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Bearly Fishing by Psychedelia

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made by Psychedelia for LD 41 (JAM)

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Ever met a hungry bear? Me neither. Ever tried to slap fish midair? Me neither!

Well, I'm happy to be the bearer of good news: BEARLY FISHING is a game exactly for people like us! The salmon is beary excited to get to the sea - now is the chance to sate your hunger. Place your bears and watch them do their barbearian fishing! Sea what I mean?

Are those puns getting unbearable? Well then stop reading and start playing!

Instructions

  • Mouse - to choose and place towers.
  • Esc - to get back to the menu. Place the desired bear with

Team

Pawgrammer: Alexandru Buhai
Game Grizzliner and Bugbearer: Andrea Hubertová
Beartist: Daria Bolshikh

HTML5 (web) https://psychedelia.itch.io/bearly-fishing
Github https://github.com/AlexandruBuhai/ludum-dare-41
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/bearly-fishing

Ratings

Overall 402th 3.609⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Fun 290th 3.628⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1032th 2.772⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 973th 2.978⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 305th 3.926⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Humor 78th 3.989⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Mood 230th 3.722⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

slunkey
24. Apr 2018 · 06:02 UTC
Haha this was great. I suppose the incompatible genres were more on the thematic than the game play. Love the art, music, the bear puns. This is a great entry. It wasn't clear to me on the first play through that the fish earned was what was allowing me to buy more bears.
donut_daria
24. Apr 2018 · 08:31 UTC
@slunkey thank you for your feedback!
malobil
24. Apr 2018 · 08:39 UTC
Funny game I spend some good time on it =)
Dekobii
24. Apr 2018 · 08:39 UTC
Better instruction would be nice. took a few plays to figure it out. Nice artwork, created a uniform experience. The music was a little too forceful and repetetive, felt a bit like a carnival. Overall a great game!
Teo SK
24. Apr 2018 · 08:39 UTC
Great game! Very nice atmosphere a fun to play, nice twist to the genre. Lovely art!
FireHawk
24. Apr 2018 · 08:40 UTC
I think, it's very creative ;) Beartist and etc. Also the graphics looks nice. I like your pixelated style.
Augunrik
24. Apr 2018 · 08:41 UTC
That title card is so awesome!
Saering
24. Apr 2018 · 08:41 UTC
Funny game! Took me a few seconds to get how to play it but I had fun! The visual and audio was cool :D
Carvster
24. Apr 2018 · 08:41 UTC
With a tagline of come slap a fish! who am I to resist?!

Funny concept, could have gone on longer got a little too easy after getting a few father bears, would have been nice to have had something to do while waiting for enough credit to by more bears!
GoldRanger
24. Apr 2018 · 08:45 UTC
I love your artworks and you have a good game name!😂
If there can be some sound effect, that can definitely help players to get into the mood.
donut_daria
24. Apr 2018 · 08:48 UTC
@malobil Thank you!

@Dekobii we were looking to do a small tutorial, but there wasn't much time left, sorry! Thank you for your feedback!

@Teo-SK @FireHawk @Augunrik @Saering thank you for your kind words! we're glad you enjoyed it <3

@Carvster I hear ya! after three days of working on it we were also craving more gameplay, but alas - not enough time, thank you for checking it out!
CliffordSix
24. Apr 2018 · 08:49 UTC
I bearly made it through the first time. But now I've played it a few times and I love it. 10/10
donut_daria
24. Apr 2018 · 08:54 UTC
@GoldRanger thank you, we might have enjoyed ourselves a bit too much writing those bear puns!

@CliffordSix we're beary grateful for your feedback!
drikdrok
24. Apr 2018 · 08:58 UTC
I get this weird urge to go slap some fish...

For real tho, great game! I only wish there was an endless mode.

Solid entry :)!
tokkiseul
24. Apr 2018 · 08:59 UTC
Amazing graphics and concept!! I really had fun playing with those adorable bears and fish 😍
donut_daria
24. Apr 2018 · 09:00 UTC
@drikdrok tbh I would pay good money for a VR Fish Slapping Simulator! Thank you!
donut_daria
24. Apr 2018 · 09:07 UTC
@tokkiseul we're glad you liked it! thank you for your kind words!
fox-in-sox
24. Apr 2018 · 10:44 UTC
Cool little game, I really enjoyed the russian feel. Because everyone knows all bears are russian, right? I liked the chosen color palette, but I would very much like to know the difference in the two bears. Is the difference only made by the power? Some attack animation of the sprites would also be nice, as it could be much more satisfying to kill those peskky fishes. Domination ending is 10/10!
Alexandru Buhai
24. Apr 2018 · 11:26 UTC
@fox-in-sox Thanks for the feedback! Of course all bears are Russian my comrade. The difference is made by the power, attack speed and range. The Fisherbear has higher range and power, but less attack speed, it's still worth the upgrade though. There are attack animation, maybe we didn't make them clear enough. Thanks a lot for playing!
donut_daria
24. Apr 2018 · 12:07 UTC
@fox-in-sox @alexandru-buhai unpopular opinion: all bears presented in the game are, in fact, romanian, don't @ me
MagicSpore
24. Apr 2018 · 17:59 UTC
Oh cool, nice art style and music))
donut_daria
25. Apr 2018 · 04:58 UTC
@MagicSpore Thank you!
Zak Zeddam Zakaria
25. Apr 2018 · 10:33 UTC
cant to play the game
mfric
25. Apr 2018 · 10:37 UTC
Nice and fun game. It's a pity that game it's too short.
Animaster
25. Apr 2018 · 10:46 UTC
Game is pretty fun, but too short. Anyway, the fact that i'm russian myself make me feel like i'm home. Also my pet bear like game too.
Kirill Nepomnyaschiy
25. Apr 2018 · 10:49 UTC
Loved the art, granted i just love bears but pixelart is really well done :D It's a bit short and easy but really nice take on standart TD.
Samuel Henderson
25. Apr 2018 · 10:57 UTC
great game and I loved the pixelated art style. It was fun to play but was a bit easy. Maybe add levels of difficulty in the future?
TIMOTHEUS-25
25. Apr 2018 · 11:11 UTC
This game reminded me why I actually love tower defense games so much, thanks man! Love the pixel art!
nander
25. Apr 2018 · 11:12 UTC
Fun game, but too easy. Also, it feels like the genre combination didn't add much to the game.
donut_daria
25. Apr 2018 · 11:18 UTC
@zak-zeddam-zakaria hi! what seems to be the problem?

@mfric we're glad you liked it! yeah, we wanted to add something more, but sadly the time was running out, so we had to settle for what we had

@animaster Хей, передавай привет медвежонку! :D

@Kirill-Nepomnyaschiy thank you for your feedback! we worked really hard on it!

@Samuel-Henderson we'll definitely consider adding some stuff! Thank you!

@TIMOTHEUS-25 heeyy, good to hear!
Zak Zeddam Zakaria
25. Apr 2018 · 12:17 UTC
@nander im sorry there was a mistyping, i meant i cant wait to try your game
kyyninen
25. Apr 2018 · 12:50 UTC
Works great on tablet! Every element works together brilliantly, you guys managed to create a very focused experience without anything unnecessary. I especially loved the final fish domination so much I couldn't _bear_ to look away!
donut_daria
25. Apr 2018 · 14:13 UTC
@Zak-Zeddam-Zakaria happy to hear that! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did while making it!

@kyyninen thank you for bearing such good news!
Zak Zeddam Zakaria
25. Apr 2018 · 14:17 UTC
@donut_daria i will and feel free to check our game hope you will like it
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/incompatible-rally
kovareka
25. Apr 2018 · 16:43 UTC
It's a pity that the game is short. But I really love this game. ;)
donut_daria
25. Apr 2018 · 17:37 UTC
@kovareka glad to hear!
arron-fowler
27. Apr 2018 · 08:19 UTC
I liked it, it worked well. It would be interesting to expand it as I think there is potential.
LandoSystems
28. Apr 2018 · 04:26 UTC
I dominated. Nice game, good art and gameplay. Great work!
🎤 Psychedelia
29. Apr 2018 · 12:34 UTC
@fox-in-sox @landosystems @kyyninen Happy to hear about all the dominating individuals out there!
Jin9310
30. Apr 2018 · 09:21 UTC
VEry sweet entry. Just too shame that it is that short. Love whole mood of the game and especially the domination part!! :-D Great Job!