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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Implementation | #63 | 3.162 | 3.333 |
| Audio | #72 | 2.530 | 2.667 |
| Special Object Implementation | #81 | 2.530 | 2.667 |
| Gameplay | #86 | 2.319 | 2.444 |
| Overall | #89 | 2.495 | 2.630 |
| Fun Factor | #92 | 2.214 | 2.333 |
| Visuals | #104 | 2.214 | 2.333 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Takes place on a frozen lake, and the whistle is used to "referee" NPCs to change direction
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Haha! I love this idea even though the gameplay feels like this ice skating lake is a horror movie set where everyone ends up dying while the zamboni runs in circle to repair a crack in the ice at the other side of the lake. It's a great take on the theme, unexpected and smart but the difficulty is making it quite challenging. Maybe the zamboni should repair the cracks quicker as I kept running in circle on a crack hoping to get rid of it. I think there are great elements in this game and little tweaks left and right could help make it even more enjoyable. Congrats on your work!
Thank you, great comment!
I agree it needs balance, I also found cracks very hard to repair in my initial idea, I added a reverse to make it easier to reverse back/forth, and loosed up steering, but I agree it can still be tricky!
Cool game, Using the whistle to turn NPCs was fun, though a bit tricky to get used to.
Thank you! Not quite sure I like how the whistle affect it in the end, I may modify it afterwards to affect only skaters heading into a hole, but I will see!
An interesting combination of mechanics, liked the idea of fixing patches with the zamboni, and there's some chaos with all the stuff. The controls were a bit hard to get used to. Didn't super understand the use of the whistle. with some more polish this is a cool arcade game!
Thank you! Yeah, the idea behind the whistle was when you blew it skaters reverse direction, initially my idea was to be able to use it to stop them going in holes, but I dont think as it is its great, I think I may modify it to rather affect on skaters heading to a hole, or something.