This is a rage-inducing game about rejection. About being a stalker. The goal of the game is to collect bits and pieces of notes left by a lovely fish you've been endlessly wanting. There are about 2-4 in each level.
This time around I wanted to try something new. Something a bit out of my comfort zone. I wasn't very cool with the theme this time around so I tried interpreting it a bit differently; I didn't use it as a foundation for a game concept or set of mechanics, I just used the words and gave them some meaning. But I still took it kinda lightly.
INSTRUCTIONS & CONTROLS (READ BEFORE PLAYING):
You can use WASD to move, Space to progress dialogue, and Escape to pause the game. The game gets progressively harder really quickly as there aren't a lot of levels. Once you die, you go right back to the beginning of the game. This game requires Java 7 or higher. I also don't recommend playing if you get annoyed very easily \o/
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chimichump24 Aug 2015, 23:23
Is this fish VVVVVV?
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kaype24 Aug 2015, 23:31
The amount of times I've heard that today... lmao
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blha30325 Aug 2015, 09:45
*requires Java 8 or higher
The first time I went through a door, I had no idea that's what I'd done, I thought that it was just one of those games where you go past a certain point and when you come back there the path changes behind you (because I went over the door initially, and only hit it when I was coming back up from the dead end). That's all the feedback I have so far.
Loved this beautifully simple game. Few glitches - swim left and up at the start to see four random fish, levels seem to pop in and you can't go back. Not so much of an issue but at first I wasn't sure what was happening.
Would have liked some way to skip intro given how many times I died lol
Spent way to much of my life on this... needs addiction warning
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kaype25 Aug 2015, 21:10
@Zammalad, I've just fixed that glitch you mentioned with the four random fish. Just uploaded it now. I'm glad you like it!
The game is gorgeous. The music is very fitting. I agree with what others said about skipping the intro after the first time and transitioning to other rooms.
Great graphical setup. I truely felt like i was looking at a terminal. Felt a lot like VVVVVVV. (which has been said) Annoying is hardly the word. 1 hit frustration start at beginning megaman annoyance? herpaderp frustration. but, you already warned me of that. so, yeah. haha. nice!
Nice art and music, as always expected from you Kaype! Quite a challenge to get past the shooting fish. Not sure what the point of the little papers might be (or whatever you intended them to be) but I will try again!
The art is simple, but consistent. I'm always a fan of the retro looking stuff. Kudos to the old 'inflated' CRT look, I totally dig it. Music is good and gameplay fits well. The timelapse was cool to watch, too!
The hitboxes on most of the hazards are obnoxiously big. I couldn't keep playing after the 6th thing killed me from several pixels away... which is unfortunate, because I generally like these sorts of games, and I was curious how you were going to handle the "You are a stalker fish who doesn't know how to take no for an answer, and possibly collects other people's journal entries" angle.
Save spots would help, and some tighter hit-boxes would help. Groovy soundtrack. Thanks for putting this together!
I played about 7-8 times and got reasonably far (I think). Just too much to have to start over each time. Dug the music, loved the retro monitor look and shader. Wanted to catch her! This is a really good effort and just adding a key to skip the intro and having you spawn back at the last note seems it would help a lot. I add those 2 things and re-submit it. great effort though and overall very good, with minor tweaks to take it to 11!
This is damn tricky, I could only make it to the third screen or so through repeated attempts. I still had fun but some checkpoints would definitely be appreciated. I love the graphics too, the CRT effect is downright beautiful and you did a great job at minimalistic graphics. The way everything is slightly rounded makes it very easy on the eyes.
Great game on everything, it is really funny! Maybe it is a bit hard, but that is not bad, I personally like challenging games. Graphics and audio are the best.
Great game! I loved the retro aesthetic and the CRT look. The monochromatic color scheme I think added to the whole mood of a deep dark and lonely sea. Everything felt smooth and polished. Loved it!
Looking like an old television really gives the game some oldschool charm and reminds me of my good old gameboy. It would add a lot (I think), if the notes revealed some story upon collection.
Dude, forget how many fish there are in the sea, I think I'm in love with this game! Awesome effort, love the art style (the go-pro style effect, as I like to call it as I don't know what the real name is, is freaking awesome) and the mood and innovation is amazing.
Issues: Not sure why it's being shown on a monitor, unless that's just to show off your fancy filter abilities. There needs to be save states, seriously.
But finally made it till the end \o/ Offset on the hitboxes was annoying as hell, but eventually managed to live with it. Checkpoints would be very, very helpful though :P
An interesting game, I would've loved to see how it plays out in the end. Unfortunately, due to the lack of savepoints combined with what seemed to be a pretty unfair collision detection I did not make it past the third level.
Neat graphics, cool game! I included it in part 31 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/ZV7CU8j_StI
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The first time I went through a door, I had no idea that's what I'd done, I thought that it was just one of those games where you go past a certain point and when you come back there the path changes behind you (because I went over the door initially, and only hit it when I was coming back up from the dead end). That's all the feedback I have so far.
Would have liked some way to skip intro given how many times I died lol
Spent way to much of my life on this... needs addiction warning
i enjoyed most other parts of it. wish i had been able to make it all the way through.
It's hard but I still want to play again, good job !
Save spots would help, and some tighter hit-boxes would help. Groovy soundtrack. Thanks for putting this together!
Awesome effort, love the art style (the go-pro style effect, as I like to call it as I don't know what the real name is, is freaking awesome) and the mood and innovation is amazing.
Issues:
Not sure why it's being shown on a monitor, unless that's just to show off your fancy filter abilities.
There needs to be save states, seriously.
Well done! :)
But finally made it till the end \o/ Offset on the hitboxes was annoying as hell, but eventually managed to live with it. Checkpoints would be very, very helpful though :P
Finished after a dozen trials. It was a nice atmosphere. Good job.