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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #136 | 4.196 | 4.196 |
| Audio | #490 | 3.783 | 3.783 |
| Artwork | #570 | 4.217 | 4.217 |
| Creativity | #603 | 4.174 | 4.174 |
| Enjoyment | #1398 | 3.652 | 3.652 |
Ranked from 46 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?
There is an overall countdown and each firework counts down
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Kenney
Mixkit
Freesound Community
Sound Reality
u_8g40a9z0la
BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover VST
Splice VST
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Team Pompom
Comments
Such a cute game! I love how simple it seemed in the beginning then it became a challenge finding the correct window of opportunity to time my fireworks it was such a blast (pun intended). Also the art and story is so cute haha, great game! :D
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Count Em' Down!So cute and it's very satisfying synchronizing all the countdowns!
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Oh No! More Dirt!Really cool idea and good execution ! I love the cutie little dog, PomPom<3 Well done !!
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Wasted Dart LegendReally liked the cute cinematics and narrative, the fireworks were a good touch, emphasises the theme, well done!
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Grab 'n GoVery cute concept and quite original gameplay. I think this game starts out a bit annoying but once you get how to play it, it's really compelling and you have to spend a lot of time pre-planning as much as executing. (At its core this is a game about modular arithmetic which is pretty cool.) I like that it's secretly a turn-based game (I believe, when you set a firework, the timing is quantized to the second so as long as you press it while the timer says a certain value, it will go off at precisely the right time.)
What annoyed me at first was a) the very long pages of text at the start - that should be cut short (though the story between the levels was charming).
And b) that it was not obvious at first that the fireworks were going to be looping, so I thought I had to press it exactly 4/5 seconds before. (I realize upon re-reading that it says this in the tutorial, but there was just way too much text up front that I missed it, and I actually quit to menu and restarted to read the tutorial again and it didn't show up a second time.) Combining this with the 1-second movement lock made it really frustrating to play the first few levels.
But I enjoyed the rest of the game once I was counting up multiples of each number and trying to figure out my "schedule" for each level - first in my head then on paper once it got too complicated. Very nicely done. I loved the cute growing animation, and the Sydney countdown at the end.
PS. Hello :)
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Power DownSuper cute and a great use of the theme! getting all of the timings just right was a real challenge, especially once you had to start and stop and also set some off multiple times before the finale. Good headscratcher, very satisfying to finally get it right!
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Pluck'n StuffWhat charming little game, It took me a little bit to realise that the fireworks kept going off on the intervals i thought it was just a one and done countdown, but as soon as i worked it out - i had a blast!
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No Letters Only Numbersgave this a pretty much perfect rating, one of the longer jam games that actually compelled me to beat it. My biggest complaint is a lack of a restart button, it got very annoying having to sit for the full 30 seconds even though I knew that I had failed just 10 seconds in. I really enjoyed this game, and it made me think a lot more than I was expecting to, so a huge well done to the team. This is probably my favourite game from the jam I've played so far!
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Hide Yourself (Game Jam)Great job, guys! I really love how the game makes use of the countdown theme and how you have to adapt your strategy based on the type of firework you're using.
The art and sound design are both excellent and complement the overall gameplay experience really well.
Congratulations!
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Yume: The Last DreamThis was so cute!! The art and sounds are so cozy, and the firework timings had the perfect level of difficulty! I'm so glad we can help Pom in their quest to help their owner! Jack, I'm glad she said yes eventually, but man. You were rejected the first time. Let it go man. Amazing work!
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Countdown Til CountdownVery satisfying game play, I was calculating when to turn on and off the fireworks! Great art and music and the story is charming!
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