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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Concept (gameplay) | #18 | 3.839 | 3.839 |
| Presentation (visuals) | #20 | 3.911 | 3.911 |
| Overall | #37 | 3.351 | 3.351 |
| Cursed (theme) | #95 | 2.304 | 2.304 |
Ranked from 56 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Nice little game. I included it in my compilation video series of all of the games from the Kenney Jam, if you’d like to take a look. :)
Here Is My 2 Cents On Feedback.There Is Glitches That Don't Take Long To Find, The Controls And The First Couple Times I Pressed Space To Start And Then Moved To A And D I Think You Should Also Add A And D, At The Start I Didn't Like The Wall Of Text Because It Kinda Confuses Me And I Would Rather Play To Find Out Which Leads To Confusion, I Think You Could Fix This By Adding A Tutorial Of Sorts, But I Think Thats A Personal Problem, Also Sometimes The Ball Gets Glitched With The Collider. In Conclusion This Game Is Great For Its Purpose(A Fun Mobile Sort Of Game To Play For A Few Minutes) But Has Some Glitches And Quality Of Life Problems Which Is Expected From A Game Jam Game, Great Job Man!
Really nice game feel in the game and core mechanic while pretty simple, provides a lot of fun just by itself. I feel like it's mostly good game in general as in terms of complying with the theme and using Kenneys assets it felt a bit like it is cheating. Never the less I'd play this game even it weren't a jam game.
Thanks. All the sound effects are made by Kenney as well so I felt I was in the spirit :)
That is a really good and polished game you could easily put it on mobile.
Mobile game, when?
Great game! I enjoyed playing it, although I wish this was a rythem game, an upbeat with some funky tunes could really bring this game together.
The paddle is both too slow (for large movements) and too fast (for precision).
The bounce angle is inconsistent and unintuitive.
May be solved with mouse controls.
really fun game! Simple, but clever use of the assets!
Super polished! It's a shame that you can't use the controls with one hand though, since you need to press space to start.
I also felt that this didn't connect to the theme very well at all. In your video, you mention that the paddle is "cursed" because it shrinks, but I don't think you convey this clearly enough in game.
The presentation and gameplay are top notch though! Especially for 12 hours.
Great Game. Love the theme. And the simple presentation. It is also great how you used the assets in a unexpected way. This is why I give you ma vote.
the game felt so good just by moving around. Great use of the assets! Just missed a stronger take on the ‘curse’ thing.
Oh man all that juice! Loved the simplicity and great execution.
The visuals are really simple so for the game jam aspect it's not high, but it works really well for what it is. Really enjoyed playing. It's simple enough to make you think "I can do better" but hard enough that... I rarely do better at all. Especially with bouncing off the power up. I can not remember how many times I've died to that thing. Simple and fun.
+ Visually very polished
+ Appreciate accessibility toggle for the flash (though I kept it on)
+ Quite addictive
+ Having a high score makes you want to replay
+ I like the changing colours for the paddle/extensions
- The controls are tricky to master
- The typo in "COunter Clockwise" irks my OCD, as does the lower-case "t" for Toggle Flash, which is a shame as the rest is so polished
Neat little game, well polished
Fun game. I don't have much to say about it :)
Challenging and cool concept. The minimalist look and ambient music are very relaxing.
Really cool idea! The only complaint i could even have is that sometimes I lose track of which direction to press, but that's my problem. Overall very fun and unique game!
Nice concept! Have never seen that before