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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Technical | #36 | 3.474 | 3.474 |
| Design | #45 | 3.368 | 3.368 |
| Gameplay | #46 | 3.263 | 3.263 |
| Overall | #66 | 3.158 | 3.158 |
| Artistic | #83 | 3.263 | 3.263 |
| Theme | #130 | 2.421 | 2.421 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Awesome game! Really easy to learn the goal and very interesting new mechanics with each new element, very good level design. And a choice of musics in the beginning, that's incredibly polished (I choosed the cello :-)). I also liked the mouth+mic made SFX, it was really in the style of the game. Thanks for this entry, I had a lot of fun!
One area I usually struggle with is introducing the mechanics in a guided but progressive way – I’m glad to hear that worked out for you.
And I’ve got to tell some real life people about that swing (cello) album. It was a treat!
This was great! The music was incredible and the different types of energy orb things were cool mechanically! I loved your names for the levels so much! Super flavorful and really just a good sense of humor behind a well made game! Great job!
Thanks. After so many years of doing game jams (it’s been my on-and-off hobby since elementary school) it’s glad to finally get one right.
I’ll probably spend some time thinking about how I could adapt this into a full/phone game. Though my track record for finishing those is, uh, consistent.
Click orbs, do things! A great life motto! 😂 It is so cool that you can select the music! All great songs too! You have great taste in music! This is one of my favorite games of this jam! So relaxing, so fun and so much humor!! What a stylish game! Thanks for a good time! 🥰
Thanks! You wouldn’t believe how hard it was to communicate the idea that both the orbs and the open/close buttons needed to be clicked; the motto was a last ditch effort that looks to have succeeded.
And I was very happy about those music finds – might have to go to Belgium just to hit up a Brazzmatazz concert.
I liked the fonts and puns on level names. It was a cool and relaxed game. good job :)
Thanks. A little wordplay goes a long way.
Glad you found it relaxing; a few of us frantically clicked our way into sore wrists.
Simple but enjoyable! I loved the music, reminds me of monsters inc. :) the sound effects were also very funny, I liked them.
Mouth sounds are a quick and easy go-to if you’re in need of silly sound effects, and it’s hard to overstate how much having sound effects of any kind adds to the fun factor of a game.
Thanks for the feedback.
Nice design, the song is great!
Thanks! I tried to pick songs that were upbeat and fun; freemusicarchive.org turns out to be a decent resource.
Do you recall which song(s) it was that you enjoyed? There’s a long piano song, a trumpet-heavy album, and a jazz/swing album. Different people have had different feelings about them though usually at least one sets the mood.
trumpet-heavy album really got me
The music when choosing a pipe is fiery the gameplay is simple and fun) . It would be cool if the opening closing of the gateway was also added to the keyboard for example on the space bar
Yeah that was some other feedback I received but I didn’t wanna deal with any buttons for my first web game, partially because I didn’t want to have to explain the buttons.
I had trouble enough getting people to realize all the things that could be clicked on.
Glad you enjoyed it.
This game is simple, but extremely fun. It is like an arcade game. Theme is not relevant to the jam's theme but awesome game.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. The first sentence in my design doc originally was “you are the energy source” but my first idea was also a mouse-tethered water bucket. The plan changed substantially over time and I can see how the theme became a bit abstract.
Great concept! Like the sound effects and really music choices :-)
Thanks! I almost didn’t add any sound-effects, both due to time constraints and the artistic fear of inadequacy. But I know cognitively that sound effects make games better, so I forced myself to do it. I was immediately glad I did, and I’m glad to hear you enjoyed them.
That trumpet track is a banger, lots of replay-ability and challenge in this, awesome work :D!
Glad you enjoyed it. I tried for a simple challenge well executed, but usually I bumble the progression.
The music in this game is lit!!
Thanks! Obviously I can’t take credit for the compositions but I did feel like those tracks matched the vibe. It’s also good exposure for the bands in question – I had not heard of them before searching for publicly-available works, and now I’m likely to seek them out.
Interesting game! There are so many ball types!
Thanks! If I had more time I’d make it a proper puzzle game.
This may be the first time that I didn’t have to cut any of the concepts (ball types).