Funny little idea, great theme match.
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Don't Pet the Dogs's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Interpretation | #5 | 4.087 | 4.087 |
| Creativity | #9 | 4.217 | 4.217 |
| Audio | #10 | 3.826 | 3.826 |
| Overall | #10 | 3.848 | 3.848 |
| Polish | #13 | 3.696 | 3.696 |
| Gameplay | #18 | 3.652 | 3.652 |
| Art | #28 | 3.609 | 3.609 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments

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!
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.
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.
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!
Pretty fun! I felt like that the hitboxes were a little unforgiving for the dogs.
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)
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!!
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!
I liked your ui animations. And also great polish, but the 2seconds are maybe a bit short. Great entry overall :D


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