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The Big Blue

By impmaster

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor5232.47
Theme5373.29
Fun6072.96
Innovation7972.73
Mood8522.65
Overall9282.79
Graphics12041.93
Coolness177336

Comments

crefossus 2014-04-28 02:31

Can't start because openAL32.dll is missing from your computer. I found this dll (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86120857/OpenAL32.dll) and put it next to MonkeyGame.exe The fish aren't spawning when you dive for me, it's just an empty ocean.

impmaster 2014-05-01 05:05

Okay I've fixed all the gamebreaking bugs and ported the game to Windows, Mac, and Web. Everyone, the game is open to try and critique and to laugh at cause it has my graphics.

oddballdave 2014-05-01 08:14

Good simple game, and the oxygen meter adds a nice touch of risk reward gameplay.

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-05-01 08:16

Nice little game, its like submarine Frogger. Maybe difficulty could be more progressive ( less fishies at the beginning) and you could make some powerups to spice up the gameplay a bit :)

kirbikaka 2014-05-01 08:21

Hey this is pretty cool :]! I like the way the game gives you resource management challenges. You have to decide when to start resurfacing, when you try to navigate around fish instead of stopping for them, and when to use the space bar!

One issue I do have with the game are that the controls don't seem very intuitive? Or at least it confused me at first why up made me go down and left made me go right and right made me go left. It wasn't until I got to the resurfacing part that it become clearer to me. (That it's using steering controls). I think having some instructions in game would help a lot, for people like me who don't read game descriptions before trying them. (I didn't know you had to resurface at first, I thought you were just supposed to swim as deep as you could ;D).

Also, I didn't test it much, but is using the space bar beneficial? Or does it drain more air per distance?

I think it's pretty cute that the rainbow fish eat you :]!

impmaster 2014-05-01 08:36

Using the space bar makes you lose air faster than if you had gone down the same distance at a regular speed.

hypnohustla 2014-05-01 08:46

Cute little game. Having to resurface was a nice design choice. :)

aomeas 2014-05-01 09:03

Well, the fact that you have to go back after your way down is good. Reminds me of Gattaca :3

impmaster 2014-05-01 09:06

Oh haha I hadn't even thought of Gattaca when I was making this, but that one swimming scene summarizes this game really well. :D

dertom 2014-05-01 09:33

I loved it! Really! Super simple but super great! :D I almost got 400m, I saw the sky, but :( :D Well done!

franklins-ghost 2014-05-01 10:32

Nice simple game, like the resurfacing aspect and that you have to decide how far you push yourself.

hanoth 2014-05-01 11:48

Pretty cool!

tifu 2014-05-01 13:08

Fun simple game, nice risk reward thing with having to decide when to resurface. Best score surviving:369m best depth without even trying to survive: 838m :P

supermini_man 2014-05-01 18:56

Cool game. Graphics aren't that great (I do like the font tho), since it lacks animation and the fish are super saturated, but it's still a fun game to play.

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I grinned when I found out that I could *win* the game by going up. Nice feature. :p
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pixelulsar 2014-05-02 01:04

I like the resurfacing aspect, its tricky to judge how far you can push yourself down before you have to turn back. It would be nice if there were more power-ups or something to add more variety.

xerohuang 2014-05-03 14:15

Fun game. :) How about using Mouse to control?