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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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Pretty cool! I giggled when I saw anxiety square. Got Undertale vibes.
I can see this being an actual game where you go on horrible dates and you need to dodge bullets to escape whenever your date says anything you consider a red flag, and if you get too anxious your character says something dumb instead.
Also there's a raccoon in a shirt.
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)
I don't know what I'm going to do with this game in the future, but making a full game is definitely a possibility!
haha, I love it, very fun and funny game. congratulations
Thank you! :)
This game gave me some really good laughts haha, i would love to see a dating sim combined with bullet hell phases in order to progress, maybe thats something that would actually make me want to play any dating sim at all haha, good job!
Thank you! :)
Wow, did not expect something like this! Kudos to your creativity, this is not my type of game but I had a lot of fun, and I love seeing games that do something different! Great entry!
Thank you! I really appreciate you giving it a try even though it's not your type of game :)
Who would've thought?? A dating game?? not only that, but the execution is really well done :D
I really like how each conversation brings a new patern of bullets to avoid! I have seen your progress on discord, and I wanted to try it, and happily, I was not disappointed! The audio is very good, the story is well written! Really cool, and I hope you keep working on it :D
Thank you! I really appreciate that and I'm glad you liked what you played :)
I love this concept, it's so damn creative! Representing anxieties over a date with a bullet board like in Undertale is just brilliant! I also really love the artstyle of putting together a bunch of stock photos together, and the sound design is really nice. The dialog does stumble a little at times, but it's overall well-written and was really funny.
I think my only problems with it is that it's pretty short and that there wasn't that much variety in bullet patterns. Definitely a really good game to expand on, if you ever decide to!
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)
Also, thank you for the feedback! I don't know what I'm going to do with this game in the future, but making it a bigger game is definitely a possibility!
That was a pretty fun game, I died instantly because I thought I was supposed to also dodge the red hearts just like when I go on dates in real life.
I have noticed the hitboxes are pretty strange. As a result, when you try to go between two bullets you will actually hit both so the strategy becomes to go directly into the line of fire for one to get hit as few times as possible.
Thank you for playing! Yeah, I agree, the hitboxes could have really used some polishing.
Clever take on the theme and bullet hell concept!
Thank you!
This game was insanely creative! I had a laugh quite a few times, too. Tons of fun! My only problem was that the player's hitbox is waaaayyyy larger than the circle you play as, which is something you want to avoid. There were quite a few times where I was quite a distance from any drops but still heard the hit sound. Other than that - this game is incredible! Definitely play it if you want a chill, funny experience.
Thank you! I'm really quite glad you enjoyed it. I agree that I could have made the hitboxes better, but at least I know now for next time!
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
Thank you! I really appreciate your comment!
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.