I was pretty pleased with how Bad Puppy turned out, so I hoped that my placement in the rankings would be higher this time than my previous entries. I did see a modest improvement in my scores overall.
Bad Puppy LD25 Ratings
| Ranking | Category | Score (out of 5) |
|---|---|---|
 |
Coolness | 100% |
| #70 | Humor | 3.55 |
| #274 | Fun | 3.04 |
| #312 | Audio | 2.57 |
| #426 | Innovation | 2.71 |
| #450 | Theme | 3.00 |
| #490 | Overall | 2.76 |
| #526 | Mood | 2.47 |
| #636 | Graphics | 2.18 |
The 70th place (out of 902 Compo entries) in Humor is the best ranking I’ve had in any category in an LD compo game so far. So hey, that’s something. I’m in the top 10% in the Humor category.
Comparing to my previous LD games, here’s how I did:
| Category | LD23 | LD24 | LD25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 56% | 100% | 100% |
| Overall | 2.76 | 2.82 | 2.76 |
| Innovation | 3.41 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| Fun | 2.62 | 2.58 | 3.04 |
| Theme | 3.34 | 3.20 | 3.00 |
| Graphics | 2.75 | 2.22 | 2.18 |
| Audio | 2.07 | 2.60 | 2.57 |
| Humor | 2.07 | 1.86 | 3.55 |
| Mood | 2.68 | 2.70 | 2.47 |
I’m a little surprised that I didn’t do better in the Graphics category this time around, since I actually had animated sprites in this game for the first time. And they were pretty cute, I thought, if primitive. But I am pleased to see marked improvement in Humor and Fun, which were the things I focused on when I made Bad Puppy.