Drowning in debts by Drunk Wizard

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made by Drunk Wizard for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Dive into the depths of the ocean

As you plunge deeper into debt, you need to dive deeper into the ocean!

Diving can be a very expensive but also very profitable. Every second spent underwater costs you money, but there is hidden treasure in the ocean, worth the trouble. Catch fish, save up for upgrades and dive deeper. Goal is to get out of debt!

P.S. I would recommend downloading, the web version has unresponsive fish sometimes

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Watch out for sharks!

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Explore the depths !

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Keyboard

  • WASD/Arrow keys - Movement
  • F - Dive/Surface
  • SPACE/SHIFT - Dash (when unlocked)

Controller

  • Left Stick - Movement
  • Y - Dive/Surface
  • A - Dash (when unlocked)

Ratings

Overall 148th 4.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 52th 4.225⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 530th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 44th 4.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 583th 3.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 557th 3.132⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 347th 3.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

onnofal
26. Apr 2021 · 14:59 UTC
Very well, working and looking cool, interesting underwater fauna being revealed the *deeper and deeper* you get. Dash is an essential primary purchase, fish are pretty skilful in not being caught.

I've played on keyboard and missed the directional freedom of analog stick when hunting, I'd definitely recommend to try that way first.
rhoff95
26. Apr 2021 · 16:35 UTC
Really cool game. Visuals are very well done, and sound was good too. Thematically, I would have liked to see time pause when you are on land rather than saying the loan just stopped going down. This could add to the frantic feeling of this guy constantly going up and down rather than chilling on the surface. well done.
TheJookerful
27. Apr 2021 · 20:09 UTC
The greed is so real in your game haha !
Great game, simple but work really well good job ! ;)
BenPeterson
27. Apr 2021 · 20:33 UTC
Marked as Windows build but it's a html5 browser game; might want to fix that. Really fun premise and take on the theme. The difficulty of the catching the high value fish makes them really satisfying when you get them, and the way health was done gave every mistake a good weight that kept me hooked.

Great work! Really enjoyed this one.
TK07
27. Apr 2021 · 21:35 UTC
@benpeterson fixed it. Thanks for the feedback. Glad that you enjoyed it!
thatnoobles
28. Apr 2021 · 01:34 UTC
awesome! i like the little diver man, and he feels great to control. also the concept of time as a currency is very cool. the visuals and audio design are very well done as well. honestly, if your progress saved i could see myself coming back to this sometimes and helping the diver pay off his diving suit.

cool stuff!
TotteriLudum
28. Apr 2021 · 01:39 UTC
Very cute art style! The overall feeling/emotion of the game is very nice!
mind0o
28. Apr 2021 · 02:22 UTC
I really like this game. The gameplay is solid and I like the fish AI, and how you are incentived to be more efficient.
ChipperSwitch
29. Apr 2021 · 09:04 UTC
In my mind, this game is in the running to win it!

I love how tricky the fish are to catch, especially without the boost powerup.

The sharks are very scary, even when you figure out their attack patterns!

The art is consistent, and very charming.

Well done dude!

Not much criticize to be had here...

The pacing is good too! Usually jam games need to be longer, but this game feels the right length.
KatreenAshy
30. Apr 2021 · 09:04 UTC
Nice Game , it gives to (deeper into the sea) another meaning , everything is cool , well done
Cal
30. Apr 2021 · 16:18 UTC
I spent a long time playing this one! This is a really solid game, the mechanic is addicting & the progression is nicely tuned. You should consider developing this further! Would be good on mobile
Bonsai_
02. May 2021 · 16:52 UTC
had a lot of fun playing! got the treasure and nearly beat the game but then a piranha attacked me on my way up. :O
Jonrei
02. May 2021 · 18:17 UTC
Very solid entry with great visuals, and I love the music! :D
Turgunen
02. May 2021 · 19:03 UTC
Very fun game! I really like the concept and honestly I don't find anything to change. Of course simple but the story gives it a meaning :smiley: It's good that the fish swim away from you which makes it slightly more difficult. Thank you for the game!
Jimbly
03. May 2021 · 15:18 UTC
That's pretty great! Despite the cheery music, ascending from deep depths through shark infested waters with 1 health is *utterly terrifying*. I got all of the upgrades, but, unfortunately, was unable to reach the bottom of the ocean, as an angler fish managed to pin me to a rock and neither he nor I could move :(.
![Capture.PNG](///raw/dd3/z/4217b.png)

I loved the music and visuals, animations on the fish felt great. Had a little difficulty getting the controller to work on the web build, seems like the game is specifically hardcoding looking at controller "index 0" instead of looking for the first attached controller (which was at "index 1" in my case - swapping things between USB ports a few times seemed to get it into the index your game was looking for, though).
CandleLight
04. May 2021 · 19:27 UTC
What a wonderful game. Nice progression and overall the game is quite challenging and interesting. It was a ton of fun to play and the story is all too real. :D
![A New Life Begins.jpg](///raw/160/73/z/42288.jpg)
Jonas Michael
05. May 2021 · 16:03 UTC
Very beautiful game! I liked the graphics and the sounds a lot. Combining a nice gameplay idea with fish AI that is *just* a little smarter than our little diver, just creates a nice game to play and enjoy!
Overall nothing important to criticise. Well done!
blobo
08. May 2021 · 16:21 UTC
I love the idea of the money ticking down every second. I did the same thing in my Ludum Dare 44 entry, though your in-game shop definitely has some better things to buy, ha! There's a lot of great variety in the fish, both how the AI runs away, or just the artwork. Marvelous work.
duo-afgebeld
14. May 2021 · 17:01 UTC
I get the following error on the html version. I'm on linux, can't play the Windows version.

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