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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #1777 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Overall | #3306 | 2.452 | 2.452 |
| Presentation | #3759 | 2.214 | 2.214 |
| Fun | #4288 | 1.893 | 1.893 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The fighter is joined to a ball and chain which fits the first part of the theme. We find out what it means for them to break apart when the fighter breaks the chains changing the flow of the gameplay from stand-n-fight to hit-n-run
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
Great graphics and fun idea! The slower pace was fine for me, since I am a beginner at gaming.
Cool idea for a game! I wish I could swing the ball around a bit rather than just throw straight, but a good start on the concept!
Really neat idea! As the others have said, I would have preferred it to be a bit faster paced - but I guess I wouldn't be moving too quickly if I had a ball chained to my ankle! And I know you didn't make the sounds, but I just wanted to say that the choice for it to be mostly silent - save for the rattling of chains and the occasional roar - did wonders for the atmosphere. Stepping out into the colosseum for the first time and hearing that roar was genuinely daunting...
Cool game! But yeah I wish it was a little faster paced. And dying was king of discouraging because it takes a while to go back in the arena.
The idea is neat, but I think the execution is off. More range on the throw, a faster pace to gameplay, and a little more leniency, and this could be quite fun!
Keep working on it, though, I'd like to see this become something cool.
Cool idea, but I was expecting the throw to be more of a throw and less of a drop
Really cool idea, but the game feels really slow in my opinion.
Reminds me of MYST (graphics and sounds). While the concept is interesting, the game not only is incredibly punishing, but also really slow. Maybe it would be more fun with more HP and a further range of throwing the ball? Very original, though.