Gone Fishing

by matthewi

co-authored: @almagest, @brady0423, @brianpim, @kanashii, @junojop, @wasteofjace

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.91

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.06

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.22

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.40

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.89

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.94

- ###### @matthewi - Programming, Shaders, Animation :computer:
- ###### @Brady0423 - Programming, 3D Modelling :computer:
- ###### @BrianPim - Programming, UI :computer:

- ###### @junojop - Art :art:

- ###### @wasteofjace - Art :art:
- ###### @Kanashii - Music :musical_note:
- ###### @Almagest - Sound effects :loud_sound:

Go on a relaxing fishing trip!

Sell Scratchy's most wanted fish for extra cash!

Buy upgrades to fish as deep as possible to collect more valuable fish!

##### How deep can you get?

Control the fishing hook using your mouse cursor. Click to reel in faster!

It may show a black screen for a bit while it loads.

Post-Jam Updates:
- Added a Windows build!
- Adjusted the prices of some fish.
- Adjusted the sizes of some fish.
- Adjusted the hitbox of the jellyfish.
- Fixed the glow on the anglerfish.
- Added functionality to click to reel in faster.
- Increased fish spawns.
- Lowered volume of Scratchy and the fishing reel.

Thank you everyone for the great feedback! :heart:

Tags: #2d, #animals, #atmospheric, #cute, #mouse only, #relaxing, #singleplayer, #unity

Genres: simulation

Comments27

MrChambers27 Apr 2021, 03:42

This game is adorable

William V B27 Apr 2021, 03:43

Like the art and concept but could not get it to work on my browser.

LDJam user 24564627 Apr 2021, 03:47

Omg I love this, especially the fish art! So adorable!

LucyK.R.27 Apr 2021, 03:48

What a great game! Scratchy's challenges add a layer of thought to your fishing, the graphics are delightful, and it has all that fun rhythm of cast and catch that fishing games do so well. Loved getting to go deeper with my fancy new rods ;D

namrog8427 Apr 2021, 03:49

CatFish is sooo cute! Caught some fish! Cute and fun game!

Cole Hutson27 Apr 2021, 03:54

I thought this game was really good. The sound gets better the deeper you go.

One problem to me is that fish at deeper levels just don't yield enough money for the time it takes to get down there.

NateTheGreat27 Apr 2021, 04:00

Very relaxing game and fun to look out for new species of fish!

Rina27 Apr 2021, 04:00

Adorable game! I especially loved the cat-fish :laughing:
If I had to suggest something, I would recommend having the splash animation not cover the entire screen, but that's just a nitpick.

Great game!

bufalloo27 Apr 2021, 04:01

the art style is awesome! I love the mola mola

Chironyx27 Apr 2021, 04:02

The game looks and feels great!
I would really love to see a downloadable PC version though - the WebGL version lags way too much for me to be able to experience it properly =\

Paperdomo10127 Apr 2021, 04:04

This game reminds me of a lot of classic Flash/Newgrounds games with the incremental shop mechanic, which was cool! I also like how the soundtrack changes as you go deeper.

legavroche27 Apr 2021, 04:09

Loved art style and really enjoyed the calming atmosphere of the game. The gameplay was simple but fun. If I could make a suggestion though, I would've liked to be able to speed up the reeling up of the rod if I hooked the max amount of fish for my rod.

blobo27 Apr 2021, 04:18

Wow this is adorable! I loved every fish's design, though ran into some trouble as scratchy was looking for a fish that I believe was in the third section, but the money was moving in so slowly I gave up before getting that far. The music was absolutely perfect, and I could easily imagine a younger version of myself sinking hours upon hours into this. Well done.

Krebzor27 Apr 2021, 07:43

Wow the game looks really beautiful, I do like how the fisher and fish look in general, those arts are tiiiiight!!! Hope you guys keep the good work coming. It does lag a bit to be honest, but those efficiency problems take time to fix...

feralpoodles27 Apr 2021, 07:48

Definitely one of my favorites of the games I've played this jam! I love the art so much, and the scratchy's stall and the fishpedia were really nice touches!! The way the hook is controlled by the mouse was a little tough to get used to, but it got better with speed upgrades and I got used to it. Really great game, awesome job!! :)

welby27 Apr 2021, 08:02

The art is amazing and the fish designs are extremely good. But the gameplay could probably be tightened up a little with more money for fish and a faster reel from the start. Otherwise rly relaxing game.

Sigmath Bits27 Apr 2021, 08:27

A very calming and peaceful game. There's quite a lot of fun content with so many new and cool fish to find! The progression is a little slow for my taste, but in the right mood I could easily see myself spending a few hours playing just to relax. The music is very lovely and I love how it changes instrumentation as you get deeper!

cjol27 Apr 2021, 09:18

The fish look great! I would have liked a slightly faster pace (maybe just a faster rod at the beginning).I liked the collection aspect with the fishipedia as well.

pdotjpg27 Apr 2021, 09:20

I agree with others that the pace is maybe a bit too slow. Hook speed and fish spawn rates would probably benefit from a boost. Scratchy's stall being combined with the shop panel would make for a nice UI optimization.

But the core loop is really solid! I spent way longer playing this than expected :) The fishpedia is a really good touch to keep the player interested. The art is super charming (some of the fish designs are really funny and cute), and the music changing as you go deeper is a super nice touch. Really, really good overall!

NedMakesGames28 Apr 2021, 04:07

This game is just so cute! The art is great in general and I was really impressed with the music. The sound effects give the game a goofy vibe.

The collection aspect is right up my alley, and I found myself playing for quite a while! I do agree that it takes a while to get going, but fishing games are about patience, right? The reel sound got a little grating after a while, but that's my only real complaint. Very nice job!

nardandas28 Apr 2021, 04:14

Super fun game, I almost filled out the fishpedia! I agree with the hook being a bit slow, I got kind of frustrated with barely being able to get my hook to fish. Aside from that, I had a couple of bugs. The jellyfish's hitbox was weird, it was like, down and to the left of it. As well, scratchy asked for a catfish and over the span of 5 or 10 minutes there were no catfish, never saw one again. With that said, I had a lot of fun playing it, and enjoyed the surprise at the end.

Harrison Dunn29 Apr 2021, 01:20

This is such a good time. I watched a streamer play it for quite a bit and still found huge enjoyment in playing it myself. I ended up missing out on 4 fish. For some reason the clown fish, crab, marlin, and blue tang never appeared. I really enjoyed this. Also found a possible bug (web build) - when using bait, the bait total doesn't update unless you buy from the shop. For example, it showed I had 10 bait until I bought something else and then it updated to 2 or something.

Simpathey29 Apr 2021, 01:54

I loved the art! Great game

jkniest29 Apr 2021, 01:56

I really, really love the graphics combination of 3D and 2d. The game itself was a lot of fun. I like the upgrades and different fish sprites.

Langotriel30 Apr 2021, 14:44

There were a *ton* of fish :fish: :blowfish: :tropical_fish: :sushi: congrats on making so many :smile: Must have been fun.

It was cool that the music changed as you went deeper! It helped keep the game fresh as you progressed!

I also appreciated getting a fat pay day from rare fish :sunglasses:

marcmagus1 May 2021, 18:08

Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for playtesting! If you’d like to revisit the play and commentary you can view the highlight at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1007523287

Trevor Hayes11 May 2021, 01:12

Well done :smile_cat: I like the variety and creativity of the fish. I managed to get all but one type.
The flash light option was not purchasable not sure if that was a bug or it just got cut for time.
I broke the music transition a few times trying to dodge fish at the split point.

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