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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Theme | #34 | 3.055 | 3.214 |
Audio/Music | #39 | 2.240 | 2.357 |
Fun/Engagement | #45 | 1.697 | 1.786 |
Art/Graphics | #45 | 2.037 | 2.143 |
Overall | #45 | 2.257 | 2.375 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- Forcing me to click twice with the mouse before I can then play with the keyboard forces me to switch my hands very fast to the keyboard because the pitcher throws the ball right away. I feel you should allow to restart the game with only the keyboard and maybe make the pitcher wait slightly longer at the start to have to time to react to the first shot.
- I think as a little baseball minigame, this one generally works fine, but I think a big issue with this could have maybe been solved with play testers. To start the game you have to click on start, and then your right hand has to immediately jump to the arrow keys as the pitcher instantly throws the first pitch. Letting you start with spacebar or use WASD to aim would have made the whole thing easier, or having a countdown from the first pitch. I think a little extra feedback would also be really nice, as right now all that happens when you hit the ball is it vanishes. Adding a sound, animation of the ball sailing away, and particle effects would really raise the fun factor of the game.
Did you work alone, or as part of a group? (If in a group, list their names)
Alone
Disclose if you used any public domain assets or not.
Nope, everything was made by me!
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The arrows aren't working to change the hitbox for me, and I just keep getting immediately bowled out :(
Sorry to hear that, im planning to fix up the game soon!
There's a couple UX problems like just when the game starts. I wish you gave a countdown before the first pitch. Also I wish that my hand didn't move as much. I go from the arrow keys to my mouse when I die and it just kind of messes up the flow. Especially after I got jumped by a ball and died really quick. The game itself is alright. Simple and fun. Just those weird menu issues was all I had a problem with.
Ok, thank you for the advice, I will take it and add it for you!
I love you
thanks mate