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A jam submission

Don't Pet the DogsView game page

Only a villain would not pet the dogs.
Submitted by zioncalvo — 8 hours, 32 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme Interpretation#54.0874.087
Creativity#94.2174.217
Audio#103.8263.826
Overall#103.8483.848
Polish#133.6963.696
Gameplay#183.6523.652
Art#283.6093.609

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Jam Host

Funny little idea, great theme match.

Submitted

How cruel and villainous. That was fun!

I had a bit of a hard time quickly spotting the clock in the grass and crowd of dogs. Perhaps making it a little more visible could improve the gaming experience.

I also remembered a wonderful old game with a similar concept and feel. The obstacles there only moved when you moved the mouse—what a twist. Incidentally, the developers of Super Hot were inspired by it, as far as I know —https://www.kongregate.com/games/Megadev/time4cat

I also think they could have used the LMB to repel dogs, making it possible to play with one hand.

It’s a nice idea, and overall it turned out to be a pretty sweet game!

Submitted

The game was good , but i only reached wannabe villain 😭😭

Submitted

Fun and interesting. I enjoyed it.

Submitted

Wow! This one was really good. Didn’t know what to expect, but when I saw the graphics.. and with fun gameplay.. Good job! I think it would be nice if some lives were added and a way to grab more lives.

Submitted

really really fun to play!! loved the art direction in particular, the dog models were so cute ^^ (made me feel more evil!)

Submitted

I like the concept! Overall, it's a fun and short game. I wished there were more stuff when petting the dogs instead of ending the game straight. It will be nice to see how the dogs react to us not being the villain.

Submitted

Really fun and engaging gameplay loop, I had a good time! I found the fail timer a bit too punishing, it felt very short for me and didn’t leave much room to react. I could also see this working really well with more powerups and different dog types (dogs that change direction, follow for a while, bring other dogs closer, etc.). Overall it feels quite polished for a jam entry, congrats!

Submitted

Very evil and fun game. The UI felt like pretty polished :)

Submitted

Pretty fun! I felt like that the hitboxes were a little unforgiving for the dogs. 

Submitted

The game is really fun i loved it! Very creative

Submitted

What a refreshing concept!! Love the art, music, gameplay!!!

My suggestion for improvement:

1) It would be nice if there's an animation or sound when the whistle is ready to be used, something that could grab player's attention to the whistle without being too distracting. (Because sometimes I wouldn't notice the whistle is ready cuz I'm too busy avoiding the hoard of dogs haha)

2) Maybe add a leaderboard? So people would try to beat each other's score. (I only managed to reach novice villain lmao)

Developer(+1)

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed. The whistle was a last second addition and that would be a nice touch thanks! Also a leaderboard for sure next time I do one of these jams

Submitted

Omg I am loving and hating this entry! I am so sad for not able to pet the dogs and they even starts barking after a while.. :D but it is an awesome interpretation, very creative, congrats!!

Developer

Thanks for playing! I tried to create some ambience with dog barks but not over do it. Hopefully it was at a good place

Submitted

This was a very cute game :D

Submitted

Nice entry for the game jam. Creative interpretation of the themes :-) 

Got to 37 points after a couple of tries ... I like the animated result page!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! Next time I definitely need a scoreboard

Submitted

Nice and clean! Love the art and completeness.

Great job!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

positively evil. very good job.

Developer(+1)

No pets allowed! Thanks for playing :)

Submitted

I liked your ui animations. And also great polish, but the 2seconds are maybe a bit short. Great entry overall :D

Developer

Thanks! 2 seconds is what I landed on, but maybe I could have added some difficulty levels. Thanks for playing

Submitted

so evil.... anyway, love the concept, though it does start to get repetitive

Developer

Yeah I tried to focus on a loop that was not hard. I guess it is more of an aim trainer