Shark Feast by carrier_signal

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made by carrier_signal for LD29 (COMPO)
This is my first game ever AND this is also my first Ludem Dare ;)

I decided to make an action game where you are a shark. Your health slowly counts down, and you need to keep eating sea life to stay alive.

There is a gratuitous amount of gore so for mature audiances please :)

I was lucky enough to record some real life ocean and bird sounds the day this thing was due.

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall 3.20 532
Audio 3.40 199
Fun 3.27 358
Graphics 2.98 671
Humor 3.03 235
Innovation 2.58 917
Mood 2.95 588
Theme 3.34 490

Feedback

cr2crstudios
28. Apr 2014 · 13:34 UTC
Really cool. Might be on the easy side, though.
ccglp
29. Apr 2014 · 00:13 UTC
Sharks die if they don't eat? hahaha, I like the game though
helloWorldStudios
29. Apr 2014 · 00:16 UTC
I'm getting an error launching the web player
CaiusTSM
29. Apr 2014 · 00:19 UTC
Pretty funny. I like all the particles.
Galan
29. Apr 2014 · 00:23 UTC
Okay, I had way to much fun with that…

Game 'feels' just about perfect for what it's trying to do. The music, the atmosphere, and the gratuitous gore all add up to a great diversion.

The only complaint that I have is that after you figure it out, there is NO challenge. Then again, considering how long I played it, maybe that's a plus.
leparlon
29. Apr 2014 · 00:25 UTC
I've found killing the orcas to be is immensely satisfying, good job. Fun game.
Eirikir
29. Apr 2014 · 00:28 UTC
This is really cool for your first game ever, gratz man!
davidc02
29. Apr 2014 · 00:28 UTC
This is pretty fun. It needs more divers :D
granut100
29. Apr 2014 · 00:31 UTC
This game was good! I liked the splash of particles when coming out of the water.
FatJoe
29. Apr 2014 · 02:19 UTC
Congrats with your first game! :D
Not bad for a first go, was a bit confused in the beginning, but got the hang of it in the rest.
tiffi
29. Apr 2014 · 12:31 UTC
Jay shark games :). I love the music, great work!
Detocroix
29. Apr 2014 · 12:32 UTC
Killer whale killing mechanics <3
Catmoo
29. Apr 2014 · 12:36 UTC
Haha that was awesome, similar to my game but my fish was a more friendly fish :)

Really enjoyed attacking everything and trying to survive :)

Audio was great too!
🎤 carrier_signal
29. Apr 2014 · 14:17 UTC
Hey thanks for some of the comments guys! I have to admit some of things about this game that people and myself like so much were flukes/bugs.

Think if I went back I'd change some things like only getting health back on killing and not munching.

Also there is a bug at the bottom of the sea where you can go under the sand if you are on the far left or right. However I don't believe this is "game breaking" because you can still starve :)
wilpel1234
29. Apr 2014 · 19:16 UTC
I like it, and the sounds is awesome!
ashdnazg
29. Apr 2014 · 19:26 UTC
Congrats for making you first game!
The gameplay isn't too original, and there is some room for improvement challenge wise, but what really makes this game is the wonderful audio and your graphics style that make playing quite enjoyable!

Well done :)
NoorStudios
29. Apr 2014 · 19:31 UTC
Eating Ocras four times your size is so much fun!
SoupWithBits
29. Apr 2014 · 19:35 UTC
Oh the magnificent violence!
bebopbraunbaer
29. Apr 2014 · 19:40 UTC
fun! lacks a bit of a challange, stoped playing at score >2000 points.

good work and a fun game to play (- : keep it up!
mneubrand
30. Apr 2014 · 02:13 UTC
Nice gameplay twist. Endless eater should be its own genre. Love the music, especially the one on the menu screen with the splashing
Pickle
30. Apr 2014 · 02:23 UTC
The amount of blood from the orcas lol....
I also like being able to jump out of the water to get those pesky birds. Got a highscore of about 4,000, then a crab kills me... the irony.
attractivenerd
30. Apr 2014 · 13:01 UTC
hahaha, the movement is hilarious! had lots of fun, should be getting harder overt time though, as ppl already mentioned.
TheExGenesis
30. Apr 2014 · 13:01 UTC
Very fun, killing is really satisfying! The controls were kinda messy though
TheExGenesis
30. Apr 2014 · 13:03 UTC
Very fun, although easy, killing is really satisfying! The controls were kinda messy though.
crocantidepollo
30. Apr 2014 · 16:35 UTC
Nice! I love that you can jump out of the water and eat the birds ;)
Sparrow
30. Apr 2014 · 18:15 UTC
Very good game, especially for your first Ludum!
When I found out about Orca's I didn't die anymore and stopped when I went over score 5000.
local minimum
30. Apr 2014 · 19:09 UTC
For a first game in unity, you really nailed a lot of details with particle systems and such. It was quite fun swimming around, but a little too hard to direct the shark. Especially since it seemed like you would only green-eat when hitting prey head-on with the mouth. An alternative way of control worth testing would be to let the shark home in on the mouse/touch pointer. Nice for pads and such if you have those ambitions.

A bit clearer explanation about the importance of the mouth and that all things can hurt you would have been nice. In fact it felt a bit unfair that shark always took the hit if collided with any object (not with mouth). At least both should take damage. Or none. To make it fair.

Another thing to consider is to start out with fewer animals in the water and have them become attracted to the blood so game gets progressively harder yet can start at something relatively harmless (like you and a surfer and a gull).

Nice first game. Hope you liked the LD-experience and will do more.
xdegtyarev
02. May 2014 · 15:38 UTC
Addictive!
GreatBigJerk
03. May 2014 · 16:04 UTC
I can't get past the main menu on the web version.
nesis
03. May 2014 · 16:06 UTC
A fun, simple game fitting the theme. Audio was pretty loud!
whilefun
03. May 2014 · 17:23 UTC
Excellent use of audio and atmosphere. Felt super creepy. The bite/eat sound was very satisfying. Good work! :)
paps
08. May 2014 · 16:28 UTC
very fun to play. Am I the only one who to tried to eat a bird?
CommanderJ
17. May 2014 · 19:59 UTC
very fun. love the gore/particle effects.