Swim Deep by StyledSnail

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made by StyledSnail for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Once I saw the theme. This is the idea that instantly popped into my head that wouldn't need a full project of time. I thought flappy bird (for a simple gameplay type), but vertical, and deeper and deeper made me think of ocean, Don't expect good art, I suck at it, but I think it's fun. NO RESTART BUTTON Untitled.png Uses generic, unchanged Unity controls, so WASD, or arrow keys to move. You cannot move upward. You can slow your decent, but you will never get back to where you were. Survival is hard, and success is never guaranteed. There's a menu in-game that shows where the colliders are for the enemies. Didn't want them to be too small or too big, gave them a head, to about halfway through their body, except the angler. My first game jam game, I hope you enjoy. Planning on adding more to it eventually and releasing it on Google Play. USed abundant music on github for a randomly generated music track, and bfxr for the little sfx: https://pernyblom.github.io/abundant-music/index.html amazing tool to use. Started the jam a little late, and ending it early since I need to learn graphics, but wanted to use my own in this. If you want to check out other games I made over a longer period, I have some on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=5114384313347578525

Ratings

Given 11🗳️ 4🗨️

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LDJam user 249705
26. Apr 2021 · 07:49 UTC
Nice and chill game with relaxing music!
emanvidmaker
26. Apr 2021 · 07:50 UTC
Good and simple good job
DevGa_me
26. Apr 2021 · 07:59 UTC
I think game fits the theme nicely.
Very good game even though it was your first jam.

The new thing that I say and really liked was how you allowed the player to see the colliders beforehand. Thats the thing I would adopt too.

There are quite a few things I will say could be improved.
>There is no restart button, when player dies, we just have to refresh the page.
>There is no such thing in the world apart from the fishes that could tell us about how fast are we going down. A UI thing that could describe our depth would be good. Not a necessary thing but it will help to get an idea where the player is heading in water in case there are no fish nearby.

Good Game and can be extended in future.
LDJam user 236416
26. Apr 2021 · 08:27 UTC
Your game is similar to mine. However I did not find restart button.
ziggykac
26. Apr 2021 · 08:34 UTC
Cool game, well done! :D I like the different fish/sea creatures. Also, the main menu background effect is great, I wish you'd use it in the game too. The game is fun and it fits the theme well, well done!
🎤 StyledSnail
26. Apr 2021 · 17:05 UTC
There is no restart button, instead I had like a 3 second delay after you died so you can see ur score vs highscore, then boots you back to the main menu
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🎤 StyledSnail
26. Apr 2021 · 17:07 UTC
@ziggykac I was trying to figure it out, but the background is basically copy and pasted as you get further down, There was a line between the 2 backgrounds water, was able to get it smooth with no transition. When i end up releasing for mobile, I'm going to try to make it work, I really liked the main menu too.
🎤 StyledSnail
26. Apr 2021 · 17:24 UTC
@devga-me I love games that tell their inner workings, but don't ruin the fun. I'm a numbers guy in games, love seeing them show up, know my DPS, stuff like that.
DerGamer
29. Apr 2021 · 00:27 UTC
Cool game, nice job! At first i wondered what the collider button was but it was a cool idea to show the colliders, also i like that artstyle and music are matching very good, although i missed the restart button at the end
frokes
29. Apr 2021 · 00:28 UTC
Clear graphics and easy to grasp mechanics. Would have liked some motivation to be somewhere else than the middle as the edges always felt like a risk without a reward. Still, well done!
Ian Kettlewell
29. Apr 2021 · 00:30 UTC
Charming game! I like the music and it's cool you had time to create multiple animated characters. The little fish character is cute. My score was 21.
frompdx
29. Apr 2021 · 00:39 UTC
Nice entry. The music fits really well. Gameplay feels very natural. I think a restart button would be helpful just because it's not clear if you can keep playing. The game is tricky enough at first that you probably need a try or two to get the hang of it.
LDJam user 242787
29. Apr 2021 · 00:54 UTC
The mechanics were easy to understand, but I thought the graphics were a bit underwhelming. I think a restart button would be a good addition. Overall this was a good entry
🎤 StyledSnail
29. Apr 2021 · 01:00 UTC
@frokes I only got as far as thinking flappy bird but water. Tried eith 2D colliders and it just didnt work, wasted a lot of time on it, switched to 3d colliders and it worked fine. Thank you.
🎤 StyledSnail
29. Apr 2021 · 01:03 UTC
@ian-kettlewell the little fish was the easiest to make too. I think it's the only one with a good animation. I'm not good at art, so I just winged it.