Thwack by Jon Topielski

every 10 seconds, the game speeds up
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jon topielski - art, programming, design
alphons6 - additional art
mafgar - sfx
| Link | https://jontopielski.itch.io/thwack |
| Link | https://jontopielski.itch.io/thwack |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/thwack |
Ratings
| Overall | 148th | 3.969⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 72th | 4.1⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 701th | 3.188⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1182th | 2.469⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 138th | 4.292⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 171th | 3.871⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 162th | 3.733⭐ | 62🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 269th | 3.78⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 11🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
But didn't find a good fit for the theme
what engine did you use?
Doesn't feel particularly innovative or with a strong use of the theme though...
Kudos to a well executed game!
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1608912292?t=10h42m58s
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
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this game was amazing. for someone who doesn't claim to know all the rules of tennis, you sure nailed the feel a tennis game should have!
I love the audio and visuals - the mood is perfect.
The only thing I'm left with to criticize is the tie in with the theme - it felt pretty secondary to the gameplay, and at times I hardly noticed it was speeding up
ignoring the theme, though, I loved this game!
The game looks good, sounds good, the controls feel good - very nice overall experience.
I didn't saw at first that they were multiple enemies. That last one was pretty challenging.
Loved the game. Good job !
It's quite hard at first, but there's a real learning curve, and it's possible to learn how to win, and that's good.
I would really like to see an expended version of this tiny game.
I think I still did not master hitting the ball when it is jumping in place

The camera rotation when you move is a nice touch. And of course the stepping around :)
But yeah, love your videos! Hope you make a new one day :)
Presentation is super cute, snappy and very satisfying. The gameplay is kept simple and very polished, it's fun to play! The three levels of difficulty felt well balanced to me, it took me a few tries to beat the last one.
The "game speeds up every ten seconds" didn't feel right to me:
- it doesn't speed up enough to be noticeable.
- Most trades don't even last 10 seconds.
I guess a more dramatic change, or making the speed boost stay for the rest of the game and not only the current trade could easily fix that if you plan to make a post-jam version? Or maybe just remove that, the game already feels complete without it.
I had a lot of fun, thanks for the game and great job 🎾