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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Relevance to Theme | #11 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Presentation | #15 | 3.647 | 3.647 |
| Design | #17 | 3.324 | 3.324 |
| Overall | #17 | 3.212 | 3.212 |
| Enjoyment | #19 | 2.676 | 2.676 |
| Gameplay | #22 | 2.412 | 2.412 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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When your eyes de-focus there is an incredible 3D parallax effect happening. I didn't realize that from watching video footage.
nice game! i wish there were more minigames, and the prices for the presents seem way too high. also, the camera should start scrolling way, way sooner that it does - the player goes way too close to the edge of the screen. it's a bit undermined by the overly inconsistent pixel sizes, but there's some nice art here!
The idea could work, basically a collection of minigames accesible via a small hub world. The atmosphere is nice, problem is, with only one minigame being available, and the high price of the gifts, the game in its current state is too grindy! This probably would be fixed when more minigames are added and the hub world is expanded upon. I would probably recommend adding some tickets that can be found just by exploring the hub world, so it serves more of a function than giving you access to the minigames. Also, it is very jarring and cumbersome that you spawn at the start of the hub world after exiting any door, should make it so you spawn at the door you just went into. Good luck and hope you can develop this further!
really nice art and music, loved clicking the bubbles but after a while it can be a bit of a strain, it would be nice to have other types of inputs, but overall this is lovely and i can't wait to see how it develops as you add more minigames <3
I like the atmosphere and music of the game but it got quite repetitive and grindy to be able to buy any of the gifts. I'm not a big fan of being able to get 7 tickets whether or not I pop the bubbles either, that should change according to your performance. The bubbles looked nice and colorful though so I give credit there.
That said, I liked the fact that popping bubbles wasn't just mindless clicking, you have to go where the bubbles gather the most to be able to get higher numbers which is a cool detail. The highest I managed was 444 I think. Don't know if that's a lot but I was struggling by the end ahahah
This could be a fun, chill game with more content and a system that rewards better play so don't give up despite all criticisms.
Maybe it would be cool too if buying gifts did something for the player since right now I'm just buying gifts because that's the goal for intended in the game and that's it. If seeing your friends happy gave you a bit more power on the minigames maybe that could motivate the player to want to get more gifts and make the rest of the game a little less grindy. Just a suggestion :)
Absolutely I did notice the bug where the ticket number wouldn't reset and a bunch of little bugs while watching you play I definitely agree with your input and there are definitely more minigames in the works also alittle more reason to get the gifts like bonuses. I look forward to continuing this project on after the Jam, and thank you so much for playing and your thorough input it really helps :)
That's unfortunate! Hopefully it only gets better going forward :) I'll be waiting to play the improved version when it's ready ^^
You're welcome, I'm glad you took the criticism in stride.
Poppin' game! Both music and graphics were wonderful.
I love the colors and the overall design, everything is clean and well presented. I also like the cute sprite work. I hope to see more levels in the future!
Really beautiful game. Would love to see more levels or more points awarded for the clicking bubbles game. Great job overall!