Fancy Goldfish

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.76
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★35%
The Fancy Goldfish.

Known as much for its stalwart vigilance as its regal appearance, much of the majestic creature’s true motivations are shrouded in mystery. Does it grant wisdom to those who ponder the depths in its bulging eyeballs? Are the subtle swishes of its tail in fact an elaborate dance to signal visitors from beyond the stars? Will the Fancy Goldfish be one day synonymous with enlightenment, wonder, and glory?
No.
Still, we must strive to understand the Fancy Goldfish if we are truly to understand ourselves. Yes, the Fancy Goldfish is forever in search of the delicious flakes, but why? For the first time ever, step inside the mind of the Fancy Goldfish and learn firsthand what drives it. Flakes. Pellets. And that’s probably it.
BUT BE YE WARNED!!!!
Many dangers lie in the tank for the unwary Fancy Goldfish. Too many flakes. Not enough flakes. Rival sea beasts, jellybean toes, forgetting what lies in that funky skull. Avoid hazards as you fight for survival, and do not fear. Should you be overwhelmed by dangers, you’ll probably forget about them in a few seconds…

As a side note, we recommend you use mouse controls if you can. They feel much better to us than the keyboard controls.
Genres: action
Tools: GameMaker

Comments26

kleinzach13 Dec 2016, 03:59
Its surprisingly hard to be a fish. Gorgeous game! Controls felt a little wonky, but that was trumped by the look and feel of it.
Dogeveloper13 Dec 2016, 04:06
Awesome graphics together with good sound and okay gameplay. My only complaint is the controls. Overall its awesome.
CFallonArt13 Dec 2016, 04:11
I wish the controls were smoother, and the little fish didn't just sit at the flake spawn the entire time!

but this is a beautiful game, I love the art.
RobotLovesKitty
RobotLovesKitty13 Dec 2016, 04:16
Beautiful fish.
life is hard for me in this tank
I pooed and then died.

Poetry inspiring, was simple and a lot of fun!
I agree with KleinZach though, the controls were a bit weird, it was a struggle to move where I wanted to.
PickleCrew13 Dec 2016, 06:12
I really wanted to play this but I couldn't run it because my computer wouldn't let me run it. The graphics on it look amazing though
JoeProgram13 Dec 2016, 07:20
Lovely art - I don't think I've seen a handpainted style used in quite this way before. I liked that flakes were both positive and negative.

Took a try or two to figure out the controls - that I needed to be constantly pressing the buttons.
UltraRat
UltraRat13 Dec 2016, 08:43
haha at poop and glutton expression. Really cool to see a gamejam game with a backend.
SeaDads
SeaDads13 Dec 2016, 10:05
Beautiful artwork, I want to hang out in that fish tank all day!
Moritz
Moritz13 Dec 2016, 16:48
Absolutely astounding artwork, not just for a game jam entry. WOW. Love the many way to die, and it's a really detailed aquarium.

Collision is a bit fiddly at times, which sometimes adds and sometimes takes away from the humour. :)
Zemmi
Zemmi14 Dec 2016, 04:53
That cat really was an a-hole. Not really sure what the "Lack of self-control" death was caused by but the sheer variety of deaths was hilarious.
PickleCrew14 Dec 2016, 05:08
Finally able to play this game. The art is amazing compared to our fish game(you should totally check it out). However, the control is hard to get used to. Overall great entry!
PickleCrew14 Dec 2016, 05:18
This game just looks beautiful, I love the death scenes. That betta fish has no chill, who knew it was so difficult to stay alive in the harsh environment of a fish tank. Great game, lots of fun!
Evergreen Games14 Dec 2016, 05:28
Amazing graphics. Mouse controls were much better than keyboard. It was hard to predict what was going to kill me.
schizoid2k
schizoid2k14 Dec 2016, 20:23
Beautiful graphics. Fun to play... lots of ways to get flushed! The controls were a bit hard to get used to, but this is a nice game. Congrats!
panurge14 Dec 2016, 20:38
I consider myself to be pretty fancy but this fish takes it to a whole nother level! Beautiful visuals and audio. A surprisingly relaxing experience considering I was getting flushed down a s*r every few seconds.

At a slower pace, I would have something like this sitting in a little permanent window in the corner of my desktop...

Loved it!
thebrickanator
thebrickanator14 Dec 2016, 21:19
The art and animations are top notch! It was hard to tell how I died a couple times but other than that I had a lot of fun playing.
SkullPixel
SkullPixel14 Dec 2016, 21:19
Am I the only one that noticed the cat in the back window that moved right before the cat paw swiped the top of the tank? Really nice touch there. Great game.
bigbuggames
bigbuggames14 Dec 2016, 21:55
Really cool graphics, the controls where not that intuitive. Overall pretty good game!
barkergames15 Dec 2016, 02:20
I love the artwork on this game!
Very Beautiful!
The controls were a bit strange, had a hard time controlling the fish.
fishbrain
fishbrain15 Dec 2016, 07:20
Fun, soothing - and gorgeous graphics!
Ygogo15 Dec 2016, 10:44
Cute graphics and sound
JK5000
JK500015 Dec 2016, 11:01
A beautiful game with some really funny humor. Well done.
MentaL1317 Dec 2016, 12:28
Nice graphics. Being a fish is hard apparently. Fish simulator 2016 - GotY
Farelle29 Dec 2016, 09:01
hahaha I can't count how many times I died of "lack of selfcontrol" :P it's hard to not eat when fleeing from hostile fish lol. Awesome graphics, nice mellow and at the same time humorful music, amazing facial expressions XD

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