.907 | 3.907 |
| Narrative | #3016 | 2.537 | 2.537 |
Ranked from 54 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?
Unlike a traditional tower defense game, the enemies all travel in a loop!
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Rugbug Redfern, Jonas Tyroller, Putti, Yän, Gneisskitty, Dubscr, Syndrielle & AIA
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This is so good! So many good game design decisions were made here, it's incredibly well polished, and the baseball is an awesome addition! Amazing work!
Thank you very much <3 Loved your game too!
The whole game was so incredibly polished 😲 while I was supposed to be rating more submissions before the jam voting finished, I ended up playing it for over an hour... so great job!!
Haha I'm sorry for the impact on your rating-productivity :D
Thank you very much for spending your time with our game and giving us such a kind comment though, much appreciated <3
Ha hah! We trapped you!! Thank you for the nice comments!! I'm glad you had fun; that's the important part!!!
Now, good luck with your ratings for the next for 20 minutes :)
This game is a lot of fun. The sounds and animations improve the experience a lot. The music is perfect for this type of game. The part of the game I enjoyed most was the beginning and middle, when the baseball bat mattered and I had to strategically use it to hit multiple pinatas at once. Toward the end of the game, there is too much going on for me or my computer to follow. I would suggest cutting back on some of the objects in the late game like reducing the maximum spawn rate for small pinatas. Maybe you could remove some of the later pinata types so that the existing ones stand out more. By the point that I was unlocking the bunny, hedgehog, and dino, I felt like they were uninteresting and adding little to the game. (From a game design perspective) (They do look nice and I know you put effort into the art)
Finished in 42:10!
Hey, thanks a lot for playing and commenting! I'm happy you found the game fun and took your time to play through it all. Ah, that's an interesting take I hadn't seen before. A lot of people are telling us that the early-game is too slow and takes too long. Perhaps keeping the bat relevant in the later stages of the game through bat upgrades could be a compromise to still keep it engaging for those who'd rather mostly play with the bat. Something to think about...
Nice time by the way!
Nice idea, the mix of tower defense and idle incremental game. The pacing is a bit slow, also I wish I could upgrade my bat. Great sound effects and art work though, I enjoyed the experience
Yeah I hear that a bunch. Perhaps we should make the Llama base cost just a tiny bit cheaper to speed up the beginning a little. Bat upgrades is something we had planned at first but had to scrap due to time constraints. I'm glad that you still enjoyed the game. Thanks for playing and complimenting our game's presentation!
So addictive! All the vfx and sfx are so satisfying and the baseball bat addition is such a great idea! Loved it, super polished and fun. Congrats on the submission!
Your comment is soooo nice!!! Thank you! I had a lot of fun making the VFX, and I know Jonas really wanted to do the sfx! And AIA did such a great job with the bat! Thank you for playing!!! ^^
I think the progression is super slow for a game jam game. Nevertheless my time is 46:53. It’s so addictive.
I only stopped because I accidentally clicked a link, So many varieties in piñatas and weapons, great job!!
This is such a nice thing to hear! I'm so glad you enjoyed the piñatas and weapons!! We really tried our best to get a nice fun variety out there! Thank you for playing!!
Such a good combination of genres! And wonderfully executed! The baseballs lying around was a great touch, too.
Super impressed--really great job!
Thank you! The baseball is a really fun touch, It was yän's idea! The artwork and design of the concept of tower defense incremental game works surprisingly well! :DD
Tower defense meets clicker game. Quite interesting!
After defeating the whale, I wanted more : )
Thank you! Glad you liked it enough to want more even after a pretty long play time :)
Could I have beaten it faster if I didn't get distracted, max everything (and not realise you could scroll to more pinatas)?
Yes. Yes I could have. But I don't care.
What an incredible submission. The style, the polish, the hilarious visual and audio design, and even how stable everything was even near the end... No wonder everyone in the team is so well regarded. An absolute pleasure.
Thanks a lot for playing! That's very kind of you to say we're well-regarded. You're well-regarded in my book, since I really loved your game for this jam! :)
We really gotta fix that issue with the missing scroll bar on the pinatas tab though haha...
Very impressive game! Everything , from the UI, art, and effects to the overall game feel is extremely polished. One tiny issue is that I missed the last two types of piñata at first. The piñata UI fades out at the bottom, making it hard to see that there’s still something underneath. Maybe add an arrow button or a scroll bar on the side. Still, an amazing game. Great job!
Thank you for playing and leaving your feedback! The fadeout was our solution to make it visible to people that there's more at the bottom actually. Guess that doesn't work for everyone. We used to have a scroll bar but it kinda broke the entire scroll view in this UI every time we turned it on. Thanks, Unity lol :D
Anyway, I'm glad that it still worked out for you and you enjoyed our game :)
Our team played together and we had to play 'til the whale was down because it was just too addicting :'D We made it in 61 minutes!! I can't believe that we actually played for 61 minutes because it felt like 10 or so? :D At some point, my team partner and me fought over the mouse because each of us wanted to play themselves xD
Your game was extremely fun, crazy and cute and we kept playing because we wanted to see more pinatas... the hedgehog was insanely cute :') (the others too of course!) My personal fav was the cake that could slice, really creative! The animations are simple yet incredibly fitting and make the game look even more polished.
Overall, super great game idea and execution! :)
Little hedgehog says thank you!! It was so much fun creating these little fellows. Thank you so much for playing our game, it's wonderful to hear you've enjoyed it.
*little hedgehog squeaky noises*
Very fun game! A nice twist on the tower defence scene.
This is just too good!! The idea is great, the gameplay is fire, the art and sounds are amazing! Crazy good game!
Managed to beat it. I was super excited to find you guys! I've been watching a lot of your channels for years. Jonas Tyroller was a big part of the reason I started game dev about 5 years ago. I also have to thank rugbug for the photon tutorials 😂. I had a blast playing, you guys added an insane amount of polish. The audio was fun too. It would mean the world to me if you could check out my game.
Wow, that's amazing. It's great to read about the impact these guys can have on people. I'll share your game around the group!
Thanks so much! Rug already checked it out and left a comment, made my day😆
Nice game! the begining its a little bit slow but once you get going its really fun.
I manage to beat it in 40 min! I wasnt counting on spending 40 min in this game so kudos to you guys! the time really flies with this game!
That's actually a pretty good time for beating it, just 10 minutes off our best one so far! Thanks for the feedback and kind words.
Very fun idea! I agree that the beginning is a bit slow so I struggled seeing how the game would scale without the screenshot, but ultimately it was worth it. Excellent work!
Thank you for your feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the game and felt your time was well-invested :)
Entertaining mechanics, very cute art, the only thing is the beginning is a bit slow but good work
Thanks for playing and commenting! I suppose it could be nice if the Llama base price was a little cheaper. Might adjust that.
Spent the most time out of any games I've Played on itch. I am impressed by the Optimization, It is very well Optimized. I also liked the bat. Good polish. I Maxed out EVERYTHING. Great Job, AIA and The TEAM!
HAHA CANDY! ALL MINE!
1 MILLION CANDY!!!
Wow that's the longest playtime I've seen yet.
I'll just say that object pooling was really important for this game lol
AIA did a great job with the baseball bat :)
Thank you for playing and sticking with it and thanks also for the kind words <3
Yeah I love it. Object pooling really saves the day. I had a Fun Time!