Hungry Dolphin by FrozenCow

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made by FrozenCow for LD29 (COMPO)
This game is about a dolphin exploring the world beneath the surface.
Just to note: due to time constraints this game has no new content around level 7.

Controls: mouse (no buttons)

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.35 381
Audio 1.88 933
Fun 3.55 172
Graphics 3.24 504
Humor 2.73 368
Innovation 2.78 766
Mood 2.94 599
Theme 3.56 299

Feedback

alwaysinbeta
28. Apr 2014 · 13:29 UTC
Great dolphin simulator :) I really liked this. Lots of fun, the tutorial works well and the levelling up is a really nice idea.
Hamsternator
29. Apr 2014 · 00:19 UTC
I'm really impressed that you included a tutorial. I'm guessing most people would skip it due to the time constraint =)
quantumpotato
29. Apr 2014 · 00:22 UTC
Cool I would add scoring based on more fish eaten in one dive
Nnoel
29. Apr 2014 · 00:46 UTC
It's pretty fun swimming around eating fish, wish there was more to do though.
shuanDang
29. Apr 2014 · 01:49 UTC
Haha I liked doing air flips as a dolphin. The big fish deep under the sea were pretty funny too.
cavf88
29. Apr 2014 · 03:42 UTC
I like te controls and the air concept was really fun
pinkmonkeyhead
29. Apr 2014 · 04:57 UTC
Good level of polish! I just wish it was harder
bugninja
29. Apr 2014 · 05:27 UTC
I like Dolphin jumping games, this was fun.
GertJohnny
29. Apr 2014 · 05:33 UTC
I like the way you tutorialized it. After reaching level 2, I sent my dolphin on an exploratory mission to the bottom of the ocean. He did not return.
snickersnacks
29. Apr 2014 · 05:40 UTC
I really like how simple and easy this is to play. Good gradual progression through levels too. Thanks for making it!
zillix
29. Apr 2014 · 06:50 UTC
very simple graphics and gameplay, and quite a bit of fun. great work!
Hemuuuli
29. Apr 2014 · 07:59 UTC
Nice little game. Tutorial is really good addition.
bombjack
29. Apr 2014 · 11:03 UTC
I can't explain but I liked it!
chipcaramel
29. Apr 2014 · 16:18 UTC
Fun times. :) Simple, easy. Good job.
Ismei
29. Apr 2014 · 17:36 UTC
I too liked the tutorial, but didn't explore until I was higher level. I like the levels and the behaviour of the fish.
pinion
29. Apr 2014 · 17:38 UTC
Very addictive. The fish behaviour was cool, I liked how they moved like real fish.
BoaHeck_ArtGent
29. Apr 2014 · 17:43 UTC
Nice. Similar controls to the game I made. But a different idea. There wasn't much graphical variation but the gamepay was solid. Overall very fun and that death message got a chuckle. Well done.
🎤 FrozenCow
29. Apr 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Wow, I didn't expect my game being rated this much! Was it posted somewhere?
Thanks for all the great comments!
Zccc
29. Apr 2014 · 20:58 UTC
My game is about a dolphin too!! x)
Good job, it was fun swimming around for fishes but it gets boring after a while because there is nothing else to do, like enemies to avoid.. I like how the fish get bigger the deeper you swim!
monkeywork
29. Apr 2014 · 21:37 UTC
Fluid movement - core mechanics work well.
Need to add some sound, trying to enjoy the game while keeping an eye on the o2 levels is annoying... sound or flashing color somewhere would work well.
joe40001
30. Apr 2014 · 02:42 UTC
I really liked this game a lot, some ambient beach audio/music would have made it amazing. I think you could have had a couple options for an ending.

(Spoilers? for people who haven't played enough): Either at level 9 you win, or once you get to 8/9 you have just enough oxygen to reach the ocean floor which has like treasure or something or just triggers a little single "you win!" image with the dolphin smiling or something...

Just a thought, this is a very very solid Compo entry though, quite impressive.
LPGhatguy
30. Apr 2014 · 04:34 UTC
It was a cute game.
callidus
30. Apr 2014 · 15:44 UTC
nice little game, would do well on a touch device as well :-) quite easy though.
gettothechapel
01. May 2014 · 08:45 UTC
love playing it, very easy to play and understand. smooth controls, only thing missing is some sort of enemy or obstacle that you have to avoid, its too easy to stay alive! love the game all around!
PapyGaragos
01. May 2014 · 17:47 UTC
The game is lacking sounds (or is it just me?) be the controls and the presence of an ingame tutorial make the game really enjoyable to play.

Good job
adamwoolridge
03. May 2014 · 12:39 UTC
Great work with the tutorial! Really doesn't get in the way of the gameplay and lets the player get straight in. Important when we've got hundreds of games to play! Movement felt good too. Could have done with being more obvious when I was running low on air :)
Chronoberry
04. May 2014 · 20:31 UTC
Awesome tutorial! Great graphics!
Ryan up in here
05. May 2014 · 01:17 UTC
GOTY
jeffz
05. May 2014 · 02:52 UTC
Nice dolphin movement. Good sea gradient. Scary fast moving fish. The blocking UI notifications could probably be integrated into the gameplay to make it a bit smoother, like arcade style centre of the screen messages. Well done!
Zarkith
15. May 2014 · 05:01 UTC
This was really fun to control, nice work. :)