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Caring Creature

By stupidmindlessf

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness371
Mood883.89
Graphics884.37
Audio903.80
Theme1523.95
Humor1853.51
Overall2843.51
Innovation4123.15
Fun4343.18

Comments

Jargo 2015-08-25 09:13

All the fish are supercute!

inbetweengames 2015-08-25 10:30

I love puking on my babies!

electron 2015-08-25 14:00

Fish designing is good

orange08 2015-08-25 14:08

i really enjoyed the graphics and movement but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to save the creatures at the bottom from dying

sprawl 2015-08-25 14:36

Solid game. I really love the artstyle and the simplicity of the controls.

Two things bugged me since everything next to it was so good looking : The puking particle system and the hit harpoons sometimes not touching the player model.

But these are just small things, did not hinder the experience a lot. Great job !

stupidmindlessf 2015-08-26 06:07

@orange08 yeah we now figured it's not quite as self explaing as we thought. Here is a gameplay video that shows what to do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrmKbRrXlAs

stupidmindlessf 2015-08-26 06:09

@sprawl: you are right, polishing the puke particles was something planned since Saturday but never made it due to more fundamental stuff.
The harpoons not hitting the creature was a last minute "fix" when we learned the game was too hard for most people, we changed it so harpoons can't hit the tentacles.

jannesn 2015-08-26 13:48

Really nicely done! Loved the Catfish!

fisilva 2015-08-26 15:42

These may be my favourite graphics so far. The fishes all look very cute
Also nice idea and funny, eating and puking is fun

lucho9 2015-08-26 16:12

i love the design and sounds. it wasn't easy to know what to do at the start, unfortunality, i let the children die. XD but it was cool

bigbuggames 2015-08-27 00:31

I love the style of the game. You could try to increase the spawning rate of the ships. I had problems finding ships to feed my babies. Good work!

leaden 2015-08-27 07:02

Catfish rules! You made a really good style game. And I like your simple gameplay, because it easy to learn and no annoying.

mechanicallife 2015-08-27 13:01

I really Love this art style and the design of the creatures!
I had some issues with controls, I was difficult to sometimes go down or change the angle, it didn't seem to always follow my mouse correctly. Still there is something very endearing about this game :)

nowandstudios 2015-08-27 14:00

The sounds are relaxing. We love the catfish at the studio and plankton!

oskardevelopment 2015-08-27 16:36

Awesome graphics! You really made the art unique! Was a bit hard to eat, most of the time the ship only sank to the bottom. The music was a really nice addition as well! Great game!

rocketship 2015-08-27 19:23

I love the serene atmosphere and the children's book-esque graphics. It's such a calming experience even with the harpoons. The gameplay did get a bit repetitive in the end but I enjoyed the game a lot still.

kaitokidi 2015-08-27 19:34

cute design ^^

stupidmindlessf 2015-08-27 20:04

thanks everyone for playing and all the warm words. Since everybody seems to like the art so much. Check out @bernddiemer on twitter. He is posting stories drawn on post-its using in this style.
You can also by his books on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Duchesse-Ariadne-Lost-Expedition-Adventures-ebook/dp/B00O5AGLZY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440705830&sr=8-1&keywords=duchesse+ariadne

voidstar33 2015-08-27 20:48

link seems to be broken. please fix it.

stupidmindlessf 2015-08-27 21:17

@voidstar: just tried it and it worked...?

killersnoofie 2015-08-28 00:11

very nice graphics

onionblitz 2015-08-29 09:57

Ack, they keep dying, ahaha. I loved the art style nonetheless. :D

alxr 2015-08-30 10:20

Haha, it's super awesome! Congrats!

vikpek 2015-08-30 12:23

Since I'm a Duchesse Ariadne fan already my opinion is no objective at all. But who cares. Game is fun and art style is killer!

vikpek 2015-08-30 12:31

Since I'm a Duchesse Ariadne fan already my opinion is not objective at all. But who cares. Game is fun and art style is killer.

Biruts 2015-08-31 14:23

Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.

sparrow 2015-08-31 20:18

Excellent, bit confusing at first but I like it. Graphics and Sound are awesome and match eachother.

pomb 2015-09-02 07:50

The fish are really funny, and I love that you made mouse noises for sound effects :D The collision was acting a bit strange sometimes.

6downstudios 2015-09-05 06:24

Great entry! Love the art and sound style, juxtaposes hilariously with the immersive ambient music and makes for a unique mood.

Ship-catching is tricky at first, but quite fun once you get the hang of the physics-just the way I like it. Munching that triple-threat ship was especially satisfying; to dodge all those harpoons and stick the landing is no easy feat!

scorched 2015-09-05 23:04

Neat style! Don't get though what direction I must jump for ship to be eaten for sure and not destroyed

tomhunt 2015-09-07 04:24

i liked the graphical style and the music

ohsqueezy 2015-09-10 05:03

rad drawings and sound, nice subtlety of bizarreness

jupiter_hadley 2015-10-08 12:54

Lovely graphics! I included it in part 31 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/smH_qgd8pMY