Whale of a time

by jeffz
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.31
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.34
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.66
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.58
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.77
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★84%
Had fun with the music and artwork but I ran out of time to make more gameplay after. which will probably go into a post-jam edition. Controls: click/tap where the whale should go Goal: be a whale. Loading time: Please wait on the black screen (Dropbox can be slow to serve the assets) -- I forgot to put in a loading status. Congrats to all who finished and thanks in advance for any feedback. I'll try to rate those who comment.

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Comments28

kivifreak29 Apr 2014, 08:57
Sadly the ship get's caught on the corner so i had to retry several times until i knew what i should do. Mood-Wise and Audio-Wise it is very good though.
Crowbeak
Crowbeak29 Apr 2014, 09:55
The game isn't loading for me in either Firefox or Chrome. I'm on a Mac.
teambrookvale
teambrookvale29 Apr 2014, 09:55
It took some to figure out what to do and still not sure what is the point. Mood is great
KirbiKaka
KirbiKaka29 Apr 2014, 09:55
Oh is there a way to win the game? I just thought it was a little sandbox thing to play with. Anyways, I really like the art, the whale is pretty adorable :]

I had a lot of fun repeatedly clicking and making the whale fly above water, I even got him on top of a boat haha. Even if there's no goal, the game is pretty fun to play around with, especially with the sound effects.
Though it'd be nice to have a goal or something to do. If there was one and I missed it, maybe a bit more communication for those of us who don't get it?

Overall, it's a cute, fun, little game :]
Tomski
Tomski29 Apr 2014, 09:56
Great whale, shame you ran out of time!
Team Castor29 Apr 2014, 10:01
I am not sur to understand the goal :(. But I love the whales !
allurious
allurious29 Apr 2014, 14:39
The whale is the cutest thing ever. Sad to hear you ran out of time, but awesome you still submitted!
Ysty
Ysty29 Apr 2014, 14:43
Weee, flying whale!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
Oddly Shaped Pixels29 Apr 2014, 22:25
Cute game! You definitely have a good basis, just need to find some gameplay mechanics and it could be a great game!
kibertoad
kibertoad29 Apr 2014, 22:26
Bumping into ships was fun and the whale looks jolly. Cute little entry.
lasagnegames
lasagnegames29 Apr 2014, 22:31
Being a whale on the moon has been quite an experience, thank you but... is there a goal?
gigitrix
gigitrix29 Apr 2014, 22:48
Interesting toy, and I like the sound/music!
GlowingSnail30 Apr 2014, 05:53
Not really a game, but grats for .. managing to make something.

I'm jealous of your tagline though. Can I borrow it?
Crowbeak
Crowbeak30 Apr 2014, 13:22
I like being able to fly. I wish you had gotten more done on it, but it is highly entertaining.
pancakecity
pancakecity30 Apr 2014, 19:56
I liked the whale's sound effect :D
gre
gre30 Apr 2014, 22:30
I'm not sure to get the goal of the game,
but I kinda like the graphics, the colors give a cool atmosphere, especially the moon! nice draw =) maybe graphics could be polished a bit more, e.g. more layers for the sea.
GlowingSnail30 Apr 2014, 23:49
<zwzsg> I got a ship stuck on the moon nose. Now what?
<jeffz> zwzsg: you've basically completed the game in its current incarnation
Dreii
Dreii1 May 2014, 06:32
Whale, grate! Cool noises :)
GagaPete
GagaPete1 May 2014, 16:21
Nice start, not much of a game though. I had fun hanging on the boats. :)
Linus Lindberg2 May 2014, 17:34
Ha, that whale is so cute! :D
I'd love to see a post compo version with more things to do! ;)
Nezzhil3 May 2014, 17:37
A bit confusing, seems like need an objective. Nice audio work.
FrozenCow4 May 2014, 18:45
Too bad you didn't got any gameplay elements in it, but it was great fun. I flew to the moon!
cr2crstudios5 May 2014, 05:05
I give large kudos for making a whale sim. :)
gmaker5 May 2014, 07:51
cool =)
rincewind_cz8 May 2014, 16:10
Flying whale crashed to the moon, and the ship was pushed into the black hole. :-)

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