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A jam submission

Tiny Bow GuyView game page

Can such a little guy manage to become the greatest archer? #RevivalJam
Submitted by btopp, Bantol, SharkBlaster Games — 10 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Body#273.1543.154
Heart#283.3853.385
Overall#293.1543.154
Mind#302.9232.923
Soul#313.1543.154

Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

He's a bit slow for mouse controls. 

I'd be less annoyed by that if I moved him at that speed with button controls.

Developer

Thank you for playing and your feedback! <3

Submitted(+1)

Some grammatical things to fix under "Slimed" the butterflies should be "grateful". Under "Fireballs" you state that there's an "earth shattering raport" but a "rapport" is a good thing. Did you mean to use another word? 

Okay, all of that said I can see how this one really is a direct revival. So you get highmarks there! Despite the spelling issues, which are very minor and don't affect gameplay, it's a very cute game that presents some stuff challenges as it progresses. I only got as far as the fireballs before I gave up and that's okay - easy to learn hard to master. The story elements are helpful to keep the player going and you have the ability to add to that to make completing a level even more rewarding. 

Still, it reminded me so much of games from the 90s and that's truly in the spirit of the jam. Good work. 

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for your detailed feedback. The text updates will definitely be part of future updates. It's a great honor to hear your references to games from the 90s, because that was part of our goal. :)

Submitted(+1)

I love the classic mode ^^

The choice to not auto reload after shooting is quite an interesting choice ^^

Developer(+1)

We appreciate your feedback. The goal was to recreate the experience of "Bow and Arrow" by John Di Troia from 1992 within the classic mode. Therefore we are really happy to hear that you like it. <3

Submitted(+1)

Deceptively hard. I thought it would be a piece of cake but then turned pretty challenging really fast. That's not a criticism - it's a compliment with how challenging it is with the limited number of variables you have in there now. You could add more things like variation to your arrow speed based on pull back strength to add a lot more skill, or arrow powerups, flaming arrows that cause chain reactions, exploding arrows that have AOE properties, and so on. Lots of opportunities here. Good stuff

Developer

Thanks for playing the game. I like your ideas for more features. <3 We are plan to work on a "modern mode" which contains upgrades and maybe some of the mechanics you mentioned.

Submitted(+2)

Well, it's really cool for kids.

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much for your feedback. It is an honor for me, as I developed the game based on old childhood memories. <3

Submitted(+3)

charming little guy ! great color palette and simple style

i would've preferred if the movement and arrows were a bit faster, for a snappier feel, but that depends on what vibe you're going for, the balloons were a bit hard for me to shoot because of how slow the arrow moves, and i had to wait for it to go across the entire screen before trying again

but that's all dependent on a lot of playtesting and feedback, which is hard to get on a jam deadline, nice work !

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much for your feedback and detailed suggestions. These will be incorporated directly into further development.

Submitted(+2)

Really challenging to get the timing right, especially on the first level ironically. It's fun, though! I enjoyed the slimes the most out of how far I was able to get. I think timing the approaching slimes was more fun to me than timing the arrow being at the right height at the right time for the balloons and bubbles... maybe because I just played a bunch of Tapper last weekend, though.

Nice work!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing! We appreciate your honest feedback. <3