Love this! The character interactions are funny and, it genuinely makes you want to help the little pin get out of this 'friendship'. Loved the ending where we get to go against the guy's commands and the gameplay is actually reversed!
I don't know if it was intentional but the way that this game incorporates the theme is two-fold. Obviously, we're playing bowling but instead of playing as the bowling ball, we're playing as the pin so it's reversed. But, on a deeper, gameplay-focused level, at the end of the game, our role is reversed AGAIN. Instead of helping the guy we're going against him. As I said before, it's a magnificent and genius take on the theme.