Hook That Fish! by GhostGoatsGames
EDIT: I made a small update after submission to fix a bug. Despite there being 10 levels in the game, only the first 4 would actually spawn. The levels were already in the game, they just weren't accessible. This is fixed now. :)
Made for compo. Combines fishing and puzzles.
Game is split into two stages. For the first stage, try to move the hook onto the fish in the fewest amount of moves possible. Every move spends a second of your overall time so try to be smart about it. Once you move the hook onto the fish, you will be taken to a mini-game where you try and catch the fish. Hit the buttons that light up as quickly as possible as now there is a live timer. Complete this to HOOK THAT FISH! Catch as many as you can in 60 seconds and try to get a high score.
| HTML5 (web) | https://github.com/ajpowell021/Ld41FishingPuzzle |
| HTML5 (web) | https://ghostgoats.itch.io/hook-that-fish |
| HTML5 (web) | http://ghost-goats-games-ld41.mattykins.com/ |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/hook-that-fish |
Ratings
| Overall | 363th | 3.354⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 213th | 3.521⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 209th | 3.625⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 228th | 3.833⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 239th | 3.5⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 435th | 2.542⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 170th | 3.19⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 256th | 3.214⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 36🗳️ | 18🗨️ |
The sections where you navigate the hook to the fish remind me of the puzzle spinoffs that are popular now (Hitman Go, Friday the 13th Killer Puzzle, etc). They're challenging and well-made, in my opinion.
I thought that catching the fish by doing key combinations was a good idea. It's not terribly challenging, but mix it with the game timer and it's pretty fun.
Overall, I think this is a pretty cool game!
I still didn't figure out if I needed to press all the keys highlighted at once our one at a time when I'm trying to capture a fish.
If only Pokemon's capture was like this game. Instead, we all tap the screen or press b because we think it will make the pokemon stay on the ball. If Mythbusters were on the air, I'd ask them to help bust the myth that pressing specific keys in a pattern increases your chance to catch a thing.
I played the web version on matty's server with the leaderboard. When I played, I put it in full screen and noticed that some of the text elements go outside the defined spaces for them. Other than that, this was a solid entry and I enjoyed playing it.