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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity & Theme | #156 | 4.243 | 4.243 |
| Visuals | #309 | 4.157 | 4.157 |
| Overall | #331 | 3.823 | 3.823 |
| Audio | #357 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Enjoyment | #740 | 3.471 | 3.471 |
| Seriousness | #799 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
Ranked from 70 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Really loved the art and the theme!
Playing as a cheerleader getting launched into the air was such a fun idea. The sound effects and the cheering crowd also made the whole experience much more enjoyable.
The only issue I had was with the controls. Since I was playing on a laptop, the arrow keys were a bit small and not very comfortable to use, so I couldn’t spin the way I wanted to. It would be nice to have an option to use the WASD keys instead.
Overall, great job!
Thank you so much for playing and the last minute feedback! I'm glad you had an enjoyable experience! That is great feedback, I also tried playing on a friend's laptop for the first time after the game was submitted and realized that it is a lot harder on a laptop vs. a normal keyboard for sure. Your suggestion would've been a good solution for sure. Thank you so much again! :)
Love the pixel art! A creative take that on the theme executed well. The ui made the controls easy to pick up and play right away. Nice work!
Thank you so much for playing and the positive feedback! I'm glad the UI made it easy to pick up! Hope you had fun playing! :)
It's a really challenging game, and so well-made and polished! I loved the spin mechanic and how perfectly everything fits together. I just couldn't get past the last round no matter what (33 spins got me)!
Thank you so much for playing and the kind words! It is a tough game for sure, but it sounds like you were close! I hope you had fun playing! :)
This game does a good job of capturing a nostalgic feel! Really appreciated the inclusion of the foam fingers. I'm not sure I could spam my laptop keys fast enough otherwise lol
Thank you so much for playing and the feedback! I'm glad the foam fingers were helpful and I hope you had fun playing! :)
Veru challenging, my forearm hurts tho... hahahaha. Very fun game.
Haha thank you for playing! Go put some ice on your forearm after your hard work. I'm glad you had fun playing! :)
Very nice game! It was also very challenging. The reset of a spin when you hit a foam finger was a bit disruptive. Still, this game is one of my favourites in this jam!
Thank you so much for playing and feedback! Yes, we've gotten similar comments about the foam finger. I just wanted to make sure players that may rely on them a bit more would have a safeguard upon getting the auto 3 points/spins. I totally understand the disruption in momentum though! If we had more time, I think we could've balanced it out a bit more to make a compromise for that. I'm very glad this was one of your faves though and I hope you had fun playing! :)
This was unexpectedly fun! Loved the silliness of each throw and the challenges it brought! Maybe in the future you can add weather changes (and the effects they have on the throws), some obstacles such as birds/planes /meteorites etc. If a game doesn't take itself too seriously, sky is the limit on the campiness and silliness. Great job!
Thank you so much for playing and feedback! I would've loved to add more obstacles like you mentioned if we had more time. I did not consider the weather changes before though; that's a cool idea! That's exactly how I like to look at it too, video games should be as serious or non-serious as they want to be! This was a pretty serious showdown though. ;) Haha thank you again!
indeed, i misspoke, it was drop dead funeral in the afternoon serious
Nice art and a unique idea! Some configurable controls would help considering how tired my hand became. The foam fingers were a good addition and the audio fit well.
Thank you so much for playing and the great feedback! That is a valid idea! But I'm glad you played enough to tire your hand haha thanks again and hope you had fun playing! :)
The art and music were fantastic, and I was hooked on the gameplay! Having things that take a bit of extra thought (controlling both hands at the same time) was very addictive to me, so I very much enjoyed it. Well done!
Thank you so much for playing and the positive feedback! I'm very glad you had a fun time playing! I bet you are a spirit spin master. :)
Creative and exciting!!
What a neat little game! This feels like the kind of thing I'd have played growing up for hours, simple yet surprisingly difficult and addicting. The main song sounds great, and I can tell your pixel artist worked hard (yes I noticed that little envelope animation and yes I loved it). For critique and the future, maybe you could add a different collectable than the foam finger- maybe something that slows your fall or extends how high you fly! Overall, great job- Well done!
Thank you so much for playing and the kind words! I'm very glad you enjoyed my song and HoneyCider definitely did work hard on the art! I absolutely agree, if we had more time, we would've loved to include more powerups or ways to keep the round in play longer. Thank you again and I hope you had fun playing! :)
Very unique theme, possibly the only one of its kind in the jam.
Visuals were extremely well done, definitely a talented artist - and the sounds were perfect.
I'm not sure if there was more that I didn't see, I couldn't make it past round 3 and now my fingers hurt!
Thank you so much for playing and the praises! We really appreciate it. We tried our best to think outside of the box on this one, but I'm still a little surprised that I haven't seen any similar entries. I've seen spinning ballerinas, but not cheerleaders! Haha Round 3 is challenging for sure but doable with enough practice. Go get some ice for your fingers and maybe try again another time! Thanks again and I hope you had fun playing! :)
A very cute game! I found myself getting confused about the spin & my location but that's a good challenge!
Thank you so much! It's a little tricky to get used to for sure, but I hope you still had fun! :)
Holy molly, this is hard in a good-eske way. The multitasking with WASD and UDLR is real haha but once you get used to it I feels satisfaying.
Haha I'm really glad you played enough to get a good feel of it! Thank you so much for playing and the feedback. Hope you had fun! :)
This game is impossible! Lol it's so hard. But I played it for a while, so it must be good :)
Lol I hope you had fun! You definitely get better the more you play hehe Thank you for playing! :)
I'm absolutely blown away by the art and audio in your game! Awesome submission :)
Thank you so much! That means a lot to us! We hope you had fun playing! :)
Interesting take on the theme, being the spinning cheerleader. Cool pixel art, and the game is pretty challenging too. Still, nice job!
Music is a bop and a half! Great job!
Haha thank you so much! It is definitely a piece I'm really proud of making. Hope you had fun playing! :)
looks great, as others have said its a little fast to get the foam hands, they seemed to reset my spin. Nice entry that’s unique
Thank you so much for playing and the feedback! Yeah the fall speed in particular could've been capped I realized after the fact. The foam fingers resetting the spins was intentional for those that may rely on them a bit more if they couldn't spin fast enough manually, but I understand the concern about it interrupting the momentum of manually spinning. I hope you had fun at least! :)
Cool game! I like the arcady-style!
Arcady-style was definitely what we were going for! Thank you so much for playing! :)