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Friend of the Fisherman by rubna

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made by rubna for LD29 (COMPO)
Below the surface, the friend of the fisherman is lending a hand! Help catch as many fish as possible, but watch out, for your oxygen-tube is very thin...

CONTROLS:
x - shoot
arrow keys - move
F4 - toggle full screen

Post your high scores in the comments!

Phew! I didn't manage to make everything I wanted and the balancing could have been better, but hey, LD. Maybe I'll release a post-compo with more cool stuff sometime soon :D

But for now, enjoy!
game (.exe) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10138159/Friend%20of%20the%20Fisherman.exe
source (.gmk) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10138159/fotfSOURCE.gmk
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=14711

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 4.14 19
Audio 3.68 87
Fun 4.07 18
Graphics 4.37 30
Humor 3.10 207
Innovation 3.70 157
Mood 3.92 55
Theme 3.64 227

Feedback

ENDESGA
28. Apr 2014 · 01:26 UTC
Absolutely fantastic game :)
Did it have sounds? I didn't hear anything :P

My highest was $140, but I'm sure I can do much better xD

Very awesome :)
mr.pokeylope
28. Apr 2014 · 01:54 UTC
My high score was $250. Really fun game, I especially liked the art style, color scheme, and rope physics. Great job!
CrackedP0t
28. Apr 2014 · 01:56 UTC
Great game!
My best is $355
rogberth
28. Apr 2014 · 02:04 UTC
Feels cruel but it's fun! Love the visual style. Really neat minigame.
jtpup0
28. Apr 2014 · 02:22 UTC
Amazing, simple controls, a great fishing game, an inspiration.
Detective Pixel
28. Apr 2014 · 02:43 UTC
Well done! I loved the physics and graphics in this game. It was a little easy, but overall, good job!
trueyomic
28. Apr 2014 · 03:16 UTC
Great game. I really enjoyed it. The gameplay was solid and was well balanced. Neat artstyle too
Joe Williamson
28. Apr 2014 · 06:02 UTC
Really nice! Love the physics. :D
AestheticGamer
28. Apr 2014 · 06:54 UTC
Loved the graphic style and music to this. Got a little under $600. Liked the variety of fish, and the orange ocean theme.
primaerfunktion
28. Apr 2014 · 07:49 UTC
That was really fun. And there is something about 1px wide lines I absolutely love. :D
Sanguine
28. Apr 2014 · 08:09 UTC
Really calming, but also challenging! Nice job :)
SojaBird
28. Apr 2014 · 08:25 UTC
Very very great asthetic and fun gameplay! How do you do them line physics? Very neat, got to win something for sure!
Bronaldplo
28. Apr 2014 · 08:48 UTC
Really great game!
I like the line physics and the simple idea of the game :)
Nice colors and layout!
My highscore was about 300$

Nice job :P
caryoscelus
28. Apr 2014 · 08:54 UTC
Cool little game! Gfx is a good example of how to make limited pixelart look good.
shuanDang
28. Apr 2014 · 10:09 UTC
A very beautiful game. I was touched by the ending.
dlweatherhead
28. Apr 2014 · 12:08 UTC
This is really awesome! This will make a great mobile game actually! Good luck in the comp.
Jeremias
28. Apr 2014 · 12:20 UTC
My record was 1255$ and I really enjoyed playing it. The graphical style fits very well. You made some nice game design decisions here and I hope you extend it to a post-compo version with new fish types and perhaps some kind of upgrade system? I wish the harpoon gets a longer range and some hooks which bind fishes while the harpoon gets reloaded.
Doubstract
28. Apr 2014 · 14:23 UTC
Nice experience
TijmenTio
28. Apr 2014 · 15:46 UTC
This is truly great, only lacking in audio. Visually loved it and had fun playing it :)
caranha
28. Apr 2014 · 16:11 UTC
Oh, wow, I really liked your style. The gameplay and graphics really came together on this one! I felt sorry for the fisherman every time his cable was cut.

Masterfully done, thanks for the game!

By the way, I tested this on wine - sound did not work, but other than that the game worked fine.

Cheers!
7Soul
28. Apr 2014 · 17:04 UTC
Amazing sound work, it complements the game really well. The feel of the game is perfect.
Just wish there was more variation or more goals, then it would be even better. Got $560 ^^
HeyChinaski
28. Apr 2014 · 22:10 UTC
Wow, fantastic work. Great concept, perfect for the theme. Really enjoyed playing this. The low res graphics look awesome and the color scheme is spot on. The sound is good too, kudos for the guitar work! My record so far is $410
Sink
28. Apr 2014 · 22:20 UTC
Really awesome game I love it, it puts me in a great mood. Cool color palette as well!
Gwinnell
29. Apr 2014 · 21:12 UTC
Any chance of a Mac or Browser version? Otherwise this will have to wait until I'm in the office tomorrow. It looks great!
MaesK
29. Apr 2014 · 21:16 UTC
Really good graphics, quite nostalgic and excellent animations. Its GameBoyColor style works nicely.

And the final counting is a neat touch, very "arcade" like. Ir reminds me of "Battle City" from NES :D
🎤 rubna
29. Apr 2014 · 21:41 UTC
@Gwinnel nope, sorry :( I made this in Game Maker, so porting it is going to be a problem without buying and porting Game Maker Studio. Someone tested it with Wine, maybe it will work with Wine for Mac? If it's worth that effort for you, that is.

By the by, thanks for the awesome comments and feedback/ideas everyone! I'm working on a more polished and expanded post-compo version. You can kinda follow the development on my twitter if you want to.
Lars Faust
29. Apr 2014 · 21:59 UTC
Fantastic.

I saw your blog posts but forgot to search for the game until now. Really love how you managed to convert such a physics heavy game into the pixel style. Looks great, feels alive and plays well.

Got no critique at all really. Great entry!
Corné Dorrestijn
30. Apr 2014 · 14:07 UTC
Awesome game :) the graphics looks nice and it feels quite polished
Gwinnell
30. Apr 2014 · 18:09 UTC
Love the art, and really like the physics feel of it. Very simple and very polished. Great work! :)

Feedback: I died quickly the first few times, as I kept accidentally firing left. Once I was used to the controls however, I stopped playing at around 300$ when I realised nothing new was happening.
zkenshin
30. Apr 2014 · 20:18 UTC
Very solid entry. Nice job. :)
Romko Pidstryhach
30. Apr 2014 · 21:57 UTC
Love this graphics. Very tight gameplay, great job!
gre
30. Apr 2014 · 22:31 UTC
Enjoyed a lot.
Graphics and pixel art are awesome! especially that it have complex physics behind but a pixelized rendering, it give a very good and realist feeling.
Best game I played so far and I vote 5-star everywhere except no audio. Congrats.
Garris
01. May 2014 · 02:13 UTC
This game made me so happy. I played atari games as a kid. These graphics. These sounds. They made me happy inside. The controls are good, the game looks great, and it's a lot of fun. I'd like to see this developed more post LD. So much potential!
Make A Game
03. May 2014 · 14:15 UTC
That moment when I realized that swordfish could cut my air hose, oh boy! Great game!
kunzbe
15. May 2014 · 20:58 UTC
great game, I love your pixel animations
SnoringFrog
15. May 2014 · 22:23 UTC
$2475! Took me a while to get that score. Before that, my high score was still under 1000. Very addicting game you've got, and I like the complexity added by the different behaviors of the various fish.
bucketh3ad
15. May 2014 · 22:25 UTC
The graphics are fantastic, especially the way the boat moves on the surface. The bass riff in the background and the sound effects add a lot to the experience. Really fun game, man!
xdegtyarev
19. May 2014 · 20:33 UTC
Simlpe awesome!
🎤 rubna
20. May 2014 · 20:29 UTC
thanks for all the comments and feedback everyone :) I got the best rankings in the compo ever! I am very happy you took the time to play my game and even leave a comment :D

See you again at LD30!