Game 'feels' just about perfect for what it's trying to do. The music, the atmosphere, and the gratuitous gore all add up to a great diversion.
The only complaint that I have is that after you figure it out, there is NO challenge. Then again, considering how long I played it, maybe that's a plus.
Hey thanks for some of the comments guys! I have to admit some of things about this game that people and myself like so much were flukes/bugs.
Think if I went back I'd change some things like only getting health back on killing and not munching.
Also there is a bug at the bottom of the sea where you can go under the sand if you are on the far left or right. However I don't believe this is "game breaking" because you can still starve :)
Congrats for making you first game! The gameplay isn't too original, and there is some room for improvement challenge wise, but what really makes this game is the wonderful audio and your graphics style that make playing quite enjoyable!
The amount of blood from the orcas lol.... I also like being able to jump out of the water to get those pesky birds. Got a highscore of about 4,000, then a crab kills me... the irony.
For a first game in unity, you really nailed a lot of details with particle systems and such. It was quite fun swimming around, but a little too hard to direct the shark. Especially since it seemed like you would only green-eat when hitting prey head-on with the mouth. An alternative way of control worth testing would be to let the shark home in on the mouse/touch pointer. Nice for pads and such if you have those ambitions.
A bit clearer explanation about the importance of the mouth and that all things can hurt you would have been nice. In fact it felt a bit unfair that shark always took the hit if collided with any object (not with mouth). At least both should take damage. Or none. To make it fair.
Another thing to consider is to start out with fewer animals in the water and have them become attracted to the blood so game gets progressively harder yet can start at something relatively harmless (like you and a surfer and a gull).
Nice first game. Hope you liked the LD-experience and will do more.
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Game 'feels' just about perfect for what it's trying to do. The music, the atmosphere, and the gratuitous gore all add up to a great diversion.
The only complaint that I have is that after you figure it out, there is NO challenge. Then again, considering how long I played it, maybe that's a plus.
Not bad for a first go, was a bit confused in the beginning, but got the hang of it in the rest.
Really enjoyed attacking everything and trying to survive :)
Audio was great too!
Think if I went back I'd change some things like only getting health back on killing and not munching.
Also there is a bug at the bottom of the sea where you can go under the sand if you are on the far left or right. However I don't believe this is "game breaking" because you can still starve :)
The gameplay isn't too original, and there is some room for improvement challenge wise, but what really makes this game is the wonderful audio and your graphics style that make playing quite enjoyable!
Well done :)
good work and a fun game to play (- : keep it up!
I also like being able to jump out of the water to get those pesky birds. Got a highscore of about 4,000, then a crab kills me... the irony.
When I found out about Orca's I didn't die anymore and stopped when I went over score 5000.
A bit clearer explanation about the importance of the mouth and that all things can hurt you would have been nice. In fact it felt a bit unfair that shark always took the hit if collided with any object (not with mouth). At least both should take damage. Or none. To make it fair.
Another thing to consider is to start out with fewer animals in the water and have them become attracted to the blood so game gets progressively harder yet can start at something relatively harmless (like you and a surfer and a gull).
Nice first game. Hope you liked the LD-experience and will do more.