A Small World . . . or is it? by gamerjenn

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made by gamerjenn for LD 38 (JAM)

Use the arrows or WASD keys to control the shark. Have fun!

The game is playable (WebGL) at: http://gamejolt.com/games/ASmallWorld/251861

Gameplay capture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbYu0eDSw

ASmallWorldCapture2.png

Note: Game does not play correctly in all browsers. The game has been tested and plays in Firefox, Edge (slightly buggy), and Safari.

Ratings

Overall 753th 2.429⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 774th 1.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 776th 1.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 743th 2.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 535th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 448th 2.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 477th 2.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 735th 2.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Koen Bresters
24. Apr 2017 · 09:46 UTC
good music!
good 3d models!
Nanelic
24. Apr 2017 · 10:29 UTC
i cant loading your game
_for_science
03. May 2017 · 10:37 UTC
I don't think I quite understand the game? I collected all of the boxes and the shark grew bigger until the game told me it was over. Is there a fail state?

I like the drawing in the background and the shark model, but I think the game would have benefited from a few more gameplay elements, such as obstacles, enemies, or timing restrictions.
geck0
04. May 2017 · 23:01 UTC
cute shark!
MaggardJosh
06. May 2017 · 03:33 UTC
Liked your shark model, and felt like your idea had potential. But you needed more actual gameplay, even just a time limit would have helped, or if you could only eat boxes that were smaller than you, something to make it a challenge.

Did you make the shark animation match up with the music on purpose? If so that's awesome :)
Jupiter_Hadley
10. May 2017 · 14:22 UTC
Neat game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxyrl5Tjmjc
marbles
14. May 2017 · 09:10 UTC
nice shark model!
csanyk
14. May 2017 · 19:08 UTC
I got a 403-forbidden error when trying to load the game in firefox :(
Ellian
15. May 2017 · 22:16 UTC
That shark looks real good, and the music is neat! I wish there was a little more to it, like different effects depending on the boxes you pick...
Also the "yum!" popups when you eat something are real cute!
🎤 gamerjenn
16. May 2017 · 17:30 UTC
@csanyk That can happen in firefox depending on the browser settings
Maximo Pech
18. May 2017 · 23:15 UTC
I'm a fan of fish, I liked it. Good music, good controls. From the graphics what I liked the most is the way the bottom of the tank looks.
CabbageCrow
19. May 2017 · 12:49 UTC
The implementation is pretty good, but I miss the actual gameplay. :-/
Just collecting items isn't very entertaining for long.

But as long as you learnt something during making this game it is a success. :-)
MrChippy
19. May 2017 · 14:01 UTC
Uhhh
I'm so confused...
The models were good. The music sort of felt like a 6 second loop at time. It was a good idea but the camera shifting near the end was a little weird.
zenmumbler
19. May 2017 · 15:32 UTC
Shark could have been up to 3x faster. Nice presentation, maybe some enemies/obstacles next time?
Laguna
19. May 2017 · 15:39 UTC
Nice game! I like the graphics style. You could have added a lot of mood if you had some small soundeffects. Like when the shark picks up/eats a box. Check out SFXR if you don't alread know it :)
Kaisean Games
19. May 2017 · 16:57 UTC
After a minute the game felt empty. There was simply no challenge. Also the music is too repetitive.

However, the 3D models are cool. The shark's teeth look scary.

Good luck.