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Hole Flounder by Tryston

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made by Tryston for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Join Travis the Fish as he traverses the depths of the earth in a wild free fall. Screenshot 2021-04-27 182917.png

Use the All Seeing Crystals to buy items and suit upgrades from the frog wizard's shop. shop.png

Controls

  • Use WASD - Move.
  • Space - use a Time Charge.
  • No exit button right now, Alt+Tab to get out.

Tools used

  • Visual Studio
  • Unity
  • Audacity
  • Sfxr
  • Bosca Ceoil
  • Pixel Studio
  • Gimp
  • Github

Team

  • Tryston Minsquero @Tryston
    • Project Manager
    • Lead Programmer
    • Support Game Designer
  • Michael Bettes @Michbet
    • Lead Game Designer
    • Level Design
    • Support Programmer
    • Sound Effects
  • Joni Brooks @Joni-brooks
    • Art and Animations
  • Kameron Thrasher @Ktrash
    • Sound Track

open to better title suggestions

Github Repository https://github.com/TrystonMinsquero/Ludum-Dare-48
WebGL https://tryston.itch.io/ludumdare48
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/hole-flounder

Ratings

Overall 762th 3.6⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 591th 3.56⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1590th 2.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 812th 3.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 516th 4⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 459th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 742th 2.891⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 791th 3.58⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

Squerf
27. Apr 2021 · 08:55 UTC
Nice! The music gives it a lightweight atmosphere and then... you suffer a horrible fate when you dive too deep for your suit :D I would just comment that the movement feels a bit basic - the player could do with some momentum so it feels a bit more realistic when making those sharp turns.
Craplex
27. Apr 2021 · 08:58 UTC
I like this alot, music is cool at first i thought it was marios theme :D. Love the gameplay its very easy to grasp not too easy to play tho, very challenging, Im sure i will come back to this game and play it more.
y4nnick
27. Apr 2021 · 08:58 UTC
Cool music and nice graphics!
Also the music change on the different levels is nice.
Cool shop upgrades. But it was not clear for me how to use them and what they do in the first place.
Nice level design! :)
Mighty Mufflon Games
27. Apr 2021 · 08:58 UTC
The music is sooo catchy! Love it! The art is awesome too! Great game.
Patsui
27. Apr 2021 · 09:02 UTC
Great pixel art and the controls feel very snappy! Can't believe you also managed to add an upgrade system, well done!

Seems like this game has real DEPTH eheheh.. Please add some cool images & gifs on your LD page to get noticed! Great work!
MYline media
27. Apr 2021 · 09:08 UTC
Cool little game. I want to note that the game has an increasing difficulty.
gimmers
27. Apr 2021 · 09:32 UTC
Absolutely loved the shop/shop keeper, and had fun returning to it over and over. Would have preferred it if I could skip the first section after unlocking the suit because it took me a while to get it the first time.. But ultimately a great jam game, thanks for making it!
🎤 Tryston
28. Apr 2021 · 16:15 UTC
@squerf Thank you! I Agree that the momentum would have been more realistic but I thought it made the game a little too difficult.

@Craplex,@gimmers, and @Might Mufflon Games Thank you so much!

@y4nnick thank you! The shop is supposed to give a hint on each item when you hover over it :)

@Patsui Thank you for the kind words, and yea forgot about that part so thank you for the reminder as well.

@MYline media glad you noticed and were hopefully able to beat it with the shop items!
m11
28. Apr 2021 · 16:23 UTC
Lovely pixel art!
gagapete
28. Apr 2021 · 20:03 UTC
The music tracks are great, the graphics are also well done and the gameplay is very well executed. I was surprised when the second _section_ started and the music changed. So much love for details. The only thing I'd change is the dead of Travis, that felt somewhat disappointing comepared to the rest of the game.
tucan
29. Apr 2021 · 03:06 UTC
Nice game! I love the idea of a fish in a special suit! Hahaha and the shop keeper! Having to upgrade the suit was a great idea too! Good job!
Duck Reaction
01. May 2021 · 11:40 UTC
The character movements are very smooth and pleasant to control. I like the design of the shop, as @gimmers I enjoy to buy some stuffs :smile:

I would like more bonus items : invisibility, speed up, collect more gems ...
Different stratum is good because it helps the player to see his progress and it make the game more addictive. Maybe add an fx to rewards the player when he reach an another stratum, the game will be more juicy.

Overall it's a good job.
Jonrei
02. May 2021 · 19:08 UTC
Music and visuals is great. I kept trying to dodge the minerals until i hit one by accident haha :D
Lisichka
05. May 2021 · 11:20 UTC
This is an almost completely finished game! I like the graphics and the controls themselves are quite smooth and pleasant. I also found a bug related to the fact that after death the character can collect gems
agrdev
05. May 2021 · 22:58 UTC
Well polished graphics and balance :thumbsup:
Glaikunt
07. May 2021 · 09:37 UTC
Graphics & Music are spot on. Enjoyed the world you created around this idea. Simple gameplay, enjoyed playing it! Thanks for making it!