deep bell

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.02
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.42
In this game you need to reach bottom of the sea with maximum score.
Simple? Right.

This is a story about a jellyfish hunter who once turned a bell into a bathyscaphe to find out what is hidden in the depth.

​controlls:

hold up for jump,
left, right for move.

Sorry but, html5 work only once. Then need to restart page...
Genres: platformer
Tools: GameMaker

Comments25

alexjdg26 Apr 2021, 12:57
Cool game, love the art style especially!
pvp
pvp26 Apr 2021, 12:58
Relaxing game with great art. Nice work.
neonjeff
neonjeff26 Apr 2021, 12:59
I am te winner! I like the sprites/animations of the squids! The ambient water sounds felt right too! The jump mechanic felt a bit hard to control, but this reminded me a lot of old calculator games mechanic wise.
iovorobiev
iovorobiev26 Apr 2021, 13:00
Great entry. I like the aesthetics a lot: very simple but also beautiful.

It was not very clear from the beginning what should I do, so I just thought it is a medititative game, but then I accidentally won :) Probably should've read the description first!

Overall, I think the game would benefit with the good tutorial, but I understand that the timing is super harsh on compo, so great job overall!
jaybaus26 Apr 2021, 13:03
Really neat little entry, the graphics and animation are really cute and you've managed to use geometric shapes but still make it feel organic. Nice job :)
John Harper
John Harper26 Apr 2021, 13:03
I like the style -- the wall colors changing over time is a nice addition. Also like how they seemed to glow. Are the levels procedurally generated? Great work!
Icoso
Icoso26 Apr 2021, 13:09
Really nice mood you have going on here! Lots of details and cool things to discover, and the gameplay feels so smooth and polished! Great job overall! :D
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor26 Apr 2021, 13:29
@john-harper yes level is random. (buuut it may cause some problems some times XD)
RandyTayler
RandyTayler27 Apr 2021, 17:09
Nice! This was impressive. Probably a bit too easy - I didn't run into more than one jellyfish - but I like the graphics and the gameplay. I really liked the changing colors as you descend, and the moving seaweed was a nice touch.
darthone8 May 2021, 03:47
I think this is pretty well polished for the compo! Not sure if it was intentional or not, but I was able to jump while falling allowing me to slow down and avoid things easily. I think this could be removed to make the game a bit more challenging. Really loved the ambient music and the graphics!
fabula_rasa11 May 2021, 19:08
I really liked how the environment colors changed with the depth. The graphics are simple and geometric but look nice and retain consistency of style.

It was a bit disappointing that there was nothing unique/surprising at the bottom. After all, the jellyfish hunter ventured to discover what is hidden in the depths - and it turned out to be just a "game over" screen :wink:
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor11 May 2021, 19:14
@fabula-rasa Well it because i was entered in contest, before end another. I was thinking about more content, but another contest take time for it. xD Thank you!
shnigle shnagle12 May 2021, 11:35
cool game, very fun. a bit too easy if you ask me, but that darn ghost jellyfish hunter dude, he was as heavy as heavy as 10 bathyscaphes.
Webox
Webox12 May 2021, 21:01
Did it!! :D

Nicely done!! it's super fun, are the worlds handcrafted or procedurally generated?? The only thing that bothered me was that I didn't realize the small squids were pickable, since I hit one of the big ones and it damaged me, that part wasn't completely clear. Other than that great game!! You did an amazing job!!

PS: I assume you already know but you've typo in the win screen (Te instead of The)
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor12 May 2021, 21:11
@webox It's a generator. This is because small jellyfish dose not have so strong poison as small. And you can kill big one from down. Do'h TE mistake!
loyance
loyance13 May 2021, 02:47
I like the simple graphics and the fact that you use gamemaker studio :smile: (still a great engine imo). I liked that with a simple howling sound you were able to make the game eerie - great job there. I did however notice that the browser version of the game started to lag a lot the further down I went, but that's the only concern I have.
PiJaMar
PiJaMar13 May 2021, 02:49
Charming animations and graphics! I like the gameplay and controls as well, the game is simple but satisfying. I hope you keep adding more stuff to the game as I'd love to revisit in a more challenging, longer form. Well done :trophy:
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor13 May 2021, 06:15
@loyance Thank you alot! Html5 always have problems. And hard to test. And yes, gms still good =) Also in html5 game restart not work x)
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor13 May 2021, 06:21
@pijamar Oh you! Please stop this, it's too hot! XD Thank you. Sometimes i think about continu this game, but i have another, more hard project from another confest what i want to continue. Well, done. XD
kuro
kuro13 May 2021, 09:40
A simple game, but quite pleasant. The mood is the strongest suit. It was kind of relaxing just falling down... deeper and deeper :smile:
wizard sino
wizard sino13 May 2021, 13:26
Very fun little game! slight glitch, after using the "enter for restart" there's no land and I just fall forever.
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor13 May 2021, 14:06
@wizard-sino yeah, this is the html5 problem I wrote about earlier. Thank you!
Rs11s21n
Rs11s21nauthor13 May 2021, 14:08
@kuro Thank you! i was tried reach good level of mood but was thinked about more hardcore game than i make xD

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