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Dive! Dive! by John Harper

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made by John Harper for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Try to pilot your sub to the lowest depth you can! Arrow keys to apply engines.

dive-dive-screenshot.gif

This is my first time participating in Ludum Dare and I really enjoyed the challenge. The main thing I learned? -- I still have a lot to learn.

Font is from Google fonts -- Zen Dots https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zen+Dots?preview.text=Dive!Dive!&preview.text_type=custom#license

Graphics were created in Blender and Acorn. Game engine is Unity.

Sounds were generated via BFXR and are very minimal.
https://www.bfxr.net I'm hoping to do more with sounds in the future.

Thanks for taking a look. I hope you enjoy!

Link https://github.com/johnharp/ludum-dare-48
Web-player. Loading is slow... please be patient. https://www.harp-games.com/dive-dive/index.html
Link https://www.harp-games.com/downloads/Dive!Dive!.app.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/dive-dive

Ratings

Overall 604th 3.229⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 596th 3.083⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 751th 2.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 241th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 603th 3.167⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 427th 2.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 628th 2.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

Hotpaw
25. Apr 2021 · 20:30 UTC
HAHA! The explosion sound scared the living life out of me! cool stuff!
sharkmax218
26. Apr 2021 · 10:40 UTC
Simple and nice.
I think you should add dead people in the water if player losу.
jk5000
26. Apr 2021 · 10:41 UTC
Overall an simple and okay little jam game. Some music and perhaps some more sound effects, could have made it much more fun to play. But overall a pretty good first LD game.
Vederant
26. Apr 2021 · 14:27 UTC
A simple little game that's really cool for your first Ludum Dare! Would be nice if the bubbles/rocks (grey spheres xD) were bit more clearly in the background.
🎤 John Harper
26. Apr 2021 · 14:34 UTC
@vederant Yes, I agree! The bubbles aren't obviously distinct from the hazards. Would have been nice if I'd have made them translucent as well. Thanks for your comments.
Esosek
26. Apr 2021 · 14:55 UTC
I like the submarine model and the idea of diving deeper and deeper. The explosion effect was good too. I would love to have some quiet background music nad possibly some heal mechanic. I made it to 650m! :)
Maurice
26. Apr 2021 · 14:57 UTC
Was nice and calming to begin with then I hit my first mine and jumped at the explosion :D
PookiPoot
26. Apr 2021 · 15:49 UTC
The acceleration and mechanics feel well polished and balanced carefully. I really enjoyed slamming down fast only to get blown up by a mine. I made it to 550m. You did a good job making a fun straightforward arcade game.
gimbalock
26. Apr 2021 · 17:47 UTC
Our games are very similar :) Maybe thats why I could get past the 1k mark, I had practice! I really like the controls and the look of the game. Only thing I would change is, The submarine is very low on screen, so you have very short time to steer around the mines. Great game, and for your first LD, I find your game very polished, good job!
🎤 John Harper
26. Apr 2021 · 17:58 UTC
Thanks for the comments, @gimbalock. Yes, I should have had the sub nearer the top of the window. I think I'll tweak that after the event when I add some more enemy variants, some power-ups, and some music. First time submission to Ludum Dare and I'm a little surprised how rewarding it was to force yourself to finish something.
Weirdybeardyman
26. Apr 2021 · 19:35 UTC
Nice little game, simple and well done. I was confused for a second when the bubbles didn't damage me but then I realised they were bubbles.
FussenKuh
26. Apr 2021 · 20:09 UTC
You have a lot of polish on this game. Very nice first entry into LD. Congratulations on that accomplishment! I really liked the feeling of moving the sub around. The floaty-ness of the controls felt spot on to me. Given more time, background music would have been nice. Overall, great work!
mudlee
27. Apr 2021 · 12:03 UTC
As a first entry, this is a good one! I tell you why: you completed it, it runs, and even though it doesn't contain that much, but that works! Nice job, you're on a good way! :)
BidentWorks
27. Apr 2021 · 13:07 UTC
Nice and simple. Controls work well in tandem with the submarine, right amount of gravity to feel in the water.
I like the look of the submarine too.

Congrats on the submission!
MrPouletBZH
29. Apr 2021 · 12:17 UTC
Nice little game, really enjoyable! The submarine's maniability is really great, and I must add that I really love the model you've made!
I felt that there were sometimes too many mines making it impossible to avoid them and that there hitbox was a bit generous, but overall you really did well, that's a good entry :)
korfi
03. May 2021 · 00:59 UTC
Nice game! I liked how you could choose the speed of your descent yourself - "do I want a higher speed so that I can get a higher score quicker or a lower speed to make it less likely for me to crash into the bombs?".

I feel like it was a bit hard "feeling" your speed down, maybe the sides should descend a bit quicker with the player?

All in all it was a really good and fun game! :)
Oune
03. May 2021 · 14:35 UTC
Simple but nicely executed game. It's an interesting choice to make such a game with 3D graphics rather than 2D. Congrats on your entry!
kpded
03. May 2021 · 14:43 UTC
Pretty awesome entry. Everything looks neat and bugless
I like the 3D art style, perhaps some particle effect could make it event better
Good job!
Frank Gevaerts
03. May 2021 · 15:50 UTC
Nice game! Everything that needs to be there is there. The submarine and mines look good, and the sounds are decent. Not a bad way to waste some time!

The one thing I'd say could be improved is probably the background. The water looks a bit sky-like, so a darker shade could be better. Also maybe some "scenery" (algae on the rocks, ...) to make the downward motion more obvious?
shp
10. May 2021 · 14:40 UTC
I like the floaty controls, fits well with the setting. 3d looks nice but some better colors could do wonders