Bellhook

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.14
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.26
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★77%
Bellhook is a game about fishing in the desert.

Mouse Controls.

Genres: action

Comments48

microapple
microapple28 Apr 2014, 03:50
Cool fishing game. Enjoyed the artwork! Very clean looking.
ZQMony28 Apr 2014, 03:53
Great game with nice graphics.
Greg Power28 Apr 2014, 03:55
I liked your art - you built a cool world with one image. The game reminded me of orisinal games, so that's awesome! Maybe too many evil fish? I was getting electrocuted and pounded left and right!
Garris28 Apr 2014, 03:55
It's beautiful to look at.
renatopp
renatopp28 Apr 2014, 04:00
I loved the art work and the humor of your game. What I found annoying is that sometimes we have to wait a long time to appear some touchable items.
porousnapkin28 Apr 2014, 04:06
Fantastic job with the art! Great looking game.
noom28 Apr 2014, 04:15
I have no idea what a bell hook is. I was intruiged by this game though and I did have a bit of fun figuring out what to do. Your art style was wonderful, very well made assets. I ran into a bug after my third catch though, everything stopped spawning.
Almost
Almost28 Apr 2014, 04:21
It was a black screen after the loading bar finished on newgrounds, but it's fine on stencyl.

There are a bunch of fish that can hurt me so I was a voiding them until I accidentally caught one and realized it was a timing thing instead of just good fish bad fish.

The art is really nice though.
NTR28 Apr 2014, 06:04
I am in love with these mechanics. It feels so satisfying just playing this.
Nition
Nition28 Apr 2014, 06:23
Nicely polished for a 48-hr game; well done.
Lacaranian
Lacaranian28 Apr 2014, 06:28
Those lobsters were a nuisance... but got some good desert fishing done. Nice game!
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt28 Apr 2014, 07:47
I always get amazed by how great devs are at graphics!
DragonXVI
DragonXVI28 Apr 2014, 07:51
Nice little fishing game, lots've different fish each with their own nifty gimmick too!
madhoe
madhoe28 Apr 2014, 07:54
Oh my god. Lovely, lovely graphics. Plays well, but I'm not so sure what is good and what is bad, and how it really works.
Alucard J28 Apr 2014, 08:53
This gets complex very quickly, nice diversity in types and mechanics, good fun. Looks great too =]
John Drury28 Apr 2014, 08:58
Loved your art. Interesting and fun mechanics. Feedback was very clear, I understood what was going on-screen. Intuitive controls
Dreii
Dreii28 Apr 2014, 09:29
Really nice, beautifull graphics
terraco28 Apr 2014, 09:32
Really hard to control. Had no idea where the house was or how to fish the things out. Figured it out after a while.
CustomPhase
CustomPhase28 Apr 2014, 09:37
That was very interesting to play. The visuals are ok, sounds too. Lacking some progression though, like spending money on upgrades, or maybe going deeper. Also the fish that rams you constantly is annoying as hell :)
MikeyPB28 Apr 2014, 12:26
Looks nice, plays nice. It's certainly tricky to get the more point-worthy fish! Often I'd just come up with a grub :/
burgerdare28 Apr 2014, 13:02
I like it. Escalates into a hectic bullet hell kind of deal very quickly.
tiffi_gaming28 Apr 2014, 19:46
Newsground doesn't work for me. Stencyl does. Game was fine, but I was unsure what to do... Graphics and theme were awesome though
mactinite
mactinite28 Apr 2014, 20:03
The art was really awesome! A sand fishing sim is a game I never thought i would want.
kbm
kbm28 Apr 2014, 20:29
Really loved the graphics - reminded me of Ridiculous Fishing. Great job! :)
Colorvadeauthor28 Apr 2014, 21:59
Unfortunately I made a grave mistake and the Newgrounds upload wasn't working for the first day, but it should be working fine now.

Thank you to those who pointed out the problem.
ceosol29 Apr 2014, 02:14
Difficult to play with a touchpad, but still nice game. You really put a lot of time in making a variety of spawns.
Jared Sartin29 Apr 2014, 02:25
Didn't seem intuitive enough... not sure how to play it... looked cool!
Jellycakes29 Apr 2014, 03:17
Really atmospheric and relaxing. Pretty nice fishing game with some interesting things to catch. Really nice job!
Raiyumi
Raiyumi29 Apr 2014, 14:30
Nice graphics and real relaxing fishing game. :)
rnlf
rnlf29 Apr 2014, 17:41
Nice artwork and take on the theme!
tchem
tchem30 Apr 2014, 01:37
Great idea and conception,,, i like the artwork.
Photon30 Apr 2014, 03:24
Very cool for a quick fishing game! Presentation is good and all the different fish are nice incentives to keep playing as you try to figure out how each one works. Haven't figured out that dark blob fish yet though... :o
Xaychru04
Xaychru0430 Apr 2014, 16:05
Haha cool idea, and very nice graphics, good job! :)
Cake&Code30 Apr 2014, 22:27
Pretty nice game! It looks great and handles pretty well. Unfortunately I wasn't sure what I was doing, or what I was fishing for. The little mini game after you catch each fish was fun, but when I first encountered it I thought it was strange and sort of random. But I enjoyed exploring a bit and it was interesting!
lonewookie1 May 2014, 00:04
Very cool. I love that you used sand instead of water for a fishing game!
SaintHeiser1 May 2014, 06:55
Lags for me a lot. After getting damage few times my bell didn't work anymore...
the intro screen is SO gorgeous! And lovely graphics in general! I second the remark about too many deadly fish. More positive reinforcement to the player means they will play longer (sometimes :) )
Manuel Magalhães1 May 2014, 21:01
Nice game, the "fishing in the desert" is a cool and original take on the theme. I liked the creatures and how they interact. The art is very well done, too.
Thorig
Thorig2 May 2014, 10:59
After I scared away a fish like beasty I could not hook anything. Still enjoyed it.
ehtd
ehtd3 May 2014, 15:20
Nice game, I think learning how to fish was part of the fun
randoman4 May 2014, 15:42
I find this game very charming.
SonnyBone
SonnyBone4 May 2014, 20:44
I dig the unique creatures and the overall concept. Could use some more polish and extras, of course, but that's only if you plan on extending the idea. Great work!
BadgerPriest
BadgerPriest6 May 2014, 01:56
I really enjoyed how many different sea creatures there are, all with different behavior. Unfortunately, the control scheme made me click outside of the game a lot -- some sort of fullscreen mode would probably be ideal for a game like this.
pinkmonkeyhead16 May 2014, 16:37
The graphics were really awesome

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