SeaSnap by Cral

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made by Cral for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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Synopsis

SeaSnap is an underwater adventure collect-athon game. With your submarine and camera equipped, you are required to research a body of alien murky waters. Dive into the depths, record all the objects and creatures you can find. Upgrade your gear to allow you to reach the looming abyss below.

Controls

WASD = Move / Mouse = Aim

Right Click = Camera / Left Click = Take Picture

Tab = Journal

Esc / Enter = Pause / Return to Submarine

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Ratings

Overall 18th 4.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 88th 4.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 82th 4.14⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 207th 4.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 106th 4.46⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 76th 4.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 52th 4.44⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

NuggetMcHotdog
27. Apr 2021 · 00:13 UTC
Wow. The atmosphere and visuals in this game is astounding to say the least. I felt actually motivated to explore the area, which seems very well made. I ended up wandering off the map I think though, and the screen went completely black.
somnolentPumpkin
27. Apr 2021 · 00:14 UTC
What a cute game! Always love games where you can take your own pictures, and the art style is very cute (will always have a soft spot for 2D graphics in 3D environments)

Would def play a full game of this.
RimskyPapa
27. Apr 2021 · 11:40 UTC
I really liked how you connected pixel art and 3d :smile_cat:
Pe7e
27. Apr 2021 · 11:54 UTC
Nice look to the game, not having to worry about oxygen is refreshing
SandCastlesStudio
27. Apr 2021 · 11:54 UTC
The atmospehere, the visuals, the gameplay, a VERY good game overall. Feels nice to collect all the photos. Congrats!
peterfiftyfour
27. Apr 2021 · 11:54 UTC
Hey this is really cool. Love the pixel art and how the world is build up through simply collecting and reading. It's really compelling! I think if the movement was a little faster or more dynamic it would help. Would like to see what could be achieved it was expanded - like a chill less terrifying subnautica with heaps of lore to be uncovered?
TheGamerASD
27. Apr 2021 · 12:01 UTC
I really liked the idea of this game! Taking pictures was a fun mechanic.
ToSMaster
27. Apr 2021 · 12:01 UTC
Wow, so much music, art and atmosphere! I am blown away! And it's so relaxing!
I am still impressed about how much there is to collect and see and everything with a name! And that you even see the foto you took is the cherry on top! 5/5!
sebirit
27. Apr 2021 · 12:22 UTC
Very relaxing and satisfying snap sounds. Also much to explore. Easy to get lost in and so enjoyable task difficulty : )
dominikscholz
27. Apr 2021 · 13:21 UTC
Perfect exploration game! Super nice gameplay. I've spent an hour in the game and found all object except 1 artifact, quite curious where I missed it. Anyways, great work!
Geckoo1337
27. Apr 2021 · 20:11 UTC
Beautiful game with a solid background. I love the aesthetic and this ethereal music. Mood is absolutly gorgeous. Thank you for this travel. The possibility to take and collect pictures is really intersting. Your project is weel done and fits perfectly with the theme ++
korfi
27. Apr 2021 · 22:12 UTC
It's such a moody and atmospheric game! You've managed to build a really nice world in such a short time period. I sadly couldn't find one of the artifacts but other than that I think I found everything! Super nice graphics and good audio! I really like the mix of low poly landscape with pixel art, it works really well!
Gao Ming
28. Apr 2021 · 10:10 UTC
wonderful game and worth to play.
Magnanix
28. Apr 2021 · 15:54 UTC
Oh my lord, what a wonderful game!
I managed to get everything bar 2 artifacts, spend a solid hour searching, you must have hidden them well!
Needless to say, I did indeed gulp when I saw -him-, I only had 1 darkness upgrade, and seeing him come from the darkness was intensely freaky.
The depths are truly a place for unknown wonders, perfect theming.
🎤 Cral
28. Apr 2021 · 19:26 UTC
@magnanix Thanks for playing for so long! We would have loved to add some way of getting hints about the missing pictures. We did make sure everything was collectable however so they are out there!

We really hoped at least one person would have found Gulp at level 1 depth vision, it can get very scary haha! So thank you for fulfilling that for us!
domsse interactive
29. Apr 2021 · 10:40 UTC
What a game! After 1.5 hours finally shot all the photos. The atmosphere is wonderful. I totally forgot the time while playing. Shooting photos reminded me of another great game. :P Great mechanics. I first thought the shark was attacking me. :D Did not want to go that far.
PSiv
29. Apr 2021 · 14:57 UTC
Absolutely fantastic game, the concept, visuals, audio, everything, amazing!

One really minor bug, when leaving a menu (settings/journal/shop upgrade) the camera rotation is weird, you can't turn all the way round until you click/move and then it's back to normal.
Danial
29. Apr 2021 · 15:55 UTC
Really great execution. The feeling of being underwater was spot on, and the sprite graphics looked great.
CaramelCode
02. May 2021 · 20:08 UTC
Wow I'm super impressed by your game. It looks like a game that was built over a year, so the fact that you made all of that from scratch is 72 hours is truly astounding.
Shin0nome
04. May 2021 · 18:10 UTC
What a great idea ! It's impressive that you did all that in 72 hours, the game feel and the gameplay are great. Same as the music and the graphics. The atmosphere is incredible and the gameplay loop is perfect. The camera when you are not zooming (shooting photos) is too fast, I think slow it down a bit would be nice, this way you can have a panoramic vision and it would be smoother. But otherwise I had a wonderful time ! Good job !
oc1d
05. May 2021 · 07:09 UTC
awww.. I love it! Loved the mix of Sprites and 3D. Damn it I only got 2 items left when I stopped it.

Improvements:
* The Dash does not feel very meaningful to me. I would probably either increase movementspeed, or have a constant "sprint". It adds up to the bit of frustration I felt in the end because I was not able to find the missing objects.
* Music is nice but a bit too repetetive.
* Some sprites are "flickering" but this is minor.
* Maybe add a little 3D arrow that would hint in the direction or have a map of unexplored areas??

Overall a super polished nice little experience. Congrats!
Aerolink
06. May 2021 · 14:28 UTC
This is a masterpiece, I found everything and if there was more I would have played more. I loved everything about it, the submarine that follow you around, the writing of the descriptions, the ambience. It was perfect. Congratulation!!!! 10/10 would play it again.
Sephy
12. May 2021 · 20:11 UTC
Beautiful game! I'm struggling to think of anything constructive to mention. Great work!