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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #260 | 4.150 | 4.150 |
| Enjoyment | #416 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Overall | #508 | 3.862 | 3.862 |
| Presentation | #1336 | 3.638 | 3.638 |
Ranked from 80 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?
My game is a bowling puzzle game where you play the pin not the bowler. You see things from a pin's perspective.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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I just loved it! Such a plottwist! I'm so happy for pinny hahahah
Congratulations on your submission!
Thank you!
I like this. Took a while to get used to the talking sound effects and I also didn't expect bowling pin grandpa to suddenly be a character but yea, good game. *leaves*
yay ty!
I absolutely love the sounds effect and music it feels so cute. Has a really cool concept and is fun to play.
Great job!
Fantastic entry! I really enjoyed this one.
Thank you very much
Rare to have a game jam game with a good story! Very nice little puzzle game. Great job!
Ty, I am happy you liked the story.
really cute concept and im AMAZED how many levels you got in in time, i also really liked that you twisted the goal after half of the game! i think at some points a bit more feedback on where something will hit would have been nice, but it wasnt really detrimental to the expieriece. i had tons of fun playing it
Thank you for the feedback, I completely agree and appreciate it. I am happy you enjoyed the game.
P.s.: I was surprised by how many levels I managed to get in haha.
super unique concept, great work! Love puzzle games
Ty very much
I am deeply impressed with your game's concept and the accompanying music. The unique idea behind the game is not just intriguing, but also offers a refreshing take on gameplay
Absolutely amazing. Max stars all the way. The best game I've played so far.
Omg wow that is high praise. Thank you so much. I really liked your game as well. Super memorable and fun.
The story makes the game entertaining throughout and there were a few levels that I had to think about for a second, nice work.
Thank you for playing. I am glad you enjoyed the story.
There's some cool puzzles here and the time constraints creates some fun clutch moments. I really like the storyline too.
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome game! Great storyline and really fun to play as well. Definitely the best game I've played so far! Really well done
Wow high praise! Thank you so much for playing.
I like the little dialogue and the gameplay was great. I just wish I could turn off the doo doo doos in the background.
Haha sorry the "doo doo doos " tired you out. I am glad you liked the dialogue and gameplay!
This is a pretty nice game
:D
Very cute, love the story elements. Some of the puzzles feel a little overdesigned when they are actually kinda simple. Getting the ball stuck inbetween redirectors and then pushing the pins in feels a bit cheesy, maybe make it so redirectors only work one time? Love the twist at the end. Good job on your submission!
What a surpisingly long little game! very cute and quite challenging torwards the end.
I liked that idea a lot, I wish sometimes there was a bit more time during levels so it's more puzzle game rather than a speedrun
its a simple and charming game, tbh the plot was the thing that really won me over, and i loved the ending levels, they gave me strong GLaDOS boss battle vibes which always a good thing! though harder puzzles would have been welcome
Nice! I feel the dialogue got kind of repetitive though until the end
Hey Thank you! yeah looking back my tired brain def might have over done the dialogue a bit.
I just realized I am playing your game, such a cool concept! But i gotta ask how do i get passed level 3 haha , plz give me a hint haha.
This was incredibly charming! There's a lot of tiny details that makes this memorable to me like the funny soundtrack and the voice blips (or whatever they're called). The bowling take was creative and I like how you went the puzzle game route. The game *was* able to run on my mac, but only for three levels so do take my review with a grain of salt.
It seems the bowling direction relies on rng; since it's timed I began to think impulsively of how fast I can get the pins to line up with the line rather than taking my time to think it out. Personally it might be better to have the bowling directions manually set by you so you can create a situation that requires to be thought out more. The hitboxes of the pins also seemed to be narrower than I thought, as there were moments where I'd push a pin onto a tile that the line was on, however the ball misses the pin by a hair.
Obviously this is just me being nitpicky on a jam game, but overall this was a really solid game! Unfortunately I don't own a windows computer so I couldn't play as much as I wanted to. Good luck for the rest of the jam!
Okay cool you both did full reviews for eachother