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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #245 | 3.942 | 3.942 |
| Enjoyment | #840 | 3.822 | 3.822 |
| Creativity | #889 | 4.063 | 4.063 |
| Artwork | #1165 | 3.983 | 3.983 |
| Narrative | #2964 | 2.795 | 2.795 |
Ranked from 1816 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
When it comes to countdowns, nothing tends to inspire fear in thriller films & TV more than the ones on bombs. Only in this game it's a large novelty fuse counting down in length and you're vainly trying to blow it out..
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(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Megan & Michael Kent.
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I thought I knew fun before this. I didn’t. Five stars
Simple but effective, love the juxtaposition between the chaotic music and wheezing sound, it's hilarious!
Great concept, great introduction sequence, and a very easy game to get into! Love the simple artwork, and the audio speeding up as you near the finale is the cherry on top. The only thing I'd change is how quickly the metre depletes on release; I wish it was more forgiving and more akin to a gradual exhale, but then again, it wouldn't be as frantic then! Would love to know the decision-making and work that went into this behind the scenes, haha.
Easily the best audio I’ve seen in the jam. This game has so much charm. Good job everyone!
Very fun getting the timing before the fuse even restarts
75 seconds! Probally not too great but I did my best. It is a very simple game with fun skill checks and a funny art style. I really like it :)
Simple, clear, and concise.
The art style fits the concept perfectly, and the sound design is so well integrated that it manages to create an incredible atmosphere and sense of storytelling with nothing more than a fuse and a face blowing on it. Simply fantastic.
Congratulations!
So simple, so engaging. The wheezing got me laughing (through tears, that is how I sound at the gym) - sound, art, color palette, humor - peak art!
It s simple but so fascinating! It s attractive/ addctive. The music give anxiety and that s okay, it s the game! Good job!
Despite a simple game mechanism, it comes with good assets and a fun idea. 👏 congrats to you both. Wondering how far you can push the idea and what would be a "blowout 2"
I wonder what the highest score is
This is a really nice game! Though it has only one objective, it more than makes up for it in polish, art, and sound design, and I feel like this is the first game I've played which I could actually see myself playing outside of the jam. Good job!
So good it's hard to put into words. How could this even be better? It could be an app on my phone for one. Maybe it gives some stats at the end but that compromises the simple beauty. It's just too good.
A simple idea, executed VERY well, nicely done!
Such a simple yet super effective mechanic of getting it just right. Excellent execution and idea!
This reminded me in the best way of being a small child and playing cartoon network flash games! So simple but surprisingly fun and really polished. The sound design is really doing some excellent work here, it's both frantic and really slapstick and the silence when the fuse is out is an excellent touch.
This had me rolling!! Super duper fun!! ( •̀ ω •́ )✧
Very fun game for how simple it is. I really like how if you're good, you can constantly just keep blowing it out before it reignites, and it gets easier the longer you take. I feel like I'm never waiting, which I like. The best I was able to get is86.76 seconds.
Very simple, on point, and extremely well polished. I just love it.
Stunning. Perfect. Exactly what it needed to be and nothing more. Great stuff!