Save the Fish

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.86
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.31
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Oh no. The fish is going to die... Save it!
It's basically a "Simon says" game, do the right action in order but only if the fish ask it. Don't forget the previous actions and repeat everything correctly to save the fish.


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*Game only playable with mouse and keyboard.
Some issues? Do you want to play the FULL HD (deluxe) game version? Just download the standalone version!*

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Game made with love by:

Matthieu Giraud - <https://twitter.com/matthieu_giraud>;

Simon Giraud - <https://twitter.com/Labelpastek>;

Discord: <https://discord.gg/yvpjDPU>;

Duck Reaction loves you!

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Comments217

Motley
Motley20 Apr 2020, 13:35
Well, I won't be able to sleep at night (from laughter, not because I didn't save some fish), but I agree that this game was made with love... and clay
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor20 Apr 2020, 14:17
Hey @motley
Thanks for your feedback, we're glad that you laughed playing the game!
Tanapat
Tanapat20 Apr 2020, 16:43
This... was legendary. The art with the noises just go well and I had a great laugh. Gj
stevehb20 Apr 2020, 16:43
Haha! The art is great. Game play is pretty straightforward, but created with imagination.
Ege686
Ege68620 Apr 2020, 16:44
OMG Simon turned into a fish.

By the way game is very gooood.
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor20 Apr 2020, 16:52
Thanks so much for your comments, so happy you enjoyed the game! :)
Blackgoku36
Blackgoku3620 Apr 2020, 17:12
Nice game, love the art style!
Game-mon
Game-mon20 Apr 2020, 22:09
Nice game! Liked the variety of possible actions. Graphics look nice. Liked the humour ("Fish died and it's all your fault, hope you sleep well"). Overall a fun simon says game to spend a few minutes on, good job! :)
noirdrive
noirdrive21 Apr 2020, 01:44
Beautiful art! Gameplay is really annoying but in a good manner, enjoyed the game :)
Nurk
Nurk21 Apr 2020, 02:01
Really fun game ! Well done ! :D
Head Tilt Games
Head Tilt Games21 Apr 2020, 02:18
This game had me smiling the entire time. I simply love it. Everything goes so well together, the art, the sound, the bossy fish. Thoroughly enjoyed playing it.
dreamcastgh0st21 Apr 2020, 05:37
Very good! Reminds me of early Russell Honor games with the very intense nature of it, and that's high praise. The concept is simple, and just a game of Simon Says, but it's executed in a funny and compelling way. The sound effects and extreme animations really make every action you do (except for pressing a key, but that's a small nitpick) feel like a BIG action, which just makes this fun to play with. The stunted, third person presentation, the fact that you made me press quit... it leads to a memorable experience. It might be a repackaged version of a classic game without much changed, but the fact that I played it as long as I did despite that fact is a testament to the quality of the work. Nice job.
BryLaMare21 Apr 2020, 05:52
Fun game, Really awesome art style, good job.
saucygames
saucygames21 Apr 2020, 06:54
made me mad but i liked it
PeachTreeOath
PeachTreeOath21 Apr 2020, 07:01
I really like memory games, the first game I ever coded was Simon back in Java lol. This game is super hard though because there's much more variety in here and a bit less memory queues you can use. Your game has great art direction and I'm surprised this is your first LD game given this level of polish. Great job!
Drachmor
Drachmor21 Apr 2020, 08:11
Haha this one was very unique to say the least. Interesting visuals and (screeching) audio, gameplay equally bizarre and memorable. I'll admit obeying fish commands is a first as far as theme interpretation goes - as far as I know - so definite points for that. Quite a humorous and well-executed take on the memory game genre!
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor21 Apr 2020, 08:13
@thomas-bringer @nurk @ryan123rudder @head-tilt-games @sid-fish-games @brylamare Thank you so much for all positive feedback!! Your comments make us smile :)

@noirdrive @saucygames Yes you're right, gameplay can make you mad in a way but we're so happy that you enjoyed it!

@dreamcastgh0st Wow! Thank you for your comment and your analysis! When we released the game we didn't think people enjoy the game like this! But you're right, need some game feel on "key pressing". So happy that you have fun playing it, that's basically why we want to create games :)

@peachtreeoath Yes the game is very hard definitely! That's right it's our first LD but we really want to make something juicy, we're glad that you feel it playing the game! Thanks :)
arzi
arzi21 Apr 2020, 08:55
Why am I listening to a fish? :laughing:

Love the idea and the art! Great work!
Naamed
Naamed21 Apr 2020, 09:09
This has been the most enjoyable fish fondling experience I've had in my life
StanleyGray
StanleyGray21 Apr 2020, 10:27
While brainstorming for the theme, one of my first ideas was "Fish out of water" but I had no clue how to turn it into a game. Seems you figured it out! :) And I liked playing it! Funny game with great artistic design!

BTW, had one minor issue (Windows version) - the input sometimes didn't register if I clicked too fast.
Mrowka21 Apr 2020, 10:35
Graphics and sound are really cool, but I had a hard time understanding which text to follow to survive
Maybe I'm just dumb, great work!
Littlemiky21 Apr 2020, 11:23
Very nice job Guys ! Good idea, visual an sound effects are very brilliant, well done !
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor21 Apr 2020, 11:26
@arzi Haha I don't know, maybe because it's going to die! Thanks for playing by the way :smile:
Thank you @naamed, really happy that you enjoy this experience haha
@stanleygray It's just one solution turn it into a game, there are more solutions for sure! Thank you for your feedback, we'll check this to correct that issue :)
@mrowka Thanks! No problem, you're not the only one who has some trouble to understand the game, we don't gave enough clues to understand quickly! Not your fault :)
@littlemiky Thank you so much !
Harry Alissavakis
Harry Alissavakis21 Apr 2020, 11:32
Such a fun idea and amazing work with the modeling and sound! Well done! :D
AlexVoxel
AlexVoxel21 Apr 2020, 12:06
I'm not 100% sure what you had to do other than click, but i sure laughed a lot. Great job!
Bonyok7721 Apr 2020, 12:51
Haha you're very creative. This game is pretty fun to play.
MidnightOrion21 Apr 2020, 12:58
Really fun game, I 'm not good enough to go far in rounds. And the sounds, dear god the sounds. It'll haunt my nights
Cancerous21 Apr 2020, 14:07
Pretty cool game, simon says but with fish. Fish didnt say so i failed.
Torn21 Apr 2020, 14:26
I'm a bit slow for these kinds of games, but I can appreciate the funny visuals and sounds. Gameplay's simple, but works.
Kirsty_lee21 Apr 2020, 14:30
Really enjoyed the quirky and silliness! Love the art style!
adsilcott21 Apr 2020, 14:50
Just love this style!
Arinyl
Arinyl21 Apr 2020, 15:11
Best. Game. Ever. This was super fun ahah!
anoushcat
anoushcat21 Apr 2020, 15:13
Super jeu!
Les graphismes sont excellents, et les sons et le gameplay sont tellement drôles! :D
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor21 Apr 2020, 15:53
Thanks everyone for playing and all your good comments! :)
Fran Gambero
Fran Gambero21 Apr 2020, 16:23
Poor fish... but I enjoyed the game, the sound really helped get in the dynamic.
OveRMolo
OveRMolo21 Apr 2020, 16:34
It looks really well: art, colors, the fish, THE SOUND EFFECTS! I think it could be a commercial game form smartphones ;-)
Nive work!
JoGodfrey21 Apr 2020, 16:35
Whacky, I feel weird having enjoyed this game. I like it - awesome jam idea, perfect sounds and mad graphics good work, poor fish :D
d1str4kt0r21 Apr 2020, 17:07
Hahahahaha i could spend days on this.. But it gets very hard after some action, for my poor stoner mind LOL, i can only do 6 or 7
Fenderbate
Fenderbate21 Apr 2020, 17:09
For some reason, I enjoyed this game so much, I don't even know how to put it into words. Simple, funny, challanging and entertaining. Very nice work!
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor21 Apr 2020, 19:05
Thank you guys ! We're happy to read ALL your feedbacks :smile:
radow
radow21 Apr 2020, 19:19
It took me far to long to figure out what I needed to do, but it was absolutely hillarious =D
Ttyana21 Apr 2020, 19:30
Hoping that fish do not visit me in nightmares. I am failed miserably at steps 4-5 aaaall the times.
Ioan Pop21 Apr 2020, 19:32
This game was pretty fun, I like how the fish just dies if you don't listen to it...
tripl3m21 Apr 2020, 19:47
Nice, simple, efficient, and fun. Love the color palette, and the sound design.
Trifectuh21 Apr 2020, 20:14
Hilarious. Great job guys. Feel so bad for fish :(
pke1029
pke102921 Apr 2020, 20:17
Extreamly well made, curious how you made the animation.
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor21 Apr 2020, 20:42
Woow Thanks! We were not ready for all these good comments!
@ttyana Yes that would be terrible for you haha
@pke1029 The animation was the tricky part and we spent lot of time to have something juicy! It's a mix between ragdoll (character joints in unity) with tiny physics explosions and blend shapes to have some mesh deformations. The challenge was to have a good result blending 3D skeleton, mesh deformations and physics but finally... It works :smiley:
JLV
JLV21 Apr 2020, 21:23
Really funny game ! The design of the Fish, the hilarious audio, the satsifying interactions... It might be presumptuous, but I think you had a tremendous amount of fun making this game ! And I had an awesome time playing it, so all's good.

Strengths :
- Self-explanatory gameplay, consistent with the theme and with a great game feel
- Visuals and audio superbly contribute to the fun

Possible improvements :
- Maybe allow the player to restart with a level of similar difficulty instead of sending him back to lvl 1.

All in all, great job !
Steve Sparkes
Steve Sparkes21 Apr 2020, 21:35
Such an artistically impressive game! The sound design really ramped up the absurdity of it all. I enjoyed this a lot, but the screen space could have been put to use by having the fish be bigger. I ended up a few of my longer runs by misclicking what I thought SHOULD have been the body but ended up being the head. :(

A really solid entry, and I can't wait to see what you make next!

@jlv Simon Says is a sequence game, so you can't start at the end ;)
JLV
JLV21 Apr 2020, 21:40
@steve-sparkes Woops my bad, didn't have the reference :sweat_smile: Sorry for the uneducated suggestion.
Hare Software
Hare Software21 Apr 2020, 22:08
Great animations, very solid execution of an old-time classic!
lucianapdp21 Apr 2020, 22:20
Awesome game! Very funny!
Nutriz
Nutriz21 Apr 2020, 22:31
Yeah french game dev here :). Nice 3D fish and sounds :)
pmarincak
pmarincak22 Apr 2020, 01:32
Nice game! The SFX coupled with... just clicking a fish to keep it alive really made me chuckle!
LuCecyl
LuCecyl22 Apr 2020, 01:48
Really fun game! loved the idea and the aesthetics! Nice job :)
crelish22 Apr 2020, 03:22
amazing graphics. love the fishes expressions when interacted with.
zzox
zzox22 Apr 2020, 04:33
Hilarious and addicting. His face when you hold his head and it just goes silent hahaha!
Stell22 Apr 2020, 04:50
The game is fun, the art is amazing, the concept is nice and I LOVE THIS FISH SO MUCH. Good job! Everything looks FUNtastic!
Justin_C22 Apr 2020, 05:20
Everything about this game was satisfying to play. Hilarious.
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor22 Apr 2020, 06:17
@jlv you're right we had a lot of fun making this game. Thank your for your feedbacks, we're thinking how to improve the game to make a post jam version.

Thank you all of you, we have spend a long time to make nice graphics coupled with sound, so we're very happy to know that you love it.
Nek
Nek22 Apr 2020, 06:49
I don't think i will be able to sleep at night, fish dead, FISH DEAD!
Flamus22 Apr 2020, 08:29
This game is so funny! Congrats! amazing entry
LapisRaider22 Apr 2020, 09:18
Love the animations when I'm clicking the fish, its hilarious! The visuals for the game is really nice and the sound effects fit really well. Had a lot of fun playing the game even though the fish keeps dying cause of my poor memory XD
LemonShrimp22 Apr 2020, 09:36
This is such a unique idea, I love it! :two_hearts: The ingame graphics look really nice and I like that you added some chromatic aberration around the borders! The design and typography on the slides look super professional to me, it balances everything out nicely. Also, I ADORE the sound effects! Great job :star:
nikchernyakov
nikchernyakov22 Apr 2020, 10:48
Fantastic graphics and funny game! I like how the fish shrinks. Well done!
Mika la Grand
Mika la Grand22 Apr 2020, 11:29
That was funny. I like how you randomise the actions. I got to round 4, but it closed the instructions before I had time to read all of it. Some instruction were also a bit unclear, like "fish says hold" hold what? Also, sometimes "fish says click", but then it only works if I click on the fish. Overall, pretty good game.
Emperor Eagle
Emperor Eagle22 Apr 2020, 11:38
This game has brilliant graphics! Fun to play and innovative! The visuals when you lose are funny and the sound is funny too. I enjoyed playing it, nice game for a jam, well done!
TheKingBarry22 Apr 2020, 11:40
Awesome game (with a bit of unclarity on some instructions, I agree with the previous comment), but defenetely fun... and the art is gorgeous ! Nice !
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor22 Apr 2020, 11:56
@mika-la-grand, @thekingbarry thank you for your constructive feedback. We hesitated during a long time to make instructions more clear, but we have chosen to encourage players to click on fish, making the action very juicy. And so, players discover the right action by their-self. But still, the game deserves lot of improvements to make it more clear. That's why we want to spend more time on the game development.

Thank you everyone, you're making this community awesome !
Azo22 Apr 2020, 12:45
Really enjoyed this one, great art, sounds and satisfying animations. Great Job!
unept
unept22 Apr 2020, 13:40
This was so good. While some are saying the confusing instructions and speed were too much, I think that's what gives the game such originality. Players gotta step up to the challenge. I also loved the game over feedback, that helped players want to try again. Loved it.​
demontoon
demontoon22 Apr 2020, 13:45
So much fun ! I love it. This is simple and well executed.
GREAT job guys :)
DevParty22 Apr 2020, 14:37
This is a really good game. Simon says was, like, my whole childhood. :D
FishMasterino
FishMasterino22 Apr 2020, 15:18
I had a good laugh over such a simple concept. Sound design served this game very well
wischi22 Apr 2020, 15:47
Clicking the "shutdown" button causes an error (with javascript alert popup) for me. But other than that the game was really fun to play.
a333
a33322 Apr 2020, 16:06
Fish Says uncaught exception: abort(168)!

Fish saved!

didn't really bother me though. I had great fun playing =)
Kerokero22 Apr 2020, 16:22
I advise my team as well to work around a fish concept, gland to see someone make it real, very fun game!
griet22 Apr 2020, 17:24
i loved the graphics! but the instructions were sometimes really unclear for me. for instance sometimes it said to "click and hold", what i did and the fish died saying that i did the hold, but not the click. but it looks so fun i might give it a try again.
Indie Dragon22 Apr 2020, 17:41
I loved that fish lol, great game, maybe he missed a little in the theme.
Necromic
Necromic22 Apr 2020, 17:42
REALLY FUNNY GAME. I mean I laugh so hard at this. Really cool concept, aesthetic and sound design. The rhythm is su-perb :sparkles:

Good job!
NoamRaz
NoamRaz22 Apr 2020, 17:45
WOW! That Really Really Good! 1 Problem: You Have A null object reference in Your Quit Button
HeylloPotato
HeylloPotato22 Apr 2020, 18:01
Hillarious game! Really well done I really like it. The music and sound effects are good and I liked the graphics overall really well!
ReadyPlayerTom22 Apr 2020, 18:38
I liked the game a lot! Super idea und nice graphics and sounds! :D

Love it!
Omicron
Omicron22 Apr 2020, 18:41
The best game on this Ludum Dare.
RIBOUT Horace
RIBOUT Horace22 Apr 2020, 18:51
It was horrible and feeling bad and... and... and I love it ! Ok, seriously, the visual is really good looking and the "animation" is really fun ! The overall idea fit really well with the execution (it's easy to understand but hard to master, but fun to fail !) I really like it
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor22 Apr 2020, 19:02
@griet Thanks for feedback, it's helpful for us to know what we have to improve in priority! Sorry for this problems, the game is not clear at some points and we'll solve it soon.
@noamraz Thanks for reporting we'll figure it out!
Really, thank you for all these positive vibes everyone, that encourages us to improve "Save the Fish" and work on new games :smiley:
Evert22 Apr 2020, 19:20
It took a while for me to notice the bulging eyes on Fish, but I instantly burst out laughing when I did! :rofl: The sound effects are great overall, but I would have liked more fish-like sound effect for the 'game over' sound instead of a screaming.. uhm.. something? :D I guess it could be deliberate too, but the list of previous actions could be shortened by just showing the actions w/o Fish says at some point? It'll be hard enough at that point keeping track of it :p All in all a very fun game to play (and to compete with someone on how far they can get)! Great mood, great game!
DocGeraud
DocGeraud22 Apr 2020, 19:25
Simple concept, brilliant execution!
Claybro2021
Claybro202122 Apr 2020, 19:43
Haha, this was super goofy. Everything was really clean, intuitive, and funny. Nice job!
valisse2122 Apr 2020, 20:42
Omg, that was hilarious :D I died laughing! But it took me a while to notice that the instructions are written on top as well. Looks like the fish is smarter than me hahah
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor22 Apr 2020, 21:35
@evert Really happy that the fish and sounds effects make you laugh like this! But yes, you're right, we can add some variations on the "game over" sound, that would be less repetitive. It could be but in the rules, if there isn't the "fish says" before action, you must not do it, because... The fish didn't ask you, right? :smile:
@valisse21 don't worry, not your fault, we have to make this game more clear to be sure that people notice all essential informations like this. If you enjoyed the game, that's the essential!
Anyway thanks everyone for playing and feedback :)
Sergio Gonzalez
Sergio Gonzalez22 Apr 2020, 23:08
Hilarious game! It's one of those cases where a great execution brings an idea to the next level :D
Levi23 Apr 2020, 01:03
Loved the look and feel of the game. So far the only game that I have stumbled across that has to do with squidging a fish to try and save it! Great job!
cronobreak23 Apr 2020, 03:19
Super nice art direction!
joh
joh23 Apr 2020, 04:31
This Is great, I had no idea what I was getting into, but what is was was amazing. Simple simon say, yet so full of life and personality! loved the fish, it failed to make me feel bad but it did make me laugh! I learned I'm surprisingly bad at following instructions or remembering them. Though I think I faced a bug because one time when I got in the groove I failed by pressing what (I think) was the right button. but the fish said I was supposed to do nothing! (which makes no sense because it wasn't the lastest round and I clearly never had to do "nothing" before; thats a memorable act in itself)

Still, game was so fun and silly I couldn't tell, if it was my bad, the game bugging or the fish trolling. Great game loved it!
picross
picross23 Apr 2020, 05:57
Pretty fun game! I like how you break the fourth wall with the exit/mute/etc. Cute art too. I wish there was a little more to it than simon says. Great work!
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor23 Apr 2020, 06:31
Happy to know that the game make you laugh !

@joh Maybe there is a bug that we don't know, no code is perfect, specially game jam code :smile:
SimanSimon23 Apr 2020, 07:21
Weirdly fun and funny game :D I enjoyed playing it. Sometimes my clicks didn't register correctly, but it's really not too bad. The sounds and graphics are on point. But I wonder why that fish wants me to do such things to him :D Well done, great game!
bobost223 Apr 2020, 07:45
Why it is so satisfying to click on the fish? :D
sndr
sndr23 Apr 2020, 08:23
Such a silly take on the theme, but I have to love it. It's great that you guys play with the UI of the game too, and get it included. It's always fun to surprise the audience, and you guys definitely did. :joy:
Mathieu Semin
Mathieu Semin23 Apr 2020, 10:22
The art and polish are really good
Very fun game, well done !
Tom Robson
Tom Robson23 Apr 2020, 10:31
The funniest jam game I've played so far! Took a few attempts to get the hang of it, and especially in the later rounds it became insanely hard to read and memorize the sequence, but that's all part of the fun!
JamesOliverMusic
JamesOliverMusic23 Apr 2020, 11:01
very polished artwork and good fun. The animations and sounds are funny too. great job!
Oxters
Oxters23 Apr 2020, 11:35
This is probably the funniest and hardest game in ld46. I had a lot of fun playing, but it does get hard really quick. Maybe it would be good to have three lives per round so if you make a mistake you don't die instantly.
Yeti Kid
Yeti Kid23 Apr 2020, 11:50
This is done so well!! from art to music to gameplay. Super polished and one of the best I have played in this Ludum Dare!!!
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor23 Apr 2020, 12:14
@bobost2 maybe because the fish has a weird face :smiley: !

@sndr glad you like play with the UI, we think about adding more interesting actions.

Thank you everyone to say that's polished game. Keep sharing your feelings, all yours feedback matters.
daria-toni23 Apr 2020, 14:45
This game really challenges and quickly ceases to be just funny! Great idea. Cool sounds for every single action and a very crazy fish ofcourse!
helenejeanbon23 Apr 2020, 14:51
this face ! the fish is hilarious and I feel bad everytime I click ^^
qFrct23 Apr 2020, 16:42
I'm sorry, I think I killed 8 fishes befeore to understand that it was a list ^^.

Sorry for all these deaths because of my dumbness, sob.

But what about "Fish says Quit"?! (What I did, but error in the browser (Brave))

Thanks for the fun, guys. : )
kkrac23 Apr 2020, 17:42
LOL nice little game. I guess you could ship it for mobile with some little changes.
Keep it up.
SaadSirius23 Apr 2020, 17:51
Wow! very interesting take on simon says,very well put together i can see your efforts with the level of polish in the game,good job guys
xarona23 Apr 2020, 18:45
what a weird fun game, well done!
recursor
recursor23 Apr 2020, 19:30
I wasn't real clear on what to do at first in order to get past the first round, but I eventually figured it out. My one point of feedback is that the fish should be called "Simon" lol. Nice game
coatline
coatline23 Apr 2020, 19:30
This is a weirdly satisfying game with great audio and art. Maybe add another mechanic to keep the player interested. You should have titled this one Fish Slapper.
gustavo.christino
gustavo.christino23 Apr 2020, 20:34
Calma, peixe.
Vamos tentar novamente...

Calm down, fish.
Let's try again...
Rebecca Harrison
Rebecca Harrison23 Apr 2020, 20:50
So wonderfully tactile and creative! Awesome premise and the execution is top notch :D
gustavo.christino
gustavo.christino23 Apr 2020, 20:54
Avaliação...

1 - Mecânicas, Aprendizado e Fluxo:
A mecânica de seguir a sequência do estágio anterior, mas adicionando uma nova camada.
Aprender não me foi muito trabalhoso, porque a cada tentativa temos retorno visual do que tentamos fazer, além de um texto explicando (creio que em alguns momentos com erros) no que erramos.
O fluxo escala bem rápido (ao menos para mim), isso me deixa muito mais ansioso que entediado (realmente não me senti entediado em momento algum, e quero retornar para ver se consigo passar da quinta "camada").

2 - Gráficos, Áudio, Narrativa e Polimento:
Os gráficos foram muito divertidos.
O áudio muito engraçado.
A narrativa não é o foco aqui.
Polimento sempre pode ser feito, mas realmente não encontrei algo a ser apontado (considerando o tempo de Ludum Dare).

3 - Cultura:
Por ser citado que o gênero do jogo fez alusão a outro jogo anterior, creio que tome partido por aumentar o número de peças de jogos derivados do anterior.
O jogo não faz tanto sentido do ponto de vista de salvar um peixe (nem esperava isso, apenas ri bastante com tudo isso, hahahahahah).

4 - Monetização:
Não sei o quanto o jogo poderia ser vendável, tomando pelo princípio de ser apenas um estágio (até agora).
gustavo.christino
gustavo.christino23 Apr 2020, 20:55
Evaluation...

1 - Mechanics, Learning and Flow:
The mechanics of following the sequence of the previous stage, but adding a new layer.
Learning was not much work for me, because with each attempt we have visual feedback of what we try to do, in addition to a text explaining (I believe in some moments with errors) what we did wrong.
The flow escalates very fast (at least for me), it makes me much more anxious than bored (I really didn't feel bored at all, and I want to return to see if I can get past the fifth "layer").

2 - Graphics, Audio, Narrative and Polishment:
The graphics were really fun.
The audio very funny.
The narrative is not the focus here.
Polishing can always be done, but I haven't really found anything to point out (considering Ludum Dare's time).

3 - Culture:
As it was mentioned that the game genre alluded to another previous game, I believe that it takes sides by increasing the number of game pieces derived from the previous one.
The game doesn't make much sense from the point of view of saving a fish (I didn't expect that, I just laughed a lot with all this, hahahahahah).

4 - Monetization:
I don't know how much the game could be sold, assuming it was just a stage (until now).
thebreakfast
thebreakfast23 Apr 2020, 21:11
Definitely very funny and has a lot of "juice." The graphics are awesome, from the UI design (which feels like a Jackbox game) to the fish animations / reactions (which feels like an oldschool cartoon.
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor23 Apr 2020, 22:05
@qfrct @a333 Quit button issue is now resolved for the webGL version!
@gustavo-christino Thanks for your feedback and your analysis! You're right, we just wanted to create a game for playing. Our choices don't have any sense for the narrative aspect because this game is only about "having fun" and "laughing". 30 seconds or 10 minutes where you just forget everything and you listen to this fish :smile:
For the monetization part, we'll see, maybe a free mobile game or something else, we don't know, it's too soon for now to decide.
It's hard for us to answer to all comments but, THANK YOU everyone for supporting us!
James Shipp
James Shipp23 Apr 2020, 23:44
The way I actually suck at simon says
Molpe
Molpe23 Apr 2020, 23:44
This was fun :D The END screen is awesome :D Well, I killed so many fish, I can't sleep today :D

James Kusardi23 Apr 2020, 23:47
everything about this game fits the concept super well - it's just really well put together overall, i enjoyed the little bit i played of it! however, sometimes my clicks do get eaten up, but idk if that's the game or if it's on my side
belowzerogames
belowzerogames24 Apr 2020, 01:51
Great little game I made it to round 3 once but just too tired can't focus.
LessThanRidiculous24 Apr 2020, 04:29
Quite comical, gives me some hard core 90's cartoon vibes!
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor24 Apr 2020, 06:32
Sad to says, but I think lot of fish are died because of our game :cry:

@molpe thank you for sharing your video :thumbsup:

@james-kusardi it could be the game, cause sometimes Unity colliders have strange behaviour and fail to detect click. I can't tell for sure. Hope that doesn't spoil the game.

Thanks again guys for playing at our game !
robokarla24 Apr 2020, 07:07
LOL this one made me happy. I love the art! Fish looks so derpy but cute : D
Hcursino
Hcursino24 Apr 2020, 07:16
This was the weirdest version of Simon says I have ever played, you made me laugh a lot. Brilliant entry! Good job.
Jin9310
Jin931024 Apr 2020, 09:06
Really cool take on the theme! Had a blast with it, thank you
Doot
Doot24 Apr 2020, 11:53
Awesome job! The art and sound design takes this to a whole other level.
Thanks a lot for this game!
Denis12324 Apr 2020, 12:20
great graphics :) ... but how could I sleep now?
FinnThePirate
FinnThePirate24 Apr 2020, 12:26
wow! this is the most unique game I've played so far, the fish is brilliant good job
24 Apr 2020, 13:35
Awesome audio and graphics! Very unique and fun game! I love what happens when you do something wrong! Good job, and keep it up!!!
Kate9024 Apr 2020, 14:41
Original idea! I didnt play Simon says...since I was little kid! Its Fun! Great job!
Red Ash24 Apr 2020, 15:11
I loved the sound design ! Simple, efficient, a bit cringe, good job.
yxmx_rsx
yxmx_rsx24 Apr 2020, 17:13
That was fun! Good graphics and sound. Well done guys.
nsadie
nsadie24 Apr 2020, 17:41
Haha, very nice! A fun silly game with excellent art! Really original idea!
xitaro24 Apr 2020, 18:03
Very fun game, good art, sfx and gameplay :)
itsatony
itsatony24 Apr 2020, 18:27
loved it, really did. first i thought it'd be clicker heroes, then it was pure fun and my brain turned to mush
0x01F0
0x01F024 Apr 2020, 18:33
gyaahhhhh!

reached level 9 (╬▔皿▔)╯

great humor and I like that you used the UI for instructions too, kind of felt like the fish was trolling me (︶^︶)
Zachary Rodrigue
Zachary Rodrigue24 Apr 2020, 18:57
i liked the "fish said quit" i realy srprised me
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor24 Apr 2020, 19:29
@x01f0 Level 9 is good performance ! :thumbsup: :muscle: And yeah, the fish is a troller :wink:

Thank you everyone ! There are so many of you that try our game and comment, it's crazy !
thedeadlybutter24 Apr 2020, 20:09
this is a winner!!!!! the fish died screen is so funny.
eldogg
eldogg24 Apr 2020, 20:33
Lovely squidgy animations. Very disgusting. Gross. I like it. Sound effects chosen feel really fun! Horns are great.
taran.unraveler24 Apr 2020, 20:50
I've got a baaaaaad memory, tripped in my fingers more than once. I really had fun playing this game! well done!
Brenan
Brenan24 Apr 2020, 21:06
Wow I was not ready for this haha. A very funny game that reminds me of alcohol games.
Very well made, juicy gameplay(ad fish) I love it!
Great entry guys ;)
Simon Rahnasto
Simon Rahnasto24 Apr 2020, 21:52
This is a really unique entry, strange and addictive. It is really stressful after level 5, my brain can't keep the fish alive after that point. I found all of the sound effects to be specially awesome, they go well with the wacky visual effects of the fish being squished. But I killed fish... how will I sleep now :cry:
Unimaginable_Code_Studios24 Apr 2020, 22:19
Wow!! This game is super fun. I love the sound effects and graphics. When you do something, the fishes reaction is unbearably funny. That makes me laugh so much :). Also when you spam different buttons and click a bunch of times, all the sound effects combine and make an really cool song. Overall, I LOVE this game!!!
hangarter24 Apr 2020, 22:52
This is damn fun and amazing. Mindblowing how simple and fun some game can be.
Kudos!
G.A.GameStudio
G.A.GameStudio25 Apr 2020, 02:06
This game is amazing. The graphics blew me away. The 3D model of the fish was absolutely amazing. Also I love the sound effects. It is so funny when the fish dies. Overall great game. It gives me a vibe of the fish game, "I am fish", which is like the game, "I am toast", as in those games you had to save yourself and there were difficult controls making it a little rage inducing. The difficult controls are part of the game. Just like those difficult controls it is hard to remember the sequence in this game.
dingotime25 Apr 2020, 02:44
Amazing art and great sound too! Good job.
samsdevlog25 Apr 2020, 03:18
The presentation on this is amazing. I found myself smiling the entire time I was playing. Extremely creative and fun.
Shadoninja25 Apr 2020, 04:41
This is pretty weird haha. I did play it longer than I expected!
Hej_Medister25 Apr 2020, 05:14
A really fun game. I ended up playing the game in a longer time in i thought:-)
lootgrounds
lootgrounds25 Apr 2020, 11:06
Simple and fun game. The difficulty curve ramps up very quickly but its a jam game after all. Had a blast playing it
GaryS
GaryS25 Apr 2020, 11:44
Fun game... I really liked the sound, thought it fit really well. Feel like the game cheated a bit, sometimes I would lose even though I did the right thing. Fish said nothing? Stoopid fish.
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor25 Apr 2020, 12:30
@simon-rahnasto Thanks for your comment! You're right this is very hard memory game but we're happy that you enjoyed the game! But if you want to sleep now... You have to save more fishes :smile:

@unimaginable-code-studios Thank you! So nice to read that you like the stupid interaction with the fish, we spent lot of time to make it juicy and you feel it, that's the best compliment!

@g-a-gamestudio we haven't made the connection with "I am toast" game and our game before... That's true there are similarities between both, that's interesting. Thanks for your feedback, so happy that you laughed saving the fish :)

Well thanks everyone for all your good comments! So happy that you enjoy playing the game and you share it :smiley:
Abiral
Abiral25 Apr 2020, 16:56
I love the art and the graphics of this game. The UI is clean and makes the game look really cool. Overall its a really nice experience and I enjoyed it.
anystarabove
anystarabove25 Apr 2020, 18:33
so fun. I especially liked the sound effects. For some reason, the feel and amusement reminded me of a fun carnival game. Made me smile.
Geckoo1337
Geckoo133725 Apr 2020, 18:38
I love the main aesthetic and sounds. Colors are gorgeous - a beautiful palette. The way you manage drums is amazing. I have to do that next time. The main gameplay fits with the theme and reminds me a little popular game for kids where I live in France - Jacques a dit (...) You deserve good ratings. I had fun playing. Thank you ++
PROJECTaroid
PROJECTaroid25 Apr 2020, 18:43
Really interesting game. A lot of fun and great visuals.
ZaiusPanda25 Apr 2020, 19:14
It's so funny. I also love the colours.
Lyje
Lyje25 Apr 2020, 19:22
Really nice. Simple and polished. Presentation is fantastic in every respect!
joemag
joemag25 Apr 2020, 19:53
The music, the graphics, the scream all super delightful. Simple gameplay mechanic but it made me giggle every time. Super fun great job!
Cadstor
Cadstor25 Apr 2020, 19:55
The aesthetics are so cool! I like the SFX and the weirdness hahaha Nice game :3
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor25 Apr 2020, 20:26
@geckoo1337 Thanks for feedback! (Ouais "le Jacques a dit" on connait très bien :smile: ) You're right, "Jacques a dit" bring this rule where you have to do it only if "Jacques" ask you, that's basically the same for the fish.
Thanks for helping and supporting everyone, all your comment really encourage us!
SeabirdDigital
SeabirdDigital26 Apr 2020, 04:15
Really cool game. I had lots of fun playing it. Great job.
JanMatyooStudio26 Apr 2020, 08:40
lol this game is funny, the animation plus the sound effects really make it more interesting to play. I cannot sleep at night now
Add-an-A
Add-an-A26 Apr 2020, 10:57
I loved the colour palette, and the wonderfully squishy fish eyes. Something that I found a bit frustrating was the down time between rounds. The 'Fish Saved, Next Round x' screen felt like it could have been incorporated into the main game screen for better flow.

Other than that, well done on such a fun experience.
Adriana26 Apr 2020, 11:23
Absurdity and simplicity at their best, congrats :)
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor26 Apr 2020, 16:25
@add-an-a thank you for your constructive feedback, you're right, the down time can be frustrating.

Thank you all for your feedbacks, it's very helpful !
ChicoMCastro
ChicoMCastro26 Apr 2020, 17:21
Lost on first try, poor fish :(

Haha, I had so much fun playing this one, and loved the sound effects. Loved the smash fish head animation too!
emmyoop
emmyoop26 Apr 2020, 18:59
Funny game! Sfx were good. More itneraction would be nice but for a game jam it's great.
Attala
Attala26 Apr 2020, 19:03
LMAO, what a fun game. The graphics and sounds make this simple game so entertaining. Good work!
guipuyol26 Apr 2020, 19:30
That was a fun game. I played the Moron Test just a few days ago and this felt very similar. I struggled to read the instructions fast enough (I read SLOWly), but overall a cool game. Loved the sound effects and goofyness of the fish.
ariake8126 Apr 2020, 20:52
that's just brilliant, what a great way to use the theme. well done! realized now my memory is terrible though!!!
Charles Fernandez27 Apr 2020, 01:33
I've played quite a fair amount of game entries for Ludum Dare 46, but this is the first game I rated an overall score of a perfect 5... a game about saving a fish in a completely nonsensical way... Lord help me.

Nonetheless, the game was funny, it was challenging for someone with terrible memory like mine, it was simple to understand, and I loved the incredibly odd animations. My only critique is that clicking the fish on his "upper body" would still be considered his head, which made me a sad fish, sometimes D: But other than that, the game was awesome!
SugarSores
SugarSores27 Apr 2020, 04:20
What a perfectly dorky game haha! The art was superb and the sounds were quirky. I'm assuming that the fish was a bunch of blendshapes- that's slick! How do you expect me to sleep at night though?
krakadushka
krakadushka27 Apr 2020, 08:00
Ahah, it's amazing! No game with LD46 has ever made me feel as good as yours. Really good job! I especially liked the way you did the fish squeezing animation - it's really fun :) I also want to note the sound after death-fast zombies from HL2 perfectly fit into the setting of the game. But I think that by level 5-6 it becomes too difficult to play and it is not very good. However, it is not necessary to increase the difficulty at each subsequent level. But still well done!
jayesstee27 Apr 2020, 08:49
The fish died and it's all my fault! TROMBONE NOISE
Hugo kieffer
Hugo kieffer27 Apr 2020, 09:43
i have nightmare of this fish! ahaha, realy like this stange mood and this fish screaming when i loose, like the art style too, really really simple idea but executed in a really funy way, its a good entry, goodjob!
Rikitaner27 Apr 2020, 10:01
Well I absolutely love this! Not only does it involve saving fish, just like my entry, it is also very funny and fun. It also difficult and quite the memory exercise. Fantastic game, really loved it!
verbvirus
verbvirus27 Apr 2020, 11:15
Nice work, really funny sudden response and feedback. It looks awesome too. A nice simple concept that you nailed perfectly.
Pask32027 Apr 2020, 12:49
Nice take on Simon says, the audio and graphics worked well together.
JamJar27 Apr 2020, 15:32
I enjoyed a lot, the art style was amazing the audio/visual responses of the fish were good. Well done!
BitPokit
BitPokit27 Apr 2020, 18:26
This is seriously one of my favorite entries. I absolutely love this game. I laugh every time I see his head get squished and his eyes bulge. The mechanics are fun and satisfying. I love the art and UI as well. Fantastic work!!! :smile_cat:
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor27 Apr 2020, 19:09
This game was made with love, so we are really happy to know that you love this game ! :revolving_hearts:

Thank you guys !
Analog Limb
Analog Limb28 Apr 2020, 07:16
A very funny game, I liked the graphics and the "command" to advance mechanic, but the text was a bit too fast to read for me. The sound and atmosphere works well with the game and the "Wilhelm​ Scream" was a nice touch. After a couple of times i managed to make it work, but it felt repetitive after a while.
larsspawn
larsspawn29 Apr 2020, 06:29
This is entertaining! simple mechanics, good graphics and funny sounds are amazing!
asfdfdfd30 Apr 2020, 20:11
Great game over animation. ARGHHHHHHHHHH
puppetmaster
puppetmaster3 May 2020, 10:47
The learning curve is steep but when you get the knack it is fun and the animation and graphics make me laugh every time.

Well done, keep it up!
Eugenik
Eugenik3 May 2020, 16:12
Had fun playing this hilarious game :D
mikouaji
mikouaji3 May 2020, 16:49
Hahaha that was fun :D The graphics and sound go so well together :D Very fun and well made :)
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor3 May 2020, 18:46
Thank you guys for playing ! We glad to know that you enjoy it.
Miranda
Miranda4 May 2020, 08:12
I had a good laugh playing this game :)
gord10ahmet
gord10ahmet4 May 2020, 23:31
Great graphics, original idea!
Danilo Freire
Danilo Freire6 May 2020, 17:28
Hey, congrats for the entry. Had some trouble with the inputs, some times a click is interpreted as an hold and a keyboard letter as an mouse click... I played the HTML 5!
JMad
JMad7 May 2020, 23:36
Had a lot of fun. That squeeze, daaamn :smile: Really liked your version of the classic. It's simple yet challenging, works perfectly, has infinite replayability... Superb. Lost at round 9, my brain got too slow for the countdown - sleep-deprivation, my fault.

PS : uncheck "Fullscreen button" in the itch.io Embed frame options, it adds a non-working one on top of the integrated WebGL build one.
flynn
flynn7 May 2020, 23:50
A very funny game. Love the color theme and how you guys use the UI as part of the gameplay. Very innovative and well executed game overall! (EDIT: Did not see it is done by one person, even more impressive )
Duck Reaction
Duck Reactionauthor8 May 2020, 00:04
Thank you all for your comments :smile:
We're really happy that you enjoyed the game and you laughed playing it.
@danilo-freire thanks for reporting, we'll figure it out!
@jmad really happy that you had fun! Okay thanks for reporting this, we'll check this for the next update.
@flynn Thanks for playing :) Actually we are team of two brothers working on this game!
Slurp1e
Slurp1e8 May 2020, 15:52
RIP poor fishy :(
This game was super fun to play btw .. loved the effects when u squeeze the fish LOL
Strega
Strega9 May 2020, 23:29
Really silly game. I had some input issues as well and couldn't get very far, but he fish animations and reactions were fun to play with.
linluk
linluk11 May 2020, 15:06
absolutely funny :D

I feel a little sad for the fish ;-P
Lyrcaxis
Lyrcaxis11 May 2020, 21:45
Fish says quit LOL

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