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Planktos

By dabuliaoyidianer, dede_u, jiujiaosiri and LHT

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall8113.2737
Fun9852.7236
Innovation8272.9237
Theme6203.5837
Graphics5573.6537
Audio2343.7236
Humor8702.3132
Mood3863.7037

Comments

jakerdevs 2024-10-10 02:36

Nice game!

thechadrampage 2024-10-10 05:47

Awesome Game guys!

iaroslavik 2024-10-10 07:49

Nice, good job 😀

gaiwan 2024-10-10 11:23

Pretty cool !

kevin-meissner 2024-10-10 12:20

good job!

logovostudio 2024-10-12 08:44

Wow, nice art, love it!

scsdww 2024-10-12 08:50

Good job!

theparticularpixel 2024-10-12 08:56

Nice vibes with this one. cool atmosphere. i like the art. good job

tete 2024-10-12 09:25

I was a bit confused on what I was supposed to do. Still, the art and the music set up the moody ambience greatly.

braulio-jg 2024-10-12 10:24

I reached the end. It isn't very clear in terms of what you have to do, you see the borders of the map and also there are weird cuts here and there, although the idea was pretty unique, and the the music and ambience were its strong points.

marco-santos 2024-10-12 10:48

got confused at the begining but got. well done, great game

shir0o23 2024-10-12 11:02

cute, simple, the ambience is impeccable

exa 2024-10-12 11:03

Omg that atmosphere!!It is fantastic!!

psv-games-studio 2024-10-13 00:40

Nice game!

lgk-productions 2024-10-13 09:20

Great atmosphere, nice use of lighting and a very calming soundtrack. This game has a great mood and the current concept fits the jellyfish quite well, it would be nice to have this current be visualized somehow (for example via the particles flowing). Some indicator of where to go would also be nice, it's stated in the description but you could use the glowing jellyfish thingies to guide the player (or something similar). I really dig the overall vibe though, great job!

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-13 10:56

@lgk-productions Thank you for your appreciation and advice!

dede-u 2024-10-13 12:14

Good job!This is a very atmospheric game, great job!

2024-10-13 12:21

good game

2024-10-13 12:22

good game

synapse316 2024-10-13 13:27

I don't know why the jellyfish is always flowing towards the right side, but I appreciate the music much!

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-13 13:40

@synapse316 Thank you for your love. Go right because the jellyfish are weak and will be blown to the right by the waves. Hold the space and you can swim left

synapse316 2024-10-13 13:50

@dabuliaoyidianer Thanks for your notification, otherwise I'll miss this well-designed game. And I really appreciate your attitude and responsibility!

2024-10-13 15:15

Great efforts, diligent work, referred to as Dafen

2024-10-13 15:24

good game

2024-10-13 15:25

very good game!!

2024-10-13 15:27

There has never been a game so beautiful. Please cheer for us!Cheer for us!

2024-10-13 15:32

mmmiu 2024-10-13 22:25

Readlly nice graphics!

utopia 2024-10-13 22:54

Calm and relaxing atmosphere. Reached the end back feels a little bit confused.

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-14 04:45

@utopia Thank you! In the end, We want to express that although the weak jellyfish swam so far, it was actually brought to the surface by the whale, showing contrast and reversal

utopia 2024-10-14 05:50

@dabuliaoyidianer Thanks for your explanation now that makes some sense.

cam-moore 2024-10-15 03:04

So I got to a point where I wasnt moving anymore and thought I hit a glitch so I got bummed. Then when I tried to exit and couldnt I realized my keyboard died XD So I got to play more haha. Music is beautiful.

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-15 08:28

@cam-moore Interesting little episode, thank you for your play and appreciation

kokostyrko 2024-10-15 17:19

The game is well-made and enjoyable!

phyrocast 2024-10-15 21:11

I think a file is broken, because it needed to be renamed for the game to work for me. Otherwise, the game is pretty chill and relaxing, but its pretty unclear where to go, or how to play while in the game.. Still, I managed to find my way to the end but I had to wander around a little bit. Still, well done!

cloistered 2024-10-16 04:47

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@Phyrocast Edit folder name to run it: sq_Data -》planktos_Data

Cool game,I like the jellyfish.

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-16 09:52

@Phyrocast @cloistered Thank you! I think I made a mistake when dealing with files and now there should be no problem

volkolak 2024-10-17 20:26

The graphics and music go well together, creating the right atmosphere!

zubspace 2024-10-18 20:23

Worked well when I finally realized that you need to keep pressing space to go left. Was smooth sailing afterwards. Nice backgrounds and calming music. Love the lighting and the small particles in the water. Was also happy to make it to the end. :heart:

helicule 2024-10-18 21:46

Very peaceful game, I really enjoyed the experience! The path is a bit tricky to understand, maybe you could add some background elements on the left side of the starting screen to guide the player? A little more feedback while interacting with the algae/plankto could make the difference as well :) Great job anyways, that's a very cool jam game!

yaen 2024-10-18 22:55

It's nice how atmospheric, comfy, and relaxing your game is. I enjoy the particles and pulsating lighting effects. The music is also beautiful and contributes greatly to the serene atmosphere.

I didn't realize at first that I could collect the green circles after moving through one of the other circles that don't seem to do anything. So I just went all the way to the left until I hit a wall of colourful shapes. Then moved up through what seemed to be the water surface. But I didn't find anything so I went back, to discover that I could actually collect the green circles and that they'd push me back left again when collecting them. Nevertheless I persevered and collected all of them. I was a little let down by nothing happening afterwards but it's fine. Just thought writing down my experience might be somewhat helpful and interesting from a dev perspective. Nice submission <3

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-20 07:01

@yaen Thank you!The guidance of the route is indeed flawed. When swimming to the end of the upper left, the animation played wants to express a reversal of the whale bringing the jellyfish to the surface, after all, tiny is actually a relative concept

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-20 07:03

@helicule Thank you for your advice!