Literary Diver

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.39
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★71%
Gather shells to bust through knots of kelp and seek meaning below the surface. Get to the bottom and collect all the literary treasures before your air runs out!

Programming - Johnicholas
Art - sugarbyte

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Comments20

Milktoast
Milktoast29 Apr 2014, 01:23
Very suspenseful! Never know if you can reach the next treasure. Well done.
Korwegian29 Apr 2014, 01:44
Do I get English credits for this?
evilDan29 Apr 2014, 01:45
That was AWESOME!! The shells are perfectly spaced and finding the books was somehow freakishly satisfying. That was really fun
4KbShort
4KbShort29 Apr 2014, 02:17
Very simple and cute. As I descended I realized it was getting darker and that I was progressing which made me want to keep going until the end. Easy to complete and makes you feel accomplished. Great work.
cirolve29 Apr 2014, 02:36
Neat game! Very simple, I like the shell animation, and it was fun. Great idea, guys!
danbo
danbo29 Apr 2014, 02:36
I got an A!
GresponApps29 Apr 2014, 02:40
Perfectly simple. Great game!
hissssssssss29 Apr 2014, 03:12
I liked this a lot! Finding the different thematic treasures was a treat, and as others have said, the spacing of the shells was just far apart enough that you weren't sure if you were going to make it.
I think I would have been happier if the field of view had been a little wider, but the narrowness does lend a certain feeling to the whole game.
muramasa
muramasa29 Apr 2014, 04:06
It was fun. And that guy in a dive suit reading a book is quite entertaining. Heh!
When I got to the bottom, I was wondering if I then needed to wait and die, but I think it was just waiting, or touching the right side... or... I don't know.

I'm still amazed with this man's devotion for a good lecture. My life in exchange for finding a good reading.
Empyrealhell29 Apr 2014, 04:34
Damn straight, I always get an 'A'. Simple, hypnotic, and just a little tense. Not bad.
Skywilly
Skywilly29 Apr 2014, 05:51
Great gameplay for a little but fun game ;)
FrameMatt
FrameMatt29 Apr 2014, 06:48
I agree with 4KbShort, making the background fade to black on the player's journey was a important to let them know about their progress ~yay!
That aside, i really enjoyed, the idea is quite interesting and the game ended up being really fun :D
Cirrial
Cirrial29 Apr 2014, 16:49
I love the dual interpretation of the theme here. Gameplay is good but nothing entirely special. Graphics are good too. Level design is *superb*. A solid entry!
ninjabit
ninjabit29 Apr 2014, 18:26
Great placement of the obstacles, made it a challenge to decide which route to take. Nice!
ArcturusDeluxe29 Apr 2014, 23:58
Cute game. Mechanics are pretty basic, but it works for what it is. The literary theme was interesting.
DrPrettyPatty
DrPrettyPatty30 Apr 2014, 01:24
It's amazing how you managed to make me get most of the shells with a pixel or two of air left. It kept me on the edge of my seat!
Warboys30 Apr 2014, 02:53
Simple and fun. The obstacle generation/level design was nice. I didn't quite understand what the literary stuff was about.. I was thinking maybe I'd get some more details about what I collected when the game ended, but that didn't happen
b_bertoldo30 Apr 2014, 15:26
Great job man!!!Simple and fun! Awesome work!!!
ThingoStudios4 May 2014, 17:31
Great game, but shouldn't those books be soaked? I mean, how long have they been at the bottom of the sea? They should be waterlogged by this point!
mark.goetz
mark.goetz15 May 2014, 03:59
Nice! I like the dual interpretation of Beneath the Surface. I think some audio might've improved it, and it did also start to lag towards the end, but not to the extent that it stopped me from completing the game - which is good, because I enjoyed the fact that the background got darker the farther down you went.

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