I saw this game being played on stream and loved it. It's a really cool concept. Playing it I noticed the texts and reactions that are really fun and engaging. I wish it was a little easier to understand where the ball will go when I throw it, but maybe I'm just bad at it.

I really like this game is very well made and feels like a demo from a commercial game. The mechanics can be more polised since the controls are a bit wonky at times, also I could never figure how to block the shoots with the friend? it always killed us both. If you go on to complete this game and release I’ll gladly pay to play a more polished and finished version of this.

With such a repeated concept you maked one of the most polished and complete titles of the jam. With a couple of fixes it could easily go through a finished game. The art and the camera effects with the weight of the ball are sensational. Great submission!

I'll be honest: this isn't the first game I've played with a ball and chain as the central mechanic. But it is the best! Loved the presentation and loved the humor ("It should have been me!", and it was really fun to move around. Great job!

Really cool main mechanic and a clear link to the theme! Had a lot of fun accidentally squishing myself with the ball haha, and hearing the cries of terror as the ball got destroyed and the man was so sad at losing his friend. Great sub!

Wow this is great. The main mechanic is rock solid and leads to some very fun puzzles, throwing the friend around was super satisyfying, the gameplay in general all felt super polished and there was a good amount of levels. The art is amazing, probably the nicest i've seen in the jam. Great work!

The character you broth to the game was wonderful. Good art and fun overall game. I did find the controls a bit sticky. Time I felt like I should be able to jump and wasn't. Also, some of the levels felt almost luck required to finish. That all said, still had a lot of fun.

Loving how you can create so much character between a guy and a ball haha

The interactions between the player character and the friend are so adorable :)

Puzzles are a bit tricky and finicky for me though... Got killed by a zombie that was one pixel below where I was standing and it felt a bit cheap, since usually monsters that are under you can't damage you.

But with some refinement there, this can be a pretty sweet game :)

cool game! I like the premise of this is my rock and he is my friend. I also like the added animation/narrative when one dies, the other starts weeping, really adds another element to the game. Nice work!

Very fun momentum based mechanic! It's also pretty dark that they talk to each other like they are best friends, as I saw it as a deeper narrative of the situation the player is in. As you said yourself, the physical and emotional connection is there, and it works. It was pretty easy to get stuck, so that is a bit of balancing you might want to do some user testing on.

Amazing game! Graphics and lightning are on point, one of the best looking games I've seen in this jam. Had a lot of fun playing this game, physics feel very good.

This is really good! The main mechanic is well polished, and there's tons of level variety with the three enemy types you introduce. If anything, maybe the enemy's shooting SFX was too quiet? It might've helped dodge those arrows. Some way of climbing when you're "left hanging" could've also been a nice feature, though the game feels complete as it is right now. It's pretty amazing it was all done in 48 hours!

This was a very well polished game. The main mechanic was pretty cool but felt a little under utilized.  The amount of obstacles to overcome that involved clever thinking was kind of low. For a jam that is perfectly okay since this type of game takes a while to balance and tweak to feel right. Also the weight of the buddy was nice, however the weird momentum felt wrong when the buddy was thrown forward. The amount you get pulled forward was definitely something to try to get use too and quickly to avoid unnecessary deaths. The dialogue was fun and the visuals were super clean. Overall, good work!

My bit of playing through the game can be found here:

well polished, good graphics, lots of fun. overall a very good experience

The highlight for me is how heavy the ball feels. The game itself is really fun and I managed to beat it without any trouble. It's a shame there aren't a lot of places where you need to use your friend to get somewhere as he pulls you so strong - it would be a super interesting movement mechanic. I also believe the game could use some sort of health system - insta death seems a bit too harsh, but then again, I had no trouble getting to the end.

Overall great game, definitely one of the top games of the jam!

The game is really good, the only minor flaw i see it's that it gets old really quickly, it would have been awesome if it were shorter. But overall, really good submission!

Super well put together! I liked the idea, and all the dialogue was really funny!

Killer job!

This game look like it is ready for Steam! Good graphics, sounds, music, gampley.... and AMAZING animation when your ball dies!!! Really good game!

This game is very polished and the Graphics are looking nice, had a lot of fun!