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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #18 | 4.702 | 4.702 |
| Overall | #20 | 4.402 | 4.402 |
| Creativity | #89 | 4.355 | 4.355 |
| Enjoyment | #92 | 4.149 | 4.149 |
Ranked from 121 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?
It's a bowling game but you play as the pins, and you need to dodge the bowling balls. The unique cast of characters and powers that the player would usually have is instead stacked against you, the player.
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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Comments
Amazing gameplay, cute design, and holds a lot of potential for expansion later on!
Couldn't beat the extra cycle, but appreciated the variety of characters and attacks. You should all feel proud about what you have made:) Great job!
What a strike of a submission! I'm absolutely dumbfounded by the sheer amount of creativity displayed here! I would've never guessed this game was put together in under 48 hours! I don't know if I was simply getting better at the game, but the third circuit (with the exception of the last bowler) felt significantly easier than the second one, and at times the rng felt a little unfair, but those complaints are completely overshadowed by the quality of this entire experience! Awesome job y'all!!!
Thank you so much! We plan on doing some patches + adding an endless mode after the rating period, appreciate the feedback :D
This game is absolutely incredible! The slowing down mechanic makes the game super satisfying to play and the bowling pin sound effects are just chefs kiss. One of my favs this jam for sure!!
Thank you very much!
I’m impressed by the amount of content in this game for 48 hours! Art is very nice and varied, and I quite liked the bullet time when you go to move. I wish the pin could jump just a little further to allow for those last-second dodges. I can see this game as a full release, very cool!
Really cool game! The music, art, idea, and gameplay are all awesome. You created a lot of content in 48 hours as well. It's fun how the bowling ball abilities so closely resemble the characters. I could see this being released as a Steam game if you made even more content!
Love the art style!
Love the art style!
Beyond comprehension.
This feels like a full game. Great coherent visual style. Controls feel great. Encountered a few small bugs but nothing game breaking. Some waves felt a bit overwhelming but progressing is still perfectly doable with how the scoring works.
Top contender for sure.
Thanks for the heartfelt comment! Shame about the bugs but we're hoping to fix those + maybe add an endless mode after the jam scoring is over!
Really good-looking and fleshed-out game for a jam
Really fun ! Good level of challenge, couldn't beat the game but didn't feel impossible, maybe I'll give it another try later :) Character and animations are really cute as well
It was overall fun, creative, and beautiful! There are plenty of good ideas and potential. However, at first, I thought we had to save all the pins, but eventually, I realized that we only need to save the one we control. It's not necessarily clear, maybe it needs to be specified? Anyway, it's a great bowling game reversed!
Wow, just amazing! Super fun and amazing art style.
Creative. Extremely polished. Fun concept, great job!!
Awesome game!!! I had a blast.
The character art kinda reminds me of The King of Fighters.
The art is amazing! Really fun concept too!
great concept and art!
great idea and very charming characters!
Oh wow, this was really cool! The theme works really well. Never thought of the day I'd play as "that" would come... lol
Love the pixel art and its animation. I also liked the Super Nintendo vibe. Nicely done :D
THE GAME WAS PERFECT. The idea is awesome, the controls are something I have never seen (But in a good way) the pixel art is very very worked and the mechanic was very fun. The only problem is that I couldnt skip the anims at the beggining of each round. (They were short) but after a few levels it got a bit frustrating. This game is a 5/5 the best one at the moment I could say.
Looks really good! and interseting concept! Love the UI too