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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Implementation | #3 | 4.350 | 4.350 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.817 | 3.817 |
| Fun Factor | #9 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Audio | #9 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Gameplay | #15 | 3.450 | 3.450 |
| Visuals | #17 | 3.900 | 3.900 |
| Special Object Implementation | #19 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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You play by freezing other participants with ice magic! The referee keeps things civil with his whistle.
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That was REALLY FUN! It reminded me of the first Idea I had for the jam, a corrupt referee that would freeze time to "cheat" in a game, I was going to call it like "evil referee" or something like that. But implementing all the football player's movement and logic would have been a nightmare.
The gameplay is fun, unique mechanic, well implemented theme and object, overall a great entry for the jam, excellent job!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate hearing that people enjoyed the game. And I understand you completely, it was hard enough making NPCs run around like headless chicken, it would have been hell trying to get them to actually follow the rules of a sport.
The time limit and immediate feedback made the trial-and-error process really fun. It kept me thinking, “Next time I’ll try this” or “Maybe I should do that instead.”
The referee and the playful voices also created a really unique and oddly enjoyable atmosphere
Happy to hear you enjoyed it! It's got a weird atmosphere, yeah.. I went the extra mile to make it clearly consensual and all in good fun since it is a game where you attack civilians with spells, and it's a relief that it apparently worked. Thanks for the feedback!
Okay... That is weirdly awesome... I didn't know what to expect and couldn't stop giggling while playing it. It's corky and the take on the theme is just hilariously on point. Honestly congratulations because that's super fun. The look is really nice too, it's really great work!
Thanks so much! That's high praise coming from the Tang developer :)
Haha loved It. Perfect level of dumbness.
It's what I strive for in life!
Great game! I especially love your pixel art, it looks like a watercolor painting from further back
I'm not much of an artist so "looks good from further back" is the best I can hope for 😂 jk I know that's not how you meant it, haha. Thank you!
Cool game! Tried a few times but couldn't get any medals. One issue is that sometimes the freeze didn't properly go where i wanted it to go, which is annoying when you have to avoid the referee. Over all pretty fun experience
Thanks! I remember during testing having the freeze be aimed at the mouse cursor, but instead I liked how aiming it towards your last movement direction encouraged you to stay on the move. The tradeoff is that it's harder to aim, yeah.. And with the comments here I'm wondering if I made the medals too hard to get. Thanks for the feedback.
The game is really good.. The tag concept for this theme is very clever and gameplay wise you've done a good job aswell & the art is also super cool really loved the shadowe effect on the grass, great work on it👊🏻
Thank you very much! It's funny you mention the grass effect because it's actually one of the things I'm the most iffy about in the project. It didn't turn out quite like I intended... But still, I'm happy you enjoyed it and the game :)
Impressive for one person, great art, soundtrack, and fun gameplay! Not sure how you pulled this off, but I think we have a winner.
The answer of how I pulled this off is "barely" :p And thank you for saying that! I doubt this will win, especially with games like yours in the jam, but I'm proud of it.
I have to close it! Now! Otherwise I won’t stop playing.
This is so much fun! Love everything about it. So simple, so addictive.
(When hitting ‘continue’ after the round ends, the credits start. First time I thought it was a bug and klicken it away before the actual credits appear)
Haha, that's the best possible praise! I really appreciate it. And thanks for the feedback on the credits, I'll keep it in mind for the next project.
This game is so fun! The audios and visuals effects when freezing people are really great!
Thanks! I wanted to make sure to get that right since it's the main thing that happens in the game. Good to hear you liked it!!
Waw neat, one of my favorite for sure!
It is so smooth, the visuals are perfect, the music and sound effects are so fun! Good job 5/5
Thank you! I worked really hard on all that, so that means a lot :)
Liked it! Easy and smooth to play with cool graphics and audios. Really liked the fact we have to learn rules by doing the mistakes, and that it's part of the gameplay. Don't know if it's was intended but I found this refreshing (bad pun intended) as a game structure. Nice work
Thank you! And yeah, it was intended. Since retrying is so quick and the runs are so short I didn't feel bad making the player lose to learn the rules. It's also why I tried making the mistakes funny and endearing, with the ref and the crowd reacting. It's nice of you to notice :)
This was fun! I really enjoy the visuals, it was very easy to see when the freeze would recharge. The frozen people acting as a decoy was a great touch. Great job
Thanks! I'm happy you enjoyed it. And it's always a relief when the visuals work out okay, since I'm mainly a programmer..
The idea is very simple, but it works really well. I also like that the frozen characters become obstacles you have to avoid, it’s a really nice touch. The fact that you must not freeze the referee is pretty funny too. The whole art style is very nice and the game looks great. Maybe a small counter showing how many people you’ve frozen would help to track your progress. Overall, really nice job, I had a good time!
Thanks! The frozen characters as obstacles and the ref being a hazard were there precisely to add some depth to things, so the game wouldn't be *too* simple. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Very fun game, the freezing visual is very cool.
Thank you :)
This is pretty fun; I tried 4 times and finally managed to get a bronze. The credits were a super cute touch. If the people couldn't run so far out of bounds it would feel a bit fairer. Great game concept!
Thank you so much! The runners go back into the field after you've moved away, with the idea being that how you move around must be part your strategy, but I haven't playtested with anyone other than myself so this might well be completely unbalanced :p