Gone Pondin' is a small fishing game meant to played during breaks as a small distraction. Chill and relax as you catch 9 fish from a small pond. Catch them all!
Controls:
Use the mouse to move your hook and bobber! Wait for a fish to get under your bobber, then click to catch one!
Mini guide:
Don't try to catch a fish by hovering on top of it, try to sneak up below on it's left side!
If you do startle a fish, don't panic! Go over to the other side and simply hold as still as you can. Then when the fish darts under it, click!
I caught all 9 fish. I enjoyed the retro graphics a lot and how there wasn't a lot of flashy things going on. I'm really impatient, but I appreciate how the game does have a relaxing feel to it.
do you know that sometimes we don't catch a fish but a frog, a tortle, a jellyfish... ??? (it made me laugh!) The game is relaxing OR not challenging (with frenetic click, you can finish it quickly...)
Nice setting, the game would be a lot better with some bgm - i know it is hard to do that in the compo, my game also does not have any music, but your entry begs for a nice, relaxing tune.
Hard to catch a fish, as it is in real life. I tried to follow your tips but couldn't catch any of them - maybe you could make some of them dumber, bitting the bait more easily than others.
Good idea but I found the fish very hard to catch. Also there didn't seem to be any way to win/lose the game - or maybe I just didn't find it. Nice graphics and I liked that the hook could be caught in stuff floating in the water
I think that game would benefit a lot if you added a timer as it would give players something to improve on each time they played the game. Solid game though.
Hey, interesting controls for a fishing game. I eventually caught one fish, but it was a little frustrating trying to time things. Wasn't sure what the logs and lilypads were for, either. Anyway, it was nice and playable. Good job!
Took me quite a while to get the hang of it, but I do appreciate that the game requires more than just pointing and clicking. This makes it relaxing, but not boring and thus really well-suited as a small distraction.
I really like the graphics! Its very calm, I wish there was a soundtrack, like a calm one for fishing :). I didnt get any fish :(, maybe too hard? Overall, I like it
The mechanics in this game were interesting. I like the way your bobber would get caught on debris but still attempt to follow your cursor like a real fishing line would. I also like the way you had to "lead" the to catch them (though it was frustrating that some fish would dart away even if I wasn't moving the mouse).
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(it made me laugh!)
The game is relaxing OR not challenging (with frenetic click, you can finish it quickly...)
Hard to catch a fish, as it is in real life. I tried to follow your tips but couldn't catch any of them - maybe you could make some of them dumber, bitting the bait more easily than others.
Overall a cool patience-based game, good job!