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Fathoms by dook

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made by dook for LD29 (COMPO)
Instructions: Shoot flares to see what is hiding in the water. Shoot tags to mark all the fish. Don't touch the fish with your boat! Both flares and tags have a cooldown, wait for the text to turn white before you can fire again. - WASD to move - Space to break - Left click to shoot flare - Ctrl+Left click to shoot tag at fish - Press "Esc" to restart when game is over

UPDATE:
Added native Windows, Mac, and Linux versions. I haven't tested the Linux and OSX versions yet, so let me know if they work alright :)
Web http://aergia.dk/ld29/main.html
Windows http://aergia.dk/ld29/fathoms-win.zip
OS/X http://aergia.dk/ld29/fathoms-osx.zip
Linux http://aergia.dk/ld29/fathoms-linux.zip
Source http://aergia.dk/ld29/LudumDare29-final.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=18341

Ratings

Coolness 93% 2
Overall 3.25 484
Audio 3.17 297
Fun 2.72 826
Graphics 3.72 231
Humor 2.00 849
Innovation 3.68 168
Mood 3.60 153
Theme 3.88 98

Feedback

馃帳 dook
27. Apr 2014 路 23:35 UTC
Things I'd like to add for a later version:
- A better looking boat, that's the one thing I'm most disatisfied with.
- Weird creatures instead of fish, I made an animated octopus-thing, but didn't have the time to put it in the game :/
- More audio and music
eatsleepindie
28. Apr 2014 路 02:34 UTC
Great concept and the artwork is top notch.
matthias_zarzecki
28. Apr 2014 路 07:27 UTC
Nice idea! The water-sounds really add to this
friken
28. Apr 2014 路 21:47 UTC
I like the mood. nice art too
Lucariatias
28. Apr 2014 路 21:52 UTC
Nice idea, graphically very pleasing. Sound could do with work, though what's there is decent.
Gameplay is a little shallow, needs more content, perhaps harder difficulty levels.
馃帳 dook
28. Apr 2014 路 21:58 UTC
Ha! "Shallow" I get it ;) Seriously, though, thanks for the feedback :) More levels, more creatures and sound is probably next on the list if I keep working on this. (After I draw a new boat)
Somfunambulist
28. Apr 2014 路 22:27 UTC
Really interesting premise!
borrismoose
28. Apr 2014 路 22:51 UTC
Nice idea, it plays smoothly and has some suspense. Is there any scoring or progression in place?
馃帳 dook
28. Apr 2014 路 23:04 UTC
There's no scores and only the same fixed number of fish, moving in set paths. I'd rather have something more organic, spawning creatures and such, but that's for a later version.
TowelKing
28. Apr 2014 路 23:10 UTC
nice game, it's very similar to the one i made for this jam. If your interested, my game is 'It came from below'.
tschery
28. Apr 2014 路 23:11 UTC
finally a game where you are not a violant inhabitant of the game world. I love your take on the theme!
Slader16
29. Apr 2014 路 03:01 UTC
I really liked the concept of tagging the sharks!
BuKaneerz
29. Apr 2014 路 10:29 UTC
Nice mood (:
I look forward to see more !
SuperIzzo
29. Apr 2014 路 16:32 UTC
Very original idea, I liked the mechanics, but I found it a little difficult.
sandbaydev
29. Apr 2014 路 19:07 UTC
This one is tough, but cool idea! Tagging makes a world difference in comparison... and trying not to disturb shark life is a cool idea. I feel this could be developed into so many different things. Excellent job!
jujule
29. Apr 2014 路 20:23 UTC
As others have said, really peaceful yet challenging. A great take on the theme. Congratulations.
xdegtyarev
29. Apr 2014 路 20:26 UTC
like that cool dark atmoshere. sounds are nice too
popogames
29. Apr 2014 路 20:38 UTC
Really nice use of the mechanics and the visual masking effect!
DustyStylus
29. Apr 2014 路 21:25 UTC
Very nice concept here, quite tricky. As mentioned, it's nice to have a variety of non-destructive games in LD.
Lucio
29. Apr 2014 路 22:44 UTC
In my opinion it needs more difficulty. But a nice entry!
ruerob
29. Apr 2014 路 22:47 UTC
Nice game. I would like some sort of highscore.
porglezomp
29. Apr 2014 路 22:58 UTC
Ha! This is really cool! I loved the sound, and the little blinking tags were great. This is a pretty fun game, and could really become awesome! (I might buy it with some more animals, some improved graphics, and a little bit more depth of play.)
MunkeeBacon
30. Apr 2014 路 21:55 UTC
Fun game, hard! Great graphics.
helloWorldStudios
30. Apr 2014 路 22:01 UTC
Nice theme for the game. Only trouble is moving is a bit pointless. You can just stay still and tag all the fish. I think if the level was larger and if you had a limited amount of flares it could have some more game play. Apart from that good game.
badlydrawnrod
01. May 2014 路 20:08 UTC
This is a clever idea, implemented well. The sounds are simple but very effective.
td1801
01. May 2014 路 20:24 UTC
The arts and the mood are awesome. It's quite hard the first times but it's cool !
Dominator_101
01. May 2014 路 20:53 UTC
Nice! Liked the art and sound!
aisenhein
01. May 2014 路 20:58 UTC
Very nice idea!