Dive for fish! by imyellowfish

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made by imyellowfish for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Playing as a bird, and dive the water for food! Eat, Grow, Dive deeper for greater fish!

Can you catch the largest fish in the lake?

Ratings

Overall 1716th 2.9⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 790th 3.431⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 847th 3.271⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1064th 3.528⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1759th 2.147⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1272th 1.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 642th 3.015⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1677th 2.694⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 44🗨️

Feedback

the neon shark
26. Apr 2021 · 21:47 UTC
I accidentally posted this review. Will come back shortly to review properly!
slimabob
26. Apr 2021 · 21:52 UTC
OMG MY BIRD GOT SO BIG. It becomes a little hard to control after I grab the big pink fish, but I still have a lot of fun playing with the momentum and trying to aim my dives. No clue how real birds manage to do this XD

Very unique idea. Good job!! :v:
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 02:58 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! @slimabob It's very encouraging ;)
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 04:05 UTC
@the-neon-shark Thx for visiting! btw, your game made my day haha!
eryn
27. Apr 2021 · 04:15 UTC
Pretty funny simple game. "Excellent!" :)
Blanky and Rocket
27. Apr 2021 · 06:10 UTC
I became a whale bird. Really cool concept! The controls felt a bit weird at first but was really fun once you got used to it. I think more weight and maybe less acceleration might help the controls feel more responsive. Super cool, great job!
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 07:13 UTC
@blanky-and-rocket Nice point there! I guess the controlling really needs some adjustment so it feels more comfortable to play with, which is overlooked after I fit things to the theme. Thx for the feedback! ;)
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 07:15 UTC
@eryn Thx for feedback! Should've polish the game more so you could have better experience. It's great you guys like it despite its unpolished state ;)
Aerolink
27. Apr 2021 · 09:32 UTC
I really like this concept, and it play well too!! Good job, sad you didn't have time to give the bird some more polish, but other than that congratulation!
JyriO
27. Apr 2021 · 10:32 UTC
Very fun bird controls
Tomtomgome
27. Apr 2021 · 11:23 UTC
This game reminds you that we are lucky to get our food from stores and not get it ourselves :D The quirky controls makes the game fun to play
Rongefilet
27. Apr 2021 · 11:51 UTC
Seeing the bird inflate cracked me up each time especially the final one was, the controls could use a bit of work for precision but fun overall.
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 12:07 UTC
@aerolink Thank you for playing! Yep I get the same feeling that animation and sound should be added for better experience. It's sad that I spent hours trying the procedural animation stuff and failed T^T
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 12:28 UTC
@jyrio Thanks for your feedback! Trying to get this dive and bouyancy mechanics work, but guess it could be much better if given more time for tweaking...
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 13:22 UTC
@tomtomgome Thx for playing and comment! Mouse control really requires time to polish, maybe next time I'll try keyboard first ;P Besides, being a cat-lover myself, I love your cat game! :)
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 13:25 UTC
@rongefilet I'm happy that you enjoyed this game! ;)
Freezerbot
27. Apr 2021 · 13:50 UTC
This idea is awesome! It was very funny when the bird become gigantic after taking the big fishes. I see that others have already commented on the controls, so another thing that would make the game better would be to sretch the water a bit more so that it doesn't disappear when you dive deep enough. Overall, cool!
🎤 imyellowfish
27. Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC
@freezerbot Thanks for feedback! I'll patch the water up next, good point :)
CORRUPTOR2037
28. Apr 2021 · 11:53 UTC
It was funny when I fell under the water layer
MandaRad
28. Apr 2021 · 13:40 UTC
The controls were a little bit awkward but overall I really liked the take on the theme. Well done!
Eugenik
28. Apr 2021 · 17:38 UTC
Nice games I had a fun time grandma did too x).
sacredbacon
28. Apr 2021 · 22:52 UTC
Had fun with the game, would have liked to have at least some control in the water though. wasn't sure if it was supposed to stop at the 3rd tier of fish, but I took that as a win! Thanks for the game.
🎤 imyellowfish
29. Apr 2021 · 10:45 UTC
@corruptor2037 Haha nice point there! I should've put a collision boundary there for realistic sake :D
🎤 imyellowfish
29. Apr 2021 · 11:04 UTC
@mandarad Thanks for your feedback! Now every time I replays my own game, I come to realize that the controlling issue that you guys mentioned couldn't be more true haha. Shall spend some time to rework on the controlling later
🎤 imyellowfish
29. Apr 2021 · 11:05 UTC
@eugenik Thank you for playing! It's my honor that your grandma like this game ;)
🎤 imyellowfish
29. Apr 2021 · 11:53 UTC
@sacredbacon Yep the 3rd fish is the final one. Thanks for beating this game! :D
gyemelmor
29. Apr 2021 · 17:39 UTC
Curious mechanic, expecting a second version
TevasLiutauras
29. Apr 2021 · 18:02 UTC
Surprisingly fun! Wishing there was some more work done on the aesthetics of the game but the base really has great potential.
🎤 imyellowfish
30. Apr 2021 · 10:31 UTC
@gyemelmor Thx for playing! Yep I will give it a remake when I got time (as a game programmer in big company I have little time to do my own game programming, true story T^T)
🎤 imyellowfish
30. Apr 2021 · 10:41 UTC
@tevasliutauras Thanks for the feedback! Indeed the game is too rough to be enjoying for now, and it will probably need a decent rework :)
xpoho
30. Apr 2021 · 17:04 UTC
Может это пеликан? Может это чайка? Кто же это - такой большой и сильный? Может это слон с крыльями и клювом? Так или иначе, он очень голоден, и готов съесть кита!
Забавная игра ^_^
AndrewAPrice
01. May 2021 · 14:00 UTC
Fun! I ate the biggest fish!

The controls get harder as the fish get bigger.
Keridana
02. May 2021 · 20:59 UTC
I grew a very BIG bird! Bigger thanmya screen!!!
🎤 imyellowfish
07. May 2021 · 10:29 UTC
@xpoho
спасибо за отзыв!
В моем представлении эта птица, вероятно, представляет собой журавля с красной короной, однако по графике это сложно сказать.:)
🎤 imyellowfish
07. May 2021 · 11:11 UTC
@andrewaprice Thanks for playing! Yes as the game proceeds the mass and strength of the bird changes, but it hasn't been tweaked very well. Some efforts are needed for better implementation of the controls.
zoarfy
07. May 2021 · 22:25 UTC
Hi I just finished your game. The main mechanic is quite fun! It reminds me of a game I used to love called Feeding Frenzy. The camera zooming out as you go up is a nice touch too! One piece of feedback is that it wasn't quite clear how height impacted my diving depth vs. body size, so I ended up just usually going for shallowish fish. Also it would be cool if the light blue line of water extended as you grew as a sort of depth predictor.
Anyway, I really enjoyed your game, congrats on finishing it, and thanks for making it!
Klaus Peter
09. May 2021 · 22:27 UTC
With these abstract graphics the game feels kind of surreal xD The rough mechanics make this actually interestingly challenging. I really enjoyed playing it :D
gamescodedogs
12. May 2021 · 23:06 UTC
All of us sometimes this bird. Wery fun game
Berlm
15. May 2021 · 04:38 UTC
Honestly, I did not expect much when I downloaded this. I WAS WRONG. Its really fun to play with the mechanic.