That Sinking Feeling by MorePixels

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made by MorePixels for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

​A broken submarine is drifting deeper and deeper, and it's your job to keep it alive! A minigame extravaganza combined with a high-stakes scenario​.

More Pixels Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmsE6E7iFZQY7ux-WFeijVw More Pixels Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePixels_

More Pixels Team: Brock - Programmer and Game Design Andrea - Art and Animation Luke - Sound and Game Design Max - Additional Colouring and Art

Ratings

Overall 1599th 3.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1590th 2.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1450th 2.81⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 651th 3.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 190th 4.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 898th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 900th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

teenythanos
27. Apr 2021 · 02:26 UTC
Beautiful title card and awesome team, by your guys' socials. Bummed I can't play it on my Mac!
araz vakili
27. Apr 2021 · 02:36 UTC
nice game
RedSorel
27. Apr 2021 · 02:49 UTC
It's super cute. And i still feel stressed when i was at the bottom. Good news, the fish is safe as i'm. Good job guys!
JaeLiinah
27. Apr 2021 · 02:53 UTC
I absolutely adore the art style of this. I kept running into issues, one where the ladders on each far side would sometimes get me stuck in walls when I try to get off before getting all the way up, and another where if a specific task in what I assume to be the kitchen comes up I suddenly lose the ability to do *any* task.
Otherwise, the art style and the audio are amazing and really get that "sinking feeling".
John llyod Apolo
27. Apr 2021 · 04:20 UTC
I like the idea and the art but it's confusing if I have done the task or not espesially the bottom right task. Also sometimes the arrow show up and once I'm on the task no UI shows up.
Freixo
27. Apr 2021 · 13:20 UTC
Beautiful graphics although a tad confusing, great atmosphere and a solid entry nonetheless!
Studio Gomp
27. Apr 2021 · 15:22 UTC
The game seems to be a bit buggy and it's not really clear what you're supposed to do. The arrow and the ladders seem very buggy and pressing E doesn't always open up the task, I guess it could just be me. The graphics and sound are great though!
damagefilter
28. Apr 2021 · 20:36 UTC
The graphic and sound design were spot on for what I imagine this game will be. Sadly, it seemed mostly unresponsive to my mashing the e button where it said "E". Also - that also might just be me - I was completely lost as to what I was supposed to to. The arrows pointed me somewhere but I couldn't seem to make out what to do in these places. Maybe this is tied to my fruitless attempts at mashing E.
I sense a great game here though!
Jotlane
29. Apr 2021 · 14:08 UTC
There isn't a good indication of what exactly I'm supposed to do, the arrows just seem to appear and disappear randomly. Art looks great though
Ryano
30. Apr 2021 · 14:25 UTC
Very nice visuals. Unfortunately, I also couldn't really figure out what I was supposed to do.
Incredible Potato Kids
01. May 2021 · 09:32 UTC
I got stuck a couple of times, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Loved the theme, the graphics and sound. Good effort!
Magnanix
02. May 2021 · 06:15 UTC
Enjoyed the art style, character animation was cute :). Figured out all of the tasks (I think) except for the fridge + electricity one? No idea what I needed to do with the green lights. Also, got all the way to the bottom of the depth meter and nothing seemed to happen, unsure if intended or a bug :). Nice work either way!
ChuChuGeralt
02. May 2021 · 13:30 UTC
Really did enjoy the art and the mood. But the overall goal of the game was kind of confusing.
I would have loved if the fish was animated as well. But the art style was unique and great!
Junebug
02. May 2021 · 19:42 UTC
I loved the art style! The handcrafted look of the submarine and the character was really cute. It would have been great if there was one or two more mini-game-esque activities like the green buttons, but I recognize you don't always have time during a jam.
WalrusesAreAwesome
04. May 2021 · 06:53 UTC
The HTML5 version is just a like to the Windows version?
tanatb
04. May 2021 · 17:54 UTC
I really liked the mood and the graphics in the game, but it was really hard to understand what was going on. I figured it was kind of like doing tasks as a crewmate in Among Us, but it was hard to tell if you've done the tasks successfully. I got the green switches and one red one as my first task and I was woefully confused with it. I thought that the camera was a little restrictive, I would've liked to see a little bit more beneath the player, especially since you have a lot of verticality in the game. I also found myself stuck from the ladders pretty often -- in future jams it might make more sense to just make teleporters if ladders are giving you a hard time.
MikoziQ
04. May 2021 · 18:35 UTC
After reaching bottom and hitting button

Pros:

- Cute, hand-drawn graphics!
- Fish in a tank is a humorous touch
- Funky animation of main character
- Good soundscape for mood building

Cons:

- I'm not exactly sure what the goal is
- Only 3 screens were ok to activate
- VERY JANKY ladder controls: sometimes you climb, sometimes you drop, you slide on it like on ice.
- Because of ladders, I got stuck in a metal wall (screenshot attached)
- Some arrows indicating 'event' were broken in place
- Kitchen, first aid, bombs and electric plant events - I had no clue whether I should go check the are or click some buttons. Kitchen told me to press E, so I pressed it multiple times and nothing happened
- Wish there was other sounds
- No HTML5 Version (only link to downloadable)

A nice try nontheless, especially graphic-wise! Keep up the good work!

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