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deep bell

By rs11s21n

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5823.2627
Fun6273.0427
Innovation7322.7027
Theme1943.9627
Graphics2343.7827
Audio4313.1626
Humor5812.0223
Mood3493.4126

Comments

alexjdg 2021-04-26 12:57

Cool game, love the art style especially!

pvp 2021-04-26 12:58

Relaxing game with great art. Nice work.

neonjeff 2021-04-26 12:59

I am te winner! I like the sprites/animations of the squids! The ambient water sounds felt right too! The jump mechanic felt a bit hard to control, but this reminded me a lot of old calculator games mechanic wise.

iovorobiev 2021-04-26 13:00

Great entry. I like the aesthetics a lot: very simple but also beautiful.

It was not very clear from the beginning what should I do, so I just thought it is a medititative game, but then I accidentally won :) Probably should've read the description first!

Overall, I think the game would benefit with the good tutorial, but I understand that the timing is super harsh on compo, so great job overall!

jaybaus 2021-04-26 13:03

Really neat little entry, the graphics and animation are really cute and you've managed to use geometric shapes but still make it feel organic. Nice job :)

john-harper 2021-04-26 13:03

I like the style -- the wall colors changing over time is a nice addition. Also like how they seemed to glow. Are the levels procedurally generated? Great work!

icoso 2021-04-26 13:09

Really nice mood you have going on here! Lots of details and cool things to discover, and the gameplay feels so smooth and polished! Great job overall! :D

rs11s21n 2021-04-26 13:29

@john-harper yes level is random. (buuut it may cause some problems some times XD)

rs11s21n 2021-04-26 13:32

@jaybaus @iovorobiev @neonjeff Thank you alot, you make me smile much more than it was before =)

randytayler 2021-04-27 17:09

Nice! This was impressive. Probably a bit too easy - I didn't run into more than one jellyfish - but I like the graphics and the gameplay. I really liked the changing colors as you descend, and the moving seaweed was a nice touch.

darthone 2021-05-08 03:47

I think this is pretty well polished for the compo! Not sure if it was intentional or not, but I was able to jump while falling allowing me to slow down and avoid things easily. I think this could be removed to make the game a bit more challenging. Really loved the ambient music and the graphics!

fabula-rasa 2021-05-11 19:08

I really liked how the environment colors changed with the depth. The graphics are simple and geometric but look nice and retain consistency of style.

It was a bit disappointing that there was nothing unique/surprising at the bottom. After all, the jellyfish hunter ventured to discover what is hidden in the depths - and it turned out to be just a "game over" screen :wink:

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rs11s21n 2021-05-11 19:14

@fabula-rasa Well it because i was entered in contest, before end another. I was thinking about more content, but another contest take time for it. xD Thank you!

shnigle-shnagle 2021-05-12 11:35

cool game, very fun. a bit too easy if you ask me, but that darn ghost jellyfish hunter dude, he was as heavy as heavy as 10 bathyscaphes.

rs11s21n 2021-05-12 16:42

@shnigle-shnagle This is because he cary bell. And the bell is heavy =)

webox 2021-05-12 21:01

Did it!! :D Captura de pantalla 2021-05-12 175833.jpg

Nicely done!! it's super fun, are the worlds handcrafted or procedurally generated?? The only thing that bothered me was that I didn't realize the small squids were pickable, since I hit one of the big ones and it damaged me, that part wasn't completely clear. Other than that great game!! You did an amazing job!!

PS: I assume you already know but you've typo in the win screen (Te instead of The)

rs11s21n 2021-05-12 21:11

@webox It's a generator. This is because small jellyfish dose not have so strong poison as small. And you can kill big one from down. Do'h TE mistake!

loyance 2021-05-13 02:47

I like the simple graphics and the fact that you use gamemaker studio :smile: (still a great engine imo). I liked that with a simple howling sound you were able to make the game eerie - great job there. I did however notice that the browser version of the game started to lag a lot the further down I went, but that's the only concern I have.

pijamar 2021-05-13 02:49

Charming animations and graphics! I like the gameplay and controls as well, the game is simple but satisfying. I hope you keep adding more stuff to the game as I'd love to revisit in a more challenging, longer form. Well done :trophy:

rs11s21n 2021-05-13 06:15

@loyance Thank you alot! Html5 always have problems. And hard to test. And yes, gms still good =) Also in html5 game restart not work x)

rs11s21n 2021-05-13 06:21

@pijamar Oh you! Please stop this, it's too hot! XD Thank you. Sometimes i think about continu this game, but i have another, more hard project from another confest what i want to continue. Well, done. XD

kuro 2021-05-13 09:40

A simple game, but quite pleasant. The mood is the strongest suit. It was kind of relaxing just falling down... deeper and deeper :smile:

wizard-sino 2021-05-13 13:26

Very fun little game! slight glitch, after using the "enter for restart" there's no land and I just fall forever.

rs11s21n 2021-05-13 14:06

@wizard-sino yeah, this is the html5 problem I wrote about earlier. Thank you!

rs11s21n 2021-05-13 14:08

@kuro Thank you! i was tried reach good level of mood but was thinked about more hardcore game than i make xD