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Deadly DIving by Gildar76

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made by Gildar76 for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

Deadly diving is an endless platformer (sort of).

You need to collect pearls from the bottom of the sea while avoiding to run out of air. The air will last 10 seconds, but you can return to the surface to catch your breath, or collect bubles that apears randomly below water. New bubbles other things will spawn every 10 seconds, but there are lots of bubbles to keep you alive.

To get score you need to return everything you've picked up to the boat. The more you return on each run, the higher your score will, so don't return right away if you think you can gather more pearls.

Good luck

Source code for Compo https://github.com/Gildar76/LD51
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/deadly-diving

Ratings

Overall 439th 2.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 404th 2.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 356th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 121th 3.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 432th 2.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 382th 2.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 300th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Xorel
03. Oct 2022 · 04:17 UTC
This is a good take on the theme, practical and you're always feeling the clock on your back. Had a good time with it!
Quinn_Patrick
03. Oct 2022 · 14:07 UTC
Reminds me of Seaquest on Atari, which is one of my favorite Atari games. The core gameplay is very solid, but it needs some rebalancing to really shine. It would be nice if the movement was faster, and the sharks really start to add up after a while. Maybe it would be more fun if, instead of tracking you, the obstacles moved in fixed patterns? Or perhaps some obstacles that are fixed while one tries to track you down?
🎤 Gildar76
03. Oct 2022 · 20:11 UTC
@quinn-patrick THanks. I wanted the movement a bit slow to feel more "under water". I agree on the balancing part. I was thinking about disable the shark follow behaviour last minute, but ended up not doing it. One following you sounds like a good idea.

Thanks for the feedback
LDJam user 0
04. Oct 2022 · 00:59 UTC
Somebody use more time to think about the game then others, it is visible in inovations!. Average art design, next time will be better. Partly match the theme, maybe next time it will be better.. Fun factor is not high at this game, but maybe next time you will think more about that and it will be better.
Vivifx
05. Oct 2022 · 19:11 UTC
Really neat take on the theme! I enjoyed playing this one, and the risk reward of getting that extra clam but hoping a bubble would spawn. I agree with the movement could be a bit quicker - I think you could balance it out the lower impact of gravity to keep it feeling floaty and underwater. Great work for 48 hours!
Roitchie
05. Oct 2022 · 19:17 UTC
Interesting game. I like the intensity that struggling for air brings. Definately one of the better takes on what is otherwise a fairly bad winning theme. I do agree the movement could be faster. But otherwise a fun little game. Good work!
7331
05. Oct 2022 · 19:22 UTC
I enjoyed that for a quick round of diving. Great job. Would have loved some 8-bit "jaws" soundtrack to get into the mood :)
nullval
05. Oct 2022 · 19:26 UTC
Really inventive. Originally I found it quite difficult, until I realized that the space button let's you respawn at your boat with no penalty it seems. It reminds me alot of newgrounds flash games, good job :)
🎤 Gildar76
05. Oct 2022 · 20:01 UTC
@nullval Thank you.

Oh, you found that bug :) It's a bool that isn't set properly sometimes, I know exactly why but didn't notice before submission.
nullval
05. Oct 2022 · 20:23 UTC
@gildar76 mate we've aaaaaall been THERE XD just be glad it wasn't some integral fortune 500 software and instead just a game jam game, besides it made me laugh :D I just imagined the diver having somekind of star-trek device with them that would go off whenever :P
ryusui
08. Oct 2022 · 22:12 UTC
The sharks are relentless! It's a bad feeling when you find yourself laden with treasure but surrounded by more sharks than oxygen bubbles! ^_^;
Pascal Fitzner
13. Oct 2022 · 21:16 UTC
Good implementation of the theme, just missing a bit of suspensful music.
Flightless
14. Oct 2022 · 17:55 UTC
Wow, those were some hungry sharks! :smile: The game worked well! I liked the 10s air bubble concept.
axelrinaldo
14. Oct 2022 · 22:44 UTC
A nice little game which I absolutely did *not* ragequit after the second shark spawned right on top of me. :) A very well drawn shark mind though! :D A good take on the theme! :D
cybek
14. Oct 2022 · 22:55 UTC
Nice game, it reminds me of the old platformer games. It's quite challenging due to the sliding movement (swimment), but that's the part of the fun :D And theme of the game is realized.
But the exit button in the menu doesn't work :(
fran747
15. Oct 2022 · 23:49 UTC
Hello!

Nice entry! I liked the simplistic look. Audio was also nice. I think in terms of Gameplay it felt a bit hard, it was a bit frustrating trying to catch the bubbles, also I feel that the player sprite was too small, but maybe that's something you wanted for the style of the game and the visibility of the objects. It was fun once I got used to the mechanics, nice one!
Flying Dog Fish
17. Oct 2022 · 20:18 UTC
Nice diving simulator. It would be great if I could use the keyboard to start the game instead of using the mouse, so I wouldn't have to switch inputs.