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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #2 | 4.439 | 4.439 |
| Approachability | #22 | 4.018 | 4.018 |
| Overall | #74 | 3.544 | 3.544 |
| Audio | #76 | 3.351 | 3.351 |
| Theme | #80 | 3.421 | 3.421 |
| Fun | #93 | 3.386 | 3.386 |
| Visuals | #126 | 3.158 | 3.158 |
Ranked from 57 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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really really creative, fits the theme more than perfectly, wish i could put a 10 out of 5 stars, only thing is that i wish it was a bit longer
also fun fact its my first dating sim i played
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What an amazing game. Super creative, very funny. The only issue I can really find about this game is that it is too short. Congratulations, you made a dating sim bullet hell that actually plays really nice. Amazing job.
Thank you! yeah, i wish I made it longer too haha. Maybe someday I will but I'm glad I was able to make what I could for the jam. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
This is insane hahaha, I would never imagine something like this when I joined this jam. Congrats!
Thank you
This game is absolutely amazing! I love Simon, he is adorable. I like the story and the references to other games. This game is great. The only complaint I could make is that the bullet patterns are not very varied.
Yeah, I wish i was able to spend more time on the bullet patterns and the story, but thank you and i'm really glad you enjoyed it!
That. That was the most original concept i've ever seen for a bullet hell experience. That's so funny and well turned, and the dialogues are really fun. I'm just sad there is not much different pattern.
Also, be carefull, if you turbo spam the dialogues, all the pattern are going together, and its quite "easy" to get to the end with this.
Super fun iteration of a bullet hell dating sim with a raccoon (i'm sure you're the only one of that kind)
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and think that it's unique! I do wish I was able to do more with the concept, but I'm glad with what I was able to fit in during the jam period haha.
I HEARD YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE THIS BUT I DIDN'T THINK YOU ACTUALLY WOULD?!?!?!?! FIVE STARS ALL AROUND FOR MAKING THIS BRAVO! (hitboxes tho)
THANK YOU! (yeah, I could have polished a bit better) Thank you, I really appreciate it haha.
legit tho 5 stars in every catagory you deserve it!
What's the water supposed to represent?
Tears
makes sense, just wanted to confirm
i honestly love this, and the racoon is cool too i guess. The art was good, but the hitbox wasnt.
I'm glad you liked it! Yeah, the gameplay definitely could've been refined. Thank you for your feedback.
It’s fine. I just wish movement didn’t have so much drag, and that your hitbox was smaller. It makes more precise movements an impossibility, and it seems like getting hit by something is a guarantee as a result of your hitbox.
Yeah, I agree, I definitely think there are ways I could have polished this better. Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it.
Really nice concept! original in this bullet hell jam ! Well done
Thank you!
game in a game concept was fun, having the phone game to play :), nice added challenge.
I didn't realise at first i was meant to catch the hearts, I was trying to dodge both. Once I realised the hearts went up, I was all set, and managed to go to the "Good Ending" :).
Music matched the mood of the game well. And the art was quirky and fun.
Well done, great job :).
Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it.
nice game but its short and SO MUCH TEXT. (what is logical by a dating sim lol)
Nice one, only issue for me is that there was a bit too much healing that made it a bit too easy, and grammar in some spots wasn't the best
8/10
Yeah, you're right, I definitely should have ran it through a spell check before posting it haha. Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it!
Loved how you abstracted anxiety into a small confined square of dodging tears. and the dialogue is terrific haha
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Every dating sim would be greatly improved with bullet hell mechanics. This game is pioneering the future of gaming.
It was great fun! Loved the creative use of the theme!
lol thank you!
Haha, loved the take on the theme! The game was not that hard (I suck at bullet hells) and I got the good ending, so my fav game so far ! :D
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)
Such a unique concept, and done pretty well! I could see this becoming a much bigger game with more story content. Good job!
Thank you! I don't know what I'll do with this game in the future, but making a bigger game is definitely a possibility.
This game surprised me, it managed to combine a visual novel and a bullet hell!
It isn't really clear what the bullets do, I guessed the red ones are good and the blue ones are bad, and one of the main attacks is undodgeable (due to being really rng based) and there are only around two attacks in the whole game? A little more variety would have been nice, but what we have is good. Also there isn't really a consequence for getting hit, as you can regain your lost health by just hitting red. And again, the theme incorporation could have been more creative.
Over it's a solid entry, could use some more polish but it isn't bad at all, and combining two near-incompatible genres is impressive, overall great job!
Thank you for the feedback, I definitely agree most of the mechanics could use some redesigning and refining. I really didn't fully form the idea before starting to try and make the game, so I think if I would have thought the mechanics through a little more it could have been better. Thank you for playing my game and have nice day!
This is an awesome concept that could totally work in a bigger game! It's an awesome idea, who knew you could take a bullet hell & dating sim then say "now kiss!" haha
Thank you! I don't know what I'll do with this game in the future, but making a bigger game is definitely a possibility.
nice game! I quite like the idea of a visual novel with interactive features like this, and it felt like it ended too soon. One small problem. The main character is SO RUDE! I’m kidding, but I do think the dialogue in the game is a bit lacking. The game is very creative and easy to understand at first sight, but the bullet patterns could’ve been more different depending on the text, playing breakout at the start of the game was also pretty funny. But, I didn’t really feel like the game fit the theme at all.