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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | 👥 | Trash Squid | jam | 1604 | 3.03 | 3.03 | 2.94 | 2.71 | 3.25 | 3.19 | 2.52 | 3.34 |
Really love the storyline and evolving plots. Was also funny! Great job with the soundtrack although I had some issues getting it to play at the outset. It might be cool to add more abstract floating graphics in a future build that are relevant to the current question/options.
Really impressed by the complexity given the time frame! I loved the humor, intuitive controls, and oil-visibility dynamic.
As far as constructive feedback goes, I also would like to have more visual/audio feedback when taking damage, audio feedback when the timer was getting low (not sure if this was in the game and I just couldn't hear it??? I played the browser version), and stats for how much I've upgraded the pick and attack strength (some way of keeping track of how much ore I've spent on each). I think the level and resource generation could be a bit more consistent for the first level, as well as the bug spawning (at least x amount within x squares of the player) for the first level.
Overall I thought it scaled well and I really liked the bartering system and trade off between having to leave the ship vulnerable to attack in order to get more resources. I thought the time dynamic helped the levels scale well. I wish the levels kept going! Great job overall! Fit the theme perfectly.
Really loved the tether mechanic, the pixel art, the color palette, the sfx for jumping and grabbing jewels, the music, the dance at the end. The yellow squares were a cool addition, although I almost got stuck trying to get one of them.
I love the game as is but here are some ideas for the future: - adding enemies - moving platforms - bubble streams that change currents / direction - jumping on the chain as it's moving??? if it's gold / taught? - pause - high scores
I liked that you could tab through the instructions, and how consistent and polished the music and graphics were. Super fun and addicting game! Great job!
OMG I love this game!!! Great job whoever did the sfx and music. I *love* the menu-aquarium idea, whoever thought of that-- kudos to you. The controls felt really fun, and the coins were really satisfying to collect. I appreciated the red exclamation points that warned when the fish were coming. The pixel art was also fantastic!
The graphics are incredible! The ambience was very complex and fitting. The sound design was great and balanced, giving useful feedback to the player.
I do wish there'd be more notice for enemies or like a more noticeable proximity sound since the visual indicators are a bit difficult to perceive (which I think works for the game).
Super unique aesthetic, very polished overall-- great job!
THIS GAME IS SO ADDICTING. Love clicker games like these, great implementation. I liked the low oxygen dynamic and upgrades system, although I felt it was weighted towards the pressure upgrades more than anything. Great job for a 48 hour game jam. I liked the shaders/graphics on the fish.
Here are some ideas and things I'd love to see in a future build: - a more translucent low health visual overlay - a slower acceleration upgrade option for the speed at which the sub is falling - a low pass filter applied to the fish clicking sound - a longer loop of music
Overall I really loved it! Greate work!
Source Code: https://github.com/kiptok/trash-squid
The ambience was really nice and appropriate, and the sharks / pink creatures gave me the creeps! Although I did kind of felt bad shooting the marine life... and wasn't entirely sure if we were supposed to? I really liked the mechanics of moving the sub, and it was satisfying to land missiles. I found the marine life proximity/pursuit dynamic to be challenging. I also really liked how there were several different stats (oxygen, life, and missiles) and the difficulty of getting them felt appropriate. There were some times when I felt they were a little too densely spawned. I didn't really need the missile ones as often as I eventually just started to avoid the sharks/marine life.
Some ideas for future builds: - add reverb to the sfx to make them feel like they're in the same creepy underwater cavern - special powerups that increase the max amount of life you can get - points added or deducted for killing the sharks/creatures - rocks and other obstacles that would need to be obliterated with the missile - a weapon upgrade that allows you to shoot missiles in 3 different directions - a more realistic particle system for explosions
Overall great job with this game! Fit the theme perfectly :)