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Deep

By ahmeni

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Audio5592.78
Theme6233.19
Mood6872.86
Fun8262.72
Humor8482.01
Graphics9122.61
Overall9222.80
Innovation11502.16

Comments

shivanhunter 2014-04-28 03:46

Was a bit disconcerting not being able to move up or down.

mark-feaver 2014-04-28 04:31

Pretty good. Found it a bit easy

noorstudios 2014-04-28 04:33

This game has a flappy bird kind of addictiveness to it. Had a lot of fun with it :)

zanenga 2014-04-28 04:33

Could be a cool mobile game with some polishing!

deathray 2014-04-28 04:35

I made it 203 depth. Interesting control scheme and creepy music.

aeveis 2014-04-28 04:37

nice small game, the background getting darker was a nice touch.

hyperbox 2014-04-28 04:39

Depth: 197, Score: 8

Solid entry, has a simple yet effective mechanic. Good mood as well. This is a small detail but I love games that integrate the title screen into the gameplay :)

liens 2014-04-28 04:39

That guy really likes to swim haha. Those eels are a menace to society.

somfunambulist 2014-04-28 04:39

I agree with the mobile game comment.

renatopp 2014-04-28 04:40

Why can't we go up and down?!?!?!?

cr2crstudios 2014-04-28 04:41

Some really good detail. Tried and true concept. :)

shs 2014-04-28 04:42

I liked the eerie feeling that came as you went deeper.

ahmeni 2014-04-28 04:42

For those requesting mobile I have added an Android link and if I can figure out a temporary iOS release I will link it here as well!
For the up and downers - I originally had that but found it worked much better as a constant descent! Thanks for your feedback though!

brian-corr 2014-04-28 04:48

This is nice! I found it a bit too slow to be really fun, but the different speeds of fish with otherwise similar patterns and a constant downward speed made the basic mechanic very satisfying.

Great look, although I think the gems looked a little out of place. They aren't really the same style as the rest.

This was really fun! Could work really well with tilt/touch controls on mobile.

:) :)

taugeshtu 2014-04-28 06:33

Controls are very, very well-polished :) Also, I like the character's face a lot, whoever the hell he/it is :D

alucard-j 2014-04-28 07:06

Has a very old-school feel with movement only on one axis and being aware of enemy paths and patterns. Simple and effective. Interesting synth music too.

jacob-peltola 2014-04-28 07:52

Very interesting, I like the concept of delving deeper whilst dodging sea creatures

paperblurt 2014-04-28 08:33

eerie.
long distance swimmer.

nice graphics, the water looks so hostile.

techblogogy 2014-04-28 08:57

Simple and great

terraco 2014-04-28 09:22

Not bad.

madmaw 2014-04-28 09:55

Always like to see a mobile-friendly entry

gikdew 2014-04-28 11:22

The controls feel a little laggy, at least on my computer, but the game concept is so good.

split82 2014-04-28 11:42

Simple but fun! Great job.

hypnohustla 2014-04-28 13:04

Nice and simple little arcade game. Love the audio. Added a lot to the mood :) Solid game!

madhoe 2014-04-28 13:10

The audio really makes the deep ocean feel hostile. Simple but addictive.

doubstract 2014-04-28 14:04

I am moving like a fish, so they cant catch me :)

gagapete 2014-04-28 22:07

Played on Android, I don't see the depth and score displays. Looks like they are placed below the screen. But nice game overall. Pretty intensive when you are near a fish and can't do much to prevent the collision. Like @NoorStudios said, feels like the next flappy bird (a.k.a. include an Android share intent to share the score ;))

heychinaski 2014-04-28 22:41

Cleverly simple game with cute graphics:) Those eels are tricky. I'm not much good, I played for ages and never made it past ~160. Good job!

ahmeni 2014-04-29 03:39

@GagaPete - Did you play in Portrait or Landscape mode? The game itself is meant for landscape so that may help? It appears I have to do some further stuff to enforce the rotation lock in Android but I may wait till later to do so as I don't own a device to test on.

crowbeak 2014-04-29 04:57

The sound does a good job of being very underwater-y.

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-04-29 05:59

nice mini game

mollymus 2014-04-29 07:05

Actually pretty good! I think allowing us to swim up/down wouldve ruined the idea kind of, and this worked surprisingly well - altough I did keep pressing down to speed things up..

bazld 2014-04-29 07:48

Cute game, I esp like the main character. Great job - the game play really smoothly.

oatsbarley 2014-04-29 08:01

Maybe a health system that lets you get hit a few times would have made this a bit less frustrating. Because the game starts so slow, it's kind of tiring getting really far down and then losing.

The mood is great, though, and it's kind of relaxing!

georgebroussard 2014-04-29 08:11

Nice effort and ran well. Pretty fun. Really liked the music.

kyyrma 2014-04-29 09:01

Very simple, but nothing wrong with that. Reminds me of flash games in the style of Copter Game. Games like these can be surprisingly addictive. Can't test mobile support right now, but good job on supporting those platforms!

yaru 2014-04-29 10:01

Surprisingly addictive! I really like the background gradually darkens as the depth increases. Very good job!

blazingfanfish 2014-04-29 10:42

Like the darkening background. Good job :)

jupiter_hadley 2014-04-29 11:39

Cute little game, I love it. I included your game in part 1 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out! http://youtu.be/2Ja__FAtoAQ

coquinounet 2014-04-29 12:07

Simply game but nice :)

mechabit 2014-04-29 12:26

Nice simple graphics, would have liked vertical movement control or maybe a faster dive speed. Maybe add an upgrade system if you plan to keep working on it.

mugwort 2014-04-29 12:56

nice simple idea. i liked the way the title slowly moved up... the just left and right felt a bit limiting

binary_girl 2014-04-29 13:24

good solid entry ..i think its better that we cant move up and done ..good job :)

pancakecity 2014-04-29 16:42

I liked the seamless transition from title to gameplay! Nice music!

detective-pixel 2014-04-29 16:48

A fair game overall. It could use some polish though. Good job!

kuchalu 2014-04-29 16:55

Some nice sprites!

taocayo 2014-04-29 18:21

Neat! I liked the fact that one can't move up and down. Makes it more challenging. Great job!

iamspencer 2014-04-29 20:16

Pretty simple concept, but fun enough to keep me playing. Not being able to move up/down, was annoying at first, but then added to the challenge and there for the fun. Good job :)

aaronjbaptiste 2014-04-29 20:53

Nice game mate, the audio fits really well.

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-04-29 21:36

Simple concept but nicely done! Good variation on the infinite runner genre.

seraphicmedia 2014-04-30 00:19

That was awesome :) It was really hard at first but once I got the hang of it I actually did pretty good. I had a fun time.

eskivor 2014-04-30 00:54

Simple but interesting

crefossus 2014-04-30 12:39

Decent work overall and the main character is cute. Some pacing issues for me - It's a little slow going at the start but after it picks up it becomes fun.

therrato 2014-04-30 13:02

not bad but would make it harder or faster since its fairly slow, maybe at a speed boost on space to be able to move out of the way

nonentheless 2014-04-30 16:13

Strange not to move up and down. Nice sounds.

reactorscram 2014-05-01 01:59

Can you make the Web link say "Web - Unity" or something? I don't have Unity Web Player.

kevinworkman 2014-05-02 02:38

My galaxy nexus says that it can't open the file after I download the apk

ahmeni 2014-05-02 05:41

@KevinWorkman - It may be because your device isn't set to trust 3rd party sources for files?
You could additionally try the Android App Store link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seanjohnson.ProductName

caranha 2014-05-03 03:56

The android download link did not work for me either, and I have third party apps allowed. Why is it a man file and not an APK file? Anyway, downloaded it from the play store. The game is really neat, simple but effective. I liked the backgroud noises. I think two or three lives before restarting would make the game more enjoyable. Had difficulty getting very far, but it was fun.

ahmeni 2014-05-03 10:38

@Caranha - Weird. It's definitely an apk and it worked on my Nexus 7. I'll change the link to the Play Store anyways as it seems everyone has luck with it :)

A huuuuge thanks to everyone rating and reviewing, y'all are the best part of the whole compo :3

catman 2014-05-03 11:45

Nice simple game, I found the choice to keep the camera fixed to the player interesting, it is surely different from all the other games with the same theme, good job!

gmaker 2014-05-05 18:45

its high five! need mobile version!

conormn 2014-05-05 21:56

Nice and simple! I like that :)

fasox 2014-05-06 04:15

SImple idea, well implemented

udo 2014-05-13 13:34

Very cute, I think I saw this in a journal post before. I just wish the viewport could be bigger: this game is tiny :)