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Mermurder! by Root Beer Barrel Boys

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made by Root Beer Barrel Boys for LD29 (JAM)
Flirt and Kill! Seduce local fishermen with your mermaid charm and attack their boat when you're ready to strike! Be sure to keep their interest though, or they'll try to escape at the first sign of trouble. Drag as many fishermen to the depths as you can while avoiding the terrors of the deep!

Controls:
MOVE - Arrow Keys
DASH - Space

Game by ROOT BEER BARREL BOYS
www.facebook.com/rootbeerbarrelboys
Windows http://www.gbalearning.com/mike/mermurder_ludumdare.exe
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=36336

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.62 124
Fun(Jam) 3.62 74
Graphics(Jam) 4.17 102
Humor(Jam) 3.78 47
Innovation(Jam) 3.69 96
Mood(Jam) 3.42 215
Theme(Jam) 3.96 31

Feedback

javierecf
29. Apr 2014 · 02:53 UTC
Nice animations and good controls, I like the art and the style in general, you can plan a strategy to catch more fisherman in one go, nice entry.
Coin Flip Games
29. Apr 2014 · 02:55 UTC
Very creative idea!
xensky
29. Apr 2014 · 02:58 UTC
fun idea! controls worked decently. at first couldn't figure out how to snag fisherdudes. not enough flips.
harleylaurie
29. Apr 2014 · 02:59 UTC
This is awesome!
I love the fish that follow you around and the sexy pose when you jump really high our of the water.
One thing I can't figure out is how to make the camera follow you down underwater.
sometimes when I play the camera follows me everywhere and other times its locked so I cant go diving.
mtinkerhess
29. Apr 2014 · 03:00 UTC
I killed some dudes!

I like the flocking of the little fishes that gather around you. The controls work really well around the surface when you're jumping out of the water but deeper down they're a little tricky especially when everything is a one hit kill.

Really funny concept, solid execution!
Snicklodocus
29. Apr 2014 · 03:02 UTC
This was pretty funny and a good time! The art was very nice and I loved little touches like the fish swimming around you. I felt like reaching the bottom of the sea was a little too hard and took the focus away from seducing the fishermen. A small bug: you can swim beyond the edge of the screen at the water's surface. Overall though, very well done!
aneeslol
29. Apr 2014 · 03:04 UTC
Absolutely loved the concept and art style. So evil :)
KyleDAudio
29. Apr 2014 · 03:06 UTC
I really love the effort put into all the mermaid's animations! They're smooth, cartoony and really appealing. I love the sparkly pose she does as she flies out of the water. :)
PoQA Games
29. Apr 2014 · 03:08 UTC
I really liked the idea! The art was also good. The controls made it rather difficult though; changing directions when you bounce against the sides makes it very difficult to stay in control.
pvwradtke
29. Apr 2014 · 03:42 UTC
Loved the idea and the artwork!
randoman
29. Apr 2014 · 14:38 UTC
Very nice concept, loved the way the fishes follow you!
Red Light Collective
29. Apr 2014 · 22:26 UTC
The graphics wer awesome! I loved all the animations and had some good laughs with the sharks, the high jump-out-of-the-water and the way some fishermen seemed to swim backwards :P

Had a lot of fun! It was a great game. I didn't seem to get what piranhas did though
neosam
01. May 2014 · 05:46 UTC
Great Idea :)
BuKaneerz
01. May 2014 · 19:57 UTC
The concept of this game is really cool !
And fantastic artworks !
keep it up (:
BlazingFanfish
05. May 2014 · 14:14 UTC
Great game! And I don't know that I can't use space to dash. :v
DonovanWu
06. May 2014 · 13:25 UTC
Super creative! Can't stop laughing while playing.
zebi24
07. May 2014 · 11:19 UTC
Really fun and lovely graphics, I like it a lot! :)
PIXEL^3
09. May 2014 · 08:22 UTC
I liked the graphics and distraction mechanic of the top of the map but the depths were extremely lacking, graphically and mechanically. The controls were pulling me in directions I didn't want to go which got tricky around the angler fish and it got pretty claustrophobic in places. Overall though it's fairly solid.

~AlucardX60