Cool game. I like the inspirational message.
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Just Start Bouncing's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #178 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Overall | #325 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
| Fun | #337 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
| Presentation | #448 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Preferred Name
Alwyn
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Newbie
Yes - I'm new to game jams!
How does your game fit the theme?
My initial inspiration for this game was the Star Wars opening crawl, since it is one of the most iconic starts of a movie ever. I wanted to have a car race between the letters, but racing top to bottom just felt so unnatural. So I went with a falling, bouncing ball instead.
Of course I could not use the original crawl text, so I wrote a little story that fit theme of this game-jam. A call to action to Just Get Started.
This is my first ever game that I have made (without a tutorial). I really enjoyed the whole process. Going from initial idea through all the struggles of making it work and then making it look and feel nicer. I have learned so much in this past week!
I hope you like me little game. Enjoy :)
Comments
Really creative idea! Loved that the increasing challenge of each level was to have the font space/size to be more cramped. The bouncing felt a bit random for me tho, but the multidirectional movement made it really fun. Also my total time was 145 seconds. Great job!
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Hungry lil' DudesWhat a great idea, the ball reminded me of those old-school cartoons where it follows the text of songs… Well if your goal was speed, maybe having a timer a tad more readable would have been great, and also I loved how each bounce really sounded you were falling into some sort of well, and the random leaves really emphasize on that feeling :) I think just a tiny touch of having letters semi-transparent, and then full-golden on collision would be amazing, but overall the game is really fun as it is and it fits the theme so creativly :D
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Sketch-O-ManiaNice inspirationnal game :)
Tho the goal of the game is to go as fast as possible so it is hard to read. Thank you for putting the read all text button at the end !
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Start On Time ! (jam)Hey! I really liked the message. Amazing entry. Super cool idea with the star wars like crawl text.
You know... I love to see people starting making games. This may sound silly, but it took me SO. MANY. YEARS. To finally complete something, to put something out there and see people playing it. It was a monochromatic card game, with no sound but a lot of sweat haha, on a Ludum Dare a few years ago. I never stopped since, and I don't plan to. I have nothing commercial yet, but I've been joining so many jams, making good and bad games, and it's always such a fun playing lots of entries and joining new communities. It fulfills me.
Great job with this one! Keep at it!
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Buildup Scouts...I-it's just a ball man... ...why am I crying?
In all seriousness though, really inspirational, something a lot of us (me included) needed to hear (or read I guess).
As for the gameplay, fun. If you ever plan on building on this idea, making the ball race up is also a fun possibility.
...I got stuck on a S... ;-;
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Rogue BallsHaha :D.
Thanks for the nice words! It was 99% the theme and the way Shovel said it that made me join the jam. So I am glad my story's message comes across. :)
I like your idea about racing up. could make a maze puzzle game with this mechanic. or even a sort of platformer.
Were you soft-locked on the S? I was afraid that there would be many possibilities for soft-locking, but I never managed to get stuck during play-testing.
Simple but addicting, especially with the perfect little bounce sound effects. I think choosing the ball instead of a car was the right choice, it allows for really chaotic bouncing and it feels more "zen". Great job on your first jam!
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Cloud Collectorshort and fun game, i liked the music and the texts
idk if its a bug but when i keep pressing A or D the ball doesnt move, it only moves if i spam it
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prokariot.Oh god! This game is a beautiful work of art! I really liked the idea of boucing the ball beetwen the texts (I always do with lines intead of balls in the school books lol). Simple and creative, Great!
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Copy RobotLoved the Star wars text inspiration, it was original and fun to have to navigate through the text, and the ball (once you get the gist of it) is fun to control. Good job and congrats on your first jam!
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Gotta Touch Grass 6This was a cool game. The controls were interesting, I wasn't very good at first, but I could see with practice you could become really precise. I also really liked the leaves as speed indicators!
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Just Get Star Ted!Nice game with an unique concept, theres no other game like this in the jam!
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I Need To Make A GameNice job! I am right there with you on making a "Whole" game without a tutorial we very satisfying.
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Type RyderThe controls are nicely thought out. The bounce and control feel accurate, I enjoyed this game
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Rookie Racers (Start me up!)
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