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Sail

By drprettypatty

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics254.42
Coolness296
Overall453.96
Mood543.93
Audio963.66
Fun963.72
Humor1133.42
Theme2693.60
Innovation3333.39

Comments

pete_h 2014-04-28 01:29

This game is beautiful! Just moving around was a joy! And the way the Squid spoke to you and gave you hints about the controls was great. Excellent game!! Will be playing more!

elforama 2014-04-28 03:54

Great job. With the quests, music, and general feel this brought me back to the PS1. Good stuff!

sfbtom 2014-04-28 03:56

Top marks all round, adorable and fun!

microapple 2014-04-28 03:56

Beautiful artwork! Fun gameplay. I enjoyed sailing around. :D

zqmony 2014-04-28 03:57

Nice atmosphere.

sakuyan 2014-04-28 03:58

Really love the low poly :D

otato 2014-04-28 03:59

Reminded me a lot of Legend of Zelda Wind Waker (looks like you emulated the water texture too). Only problem I had was that right click diddn't work so great for the web version as it kept bringing up the browser menu.

move127 2014-04-28 03:59

Incredibly beautiful, reminds me of Wind Waker.

fyberoptic 2014-04-28 04:00

Beautiful graphics, really cute concept. I could see this game getting developed further into something bigger.

careforceone 2014-04-28 04:02

This game is gorgeous! My computer crashed midway through and I came back to keep playing. This game is great!

soupy 2014-04-28 04:13

Amazing production for a compo. The gameplay is simple but fun, I wish I had more time to put into it right now, only found one treasure so far. The sailing animation is nice, wish there was a turbo item to make moving around a little easier when I go far out of my way.

lacaranian 2014-04-28 04:18

Wonderful! Now how did you know I liked Windwaker so much. HOW DID YOU KNOW.

drprettypatty 2014-04-28 04:32

Thanks everyone! @otato and Move127, yeah I've been playing Wind Waker again recently haha.

drprettypatty 2014-04-28 05:05

And Lacaranian, sorry I didn't refresh the page for a while :P

alvarop 2014-04-28 07:15

What a beautiful game. The character is pretty cute!

gikdew 2014-04-28 07:16

Low poly graphics are awesome, I dont really see the theme here but the gameplay is very enjoyable!

aestheticgamer 2014-04-28 07:27

The graphics definitely stood the most out about the game. It took a bit to understand things about the game, and to be honest I did not figure out the element of treasure hunting in the game. Also I glitched and got items I wasn't supposed to yet as it counted me as having enough fish as I was next to the squid while it was counting down. Still, an enjoyable and calm game, and impressed you managed this in 48 hours!

pheonise 2014-04-28 07:36

Charming visuals, great audio, and addicting, though in a very relaxing way.
Played it all the way through! Great game!

gafblizzard 2014-04-28 07:39

First, a couple of minor issues: I had to fullscreen the Unity web player in Firefox, because for this game right click brought up the menu. I think there's some way to have right click work even in windowed mode, but I don't know it myself. Also, the hook sound is kind of annoying and it's slow. Last complaint, the treasure in the star was hard to find compared to the map. :P

That said, really well done. The graphical style is great, the boat controls are great, the music is soothing, and the whole thing is cute. Being able to look at the map from overhead while looking at the map is very helpful!

skppo 2014-04-28 07:40

Really nice! Got around the right click issue by running fullscreen. Loved the animations.

2014-04-28 11:39

Great Game, don't want to give spoilers but just say that I showed some emotions at the end.

theholychicken 2014-04-28 20:41

Love your art style!

afal 2014-04-28 20:57

I love this. I love everything about this. I love the cool octopus friend. I like the treasure hunting. All of it.

jaredsartin 2014-04-29 02:29

Awesome! Nice work!!!

olkeencole 2014-04-29 05:19

Beautiful game. Very nostalgic!

edibletoaster 2014-04-29 07:50

Beautiful game. I will be sharing this game around.

euske 2014-04-29 09:48

This is a kind of game that I wish I could make. Good job!

ninjacharlie 2014-04-29 14:51

This is a very pretty game :)

Reminded me of Wind Waker. I couldn't figure out how to catch fish, but I really did enjoy using the boat :)

crefossus 2014-04-29 15:07

Great low poly and consistent artwork. I absolutely love the level design with the spyglass. This is so polished for compo...excellent work!

I didn't figure out the fish icons on the treasure map until the last map though..I was searching crazy for those fish. Kinda funny. Also the very last spot/trigger for right-click must be small or I didn't understand because it took me about 10+ tries around that area.

stuffie 2014-04-29 15:51

Really enjoyed this, very charming, and relaxing

lolshouse 2014-04-29 16:33

This is amazing! Definitely reminds me of Wind Waker. Very good work. The squid was a nice game mechanic.
~funkeh

helopol 2014-04-29 18:25

This is very cute !

sugarbyte 2014-04-29 23:02

So charming!

karaajayde 2014-04-30 01:53

This is pretty impressive for 48 hours ^^ You've managed to make something very solid. Tight controls, clear objectives, good overall design ^^ Somewhat to overlay the map (maybe make the treasure maps transparent)while in 'eagle' mood, would have helped with the difficulty of treasure 6.

With the default toon-shader, a way to make all the edges line up well in engine, is to grab all the models and make sure that they're all completely soft edge. Hard-edges cause the lines to raise unless you rewrite the shader. That isn't a detractor for the game, but just a heads up for future work with the toon shader. ^_^

infectionteam 2014-04-30 03:22

I love the character, he looks so fluffy ^^ it's nice to sail around, great job on the game.

kino333 2014-04-30 03:37

You're a monster.

benw 2014-04-30 04:44

Not bad. It recreated the sailing from windwaker decently well.

halbernacht 2014-04-30 05:13

Has a very nice Wind Waker vibe to it.

zkenshin 2014-04-30 15:34

Great entry. Controlled quite well alongside nice graphics and audio. :)

crooksister 2014-04-30 20:14

This really is great. Really nice feel to it, kinda therapeutic and light-hearted. Great art and music.

garethjenkins 2014-05-01 08:31

I couldn't figure out where to find fish -- but this looks and feels lovely to move around ;)

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-05-01 12:05

Took me a while to understand that you have to find zones where small lightning to fish but after that, incredible experience. You made this in 48hrs?? Congrats man, it's impressive, and this windwaker mood.... brilliant!

gettothechapel 2014-05-01 12:31

very very fun game to play. im surprised you managed to capture the windwaker feel into a game in such a short time. great visuals fun gameplay and the dialog is awesome :p

rincewind_cz 2014-05-01 14:48

Well, this is nice entry.. Unfortunately I've seen only half of every dialog - center of text dialog wasn't placed in the middle of the screen , but rather left side was in the middle.. so I've seen only half of it with other half being offscreen. (Linux, standard notebook resolution: 1366x768)
But still I really enjoyed this :-)

ragzouken 2014-05-01 15:42

really lovely move, couldn't seem to actually find any fish, but sailing was nice anyway

tomvert 2014-05-01 19:01

Beautiful and relaxing game, with a clear objective, a bliss :D

christinaneofotistou 2014-05-02 08:30

haha I loved sailing around!!!! Top marks!!!

linuus 2014-05-02 11:52

Wow. Just wow. Loved it. One of my favourites so far!

frump 2014-05-02 14:07

Bummer ending. Loved the game!

maesk 2014-05-02 14:10

Great game, it reminds me of Wind Waker too, and that is good. Nice work with the sea and graphics, specially the toon shading effects.

It seems a lot of us preferred the sea for the theme :)

beeinthecargames 2014-05-02 18:54

I loved this! Fantastic graphics and overall tone to the game. Really great work.

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-05-02 20:49

I couldnt figure out how to fish...
Great graphics!

thorig 2014-05-03 13:27

REally a great entry! One of the best I have played.

sink 2014-05-04 01:53

Really cute and relaxing! I really like the visuals and music. The hook was a bit too precise, but other than that it's super fun, Great job!

quady14 2014-05-04 02:20

Really fun little game. Had a great time sailing around and searching for treasure! Very silly ending. Great work on this one!

elstevo 2014-05-04 02:39

Wow ! This is so beautiful ! I love cellshaded graphics. We just miss the wind mechanics :)

rojo 2014-05-04 03:08

Absolutely loved it! Great graphics and music. Lots of fun looking for treasure. Definitely scratched that Wind Waker itch. One UI suggestion: it would have been nice to be able to select a map and see a miniature version of it in the bottom right corner of the screen.

magicrat 2014-05-04 03:10

Wind Waker inspired for sure. I love the aesthetic, and the feeling of moving around felt nice!

garethiw 2014-05-04 08:06

Oh my that ending - I did *not* see that coming :D

penguincat 2014-05-04 08:14

This reminded me a lot of Wind Waker (which I loved). It was pretty well put together, though the sound effect for the crane got pretty annoying. The graphics are great though and the the game plays nicely. For 48 hours it's quite impressive!

dector 2014-05-04 13:15

Like the idea and mood. But lot some thing wasn't obvious for me while playing.

rikardkarlsen 2014-05-04 16:05

Very beautyful and fun!

recursor 2014-05-05 00:11

A first I was running around dropping my nets in places where I thought there should be fish, then I figured out you can see where they are. This was quite fun, and I really like the graphical style. Very Nintendo-ish.

javierecf 2014-05-05 03:11

Excelent visuals and audio. I did not figured out how to use the hook. But fishing and feeding the octopus was relaxing and funny. Good gameplay but it can become repetitive after some minutes.

wertle 2014-05-05 03:21

This was really ambitious for a 48 hour project and you totally pulled it off! I would love to see a version where you have even more time to refine these themes because good job.

stvr 2014-05-05 20:43

Really fun! The obvious inspiration is OK in my eyes, it's still pretty neat!

fallingbear 2014-05-06 00:03

Amaizing, such joy to play.

darke_shard 2014-05-06 09:05

I'm getting serious Zelda: Wind Waker vibes from this game, and that's awesome! I love the visuals, I love the environment and, wait, did you put in a "maze island" in there? Hahaha, more please! My only recommendations: 1. the music is too tinny for something so grand and relaxing, and 2. the ability to move the camera would've been a nice bonus. Holy cheese, if you did something this good for a 48 hour compo, what'd you do when you actually have time to port it?

brodenino 2014-05-06 12:13

Very clean and charming graphics, and well polished. I can see where you found your inspiration from as well :)

designernap 2014-05-06 20:52

I was going to mention windwaker... but everyone else already did. Instead I will just say I played this a lot and had great fun with it. You have done well to make such a great looking and fun playing game in such short time. Well done!

tijmentio 2014-05-06 21:26

Really nice ambient! Didn't really get why he sunk at the end though haha.

drprettypatty 2014-05-06 22:11

@TijmenTio because BENEATH THE SURFACE! Haha I threw the ending together last minute, and a nice king of the sea ending seemed too cliche at the time :P

conormn 2014-05-07 01:00

Very beautiful, loved being in that world :)

lowcade 2014-05-07 13:46

Good Game!
Fun, paecefull, easy to play ^^ (I'm between want some action, and more sailing...)

But... why I died? I give all my effort on this game to finished and bad pirates take my glory and gold... :(

romandtom 2014-05-08 00:00

Dude, graphics are so amazing ._.

radmars 2014-05-08 02:14

Nice wind waker vibe :) Was a bit unintuitive to figure out at first since I didn't realize you needed to hold left click, and there's no feedback aside from the counter when you get fish. The top down view is a great touch. Nice work!

jacob-peltola 2014-05-08 02:39

Adorable and fun, the sheer presence the boat and low-polyness gave me a windwaker feel!

teamflare 2014-05-08 09:29

Windwaker ! :) realy nice little game

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-09 20:33

Super cute looking little game! I included it in part 17 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you want to check it out :) http://youtu.be/wBne0r55jPY

georgebroussard 2014-05-10 07:04

What a great 48hr entry. Was fun to figure out where the fish were. Was fun to just drive around and explore. Was SUPER fun to use the treasure maps and pull up treasure. Well done. Would expand on this and keep doing on it.

donovanwu 2014-05-10 18:22

Nice art!

cardboard 2014-05-12 04:40

This game did a great job at making me want to pop the 'ol Wind Waker back into the GameCube and start sailing the seas again. The last treasure was a pain in the arse to get, but other than that the gameplay was solid and fun. The graphics are ace, and the audio even sounds a bit like something out of a Zelda game, which is nice.

joe40001 2014-05-12 10:09

It feels like you might have been inspired by wind waker. :P

Anyway obviously amazing graphics. Solid gameplay, though I might have wanted a chance to make the end different. But that's just me. Amazing amazing job.

fuzzywuzzie 2014-05-12 17:58

Adorable! Really impressive for 48 hours too!!

tifu 2014-05-13 12:16

On web version, my game froze when when I got the fifth and sixth map (at the same time, which seemed odd, I don't think I had twice the necessary fish) - music and animations continued, but I was frozen looking at octi :(
Restarted on download version, worked fine, got all treasures. Fun game! Love the visuals and the nice relaxing vibes :D

jonathang 2014-05-14 08:05

Good fun, clearly inspired by Wind Waker. Enjoyed the subtle zelda references. Got 5/6 treasures but struggled to find enough fish at the end, so couldn't get the last map. Well put together.

javadocmd 2014-05-15 07:32

Simple but beautiful. All the elements combine to form a peaceful but challenging experience. Well done!

nightshadow0 2014-05-15 16:20

Wow, this is absolutely delightful, the level of polish and amount of content is very impressive! Nice work! That ending though :(

dustoutgames 2014-05-16 00:10

Game was cute and the music was nice. The squid was helpful in moving the game forward, but I wished there was more direction.

daredevildave 2014-05-16 13:05

Very nice game. Nice looking, shame the UI wasn't as good as the rest. :-)

lereveur 2014-05-16 21:20

If I was the only one to note, you would won. :D

alucard-j 2014-05-19 12:29

I really enjoyed this =]

alexrose 2014-05-19 21:36

You somehow took all the worst bits of Wind Waker and made an awesome game, I have no idea how.

The ending was hilarious, the aesthetic was great, the level design was great, it was a nice homage to WW as well what with the triforce. Really calm and relaxing, great set of game mechanics.

Loved every minute, amazing. Definitely checking out your entries in future.