Made me think of a videogame from back in the days. Loved the artwork in the beginning. I think the game might be a bit too easy, just pressing space bar over and over does the job pretty well. Although the concept with the dehydration meter is really original. Well done!
Pretty fun blasting around! Some of the audio seemed to play too many times when jumping. Elaborating on the basic mechanics of blasting into people could add some interesting variety.
I like the art style, even though I shouldn't. :3 The game needs more feedback, some signal before the scientists actually throw the net. Otherwise, the leveldesign is surprisingly good, the controls need a bit more polish and being caught and getting back in the game is quick, in spite of the cut scene.
Hilarious and very fun entry ! That's the kind of game created in game jams that I love ! You did an amazing job and your pixel art is good. Congrats !
Fantastic charming game, I like the pace of the action and its an original and fun concept. The story art may look hastily drawn, but it really suits the game nicely. Well done!
Pretty great. I enjoy the art and the hydration mechanic. I keep getting captured, possibly because I am terrible. Some more visible warning before the nets are thrown might be good.
It's pretty funny. I was caught by the same offscreen enemies three times in a row though, and have to go through the tutorial again each time that I die.
I wanted to be a mermaid scientist and massacre but this was great fun as well.
It would have been nice with a loading bar or something because it took some time to load for me and I wasn't sure if it was just stuck or still loading.
The dehydration seems to just lock the game if you run out, I got no death-screen and no chance to restart.
Also, since the game forces you to retry many times, I would opt for either not showing the intro every time or a more responsive/fast skip.
Had great fun though. Fantastic music and at least once I got pretty far (maybe 10 doors or so) before getting caught.
The controls were a little confusing at first and I couldn't figure out how I lost the game a few times, but then I figured everything out and it was short but fun!
It's really hard because of the single life... I got to the hall of statues before giving up... I had restarted many times. The square format also makes it difficult to see incoming threats. Frustrating.
The scenario is very amusing though, especially the toilet smashing. I also liked that there was some branching in the level design, and a nice variety of scenery.
Fun game! I loved the charming beginning and end artwork.
It would have been interesting if there were more obstacles. The nets in particular were so easy to break out of by jumping that the scientists didn't pose a threat at any point.
Haha, fun little game. Took me 3-4 tries before I could beat it. I found it hilarious that the scientists bodies keep sliding even after they've been bashed.
Pretty fun game :) It's cool how the mermaid has the spirit to escape despite her really disadvantageous situation. I let the anger flow through me ^-^
Yay I made it! That mermaid looks so funny, especially when bashing. And the music, doesn't really fit, even though it does, in a weird way, gives it a completely different tone.
I beat the game by mashing the bash button, and I think you should have triggered the jump sound only when actually jumping, now it was a constant bloop noise in my headphones :)
The bashing animation made me laugh so hard ! I love the art style and gameplay, sometimes nets are impossible to avoid and it seems unfair, but otherwise I loved it, great job :)
Totally adorable, with some of the best music I've heard all jam. I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to just mash space but I did anyway and I had tons of fun with this one.
The art (both pixel and drawn) is great, and the game proper is fun. I wish the scientists had a warm-up animation of some sort before throwing their nets - it feels somewhat unfair when you have no time at all to react.
The premise is nicely introduced and I'm impressed with the variety and quality of levels and assets! The look and feel are well-established, and the quick pace is really nice.
However, without any checkpoints, there's something of an issue--in a section dense with net-throwers, I need to rocket through or I'll get caught. But then I can't see where the scientists are, I end up literally directly adjacent to them--so close that I can be immediately captured while unable to move and the net animation doesn't even play, which felt a little bit unfair. Still, I liked the game well enough that I played to that point quite a few times, so thank you!
Great game! Love the concept and the graphics are really cute. The number of different backgrounds is impressive. Going through the intro again every time I lost (which I did a lot) was annoying, but that's an easy fix.
Nice take on the theme with this setting, I liked it. Having to go through the explaination screen everytime I started over was not great though, especially since it seems there is a timer on each screen.
It was a bit bothersome to have to "replay" the intro each time I was starting again, even though it's "paint" style was working pretty well. Cute pixel graphics in game.
I managed to escape on the fourth attempt though, so that's good :)
Good job on making a game and submitting it to the jam.
This is awesome =D Really well done classic gameplay and I absolutely love both art styles. I found it kinda weird though that I almost got dehydrated in the initial aquarium because I didn't bash my way out of it immediately '^^
Fun little game, worked very well, I enjoyed the art a lot especially the discrepancy between the large statues and science labs. The sound effects could have been more interesting rather than generic, and the theme wasn't explored to any specific extent, I would have liked to see some more exploration in those area
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And I like the mermaid's movement and attack, very good game ;)
Anyway good job!
It would have been nice with a loading bar or something because it took some time to load for me and I wasn't sure if it was just stuck or still loading.
The dehydration seems to just lock the game if you run out, I got no death-screen and no chance to restart.
Also, since the game forces you to retry many times, I would opt for either not showing the intro every time or a more responsive/fast skip.
Had great fun though. Fantastic music and at least once I got pretty far (maybe 10 doors or so) before getting caught.
The scenario is very amusing though, especially the toilet smashing. I also liked that there was some branching in the level design, and a nice variety of scenery.
It would have been interesting if there were more obstacles. The nets in particular were so easy to break out of by jumping that the scientists didn't pose a threat at any point.
It's cool how the mermaid has the spirit to escape despite her really disadvantageous situation. I let the anger flow through me ^-^
A larger canvas should help me ^^
Nice job !
I beat the game by mashing the bash button, and I think you should have triggered the jump sound only when actually jumping, now it was a constant bloop noise in my headphones :)
Played trough it by spamming the spacebar like a madman.
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However, without any checkpoints, there's something of an issue--in a section dense with net-throwers, I need to rocket through or I'll get caught. But then I can't see where the scientists are, I end up literally directly adjacent to them--so close that I can be immediately captured while unable to move and the net animation doesn't even play, which felt a little bit unfair. Still, I liked the game well enough that I played to that point quite a few times, so thank you!
Having to go through the explaination screen everytime I started over was not great though, especially since it seems there is a timer on each screen.
Cute pixel graphics in game.
I managed to escape on the fourth attempt though, so that's good :)
Good job on making a game and submitting it to the jam.
Really well done classic gameplay and I absolutely love both art styles. I found it kinda weird though that I almost got dehydrated in the initial aquarium because I didn't bash my way out of it immediately '^^