FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD57 → Prismarine

Prismarine

By anekich and pe4Q07

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall304.2936
Fun1633.8036
Innovation194.3036
Theme44.6336
Graphics334.5836
Humor2053.4532
Mood354.3336

Comments

gamesplusjames 2025-04-08 00:32

This is really cool and very atmospheric feeling! Snapping those fish pics was hard! Great work on this :)

hope42morrow 2025-04-08 01:17

The art is gorgeous here!

wyzal 2025-04-08 09:50

Wonderful art, and an interesting interpretation of the theme. Good job!

masteroktagon 2025-04-08 09:58

Nice Art and Mood. A bit hard to match the photos to the fish parts

zjuwindking 2025-04-08 10:01

Very interesting gameplay! But it's a bit too difficult for me to capture a fish. Perhaps it should be possible to track the position of the fish or slow down their speed. Or a larger perspective may also be helpful

lexi 2025-04-08 10:50

Amazing art, audio and mood! Loved the concept of it as well, even though apparently I'm really bad at taking photos haha

Great entry!

angry-fridge 2025-04-08 10:57

I love the art and the music and the general vibe of it, I think its a solid entry. One thing that was a bit too much for me was the typewriter sound. The other thing is it is a bit unclear how to match the fish parts to get an image, I matched what it looked correct proportions and parts but got 0%, would have been good to know which parts matched and which did not so you kinda know moving forward. Other than that, as I said I think this is solid and really liking the atmosphere

0x-void-x0 2025-04-08 12:13

Really cool atmosphere and perspective, I love the art style and the mysterious music. The game was a bit difficult, I struggled to reach the intended depth before the timer ran out for a while but it clicked at some point and I hadfun. Nice work!

aurelius 2025-04-08 12:30

The music really sold this one for me and helped to ease out the otherwise slow pacing. The little guy in a jar is also kinda cute!

The gameplay itself though could use some improvements though - first of all, the parts matching is somewhat unclear - some feedback on which ones were correct would help a lot. If some fish stop spawning at a certain depth it would be nice to have some control over the speed of descent and/or have the fish spawn more consistently. On the second level (seemingly) no new fish spawned on the target depth.

bismark 2025-04-08 13:14

Captivating atmosphere, interesting gameplay, simple and effective interface ; a very successful game for two developper in this game jam. Congratulations.

pfannkuchen 2025-04-08 14:12

A very beautiful, atmospherical game! It was fun to learn the mechanics and search for fishys. The only thing I didn's fully get was: how to capture heavy-weavy if the jar doesen't reach the needed depth before the time runs out? And I couldn't find a control for it :( But anyway that's a great idea, great art and a nicely executed game!

raiinamoor 2025-04-08 14:47

The gameplay clashes with the aesthetics a bit - the time limit, the narrow flashlight beam and how tricky it is to take pictures made the game more stressful than relaxing. I only got 56% in the end, and even that is only thanks to luck as I never managed to take a single clear picture... But with that said, the atmosphere is sooo serene. Watching particles and fish swirl below me was almost hypnotizing.. Great work on the art direction!

fusionnist 2025-04-08 16:23

Very strong vibes here! It's a beautiful adventure, with great art and music to accompany it :) I love the character design, it's adorable!

potatobrain 2025-04-08 16:43

Cool artstyle! love the blue water theme

izzqz 2025-04-08 16:50

This game is highly underrated! Found a CHONKY one! Great work! FIVE STARS!

salty-grndpa 2025-04-08 18:43

one of the best games i've seen so far! really polished and easy to follow. i wish there was more variety but it is really cool game.

elzach 2025-04-08 20:18

Awesome presentation. I like the text in the beginning and the character designs. Still, I really feel like I didn't understand something about the photo mechanic. Even though I thought I got some good snaps they all turned out almost completely black.

missfire 2025-04-08 20:55

The idea, the music, the atmosphere – it's something magical! Truly an enchanting experience. I also really enjoyed the fish editor – such a creative touch, and the fish designs are hilarious! For me, it was a bit difficult and stressful to find the bubbles that refill your oxygen. So, unfortunately, I never got to see the last one :с

sleepyfikou 2025-04-09 03:54

Very cool and unique concept. Only managed a 46% score because I am possibly the worst fish photographer on the planet, but still really enjoyed the creativity of the gameplay and the wonderful atmosphere.

echerry 2025-04-09 08:21

One of the most interesting concepts at the jam! Really liked that new mechanics are added as the game progresses. Great job, guys :D

greenradiation 2025-04-09 11:27

This is my favorite game in this jam so far! Great original idea for mechanics, great execution, sound design, polish - it's just a great job!

ln404 2025-04-11 01:19

Oner of my fav game so far! Good job! Gameplay is really good and unique!

a0405u 2025-04-12 21:59

Perfect vibes! Had zero photos taken, haha, but I was satisfied a lot. One of my favorite entries!

anton-florey 2025-04-14 22:39

You did it @anekich. It is the cutest game in the world <3 I love the art and soundtrack! It is so polished i cannot believe it :O Thank you for making this! (Only negative thing for me is the difficulty. I cheated and took read screenshots to have an easier time :P)