Raft vs Shark by Batlordz

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made by Batlordz for LD 42 (JAM)

First LD and first game !

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About us :

We are a team of two brothers who are participating for the first time in Ludum Dare. We hope you’ll enjoy our very first game!

About the game :

You are a pirate and your crew left you alone on a desert island. After 365 days, you are ready to go to sea with a raft you’ve built. But the sea is dangerous and the sharks are hungry !

Don’t forget to repair your raft or you’ll be their meal !

How to control the player ?

Move with the arrow keys.

Click on water around you to re-build the raft.

Our best score is :* 92* ! Can you do better ;-) ?

Ratings

Overall 357th 3.605⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Fun 178th 3.697⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 631th 3.135⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 210th 3.961⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 689th 3.303⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Audio 395th 3.243⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Humor 510th 2.75⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 536th 3.194⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Zicboy
14. Aug 2018 · 11:05 UTC
Really enjoyed your game!Great work!
edgelord
14. Aug 2018 · 11:07 UTC
Absolutely love that game! It's the game I've spend most the time so far! Well done!
edgelord
14. Aug 2018 · 11:08 UTC
But one little issue: it seems like WASD controls are not working, only the arrows keys are working in every direction
Rob White
14. Aug 2018 · 11:11 UTC
Great job on the game! I think the game is pretty well balanced. It gets more hectic at a pretty good pace. My only issue is that the wood destruction noise is a bit loud and a bit obnoxious. Only S and D work in WASD controls, would much prefer to use WASD. Good job overall!
manusaiz
14. Aug 2018 · 11:11 UTC
Super fun little game, managed to stay alive for a fair amount of time ( 00:43 )will try again. Wish me luck! :D
Azo
14. Aug 2018 · 11:13 UTC
Actually quite challenging and good fun to try and get a high score. Music and sound was good, but definitely on the loud side!! (dw I won't rate you down for that). Nice graphics and very impressive for a first game.
Monkosum
14. Aug 2018 · 11:14 UTC
this is my favorite game so far in this jam. the music and graphics are good, the game is fair by showing you where the raft will get damaged, it's a nice balance of challenge and luck, and hits the theme perfectly, and i really like the idea. and the fact that this is your first game makes it even better. my first game was way too hard. noone could defeat the first enemy, but the difficulty on this game is perfect! well done!
anstabo
14. Aug 2018 · 11:15 UTC
I felt like the game would benefit from being free movement instead of grid. The shark looks dangerous !
shawalla
14. Aug 2018 · 11:16 UTC
Really nice graphics and soundtrack.
It seems quite polished and the inevetability is nice.
whoisninja
14. Aug 2018 · 11:22 UTC
This game is unreal. I love it. Highly addictive! Sfx is nice as well and the adrenaline you experience when you're down to microing dodging the wave and shark and repairing the last 5 plank is just wow. I'd give it a perfect score of 5/7.
Skelpdar
14. Aug 2018 · 11:25 UTC
Great idea and great execution. The controls handle well and the pacing of the gameplay is superb. Well done!
Corbak
14. Aug 2018 · 18:34 UTC
Nice little game, cute and adorable :) I mean the shark is.
Also it is easily a quick game. So it plays rather smoothly
JSMCAG
14. Aug 2018 · 19:03 UTC
This game is downright unforgiving! Very easy to get overwhelmed and mess up!

The idea is really cool, and it works great. Due to its unforgiveness, it really made me feel like I was constantly running out of space.

Graphically the game is good, but what makes it really stand out is the music and sound effects, as both are pretty great!
Bismark
14. Aug 2018 · 20:24 UTC
Gameplay completly right in the theme.
Mashas
14. Aug 2018 · 20:49 UTC
A very fun game and a perfect fit for the theme! Everything works together to achieve the goal; Gfx/sfx and gameplay. This is how you do it!
REMCO GAMES
14. Aug 2018 · 21:36 UTC
Hey great game! Reminds me of something I used to play when I was a kid, job well done!
🎤 Batlordz
14. Aug 2018 · 21:43 UTC
Thank you everyone for playing our game! We really appreciate your comments and feedback :D
Howard Duong
15. Aug 2018 · 00:53 UTC
Nice job! I really enjoy this game and had a lot of fun. I like how you can rebuild your own raft to survive longer. Overall I think this game fit the theme very well and the art look super great!
Jared York
15. Aug 2018 · 03:14 UTC
Great first LD game! I really enjoyed it. My high score is 35 (is that good?) Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more games from you @batlordz
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 06:05 UTC
Good Gaming Idea, Music needs to be improved Graphics good
Bungalow
15. Aug 2018 · 07:28 UTC
Was this in any way inspired by the game "Raft"? It really seems like it. Either way the gameplay is fun and quick to learn. Great job!
borjan1peovski
15. Aug 2018 · 15:33 UTC
Great first game. I see me and you had a very similar idea. To be honest, I think yours was executed better. The artwork is nice along with the music. Overall a solid entry.

I don't normally post links to my game in reviews but since ours is so similar i think you'd like to check out mine: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/shark-barrage
SuperQGS
16. Aug 2018 · 00:03 UTC
Reminds me of "The Raft". Great artwork, and I love how you don't really even get off shore that far lol.
Gonzalol
16. Aug 2018 · 15:47 UTC
Very fun game. It's quite addictive. With some work it could be a really great app. My suggestion: a 'Best Score' counter to challenge yourself
MiracL
16. Aug 2018 · 21:30 UTC
It's a good simple game, good work
Nookington
16. Aug 2018 · 22:51 UTC
A nice simple, yet ruthless game that actually does reward careful planning somewhat as you get farther along. Nice work.
🎤 Batlordz
17. Aug 2018 · 19:31 UTC
Thanks for all your feedback. It’s awesome to read all of your comments :).

@edgelord and @rob-white ! Thank you four your comment. Indeed, the game is AZERTY keyboard compatible. We have to correct this in a future update. Yes, we have to manage all the sound part too.

@anstabo I think that it will be even more difficult ! No ?

@jared-york score 35 is good. Our personal record is 92 !

@bungalow We didn’t know Raft before ! We were looking for a moving and destructible environment and the raft came to our mind.

@gonzalol Yes it’s one of the feature we’ll add in a future update !
minibobbo
17. Aug 2018 · 23:55 UTC
I was able to get to 45 meters. I liked the simple concept and the execution. Great job for your first time!

There isn't a lot specifically that I wanted to leave comments on. This game had a lot of charm and worked really well. Those are some powerful waves or waterspouts or whatever!

Sound and music fit the theme well. Good job!
seizethedia
18. Aug 2018 · 13:30 UTC
That was coool! Had a bunch of really fun teeth-grinding moments with this game. Sadly 32 was my highest score :P
Great work
PeachTreeOath
23. Aug 2018 · 05:10 UTC
Wow really challenging game! It actually requires a lot of situational awareness, like a bullet hell game almost. I thought this was extremely fun and could get to 69. Even though the concept is simple I thought this was a really innovative time management game with franticness to the max. Tbh I wanted to play more but my finger started getting tired from all the clicking lol. Great job, first 5 star for Fun I've given.