Ludum Dare #48compo

Dive! Dive!

by john-harper

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.65

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.52

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.96

Try to pilot your sub to the lowest depth you can!
Arrow keys to apply engines.

This is my first time participating in Ludum Dare and I really enjoyed the challenge. The main thing I learned? -- I still have a lot to learn.

Font is from Google fonts -- Zen Dots
https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zen+Dots?preview.text=Dive!Dive!&preview.text_type=custom#license

Graphics were created in Blender and Acorn.
Game engine is Unity.

Sounds were generated via BFXR and are very minimal.
https://www.bfxr.net
I'm hoping to do more with sounds in the future.

Thanks for taking a look.
I hope you enjoy!

Tools: Bfxr, Blender

Comments20

Hotpaw25 Apr 2021, 20:30

HAHA! The explosion sound scared the living life out of me! cool stuff!

sharkmax21826 Apr 2021, 10:40

Simple and nice.
I think you should add dead people in the water if player losу.

jk500026 Apr 2021, 10:41

Overall an simple and okay little jam game. Some music and perhaps some more sound effects, could have made it much more fun to play. But overall a pretty good first LD game.

Vederant26 Apr 2021, 14:27

A simple little game that's really cool for your first Ludum Dare! Would be nice if the bubbles/rocks (grey spheres xD) were bit more clearly in the background.

John Harperauthor26 Apr 2021, 14:34

@vederant Yes, I agree! The bubbles aren't obviously distinct from the hazards. Would have been nice if I'd have made them translucent as well. Thanks for your comments.

Esosek26 Apr 2021, 14:55

I like the submarine model and the idea of diving deeper and deeper. The explosion effect was good too. I would love to have some quiet background music nad possibly some heal mechanic. I made it to 650m! :)

Maurice26 Apr 2021, 14:57

Was nice and calming to begin with then I hit my first mine and jumped at the explosion :D

PookiPoot26 Apr 2021, 15:49

The acceleration and mechanics feel well polished and balanced carefully. I really enjoyed slamming down fast only to get blown up by a mine. I made it to 550m. You did a good job making a fun straightforward arcade game.

gimbalock26 Apr 2021, 17:47

Our games are very similar :) Maybe thats why I could get past the 1k mark, I had practice! I really like the controls and the look of the game. Only thing I would change is, The submarine is very low on screen, so you have very short time to steer around the mines. Great game, and for your first LD, I find your game very polished, good job!

John Harperauthor26 Apr 2021, 17:58

Thanks for the comments, @gimbalock. Yes, I should have had the sub nearer the top of the window. I think I'll tweak that after the event when I add some more enemy variants, some power-ups, and some music. First time submission to Ludum Dare and I'm a little surprised how rewarding it was to force yourself to finish something.

Weirdybeardyman26 Apr 2021, 19:35

Nice little game, simple and well done. I was confused for a second when the bubbles didn't damage me but then I realised they were bubbles.

FussenKuh26 Apr 2021, 20:09

You have a lot of polish on this game. Very nice first entry into LD. Congratulations on that accomplishment! I really liked the feeling of moving the sub around. The floaty-ness of the controls felt spot on to me. Given more time, background music would have been nice. Overall, great work!

mudlee27 Apr 2021, 12:03

As a first entry, this is a good one! I tell you why: you completed it, it runs, and even though it doesn't contain that much, but that works! Nice job, you're on a good way! :)

BidentWorks27 Apr 2021, 13:07

Nice and simple. Controls work well in tandem with the submarine, right amount of gravity to feel in the water.
I like the look of the submarine too.

Congrats on the submission!

MrPouletBZH29 Apr 2021, 12:17

Nice little game, really enjoyable! The submarine's maniability is really great, and I must add that I really love the model you've made!
I felt that there were sometimes too many mines making it impossible to avoid them and that there hitbox was a bit generous, but overall you really did well, that's a good entry :)

korfi3 May 2021, 00:59

Nice game! I liked how you could choose the speed of your descent yourself - "do I want a higher speed so that I can get a higher score quicker or a lower speed to make it less likely for me to crash into the bombs?".

I feel like it was a bit hard "feeling" your speed down, maybe the sides should descend a bit quicker with the player?

All in all it was a really good and fun game! :)

Oune3 May 2021, 14:35

Simple but nicely executed game. It's an interesting choice to make such a game with 3D graphics rather than 2D. Congrats on your entry!

kpded3 May 2021, 14:43

Pretty awesome entry. Everything looks neat and bugless
I like the 3D art style, perhaps some particle effect could make it event better
Good job!

Frank Gevaerts3 May 2021, 15:50

Nice game! Everything that needs to be there is there. The submarine and mines look good, and the sounds are decent. Not a bad way to waste some time!

The one thing I'd say could be improved is probably the background. The water looks a bit sky-like, so a darker shade could be better. Also maybe some "scenery" (algae on the rocks, ...) to make the downward motion more obvious?

shp10 May 2021, 14:40

I like the floaty controls, fits well with the setting. 3d looks nice but some better colors could do wonders