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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #223 | 4.274 | 4.274 |
| Overall | #228 | 3.913 | 3.913 |
| Enjoyment | #258 | 3.903 | 3.903 |
| Creativity & Theme | #267 | 4.113 | 4.113 |
| Audio | #282 | 3.726 | 3.726 |
| Seriousness | #889 | 3.548 | 3.548 |
Ranked from 62 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Ahhh the boomerang feels so good to use! I love the cute style as well!
Aww tanks, glad you liked it
Full marks from me! Simple mechanic executed well (love the looping map) and that's all that's needed. The boomerang was really responsive too.
The main test was if the boomerang was fun and responsive so I'm glad you liked it
Really enjoyed it! It reminds me of the TF2 dodgeball where you have to keep spinning the rockets around you. It also reminds me of the boomerang monkey (glaive lord) from bloons td 6. The instructions for the controls are well written too.
I think being able to repel the boomerang again further while it's spinning around you would be a nice feature.
I'll tell you what it's inspired from. Ya know Runescape Dragonwilds. The open world Runescape game? It has a throwing axe mechanic where you cut down multiple trees with a single throw. That's where the idea came from
I checked out a video of it and it does look pretty cool!
Really cute pixel art and throwing the boomerang felt great! Must be eating some of these mushrooms too cuz the map infinitely wraps with more mushrooms, mushroom fever galore! Lol This was a cute and fun entry. Awesome job!
Very fun and relaxing game. Love the pop sounds when I hit the mushrooms.
That was from someone in the discord actually
I almost forgot to rate this one, it was pretty fun to playtest. It's nice to see it turned out pretty well :)
Thank you!!!
Super cute and fun game to play. I only want to see more, make this a full game
I shall make it
The pixel art is lovely, especially Mushy! The boomerang throwing mechanic is also very smooth, and I like that the road loops. Very nice and relaxing game :D
Aww tanks, glad you liked it
This was super enjoyable and cute. I love how the boomerang feels, I think getting more boomerangs might feel better if there was less/no cooldown inbetween throws. Maybe you could hold down to throw farther as well? But overall really pleasant and relaxing to play, I like the repeating road and the idea of growing through the merchant. I hope this gets expanded on, as it's a nice idea :)
It shall be a full game in le future
A wonderfully cosy game with a really pleasant sound design and beautiful graphics (Mushy is absolutely adorable <3). Nice work!
Thank you so much!!
Very cute, loved the visuals and the Boomerang physique. Only thing i was stuck at first is that the money value is above the selling button.. thought this would be what i get for selling my mushrooms so i was hesistant to sell them for what i thought was "0" xD Great concept nonetheless!
Yeah I noticed some play testers didn't immediately see that there was a sell button. Probably best to remake that ui
Great game! Even though it was a bit short, I enjoyed every second of helping the merchant. 😊 I also really liked the boomerang mechanic, it reminded me of the game my friends and I made for the jam! The audio was really well done too, especially the merchant's voice, which gave me strong Animal Crossing vibes. Great job!
The voice for the merchant was a modulated voice snipped from a gibberish clip I found on Sonniss sound library. I then randomized the pitch and semitones to make it random each time
Such an extremely unique interpretation of the theme! Nothing is forcing you to "spin to win", but instead, you are making players spin around as a natural consequence of dodging your boomerangs - super cool!! It was also really satisfying to try keeping a combo alive [:
I know that the rules of the jam don't really allow it, but I think that this would be so much nicer with a joystick rather than a keyboard too, cos it does get a little tiring for the fingers to walk around in circles for too long heheh
OoooOooo yeah for sure. Great idea, I'll start getting controller support up. I totally agree
Amazing game! I really enjoyed swinging around the boomerang and helping out the mushroom fellow. The vibes were great with the raining, art, and soundtrack all made it great!
Aww thanks I'll tell egg you liked the sound track and let Kenmi know you digged the art
Ahhh, so cute, what the heck! Amazing stuff, really enjoyed it :)
Nice, glad you liked it. I appreciate the good vibes
PEAK
Tanks ☺️
Fun mechanic idea, and there is not alot of gameplay but seemed like you wanted to a shop thing but did not have the time for it.
Yeah the full game will have a completely new mechanic/phase where you manage a mushroom shop as a merchant. This demo was a prelude to this open world idea that will be the full game
Fun mechanic! A little light on gameplay but I can see multiple upgrades and materials making it even more fun!
Yeah for sure!
Wonderfully polished game, great art, great game feel, very soothing and calming. I am hoping for a bigger version after this!
There shall be a full game from this. I'm already working on it. It'll be an open world game with a Merchant mechanic. The Mushy token you get will be used to buy property from the Mushrooms and you'll have a little shop to upgrade, sell mushrooms, figure out prices, and develop a community around your little mushy business. Akin to Stardew Valley and Moonlighter
Sounds awesome, i cannot wait!!
The boomerang mechanic, visual and audio aesthetics are great! I can already see future mushrooms that take more hits, and possibly a Day/Night cycle for collecting and selling! Really fun hitting a lot of shrooms with one throw or spin, however I do wish there were more mushrooms on screen at a time, and that we could collect the boomerang instantly after spinning a bunch instead of waiting.
That's a great idea. I will definitely be making a day night cycle with certain secrets and mushrooms that spawn during different times and biomes. I'm not sure about adding more mushrooms, but i feel like certain areas should have a load of small mushies that are low value and high quantity. Thanks for the feedback