nishikku 2023-10-02 22:41
Very cute idea! Love the concept, music and graphics :fish: :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD54 → Packed to the Gills
By DonutShoes, chunderfins, nomnomnami, npckc and Hunter Van Brocklin
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 27 | 4.32 | 394 | |
| Fun | 53 | 4.16 | 394 | |
| Innovation | 159 | 3.93 | 394 | |
| Theme | 14 | 4.63 | 394 | |
| Graphics | 93 | 4.43 | 394 | |
| Audio | 13 | 4.37 | 387 | |
| Humor | 34 | 4.33 | 389 | |
| Mood | 38 | 4.31 | 388 |
Very cute idea! Love the concept, music and graphics :fish: :)
This is a great all rounder! I love the pacing and the audio design is very nice and fits the vibe perfectly. I struggled at first looking more at the speech bubble unsure what to do until I realised what each of the arrow keys did.
That’s the best game I played on this jam so far; clever idea, lovely art style, hilarious concept, really well paced (except maybe the last bit, I don’t find the idea of waiting for another train that fun to play, maybe a button for skipping?), the jellyfish is a really good idea The tracklist is also truely good, as well as the sound design. Everything is responsive, easy to play and really exciting. Keep up the good work!
Such a fun and cute game!! Really good way of using the theme limited space, it was very satisfying getting the right shape in. I love the art style and the music accompanying it as well. Maybe an underrated feature of the game but I really like the intermission periods between levels to reset the player too!
I loved everything about it. Excellent design choices, really impressive entry!
This is brilliant, I don't think there's anything you could have done better. Soundtrack is awesome, art style is charming, gameplay is clever, easy to learn yet challenging, loved how you wrote instructions. Even the "waiting" is great, it forces the player to be disciplined.
You guys are experienced and it shows, this is a near perfect jam game. Did I mention how awesome that soundtrack is?
I can probably play this game all day LOL Soundtrack and art is incredible!
Very fun core gameplay loop, definitely enjoyed fiddling around with it. Sound design is solid, though I feel like some of it could have been softened a little because over an extended period of time it does feel a little bit jarring.
Fairly solid entry overall!
Delightful! Loved it - my favorite aesthetic I've seen so far.
This is so fun. It's a simple concept executed amazingly and it's so cute and funny. The jellyfish idea is so smart, especially having it show up juuuust a little bit after the doors open; it forces the player to hold on and see if there's a little kiddo coming. I laughed out loud when the whale showed up. Beautiful. I really like the credits roll as well, and the haiku hints were clever. Amazing entry!
A theme quite well used | With only limited space | A great game was made
I'm not very good at haiku, but this game is amazing. The music and vibe are fantastic, the game play is novel, and the use of theme was perfect. Very well done!
I loved this! super fun :D
This is so unbelievably delightful. It so simple and yet so elegantly executed!
Dear lord. This game is f*****ing fantastic. How the hell did you do this in 72 hours?? I will write a strongly worded open letter to the LD community if this doesn't win *something*. You deserve it. Wow. I am speechless.
The music and art style are so amazing and work so well together! The haikus are really fun to read and I found myself getting absorbed in the brilliantly simple gameplay. Great work!!
Fantastic work here, you should be proud. I loved all the cute characters and the music!
great game! easy to play and wonderful use on the theme.
Adorable, and the art and music is lovely. I really struggled in general (at first), and I could never understand the jellyfish for some reason. I stole every single train. I thought I had to wait a bit, nope. Tried to choose a position where they could fit too, nope. Anyway, I still very much enjoyed the game, the little poetry bits, and the credits scroller at the end was cool to see in a jam game. :)
I love this game so much...It's cute, fun, and extremely well executed. I had a smile on my face the whole time. Thank you so much for letting me have a good time. I really appreciate it. Lots of 5's being thrown out here!
Big round of applause for Branco and DJ Orca!
this is amazing! the progression is very smart, i'm a big fan of the final piece of depth adding specifically to high-score seeking, via making you sometimes have to have the opposite of lighting-fast reaction time. the artstyle is very pretty and the music is so so so comfy and fits the lounge aesthetic great. super endearing game and one of the best takes on the theme
As far as cute sea-themed games go, you knocked it out of the park! All components come together so well to create a cohesive and cozy experience. It feels like a game you'd play to wind down, with the muted pastel colours in the art and the passive nature of the gameplay. It's very much a sit and react game where it took a bit of figuring out how to react to certain scenarios, but the fun part of the game was just figuring out how the game wanted me to position myself. The game was also very generous in letting you continue forward or retry the current level, so you never feel pressured to HAVE to retry (I retried anyway but only cleared level 3 with no misses).
Great work with the music and the woodwinds. I love how everything feels relaxed and uplifting but also lively, which is strange given how laid back the rest of the elements feel. But it works! The woodwinds were such a nice touch and the chiptune works well with the art style. As far as sound effects go, I think most of them were satisfying and worked with the music/aesthetic. The only sound I couldn't get behind was the train sound at the beginning of each level. It sounds really garbled - which I imagine is to make it sound like it's underwater, but it comes across as really unsettling and uncomfortable to listen to and it doesn't go that well with the rest of the sound effects. I always felt a little off-put every time I started a level before the music kicked in.
I was also wondering if the game supported keyboard controls in the menus once you're in the game itself. I noticed I could bring up the settings menu with the keyboard, but to progress through the actual levels or even the haiku, it seemed like I could only use the mouse. Honestly it feels like the entire game could have used more keyboard controls for UI stuff or at least when going through the haiku lines.
Overall, I think the game is super well executed and I love the experience it brings and the emotions it makes me feel. I do love that touch of the haikus serving as the in-betweens of levels and hints of what's to come. The soundtrack is lively and fun and I will go and buy it now.
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This game is quite challenging to say the least, with the timer rushing you and you have to quickly figure out what position to put the fish in so it can fit made the game really difficult and I love that, the artwork was really simple yet really nice, the music was also really relaxing to the ears making this a really refined game!
This is insane, it feels like it could be one of those awesome Wario Ware long arcade games. Without any changes. It's really that good. Truly a good game! Congrats for your top rank once again haha
I really enjoyed playing this gem!
Really cute game, easy to understand and play but was super fun! Controls were and game design made the whole experience very intuitive, well done, loved it.
Cute game! Nice mood!
This game is incredible! The music is PERFECT; I absolutely love the jazziness of it. All the artwork and characters are super adorable too. This game made me so happy. Good job :smile:
FISHY in a tightly packed space. 🐟🎤
Just a very solid package. Very simple idea that stays interesting way longer than it should on the surface. A neat mix of graphics and music create very distinct mood.
A solid entry!
Great game! I loved the idea and the graphics were so good! Great audio as well, overall really well done!
The vibes were impeccable, and the music was great!
Wow! This is great! Amazing use of the theme and the audio is fantastic
5 stars - favourite game so far! I love the vibes, the music and SFX is spot on, excellent interpretation of the theme. Lots of cute and funny moments, the haikus were a lovely touch, and the credits filled me with joy! The only thing is that I felt it was a little short, and the puzzles were pretty easy and left me wanting more development of the mechanics. Letting the jellyfish through first is nice, but I didn't feel like it actually added to the puzzle at all, it was more just a thing I needed to be aware of. However, I'm personally always for easier puzzles over harder ones (and jam games are almost always on the harder end, so this was refreshing). Overall, a fantastic and very polished experience. Thank you!
Really like the simplicity mixed with theme and graphics. Sometimes I struggled with which way the fish should bend, but found it enjoyable trying to figure it out. It was a fun time!
really nice game. best I have played! Is there some recommended resolution? I feel the sprites were a bit pixelated. Apart of that, music, graphics, and mood amazing! well done team! =D
This game is AMAZING. I completed all the levels and loved every second of it. The theme is absolutely brilliant, and the visuals are so cute! That is an easy 5 stars. Well done!
I love so many things about this game: how all the fishes are their own personalities, the poems, the graphics. Levels also work really well, giving you just enough space to learn. Cute, quirky and fun. My favorite is the red squid
so so cute, i like it, and the sounds are realy clean
That's really amazing, congratulations on the work!!
That was such a cute and fun little game! great work!
Lovely game! Really like this Japanese vibe <3
the artstyle is adorable, i love the contrast of chaotic peak hour traffic and the cute artstyle and music
Very cute game!
Wow! This game is nothing short of extraordinary in its simplicity and satisfying game loop. Thank you for making this, I had such a great time playing it! I love music. I love the haikus you made, I like the last one the most. You guys should totally publish this game. I can't wait to see what you guys are gonna do for your next game jam!
Very cute art and mood! The gameplay is intuitive enough to start with, and gets pleasantly challenging. I really liked how the playing is at the same time relaxing and engaging. The timer for the input keeps it engaging, but at the same time there's no hard consequences for missing trains. One can enjoy the atmosphere so much more this way!
Hahahah I love it!
This is very fun minigame!
The picture is cute, the concept is funny, it was fun!
Great entry! Very cute art and smart gameplay. I enjoyed it :)
This feels like a finished game - I mean it even has additional modes!
Very simple, but very clever gameplay based on the theme. I appreciated Rush Hour mode, because it felt adjacent to something like a boss rush. And games with boss rushes are just the best!
simple yet addictive. With more content it would look like a finished mobile game !
It's light in challenge yet super fun! Interesting and resonated interpretation of limited space!
This is so much fun I can do this for hours
really a well thought game for the theme limited space. and the graphics are so cute, loved when the octopus smiles.
What a nice idea and cute execution! That was a lot of fun! But i really dont understand why i steal the train for that stupid jellyfish. There is always space for him! Is it japanese and too polite for that? Super well done game, congrats!
You completely blew my expectations out of the water! I know it's just day 2 of play and rate, but this is the best game I've played from the jam so far. The artwork is adorable, the music and sound effects are great, the haikus and creative, and the gameplay is FUN. I love how you expanded on the idea each stage- it felt like a really natural progression, and it always added something new.
I recorded myself playing, and despite having a rocky start, I figured it out and I seriously enjoyed this one. Cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3ib_Z3IGvU
Holy crab, this game has really kraken me up. The music is amazing, it sounded like it was performed by a whole orca-stra. Seriously, whale done!
What a nice game! Very simple gameplay, but very fun and fits the theme perfectly. Audio is great, and visuals are cute. Fantastic job!
This game is basically perfect! Great concept, great art, absolute banger music! You can tell everyone had a lot of fun making this game.
The only question now is how that whale got on the train :whale2:
Amazing game! Very fun to play
Very fun, but took me awhile to figure out what I'm supposed to do. Maybe include the controls/objective in the description :D
This is loads of fun. Really simple and got it without even reading the instructions!
An innovative take on the theme, and a good one at that. It is a puzzle game with the added stress of having to hurry up and figure out how to squish the fish into the space before the doors close. There was a bit of a learning curve for me as it took me a few cars to figure out what I was looking for vs what key I was supposed to press. I do like that you tried to make it extra easy by just starting with 'up' or 'down' before adding in the 'left' or 'right'. I also loved the underwater fish theme. Great job.
Absolutely fantastic! I don't really have anything bad to say about it.
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Lovely art style with great looking cast of colorful characters and lovely sounds. Nice pacing and decent amount of replayability with all the different modes and fun poems in between. After playing quite a bit of different modes it does start getting a bit repetitive with so little variety in the different configurations but of course it's not even designed to keep people playing that long I guess.
That one car with a space that kinda looks like it'd be an upside down L but is too tall and needs to go straight was the biggest pain in my ass.
Why was Joel not there in the rush mode?
Going into real nit pick territory here as there isn't much at all to critique about. The scoring is kinda weird. You're scored based on trains caught and time taken but both are partly out of your hands as needing to wait doesn't give you a mark for catching a train (hence not 100 on my rush score) and time can be really hurt by getting hit by needing to wait those filled train cars too.
But yeah, awesome job! 👍 I want more... 🤩
This is actually an incredible game, love the space you used, love the audio and sfx, easy to understand, love the cute art and fishes, the challenging aspect is really good, kept me going and repeating it. Usually the games I repeated were because I didn't understand the objective in the game, but here it was different. Keep up the good work. Having more than 1 level and actually being fun is actually really good
That's a relaxing game, nice work! But I am a little bit confuse how to control, lol. Whatever, nj!
such a sweet and cozy game! loved the art (colors are soo nice) and the silly premise <3 Enjoyed the music too! My teammates and me also went with a packed subway car idea, so it was extra cool to see what our teams did differently! Oh and haikus, that was cool!
Damn y'all are all genius 5 on all aspects
Adorable! I quickly found myself entering the flow state and a rhythm after a few train cars. The polished presentation and accessibility really gives me the impression of a game I'd see from a first-party Nintendo game!
oah awesome game! It is so complete and the art and music are amazing. The gameplay may be a little simple, but that resulted in a very complete game. Awesome work everyone :)
This game was fun and extremely charming, well done!
Interesting development of the topic! Love the setting! It's very cool that you need to choose the right position for the fish)
Great game, really like the visuals and music and the gameplay was very simple yet fun! great job
Best entry I've seen so far. Well done!
Oh wow, fantastic idea and very good execution. I have nothing to say, just that I had a lot of fun. Great job!
Thanks for letting me play this on stream, it was awesome!
Save some art for the rest of us, and that saxman though.
Here's the VOD with Timestamps so you can click to your game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NVsG7UOyfw
I didn't understand the third level at first, but good game.
Incredibly nice game. the muffled music is so fitting. Aesthetic is beautiful
Excellent pacing, which is everything in this kind of game. There is always some tension yet is it always feasible, rarely unfair, congratulations.
Super graphics, neat mechanics. Kind of a fast-paced one-move piscine tetris, if that's a thing. Great music too.
Nice idea and cute art! At first I was curious about the control scheme but after one or two train it's clear!
Lovely game, I was smiling the whole time playing it. Music fits perfectly, art style is great and some of those characters are just fantastic. Sometimes I was getting too many of the same type of train in a row (especially annoying at the very end with full trains!) but otherwise it's great.
This was a really cool idea for the theme and I love the graphics. Nice work and congrats on the entry!
Everything works really well in this game. The scope of the project is perfect, the graphics look really good and are very cohesive, the use of the theme was excellent, and the music and sound effects fit the mood of the game perfectly. Very well done, I had a lot of fun playing!
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aah wow this is awesome!!! man, thinking about the consequences of the visual design's impact on a game's difficulty is really cool. love how such a simple gameplay setup creates such a rich experience for any player skill level, by simply allowing you to proceed at your own pace (that is, that the difficulty is entirely limited by your own ability).
i think the only feedback i have is that there's no repercussion to simply spamming space to let the jellyfish on without needing to think about it. the fix for this could be a double-whammy by having space also skip the train, to eliminate the need to wait on full trains. though, i really do like "waiting" as a gameplay mechanic, forces you to appreciate the surroundings more :)
really lovely art, really lovely music. another wonderful experience from you guys :)
Surprisingly fun and very thematic.
Hahahah funny, too bad there are only two shapes, add more shapes! This can easily be a rhythm game :smile:
Aaaaaaaah this was so cool ! Very good job on the visuals, the sfx and the JAZZY JAMS ! Really nice Entry, Congrats !
The haiku are where it's at. Even with the instructions of "let's stick to up and down" in the first level, I really wasn't understanding what the controls were or what the point was until near the end of the level. I guess that could be intentional to encourage experimentation on the part of the player. I just found it hard to get. Maybe it's just me.
This is such a cute interpretation of the theme! I wish I was as flexible as the sardines, then I would have missed less trains haha
Soooo cute, love how easy it is to pick up and how fast you can go when you get used to it, such a great idea!
I really like the art and music! And the menu and credits felt really polished!
Very nice game, very fun. The music was nice as well as the art style!
damn this is a really fun game, you really managed to make a really great game using the theme. The music don't feel repetitive and the gameplay itself is really cool. I really started to try and make my time on each level smaller and smaller while missing 0 trains, such a cool concept, congrats!
Very well made and polished. Great work
Wow! What a nice experience. Salaryfish everywhere :laughing: I didn't quite catch what the jelly fish was doing there. You guys did a really good job all around. Thanks for sharing.
Really well put together! Is there a way to progress the text with the keyboard? I had to keep going back to my mouse between levels.
@matt-blake and anyone else who has this issue, you can progress text by pressing the enter key! the game can be played entirely with just the keyboard, using arrow keys/enter to navigate menus and select/confirm (and space bar for the jelly for those of you who missed the instructions in the haiku 😉)
Gosh Conductopus is too cute, I can't >_< The gameplay started a bit rought for me, but then I adjusted and just kept getting better ^^ I am not good with time limits but it really works for this game. I love the design of all the characters. It was so cool you showed all of them in the credits! I can't believe I got scared of DJ orca when I saw them in a train but it is such a cute character ^^ Really loved the game, it's fun and engaging and super cute, and music is so sweet! :3
By far my absolute favorite from this jam! The designs are so cute and the gameplay is challenging/simple at the same time! The music and haikus also fit the atmosphere so so well! Usually time-limits in games freak me out a bit, but this one made me much more happy than stressed! :)
Such a fun game! I initially was a bit confused with what I was supposed to do, but then got the hang of it after the first round!
Maybe include some icons/visual tutorial at the start of the game indicating what arrow key corresponds to what (i was initially pressing left/right thinking i was meant to move the character to the spot).
This game really makes me jealous. Why are you doing so well? I love this game so much, I think you're worth the best!
I really love the music for this game. Very cute with a lot of character.
I really love the game so fun.
Took me a round or 2 to figure it out, but once I did it really clicked. Good job and congrats :)
Such a cute idea! I'm absolutely obsessed with the graphics too, but this is such a funny game haha
This was so funny, and very well executed! The art was adorable, and the music fit perfectly! I really loved it!
Cute art with a nice and unique idea 100% one of the games that i feel like stands out the most i really enjoyed it alot.
Fun idea, I really liked the music and sound. Challenging and engaging, you can make it harder for yourself by rushing haha!
One of the best artstyle I've seen! And great idea for the theme! Love it!
nice idea lol,could we get random levels and limitless mode in future?
Very great art and very funny ideas, like the conductor' train's voice underwater or the concept of "packed like sardines" in the transports :)
Holy, I love this game so much! Everything's so well done and fit so good together :o I especially love the soundtrack. Awesome game!
Beautiful and fun, good job ! :smile:
Very nice work, it reminds me of me on the way to work
cute game!
You've got yourselves a lovely little game here. I had a blast playing. Loved everything about it. Not a bad thing to say. This is exactly what a jam game should be. Great work. :8ball:
I never see a game with so many comments ! Your game is really great, the best one of this Jam yet. The art is funny, the gameplay is simple and gripping. I have nothing bad to say about it. Feel like small game that could be sold
Wow, I'm surprised at how simple the game is, and yet still fun to play!
Man, I just keep finding such great entries, at a certain point I *have* to find one that's worse than mine, right? (looks like you've got enough feedback, so I'll just say, nice job! You squeezed so much outta what I thought would be too simple a mechanic for a jam game, but you proved me wrong! :beers:)
Cute Animations and perfect realization!
Cute and a fun concept. I can't believe this was made with Ren'py. A good engine, but I have never seen it make something so different from a VN. Must have been a lot of work.
My one issue was that I never figured out what to do in level 4 when the giant fish was taking up the whole car.
loved this! I had a blast playing.
Everything about this game is great! I had a lot of fun playing this.
The gameplay is fun and I love the cute art style. Nice work!
Soooo cool game ^^
Really really cute art styles, and the whole theme of underwater subway and underwater creature is fascinating!! Great Game and great execution!! I am very excited to see all the different creatures on the subway!!
Had a good laugh :), you can really see you guys put a lot of effort in this game. What I love most is that everything that's in the game is basically 100% finished and polished.
Nice, fast paced and easy to understand :D
Good stuff!! The music is great, the characters are all fun and it ties together really nicely with the increasing complexity of the gameplay.
I love that you created a game which requires only little input without becoming boring. I enjoyed each stage. Fun fact: first I mistook the whale for some weird version of GlaDOS. This game felt really smooth.
Funny idea and funny game ! It's so great to see game have crazy or funny ideas, but make them complete, not just a joke but a game, a great and finish one. Had smile playing it so thank you for that !
I absolutely loved this! The whole aesthetic was fantastic. Both the music and art complement each other very well. It's oddly addicting too, making it a timed challenge was a great decision. Easily one of my favorite games I've played so far, nicely done!
I know I'm late to the party, but this game was so lovely! You should be super proud, its an amazing entry. I loved every minute.
Graphics were great, music was great, and the reaction-based gameplay was simple but very fun. Only gripes were that you can't progress through text with the spacebar or arrow keys (you can only use the mouse) and that having to wait for the trains to leave in the final level slightly dampens the rapid-fire gameplay. 5/5 jam game
Well done! Fun game, good graphics! I wish there was a penalty for mashing space, and it was a little unclear at first that the seaweed(?) at the top would block you from standing up straight (i think?) but otherwise a lovely game with a good aesthetic and challenge.
haha! love this game! simple, fun, challenging yet not punishing, and just the right length! and the cohesion between art, music, theme, and gameplay is wonderful! might save the soundtrack for this one!
i only have one question...how'd the whale get in there?
Very unique idea, and cute to boot. Well done!
This was so polished! Loved the end credits.
The graphics are so cute! The music is so good too. Really liked the octopus! Wish the levels could be a little randomized so the player don't see the same layout repeatedly.
So cute！！！
Very cute and chill game. Love the art and music !
wow! incredible! the gameplay, the music, the artwork, everything perfect! nice work!
Perfect ! No more to tell except congrats and thank you for this incredible game! :smile:
Unarguably the best game for reaction speed test ever made, this game can't be described by just words! It's just too perfect for just a 72h deadline. Everything in this game is super outstanding and incredibly creative. You guys even put haiku in it and it was make in ren'py, it's just, how..? If this game doesn't win the jam, I'll go depression lmao.
Don't really understand what to do in the game. Unclear what the icons mean, unclear what counts as a right and a wrong train. Unclear gameplay, unclear game, makes it quite boring to play, sorry, I just can't have a high rating for this one
This was adorable!!! I for one think the controls are super intuitive LOL. I want to join the crab car party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the art as usual, controls make sense and feel nice, music fits perfectly. poetry was a nice cherry on top. 11/10, better see this one in the rankings
Very original idea!
Very cute art, and you managed to make it feel alive basically without character animations, well done! Very funny, cool idea and very polished, great job!
lovely entry! a simple concept well executed, just the right length as well.
It's a very casual game that helps me relax. The visuals and music are soothing and enjoyable.
This game is preety amazing
Nice infuriating and addicting game. Good job. Would like to see a full version
Found this way more fun than I thought I would. Very polished for a jam game.
Nice entry! Music, idea, mechanics and of course humour! Thanks.
At first seemed like a normal jam entry, but.. It's very polished game. I don't know if you guys played OMORI, but from graphical and sound perspective it really brought me back to omori world, thank you. Congrats on game. The only thing i would change, would be shorter levels.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!! Very on theme, very cute idea, and great way to keep you on your toes. Perfect idea for a game jam.
This is super cute and works well with the theme, I love the art style, very cohesive and fits well with the game.
Very polished and fun game - great job!
Very cute game, thanks for making it!
That conductapus deserves a promotion. Really snappy and fun!!!! Love it!!!!
Until now, it's the best game i played in this LD edition.
It's a very clever theme usage and the game is completly polished for or what it proposes.
I really love this game! It's a master piece!
so great, all fire stars in this game,,I love this game idea and mood,,while I feels a little confused of the jellyfish,dont know how to deal with that
Had so much fun with this entry! I love the art and music and the gameplay flows well once you understand it. I liked how it started of easier with just up/down arrow keys and and then left/right were introduced.
This is too good! Music is great and it is a blast to play. This will definitely be one of my go-to "chill-out" games.
This game was super entertaining. The pacing was really good and catches up the hectic life in the subway really well :D
Very cute. Really enjoyed playing it. The music is spot on and the fish are so cute :blush:. Just as an idea, maybe prevent too many of the packed trains in a row. I had like 3 or 4 full trains in a row in the last level which really took the pacing out as you have to wait for the timer. I also really like the touch with the credits and that all the fish have names.
I can see why this has so many ratings and comments!
I really enjoyed playing. The music, sound effects and graphics were all really well done. I also loved how each different position was introduced. It wasn't clear to me what I was supposed to do with the "stolen" trains. Was that good, or bad? It seemed like most of the little jellyfish would have been able to fit after I got on...
Very good job!
the train station announcer detail is so funny =D. the art is so cute! Congrats!
Ok i love it too all around 4~5 stars. But there is one tiny thing i dislike: Nothing in the game uses the mouse but between levels we are forced to. Just accept any keypress as well or perhaps just space.
Anyway - great game and a very cute credit sequence.
Edit: just saw your comment above xD But enter is a bit out of the way too. I still keep suggesting any key to progress text.
this was so good!!
While you did clarify in another comment, enter is so atypical and out of the way of where your hands typically are, other input to advance text would've been nice. Also, idk what caused this but the game took 2 screenshots in the beginning? I'm guessing some UI element unintentionally grabbed focus or sth
Small input issues aside, this was phenomenal! The haikus were cute, the artwork was really effective and vibey, and overall it's just a cool cute game. I found the lantern fish to be a bit too difficult to make out at a glance, like their form takes up so much space I often just missed that I could squeeze into their mouth. but these are all minor nitpicks and I really enjoyed my time!
wow! really nice game! really good use of the theme, the game is addictive, and love the art and sounds
That was refreshing. Easy to grasp, fun, nice graphics, nice audio and playable from the web.
Loved the humor, haikus and cute design of the passengers!:)) Music and sfx also complement the art to create really pleasant experience) Great job!
This game was awesome! I loved the artstyle and the music and the gameplay was simple but really engaging. Only crtique I can think of is that I found the fourth round to be a bit underwhelming, because I wasn't crazy about having to wait for some of the cars to pass by.
Loved it! such a feel good game, reminds me of WarioWare and Rhythm Heaven) Well done!
Is it legal for a game to be this cute?
A simple idea taken to such a polished degree it feels like a retail game. The art is absolutely adorable, super coherent, and goes perfectly with the audio.
Gameplay is simple but has a logical progression, and keeps introducing new mechanics without overwhelming the player.
Great work!
This was an insanely cute entry. What a simple game yet packed with lots of fun. Good progression and nice little bits of candy for the player: the haikus, the end credits, the cute little names. A bunch of good stuff. Very impressed this was done in renpy as well, not because it seems complex but because it's very innovative for the kind of games I ususally see in renpy!
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Loved all of this -- one thing is that there's no penalty for just mashing space bar, so the jellyfish added no problem. But the music, graphics, humour -- it's all sublime. Amazing entry.
This was a lot of fun to play. It could easily be released as a full game if you added more content.
Great game. Took me the first two levels and a lot of failed trains to understand what the image was trying to tell me, but after that I got the jist and was having a blast. The music was great too. This is the definition of simple but elegant, great job.
Good one! I like it!
After figuring out the controls this was a fun game of pattern matching! I got a bit distracted by the text saying something about the arrow keys but when I started using the thought bubble it was smooth sailing. Cute fish, awesome music and sweet artsy poetry in-between the stages. +++ for making "like sardines in a can" so literal!
Magnificent! It was a very pleasant experience both as a player and as a game designer. The game is concise and charming. I especially enjoyed the sound notification of the train's arrival.
Simple and beautifully executed as a jam game should be!
Lovely vibes, fun haikus, soundtrack eased the pain of being squished every day while going to a job I hate lol.
Wanted to make a clever haiku comment but nothing came out. XD Good job gang!
I was definitely very impressed, I think everyone has said it all. It is perfect in all aspects
Lovely! I was trying to figure out how to play, I couldn't make sense! Why up? Why not left? Then it all clicked and spent much more than expected playing :D Well done!
Oh man. Sardines was the first thing I wrote down on my concept map but I couldn't think of anything good to do with it. And y'all friggin nailed it.
I think I missed an instruction cause I didn't know what was going on with those little jellyfish. But the music was great, the graphics were great.
Wonderful game.
the art, music and poetry pushed this to the next level!
Awesome game! I enjoyed all the four levels. It feels like our real life and we are the sardines in the game haha. Impressive art and music. Really well-polished entry!
The game is really fantastic！ I love the refreshing art style and adorable marine creatures. The gameplay design also perfectly fits the theme.
Really nice concept and idea :) Art music and sound are great and everything feel connected and fit together well. Great job!
It's so cute, I love it.
The jellyfish are so cute. I think they are my favourite.
The concept would work really well for some kinda warioware style game and the vibes are so good, I love the music and the art, honestly can't find anything to criticize, it's perfectly short and sweet. Great job!
Probably the best music I've heard in the jam so far. I love the slightly pixelated art style and that you gave me an opportunity to see all the passengers unobstructed in the credits (the crab and the whale were my favourites.) Impressed to see this was made in renpy.
Really funny use of theme! I like the graphics and LOVE the text speach underwater lol
Well done! Take a candy!
Well, an other comm to say it's a success, don't even need more polish. Good job. (a bit laggy on cinematics with html version)
Beautiful game. Congratulations. My only suggestion would be to make the instructions a bit clearer or make a tutorial, even when the game is simple to understand. Good job!
I love how the station announcement sounds like someone mumbling underwater.
very funny entry. A very interesting and fun game. I have nothing to complain about
Really perfect game, well done! Really clear graphics corresponding to gameplay and very engaging puzzles
Perfect answer to the theme for me! Love the cute art ,the sound, the well polished levels ,and how you raise the difficulty step by step. I've rated 50 games and this is my favorite so far! Great job！！
The soundtrack is fantastic ! Well done I love this game :)
The music, polish and overall flow is just incredible... it feels like a full game.
Hey, I’m the host of the Ludum Dare score chasers tournament for this jam
Wanted to ask for score chasers if you were fine with me playing some gameplay of your game in the background in the waiting period / intermission. In the waiting period its going to cycle between gameplay of a bunch of different games in the background (with music from games in the jam playing as well)
@ategon you're free to use our game for this! How fun!
This game is fantastic! I don't really have any complaints at all. The music and sound effects work really well. The art was perfect for the game, and often really funny. This is one of my favorites of the jam. Congratulations to the whole team! Great job.
Man, I recognized your team from the start screen alone! I really liked last jam's entry, too :)
I like this one too! A very tidy assortment of visuals, music and game :) Congrats!
Coolest interpretation of the theme I have seen so far!
I had to play with muted audio at work, so I won't rate on audio and mood, but I'll probably come back to play it at home since people are mentioning that the audio is fantastic as well! Very well done!
Rhrh nice interpretation of the theme! Took me a few tries to understand, but then when it started to click, it became addictive :)
Very cute game!! Love the cute graphics and characters. The music and sounds fit really well too. I was a little confused about the icons in that the fish had above its head at first, I feel like I would have liked a mini arrow keys UI that had the icons to better drive that connection of fish shape to button input. Overall, well done!
This was beautiful
Especially the ending
Thank you for making
WE STAN SHELLBY !!!!!!!!
This was simple but very polished and wholesome. I sat down and couldn't stop until I completed the entire game! It really left a smile in my face.
The underwater stations with trains packed like sardines reminded me a lot of Unreal Life. The cute sound and art really helped set the vibe. A perfect 5 on all of those aspects.
The only nitpick I'd give is that it was unclear how to move the jellyfish. I tried different things until I just gave up and clicked on him... and it worked. Obvious in hindsight but missed a couple of trains because of that.
The fish poses are mapped to the arrow keys. I think a cross shaped layout for the poses would immediate convey that better than a square. It became second nature after doing it a few times so not a big issue.
Overall an excellent entry. You guys seem to be participating as a team in a quite a few jams and I'm definitely interested to see what you'll be making next.
Very simple, but nicely working, first game I've rated high for humor because this stacking of fish just made me smile.
wow. you guys bring an impressive game every time. This game is awesome, both the art and the music, all aspects are impeccable. good job!
I know I'm just preaching to the choir at this point, everything about this game is so great, and above all else, every element by itself elevates the others, making the final experience more than the sum of its parts. While the gameplay itself is nothing groundbreaking per say, the contextual package of the artwork, sound, and overall polish is just so palpable and really elevates things. Also, how can the game have so much content?! For real, everyone involved should be proud!
Oh my goodness, this is stellar! I never would've guessed this was made for Ludum Dare, it's super polished and even has bonus modes!!! I struggled a little at first but quickly picked it up, and I love the cute art, the characters, the music, and everything about it. Plus I REALLY appreciate that (aside from the bonus modes) you don't fail for not getting enough right.
Despite its simple mechanics, the game gets really addicting really fast. The great audio and graphics only make the experience so much better. Congrats!
I never imagined interpreting limited space like this before. It's incredibly clever and amusing!
Extremely charming! Really loved this game, well done. The art, music, and mechanics are all cute and go hand in hand with one another. This is a great example of a game being good for reasons beyond gameplay alone. The mechanics are relatively basic but have the perfect amount of depth to them for the type of game this is. All in all, I give this game two thumbs up. Maybe my favorite entry so far. P.S. the music is seriously great! so jazzy
A funny clicker to procrastinate :) A simple and elegant timekiller. An exact hit on the theme of this game jam!
Amazing! I didn't know you could make games like this in RenPy, I thought it could only handle visual novels. I'm impressed!
I loved it! Such a fun entry, really nice way of introducing new mechanics and I loved the theming.
really fun entry! i just love the overall charm and mood this game has, so great. it took me a moment to figure out what was going on, but after just a few minutes i felt like a sardine packing god haha
:notes: "qu'est-ce qu'on est serré au fond de cette boîte" :notes:
Really fun gameplay, perfect music, amazing sound, theme fullfill.
Great game, good job. :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Great game, the humor and artwork are fantastic. It fits the theme idea very well.
That was so much fun. And why did you put that poor little sardines head in the angler fishes mouth? Fun, challenging, and amusing to boot.
Stunning art style, I love this color palette
WOOOOOOOoooowwwwwwwww, this game is really polished !
Lovely concept, amazing execution, I love the artstyle and the characters, the music is very cool too ! I wish there were a bit more different levels tho, there practicall only one level with the jellyfish guy that just comes over and over, maybe something with different characters would be cool too !
Like having to chose very fast between sardine's shape and idk another character (even just the jellyfish who can either stand or lay down on the floor would be an interesting concept.
Still, amazing game ! Hope you can make a fuller version one day, but this one is already very polished and complete (you even have settings omg, and credits ??? damn)
Great lob on this !
Hah, pretty awesome. I didn't realize I had to just click, at first! Good job!
Took me a second to figure out what I was supposed to be doing but after that I had fun stuffing sardines into trains.
Very good job! Cool idea, realisation, audio and graphics!