Plane Fishing by Belga54

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made by Belga54 for LD 41 (COMPO)

I did'nt find any idea in my first day, but then and after rolling random genres I found that "A flying+fishing simulation survival game " would be a good idea! scrr2.gif So you control a plane with <-(UP) & ->(DOWN) arrow keys and you shoot trawls on fish with space! You have to get fish to survive for the longest time possible and avoid shooting on bombs!💣💣💥💥

Incompatible genres:

  • Flying simulator
  • Fishing simulator
  • Survival with timer

Controls(if you don't wanna read the text above):

  • <-(moves you UP) left arrow
  • ->(moves you DOWN) right arrow
  • Space(to shoot atrawl)

Avoid:

  • Shooting trawls on 💣s! 💥💥💥💥
  • Falling in the water!
  • Running out of time!(up right corner)

To do:

  • Shoot on fish(this will suspend the time remaining)
  • Try not to do the * avoid * things

Oh and I raged so much in this Ludum Dare that I broke the screen with a ruler and continued developing the game...

I hope you'll like my game! scrr.png

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Ratings

Overall 490th 3.163⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 352th 3.267⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 502th 3.045⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 488th 3.273⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 279th 3.409⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 229th 3.167⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Humor 60th 3.726⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 306th 3.093⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

Jani Nykanen
23. Apr 2018 · 10:21 UTC
Hahhah, I love those graphics and sound effects because they are so goofy. Nice game concept, also.
Yohoho Games 2
23. Apr 2018 · 10:36 UTC
These fish are so ridiculous, I am in awe of these water creatures! good idea of combine genres!
jk5000
23. Apr 2018 · 10:44 UTC
This is a really happy little game. The only small complain I have with this game is that it often hard to see what makes the game end.
🎤 Belga54
23. Apr 2018 · 10:45 UTC
@jk5000 Thanks for playing and feedback! Maybe you falled in the water or the timer went to zero.
Memel06
23. Apr 2018 · 10:49 UTC
Totally worth a broken monitor!
Loved graphics and sound effect, nice game concept

Thanks for your work!
Lerg
23. Apr 2018 · 10:50 UTC
Adorable sfx and graphics!
vidsneeze
23. Apr 2018 · 11:02 UTC
The fishes won me over. Good game
MZA
23. Apr 2018 · 11:04 UTC
Fun little game. The artwork is very charming. Quite funny as well -- the way the plane rotates (whose in the plane?)

In a fast-paced game like this, I sometimes get confused on which direction i'm rotating. Have you considered up and down arrows or w/s?
Serious07
23. Apr 2018 · 11:15 UTC
Fun game. Well done. :)
Velocity7
23. Apr 2018 · 17:25 UTC
Good concept. Made by a lone ranger I suppose
nilstastic
23. Apr 2018 · 19:04 UTC
Love the graphics!
fazz
25. Apr 2018 · 17:38 UTC
Your fish are super cute, and the audio samples did fit the aesthetic well.
MathijsVissers
25. Apr 2018 · 18:28 UTC
Love the fish with the big grin, haha. The silly plane fits with the way you steer. Wish the net fell a bit faster, it seems really hard to not hit the bombs.
Raiyumi
25. Apr 2018 · 19:38 UTC
Has a really cute aesthetic and effective gameplay. Really well done, especially for 12 hours. :)
Random-storykeeper
25. Apr 2018 · 21:48 UTC
You know, I gotta love a game that has DERP FISH and vocal sound effects. woohoo!

![Plane Fishing 59 seconds.png](///raw/360/1/z/14085.png)

I didn't progress much further, mostly because the game sometimes restarts with a whole bunch of bombs in the water already rather than starting anew. Regardless, there is a nice charm to this game that really holds it together. The frantic plane flying, the art, the looping background music and the sound effects function as one cohesive package, so well done on that.

It was pretty interesting how only going into the water would kill the plane (based on the controls), yet you aren't able to fly offscreen (the sky is simply a contained boundary), which is something I would usually expect in these types of games. I wouldn't say it was a bad thing - there wasn't really an advantage to hanging out by the ceiling, and the time limit made sure that I wasn't just camping out in a single area for a long time. For an increased difficulty, it would have been interesting to see things pop out of the water that you might have to avoid, perhaps even as you fly directly over them. The bombs served as a good enough challenge, though it does get pretty dense as the game progresses, making it near impossible to even drop one without inevitably throwing your net onto a bomb.

Overall, I thought this game was ridiculously cute and I was without a doubt entertained. Very nice work! :fishing_pole_and_fish:
paulhocker
26. Apr 2018 · 01:36 UTC
A really nice simple game. Loved the sound effects. The only change I would make is to allow the plane to wrap on the edges of the screen. Nice work.
LooksLikeSomething
28. Apr 2018 · 10:02 UTC
I survived 35 seconds. This game is harder than it looks at first sight!
As @Random-storykeeper said above, the player can stay on one edge of the screen and wait...(though I wouldn't recommend doing that, because of the timer) Maybe make the player rotate automatically when touching the edge or something?
I enjoyed playing your game. Fun, with nice graphics and cool sounds :)
Richard N Silva
28. Apr 2018 · 11:51 UTC
Hi @belga54, I'm one of the devs of Typing 'n Run, alongside Eduardo. Did you see someone else claiming to be the dev of our game? If so, would you mind sharing more info?

I'm asking you because you have commented on our entry. Here's the link:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/type-n-jump

Thanks!
🎤 Belga54
28. Apr 2018 · 12:06 UTC
@Richard-N-Silva No one mentioned they are the dev of your game, just that another dev made a game like yours, but its not the same. Its a compo entry, has a different story but the idea was the same, this is it! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/type-to-win
Richard N Silva
28. Apr 2018 · 18:43 UTC
@Belga54 Thanks for the information! And by the way, congratulations on your entry. Tha gameplay is smooth and athe sound effects are pleasant to hear. The fish with big teeths is my favourite one. Really well done, keep the good work!
LJFMX
29. Apr 2018 · 01:18 UTC
Very cute game. Don't break your monitor though. Bugs can be frustrating sometimes but your poor monitor did nothing wrong :( Sometimes I feel the bombs spawned too much and the graphics need some work, but a good game for being done in 48 hours.
Jupiter_Hadley
29. Apr 2018 · 09:55 UTC
Cute graphics! I included it in my Ludum Dare 41 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOCRSij5jBI
LemonBalmGames
29. Apr 2018 · 11:36 UTC
The game is very fun. It's also very funny and I like the style of it. "Plane Fishing" is good enough that you should probably invest in some anger management classes. I'd hate it if I wouldn't be able to play your next jam game because you destroyed the gear necessary to make it:) Good job! Also, take it easy and take care.
cristiano.m.garcia
07. May 2018 · 00:06 UTC
Good job! Cool game!

I left my rating of your game, if you can leave your feedback in our game, Witch's Escape.

I hope you continue with the project.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/witchs-escape
FuriousWitch
08. May 2018 · 00:53 UTC
Nice work! What I liked most was the graphics, those fish look so cute :)
Crimson
10. May 2018 · 13:32 UTC
Nice game! Fun and colourful graphics and interesting concept. I felt like the bombs spawned a bit too fast but the difficulty makes it challenging. Overall nice work!
tigerj
12. May 2018 · 15:22 UTC
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/260564114?t=01h58m40s
It's pretty challenging. I think sometimes I started with 3 bombs and others with zero so there might be an issue with the ramping. I also don't like bombs spawning where the net has already been dropped. maybe you could omit the net x left and right bounds from the spawn area of bombs to help the player out.
Ellian
15. May 2018 · 19:38 UTC
This is so weird, but so cute! A plane? fishing? bombs? what? But also god it's adorable and I love everything you've done with the graphics, sound and atmosphere. and it's simple but funny to play. Congrats!