Aye! Aye! Captain!

by lumous

co-authored: @charq, @hobbes

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.02

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.85

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.57

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Ludum Dare 48 - Deeper and Deeper - April 25th, 2021

Welcome to our undersea adventure!

The crew has landed on a mysterious island and the captain wants you to find the fabled treasures. You must go Deeper and Deeper to find them all!

Learn about the sea and see some of the wild animals that live at various depths of the ocean.

Estimated Playtime: About 15 minutes

Controls: W to Jump, A and D to move left and right.
> (Arrow keys also work)

> (Gamepad would probably work okay too)

Tools Used

- Unity 2021.1.4 F1
- Photoshop 2021
- Rider & Visual Studio
- Github Desktop

Credits

```
Code: Ch4rrQ and MetaMarkTea
Art: Hobbs, Ch4rrQ, MetaMarkTea
Audio: Ch4rrQ
```

Music

```
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
```

```
Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
```

```
Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
```

```
The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
```

Inspired by the Roku Nautical Theme Screen Saver :)

Tools: Adobe Photoshop

Comments28

iMan26 Apr 2021, 18:37

The controls, graphics and audio could be tuned a bit more, but I really liked the idea here! Super cool to learn about and explore different zones. Those anglerfish were my favourite and having wacky guides was neat.

Lumousauthor26 Apr 2021, 20:05

Thanks for playing! Ya, we ran out of time on the audio and controls. Graphics of course had to be a bit rushed :)

TheJookerful27 Apr 2021, 15:23

Good game very pleasant with a good atmosphere but sometimes with really weird collisions with the ground ^^

Lumousauthor27 Apr 2021, 19:01

Thank you! Yes, we have a different ground line to give you a 2.5D - ish feel. Sometimes you walk more on the foreground than the top of the art you see.

Gastoon28 Apr 2021, 05:33

I'm blocked by the Mola and can't move, anyway graphism and music are awesome ! I would like to play more. :(

Steven Glenski28 Apr 2021, 05:36

I really liked the art and mechanics of the game. The level design was fun, good job!
It would be nice if more art detail was given to the the ocean floor. Also, as pointed out before, where you walked was jarring because it seemed like it didnt match the where you should be.

Baconeta28 Apr 2021, 05:37

I enjoyed your game and found it quite unique for what I thought was going to be a standard "let's go deeper in the ocean" game. Very nice!

Evannex28 Apr 2021, 06:27

Such a jolly take on the theme! Really well done!!

Lumousauthor28 Apr 2021, 19:50

Thank you all! =D Sorry about Mola, thats a strange bug for sure.

Dylan Morrow29 Apr 2021, 04:52

Loved the angler fish! Unfortunately my game got stuck or I missed something! But I couldnt progress thru the barrels! Cool idea and fun characters! Good job!

LDJam user 25117029 Apr 2021, 05:27

Just gave this game a run and it was a fun little experience.

+ Blobfish escort
+ Blobfish upside down
+ Blobfish yeeted me
+ Blobfish in general
+ Controls felt smooth
+ The soundtrack used was fitting
+ The anglerfish were a fun concept

I definitely would be interested in another version with some more information regarding the areas. Could totally imagine some narrative about the different types of fish, plants and just the ocean in general!

LootFox-Parker29 Apr 2021, 05:58

I liked the skeletal animations on the dolphin - that was well done. I really liked the blobfish and the anglerfish even more. I wasn't driven by the gameplay as much as I was interested in seeing the different fishes.

Lenophie29 Apr 2021, 06:24

A cozy lil adventure!

Lumousauthor29 Apr 2021, 07:36

Thanks everyone :)

Ya the barrels i think i got a bit too zealous, you have to kick it over to the volcano plume, which can throw you up and over the cave collapse

Taximan9811 May 2021, 07:22

Nice little adventure with a lot added in, nice work!

Flipsy1 May 2021, 07:54

I really like all the different creatures and the sense of exploration. I played the web version and the game was coming up cropped oddly on my 13" laptop screen. I almost couldn't start as the close button for the window at the start was offscreen. I hid my dock and managed to just reach it. Then my character tended to be offscreen before the scrolling would kick it. Movement felt a little odd and the hit detection with the environment was confusing in a couple of places. I really like the feel though, floating down through turtles swimming to the music made me smile. Well done.

snip_man1 May 2021, 08:19

Oh no the plastic! Interesting game and laughed when the angler fish picked me up. The barrels took me a bit to beat since I knocked them to the far left and was tough to push them back over.

MeritCoding1 May 2021, 08:20

Feedback
- I really liked the game
- The ending is so sad with nothing living because of plastic.
- Greed will be the end of humanity

Dom De Re1 May 2021, 10:12

Good fun, good message and nice graphics, a pleasure to play

KatreenAshy1 May 2021, 10:29

nice game , but the movement it's a little hard to control

SequoiaDolce1 May 2021, 17:30

Loved the game and a lot of fun and endearing characters! Very cute and it was cool learning about the different part of the seas!

I got stuck I the abyss at the part where there is a divet and then a little beyond is a wall of barrels. I think maybe I missed a jump? Hoping to play it a gain and make sure I make it that time! Really cool game and a job well done! Thanks for the entry (:

Yword1 May 2021, 17:48

Yeah, I just finished this game! Very interesting experience, and the overall mood is nice too!

Rayo1 May 2021, 17:56

A fun little game that also teaches you things!

BoxedMeatRevolution1 May 2021, 18:05

The attention to detail in this game is lovely, from the marine life animations to the wavy water at the end. I definitely appreciate the environmental message in this game, given the current state of the Earth :(

Also, I LOL'd the first time I got baited by the anglerfish with the coin xD

Chrispy9771 May 2021, 21:56

Not a bad entry, though I can't say I really enjoyed it. The experience was a bit too easy and straight forward for my taste. I think some more platforming and more specific boundaries on the map would be nice. I found that I was halfway into the floor most of the time. It kind of gave a parallax effect, but mostly I think it just brought me out of the game.
The fished to bounce on were really inconsistent as well.

Jesús González6 May 2021, 04:00

Super simple, to the point, and fun. Reminded me of the old Clickteam Fusion games both in art style and gameplay.

Pseudohausen6 May 2021, 05:04

The anglerfish was fantastic, and the music change-up made me laugh. The controls were a little too loose, and I found it tough to figure out where the "ground" was. Overall that was actually pretty engaging! Nice job!