Sharks With Feelings

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★62%
"The shark who loses feels awful, but the shark who wins feels even worse. This is the state of shark kind; these are sharks with feelings."

This game is a TWO-PLAYER shark-fighter or something. Humans are ammo, jellyfish are rad, and mines are dangerous.

Player 1: 'W,A,D'+'Spacebar'
Player 2: 'Arrow keys'+'Ctrl'
('Esc' to quit. 'R' to Restart if needed.)

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HEY YOU, On MacOSX: if you get an error claiming the application is damaged go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, click the lock at the bottom of the window to unlock, change "Allow apps downloaded from" to "Anywhere"

Genres: action

Comments24

kivifreak29 Apr 2014, 09:54
Very cool game!! Concept and cool 2-Player mode. Is there a way where you can win? (I tried escaping :P)
BadgerPriest
BadgerPriest30 Apr 2014, 04:29
When I tried opening it I got a warning that the file was damaged and couldn't be opened. (MacbookPro, Mavericks)
fermenter
fermenterauthor30 Apr 2014, 04:39
On MacOSX: if you get an error claiming the application is damaged go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, click the lock at the bottom of the window to unlock, change "Allow apps downloaded from" to "Anywhere"
Lacaranian
Lacaranian30 Apr 2014, 06:02
Everybody loses when sharks have feelings, eh? Sounds about right.
evilseanbot30 Apr 2014, 17:53
There should have been a way for the sharks to win. Maybe escape from the arena?
eerongal
eerongal1 May 2014, 00:34
I like the part where "shark" is an action. :P
sudorossy
sudorossy1 May 2014, 00:45
Really unique graphics. Difficult game.
Jyrkface1 May 2014, 01:01
Great game, music matched the vibe perfectly :)
arrogant.gamer
arrogant.gamer1 May 2014, 01:04
Windows, Mac aaaaaand... I think you're missing one.
fermenter
fermenterauthor1 May 2014, 01:21
@arrogant.gamer Linux? Web? Board Game?
TeamPurpleDolphins1 May 2014, 05:02
Really creative idea. Sadly I had to try and play as both sharks because no one else was around. I could see this being really fun to play with someone else
kirbytails71 May 2014, 05:06
Heh, pretty fun. I like how I could get out of bounds with both sharks.
starpixie1 May 2014, 05:17
Interesting. Shark fighting game is a cool concept; the controls were a bit frustrating and it was hard to damage the other player. We died from the mines and getting both stuck in a corner.

The narrative was a bit weird and meandered a lot before getting to the actual game. More gameplay, less self-indulgence.
Hyoga-3D
Hyoga-3D4 May 2014, 02:16
The graphics were really nice, but maybe you could make some improvement on the controls, nice overall.
kacperski1
kacperski14 May 2014, 14:27
That game wasn't the best I've played, but the music is purely awesome. And the graphics are cool :)
jujule8 May 2014, 21:02
Cool concept served by fantastic graphics. I loved the little stick figures being dropped in the water. Was it difficult to have a continuous rotation for the sharks rather than discret positions? It makes the controls a bit difficult. Nonetheless, an impressive entry.
romandtom
romandtom8 May 2014, 23:02
Cool game and idea,
it would be great if you could make a computer controlled shark so I could play (forever alone) :o
fermenter
fermenterauthor9 May 2014, 05:06
THE CROWD HAS SPOKEN, and you can play Sharks With Feelings forever alone (single player) now. Also custom key configs. WOO!
randoman9 May 2014, 14:42
Very cool game but found hard to control the sharks
randoman9 May 2014, 14:43
Ops, just saw you published an update. Downloading now
meszka9 May 2014, 16:37
Interesting backstory and great audiovisuals. Nice touch with the music changing when above the water surface :)
fermenter
fermenterauthor10 May 2014, 06:08
randoman, is the lack of control frustrating or does it add to the thrill of battle? I think it makes a certain amount of skill be necessary and more thought needed to execute attacks/moves, and I like that.

Glad you noticed, meszka! Thanks!
udo
udo12 May 2014, 17:23
After the casually dismissive comment you left about my game, I really wanted to dislike this one - but I can't. It's pretty damn good.

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