Pelican Challenge

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.36
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★71%
In Pelican Challenge you have to dive into the water to catch as much fish as possible within one minute!

This game has no music in it, because I did not have the skills or the time to create something decent for it, but I suggest you turn on your favorite relaxing song while playing it.

I live streamed and recorded the whole development of this game. You can find links to the videos on my homepage.

I hope you have fun and a happy Ludum Dare to everyone!

Green Lightning (@MGreenLightning)

Comments31

dartsdev
dartsdev28 Apr 2014, 00:24
Fun gmae, nice graphics, played a few times
cr2crstudios28 Apr 2014, 05:44
Very solid and smooth, smoother than a lot of LD games. :)
FyberOptic28 Apr 2014, 06:27
I really like the diving mechanic. Like others have said, it plays smooth. Good job!
Nition
Nition28 Apr 2014, 06:29
Pretty simple concept, but plays well and looks good.
tastyoishi28 Apr 2014, 06:30
A fun mechanic :) Took a while to figure out how to do it really well, but good when I did.
halfmage
halfmage28 Apr 2014, 07:14
interesting mechanics and nice gameplay!
Zutty
Zutty28 Apr 2014, 11:36
Plays really well. Surprisingly challenging.
triforcespark
triforcespark28 Apr 2014, 13:38
really addicting. My max score is 142.
DarkMeatGames28 Apr 2014, 16:59
Cool idea! Controls were a bit clunky, but I really liked the way it looked!
allurious
allurious28 Apr 2014, 17:00
Clean, simple game-- liked it!
Zazibar28 Apr 2014, 17:01
Simple and fun, nice job!
Pietro Ferrantelli
Pietro Ferrantelli28 Apr 2014, 17:03
Great and hilarious game :) I really enjoyed it and love your pixel art :)
Sodaware
Sodaware28 Apr 2014, 17:04
Plays really fast and smoothly. It took me a couple of goes before I figured out how to dive deep enough to get most of the fish.

Really like the presentation, and the neat touches like the moving clouds and the bubbles. There's a nice satisfaction to getting a dive lined up and scooping a whole bunch of fish in one go as well.
renatopp
renatopp28 Apr 2014, 17:05
The control mechanics is a bit confusing to me, though is a good game. Nice Job.
seantheartist
seantheartist28 Apr 2014, 18:13
I like this game, it is relaxing because you aren't being attacked by anything. Interesting because you get to watch the underwater environment evolve and try and scoop up the largest load of fish. Controls were fluid.
atterday28 Apr 2014, 18:14
Fun and addictive game! I enjoyed it very much, well done!
kratorspore
kratorspore28 Apr 2014, 18:17
Simple, pretty and a pretty interesting diving mechanic. Nicely done!
Jason Lay28 Apr 2014, 19:33
I'll be honest, I was thinking flappy bird! This game was fun to play though. Very unique!
sugarbyte29 Apr 2014, 02:32
Beautiful and so nice to play! I like the intuitive controls a lot. I wish the clouds matched the cute cartooney theme, but it's a tiny gripe!
Hippolyta29 Apr 2014, 22:05
A funny little game with nice gameplay!
helloWorldStudios
helloWorldStudios29 Apr 2014, 22:05
Fun little game, Like the graphics. Love the game play
Such a good feeling when you get a whole archway of fish :)
camlang30 Apr 2014, 06:36
Looks good and fun. Nice game.
Crooksister30 Apr 2014, 11:56
Nice idea! The diving is done really well, wish i could hold down space and just continue:)
01010111
0101011130 Apr 2014, 21:48
Really neat game, very relaxing. I feel like the movement could flow better, but as it is now it feels like a very old school PC game :)
kristof1 May 2014, 08:33
Very nice and innovative game. Also pretty difficult. I liked it!
paps1 May 2014, 13:29
nice graphics, I find the game relaxing
dector
dector3 May 2014, 14:48
Looks awesome. Good concept. Control isn't little bit comfortable. May be because big inertia?
stvr
stvr3 May 2014, 19:59
Super fun!
Sestren6 May 2014, 02:13
Simple and fun to play. Once you get the hang of the dives, it's really cool!
csanyk
csanyk15 May 2014, 05:51
Really pretty, fun. Controls aren't as tight as I'd like, but it takes some getting used to.

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