Bellhook by Colorvade

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made by Colorvade for LD29 (COMPO)
Bellhook is a game about fishing in the desert.

Mouse Controls.

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall 3.16 586
Audio 2.60 646
Fun 2.85 709
Graphics 4.14 81
Humor 2.26 685
Innovation 3.06 562
Mood 2.88 665
Theme 3.54 316

Feedback

microapple
28. Apr 2014 · 03:45 UTC
Cool fishing game. Enjoyed the artwork! Very clean looking.
ZQMony
28. Apr 2014 · 03:48 UTC
Great game with nice graphics.
Garris
28. Apr 2014 · 03:50 UTC
It's beautiful to look at.
Greg Power
28. Apr 2014 · 03:50 UTC
I liked your art - you built a cool world with one image. The game reminded me of orisinal games, so that's awesome! Maybe too many evil fish? I was getting electrocuted and pounded left and right!
renatopp
28. Apr 2014 · 03:55 UTC
I loved the art work and the humor of your game. What I found annoying is that sometimes we have to wait a long time to appear some touchable items.
porousnapkin
28. Apr 2014 · 04:01 UTC
Fantastic job with the art! Great looking game.
noom
28. Apr 2014 · 04:10 UTC
I have no idea what a bell hook is. I was intruiged by this game though and I did have a bit of fun figuring out what to do. Your art style was wonderful, very well made assets. I ran into a bug after my third catch though, everything stopped spawning.
Almost
28. Apr 2014 · 04:16 UTC
It was a black screen after the loading bar finished on newgrounds, but it's fine on stencyl.

There are a bunch of fish that can hurt me so I was a voiding them until I accidentally caught one and realized it was a timing thing instead of just good fish bad fish.

The art is really nice though.
NTR
28. Apr 2014 · 05:59 UTC
I am in love with these mechanics. It feels so satisfying just playing this.
Nition
28. Apr 2014 · 06:18 UTC
Nicely polished for a 48-hr game; well done.
Lacaranian
28. Apr 2014 · 06:23 UTC
Those lobsters were a nuisance... but got some good desert fishing done. Nice game!
PaperBlurt
28. Apr 2014 · 07:42 UTC
I always get amazed by how great devs are at graphics!
DragonXVI
28. Apr 2014 · 07:46 UTC
Nice little fishing game, lots've different fish each with their own nifty gimmick too!
madhoe
28. Apr 2014 · 07:49 UTC
Oh my god. Lovely, lovely graphics. Plays well, but I'm not so sure what is good and what is bad, and how it really works.
Alucard J
28. Apr 2014 · 08:48 UTC
This gets complex very quickly, nice diversity in types and mechanics, good fun. Looks great too =]
John Drury
28. Apr 2014 · 08:53 UTC
Loved your art. Interesting and fun mechanics. Feedback was very clear, I understood what was going on-screen. Intuitive controls
Dreii
28. Apr 2014 · 09:24 UTC
Really nice, beautifull graphics
terraco
28. Apr 2014 · 09:27 UTC
Really hard to control. Had no idea where the house was or how to fish the things out. Figured it out after a while.
CustomPhase
28. Apr 2014 · 09:32 UTC
That was very interesting to play. The visuals are ok, sounds too. Lacking some progression though, like spending money on upgrades, or maybe going deeper. Also the fish that rams you constantly is annoying as hell :)
MikeyPB
28. Apr 2014 · 12:21 UTC
Looks nice, plays nice. It's certainly tricky to get the more point-worthy fish! Often I'd just come up with a grub :/
burgerdare
28. Apr 2014 · 12:57 UTC
I like it. Escalates into a hectic bullet hell kind of deal very quickly.
tiffi_gaming
28. Apr 2014 · 19:41 UTC
Newsground doesn't work for me. Stencyl does. Game was fine, but I was unsure what to do... Graphics and theme were awesome though
mactinite
28. Apr 2014 · 19:58 UTC
The art was really awesome! A sand fishing sim is a game I never thought i would want.
Joe Williamson
28. Apr 2014 · 20:07 UTC
Lovely graphics :D
kbm
28. Apr 2014 · 20:24 UTC
Really loved the graphics - reminded me of Ridiculous Fishing. Great job! :)
🎤 Colorvade
28. Apr 2014 · 21:54 UTC
Unfortunately I made a grave mistake and the Newgrounds upload wasn't working for the first day, but it should be working fine now.

Thank you to those who pointed out the problem.
burquitlambadgers
29. Apr 2014 · 01:54 UTC
Blown away by your art!
ceosol
29. Apr 2014 · 02:09 UTC
Difficult to play with a touchpad, but still nice game. You really put a lot of time in making a variety of spawns.
Jared Sartin
29. Apr 2014 · 02:20 UTC
Didn't seem intuitive enough... not sure how to play it... looked cool!
Jellycakes
29. Apr 2014 · 03:12 UTC
Really atmospheric and relaxing. Pretty nice fishing game with some interesting things to catch. Really nice job!
Raiyumi
29. Apr 2014 · 14:25 UTC
Nice graphics and real relaxing fishing game. :)
rnlf
29. Apr 2014 · 17:36 UTC
Nice artwork and take on the theme!
travislucia
29. Apr 2014 · 22:26 UTC
Good artwork, fun idea
tchem
30. Apr 2014 · 01:32 UTC
Great idea and conception,,, i like the artwork.
Photon
30. Apr 2014 · 03:19 UTC
Very cool for a quick fishing game! Presentation is good and all the different fish are nice incentives to keep playing as you try to figure out how each one works. Haven't figured out that dark blob fish yet though... :o
Xaychru04
30. Apr 2014 · 16:00 UTC
Haha cool idea, and very nice graphics, good job! :)
Cake&Code
30. Apr 2014 · 22:22 UTC
Pretty nice game! It looks great and handles pretty well. Unfortunately I wasn't sure what I was doing, or what I was fishing for. The little mini game after you catch each fish was fun, but when I first encountered it I thought it was strange and sort of random. But I enjoyed exploring a bit and it was interesting!
lonewookie
30. Apr 2014 · 23:59 UTC
Very cool. I love that you used sand instead of water for a fishing game!
SaintHeiser
01. May 2014 · 06:50 UTC
Lags for me a lot. After getting damage few times my bell didn't work anymore...
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
01. May 2014 · 10:43 UTC
the intro screen is SO gorgeous! And lovely graphics in general! I second the remark about too many deadly fish. More positive reinforcement to the player means they will play longer (sometimes :) )
Manuel Magalhães
01. May 2014 · 20:56 UTC
Nice game, the "fishing in the desert" is a cool and original take on the theme. I liked the creatures and how they interact. The art is very well done, too.
Thorig
02. May 2014 · 10:54 UTC
After I scared away a fish like beasty I could not hook anything. Still enjoyed it.
ehtd
03. May 2014 · 15:15 UTC
Nice game, I think learning how to fish was part of the fun
randoman
04. May 2014 · 15:37 UTC
I find this game very charming.
SonnyBone
04. May 2014 · 20:39 UTC
I dig the unique creatures and the overall concept. Could use some more polish and extras, of course, but that's only if you plan on extending the idea. Great work!
BadgerPriest
06. May 2014 · 01:51 UTC
I really enjoyed how many different sea creatures there are, all with different behavior. Unfortunately, the control scheme made me click outside of the game a lot -- some sort of fullscreen mode would probably be ideal for a game like this.
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14. May 2014 · 16:01 UTC
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pinkmonkeyhead
16. May 2014 · 16:32 UTC
The graphics were really awesome