Ludum Dare #48compo

Flake

by modoc73

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.25

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.38

A Not So Funny Fish

Enter on a journey with Flake into the depths below. Help him discover how to become a better clownfish.

Control

Mouse: move
Escape: exit

Numbers 1, 2, 3: change scale of window

Just to Clarify

The text dialog at the start is not meant to be insulting the player, but rather me the creator telling a story, and me getting side tracked and talking about me, not the player.
Sorry if that did come across, I did mean to insult the player.
If I had time to record audio, maybe some voice acting would have conveyed the idea better.

So web version not available, but I'll upload a video of gameplay.

Comments7

welby26 Apr 2021, 03:34

Not sure why the game starts off with some weird insulting the player humor, but the game is alright. You just guide a fish around to various collectibles for challenges which is kinda neat. I didn't feel like continuing after dying from being bounced around by damage at the end after the keys though.
It looks good and sounds good, and i like the energy of all the fish moving around.

Craig26 Apr 2021, 11:48

Game gave me depression... and then cured it. Great fun, decent graphics for a jam game, and there's enough content to get a good challenge from it. The audio for the deep water pressure works well too.

XeduR26 Apr 2021, 14:55

The visuals and the audio work well, and I enjoyed the controls, but like @welby, I don't think it's necessary to start off by lengthy opening monologue that mocks the player. It's an attempt at humour, sure, but such humour can be a big turnoff for many players who don't even know what your game is yet.

Modoc73author27 Apr 2021, 12:45

Sorry @xedur and @welby , please note the clarification I've added in the description.
I did not mean for it to me mocking or insulting the player, but rather a monologue getting "deeper" into the creators/storytellers thoughts.

VeryGenuineCraze29 Apr 2021, 22:07

Your game is beatiful. The UI is neat and well used (the lock for the forbidden area are very nice).
The death are little unfair with the other fishes trying to bounce you to death.
The controls are challenging (in a good way) but for the quest of the waypoint, the ring is not counted sometimes (and I don't know why).

But except that I like the game very much !
Good job :heart:, I hope you continue develop this game

Modoc73author30 Apr 2021, 09:53

Thanks @verygenuinecraze glad you found the controls fun and challenging.
Thanks for the feedback.

Aerolink5 May 2021, 13:49

Fun game, even if the control are a little bit annoying when you are surrounded by agressive fish that you can't dodge and who just molest you to death...

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