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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation (graphics, audio) | #67 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Fun | #82 | 3.594 | 3.594 |
| Originality | #102 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Theme | #176 | 3.359 | 3.359 |
Ranked from 64 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent Mode?
MOWED sounds like MODE :)
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This is a fun mowed-type game. and is really well polished. I rock a C rank average.
mow type games are on the rise. Nice !
It was a lot of fun! I mirror the other comments regarding the art style and vibe, it's a pretty specific older feel. Somehow got M ranks first try but only on the odd numbered levels.
Side note on the slowdown stuff, it could be the windows gamemaker scheduler issues that have plagued the space for some years now. There's a dll fix somewhere that might be worth looking into.
no way, you’re the first non-dev i’ve seen that’s gotten M ranks at all! great job!!!
as for the lag stuff, it’s definitely possible, though we do a lot of stuff with surfaces for the grass, so it’s hard to say really. development will probably continue next month, so i’ll keep that in mind for then, thanks!
This gives me strong Cartoon Network flash game vibes and I am loving this nostalgic trip.
Unfortunately my Laptop did not vibe with it that much: I had pretty low frame rate, the lawn mower was pretty slow and each second on the timer was about 6 seconds in real life! I could not tell you why exactly - all the stats on the Task Manager seemed fine - but it did have something to do with the grass is my guess, because on the grading screen and the main menu I have 0 issues. One other thing is thing is that I would've really liked if the player sprite had some visual mood changes (for example cheer when you dash or sad when you run over animals).
From the gif that you provided, the feedback you've gotten and the game play that I have enjoyed in 1/6th speed I can tell that this is a fun and frantic game. I would've enjoyed if you found some way to incorporate "Mode". Still this is a very enjoyable and complete game, congrats :)
yeah, the techniques we used in the game don’t really mix well with weaker hardware unfortunately :( (my own laptop hated it, even!) hopefully we’ll be able to optimize it further after the jam is all said and done. glad you enjoyed it even through the lag!
It was a really polished game, with a classic feel. Felt like I was playing one of those cool games back on the Cartoon Network website in the early 2000’s. The music sort of reminded me of that. There were a lot of nice touches with the visual effects and sound effects.
I was thinking the same thing, hahaha
Great minds think like twins 👯♀️
I loved the overall presentation - the ui work, different screens for different ranks and the score tally. Loved the biggy cameo. I had issues in the beginning as the game was running in my integrated graphics card but after fixing that issue, the game ran butter smooth and the controlled very well. Managed to eek out a couple As, mostly Bs. Nice execution of the theme "mode(mowed)". Also lawnmowing seems to be a hazardous job with all the cars, dogs and water...
I liked how smooth the gameplay was! The controls felt just right. Easy to control, but difficult enough to not be boring. I liked the music too, I thought it fit nicely
The drifting feels really good and the jumping is a lot of fun. Hard to get really high scores. I liked it.
Also nice job with the grass shader.
That title pun really got me, that's really clever. I love the score pages and what they stand for. I love how there's a new wacky thing introduced in every level. Really nice!
The art is beautiful, the music is good, the controls are great. the gameplay is super fun and satisfying. i've got nothing but good things to say. but, this game is a bit too powerful for my PC i guess, as i experienced some slowdown. Awesome game!
Drift mechanic feels great, and I love the little visual touches like the grass swaying and the speed trails when you dash. I wonder how it would feel if the game used the mouse direction or an analog for aiming, rather then turning?
It's a really cool game. I haven't played a lot of lawnmowing-type games. did feel like the levels went on a bit too long but that might just be my attention span being ruined by the internet
Fun and cute little game. The music did get quite repetitive though. Satisfying concept, that is well executed.
I really like the presentation and the idea! It was fun and satisfying to mow the grass around, altho I think the arcady " time trial" aspect of it is counter intuitive with the relaxing satisfying nature of mowing the grass! Overall really good!
well it’s not really meant to be a relaxing game, that’s the whole premise 😅 glad you liked it though, thanks for the review!
It's funny because the other "Mowed" had too little big patches of grass and I played yours and I feel like you have too big of patches of grass! Where is my perfect mowing simulator? XD The controls are great and the presentation is A+. Feels a lot like a Super Nintendo game I'd play a bunch on a Saturday night in 1995. Great job! Maybe could've added a bit more variety or different modes or something to be a bit more than "a game that's a pun" but for being a "game that's a pun" it is fun to play.
Very original gameplay idea, love the grass and fence shaders, and the art is really cute
Would love to see a gamemode where you race against a CPU to see who mows the most lawn
Hello fellow Mow-dev! Obviously you blew it out of the water with the take on the theme. Perfect, no notes. I enjoyed your game as well. Very visually appealing, your audio is quite nice, your grass textures/shaders are satisfying to cut, and the mower itself feels snappy to control. Very nicely put together piece. It feels complete and polished. I wasn't particularly good at it, but I had fun. If I were to have any criticisms, a little more variety in the music would have been nice. Possibly a few additions to the mechanics to make it a little more engaging. As well as some more variety in the environment/obstacles. Alas, we only have so much time to work on these! Nicely done 🤝
The sentiment has been echoed before but this would've been a killer flash game back in the day. Very finished-feeling with great art and the mechanic of slingshotting around is very simple but satisfying. Tough to get the M rank, but I'm gonna get there. >:3 Love all the visual flare, like with the grass shaders and the skid marks making for great visual touches.
This game feels polished! I think the timers are a bit long on the first few levels but feels a bit better as there are more things to be aware of. Vibes are for sure excellent though, reminds me of a flash game I would've sunk time to back in the day :)
I liked the vibe and how the game plays. Graphics are nice and high quality. I also enjoyed watching the progress as it was being made being posted on Discord.