FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD57 → Deep Fisher

Deep Fisher

By doomky

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3863.6222
Fun2073.7222
Innovation4653.2022
Theme2164.0222
Graphics2893.9522
Humor4002.9022
Mood4653.5222

Comments

jose-pedro-dias 2025-04-07 18:35

I believe there's a size issue when starting the game. I couldn't get past the instructions (the keys were acting on the game but i never saw a thing).

doomky 2025-04-07 18:41

@jose-pedro-dias you can check the game on itch.io: https://humble-forge.itch.io/ludum-dare-57

2025-04-07 18:46

It was a bit hard at the beginning it but I enjoyed it once I got into the controls. Nice game!

jose-pedro-dias 2025-04-07 19:00

The canvas isn't filling the entire screen. Like a HiDPI issue, but in the browser. Super weird. I did try it there, without and with fullscreen, on both Chrome and Firefox on Mac Os X.

doomky 2025-04-07 19:10

@jose-pedro-dias you should have a small full screen button at the bottom right

Or you can download the exe version on itch.io

tokto 2025-04-07 21:27

for some reason, the screen resolution is broken, but I saw that the game is cool

doomky 2025-04-07 21:32

@tokto you should have a button at the bottom right to play the game in fullscreen

tokto 2025-04-07 21:37

@doomky I pressed fulscreen, but still the same

jadw1 2025-04-07 21:40

Wow, nice game, the best I've tried so far :D It gave me extreme "Dave the Diver" vibe

doomky 2025-04-07 21:46

@tokto damn... IDK why it doesn't work for some people.... if you really want to test it there is an exe on itch.io

tokto 2025-04-07 22:02

@doomky

Yes, I've already played, it turned out very cool and dynamic)

derllie 2025-04-08 13:57

incredible graphics that really draw you into the game world! also i really like gameplay, its so interesting to keep playing!

koolruz 2025-04-08 14:04

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When I got into the flow of it, things felt really smooth and fun! If I could stay in the zone, I was able to zip around quickly, maintaining my momentum, and it felt really great. That said, I'm not sure if this was a "me" problem, but I had a lot of trouble wrapping my head around the vertical controls - I would try to swim down, and instead get stuck in place going slightly up. Similarly, I'd try to shoot my gun down to give me a quick burst of momentum upwards, and would end up gaining far less speed than I did when shooting left/right. These discrepancies in how my momentum controlled made it a lot harder for me to get into that flow state where I was able to smoothly zip around, because my intuition about how I would move was incorrect and I had to give conscious thought to what I wanted to do when rising/falling, and if I just went on instinct, I'd get stuck in a corner. Again, this might just be a me problem - Maybe the controls match other folks' intuition and maybe I'd get used to them with more practice :)

Overall, great job! I was able to form an opinion about the minutia of the movement controls, because the rest of the game felt so smooth and fun!

I also loved the little homage to the Sonic drowning jingle that you threw in when your oxygen is low :)

ronalchue 2025-04-08 14:13

Cool game to get stuck in

zjuwindking 2025-04-08 14:16

the game is cool! but my character fall out of the screen~

ollie-hall 2025-04-08 14:17

This was actually so fun... holy crap! We also made a game with fishing/oxygen mechanics, so it's awesome to see different approaches - the movement was really nice and pretty unique!

scriveneroflight 2025-04-08 14:20

Okay. That's a fun little game! I enjoyed the visuals and felt the pressure as I went deeper... the drowning alert sound effect definitely created urgency! A little tricky to maneuver, but not too bad. My high score was 4780...

In any event, fun game... Great work!

izzqz 2025-04-08 14:35

Shoot. Fall of the screen. I entertained FIVE STARS!

jhax 2025-04-08 15:11

Really love how the swimming all comes together in this, just like the mechanical side of it and the animation as well! All the collecting and shooting stuff meshes together nicely too!

0x-void-x0 2025-04-13 20:07

Surprisingly challenging game with simple to understand mechanics, I found myself hectically trying to collect fish, dodge monsters and move towards the next oxygen tank all at the same time which created a nice sense of immersion. The graphics are pretty cool. Nice work! (best score around 30'000)

texugo 2025-04-13 20:19

I tried playing it but the main menu screen doesn't come off, so I got stuck on the menu while still being able to shoot and move? I couldn't see a thing and then died.

spacecadet 2025-04-13 20:52

Really cool visuals and interesting gameplay. Getting hang of the controls too a bit but the core gameplay was fun and fast paced. Great job!

darefus 2025-04-17 17:24

the alternantivve movment was fun to explore nd i liked how fasst paced the shoot and breath gameplayy was,, the cardinal direction actions using th arrow keys were frusttrating to rely on a bit