The Lighthouse by Erk
The Lighthouse
You are the lighthouse operator and for some reason... the pirates seem very eager to get to know you.
Flashing the light at them seems to get the signal across...
| Lighthouse | Pirates|
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Controls
| Focus the light | Speed up the light |
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Ratings
| Overall | 483th | 3.5⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 496th | 3.281⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 411th | 3.406⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 458th | 3.688⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 606th | 3.313⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 206th | 3.438⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 426th | 3.625⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 1🗳️ | 1🗨️ |
There was a bug preventing the spawns from becoming more frequent. I've uploaded a fix for this issue now. :)
It would have been kind of cool if there was a progression of some kind. Even something as simple as a "choose 3" with upgrades like: Brighter light, wider light, or faster boost.
The game is very cool and in my opinion a great style for a game jam - simple, quick and fun.
I first thought it's going to be a bit boring but it is surprisingly engaging. Maybe if you play for too long it gets a bit stale, but nevertheless I enjoyed it. The sound, especially the voices are great. I see out opted out audio, so I assume it's some stock audio, but it's okay, I still love it and I'm glad you chose it! The graphics is also very nice and the overall mood is rather cozy (considering the fact that you are getting raided haha).
Keep it up!
I liked it.
Congratulations!
Looks nice with the beam swinging around in the night like a sonar. You definitely have to use the light to spot the ships, but I like that you can still see enough to make out their silhouettes after you've found them, since usually you'd have to swing the light back around to actually scare them off.
The sound of the waves is great, and the piratey music fits really well. But all those voice clips are the highlight! I'm guessing you've opted out of the audio category because you didn't make the music, but I'm sad I can't rate you for the voice lines :(
Gets quite difficult eventually. I'm guessing it's just about seeing how high you can score and that there's no special event that happens later? Otherwise I didn't get that far unfortunately.
Good stuff!