An Ocean Planet by JamieOK

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made by JamieOK for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Description

An Ocean Planet All good deliveries must come to an end, but there are plenty of sights to enjoy along the way.

Skim along the surface of an ocean planet to deliver an important package. Really though, it's about everything between the start of the journey and the end.

Submission for Ludem Dare 53.

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How To Play

​Keyboard:

WASD - Movement

Mouse - Camera View​

Left Shift - Reduce Thrust

Gamepad:

Right/Left Triggers - Thrust

Left Thumbstick - Steering

Right Thumbstick - Camera View

​Left Shift - A/X

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Credits

All assets are either original assets created by myself or built into Unreal Engine 4.

Ratings

Overall 906th 3.264⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 958th 3⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1031th 2.792⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1110th 3.097⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 746th 3.444⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 340th 3.611⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 307th 3.833⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 30🗳️ 60🗨️

Feedback

Wompus
02. May 2023 · 18:52 UTC
Really relaxing game, loved the music! The sound effect for the hovercraftspaceship ( ? :) ) could've been a bit more subtle, about halfway it distracted me from the relaxation. Loved the atmosphere of the game.

Also I was focussing on steering while the text was appearing at the sphere. Might want to show that text on a straight part or maybe use voice so I can steer and listen?
Marco Schneider
02. May 2023 · 19:19 UTC
Nice game, fluid movement. Was fun to drive around.
drazil100
02. May 2023 · 19:22 UTC
Only able to leave a partial rating due to the lack of Linux support. The game played but the graphics were definitely not supposed to look like this.
![Screenshot from 2023-05-02 14-12-31.png](///raw/320/3/z/5ac7f.png)

What I was able to rate I did really like. The controls were solid and despite my inability to see more than just a portion of my ship I was able to figure out how to navigate. The audio and mood were really good.

If you want and are able to build a Linux version I would be happy to try this again to fill out the other categories. If not I completely understand.
🎤 JamieOK
02. May 2023 · 20:29 UTC
@wompus Thanks for the feedback! Some very valid points there, especially about the text being difficult to focus on around the sphere. Really appreciate it :slight_smile:

@marco-schneider Thanks! The feeling of the ship was about the only thing that went right this weekend haha
🎤 JamieOK
02. May 2023 · 21:04 UTC
@drazil100 Thanks for trying it out! I've had a go at packaging for Linux and I've added a new download link to the Itch.io page. I'd appreciate if you let me know if it works?
Thanks for all the other feedback though :slight_smile:
drazil100
02. May 2023 · 21:39 UTC
@jamieok Works! Updated my ratings.
fusionnist
02. May 2023 · 23:58 UTC
Short and sweet! Love me a good walking sim. I like the feel of the movement, and the ship color changing with its speed. Thanks for sharing!
chusmimax
03. May 2023 · 03:01 UTC
Neat game. It might not have been the intended gameplay but I was drifting through loops just for style points. The ending caught me distracted so I had to finish the game again to read it.
Rezioz
03. May 2023 · 14:42 UTC
It was cool and relaxing to drift over that ocean. But I wouldn't say no to a little more gameplay.
Stellarr2
03. May 2023 · 14:49 UTC
Nice relaxing game, I liked the calm music mixed with the sound the ship made when it moved. The art style is low poly but it looked decent. Controlling the ship wasn't much of a hassle, and overall everything was just calm. It instantly reminded me of subnautica because of the ocean and the ship, and so I think exploration above and below the water would be nice, more calm and not scary. Only criticism I have is... not really any, just small nitpicks like not being able to see what's in the water. I also liked the lore, that great sphere probably has something funny going on.
Zyrus
03. May 2023 · 14:51 UTC
Looks to me like this could develop in a fun racing game :)
resacaGames
04. May 2023 · 01:16 UTC
Very nice atmospheric game. The music worked very well, ship moved a little wonky but got used to it quickly and soon I was strafing like a pro. I found the ship sound a little annoying unlike other comments, but I could endure it until the end.
Nice job!!!!
AnnaBella T
04. May 2023 · 06:47 UTC
that felt incredibly smooth and atmospheric. It was very satisfying to fly around over the water in my little F-Zero ship
Zephyr19
04. May 2023 · 15:20 UTC
Love the music and graphic!
zimny11
04. May 2023 · 18:39 UTC
Really nice and relaxing experience! Love the guitar :) Good job with the game.
StudioCherno
05. May 2023 · 06:30 UTC
A fairly relaxing game, pretty nice sound track, although the noise of the boat(?) did become slightly distracting after a while.
Think it could be an interesting racing game (pod racing anyone?) with the driving mechanics.

The only real criticism I have is that it felt too linear and the gameplay felt lacking, would've been nice if the points of interest were spread out and not guided by the arches, although I suppose you could always go off track.

Really like the stylized water graphics, the foam really added a nice touch. -Peter
J0ye
05. May 2023 · 10:30 UTC
I can see what you wanted to achieve with this game and i really appreciate it. This was a nice alternative to the hectic and confusing gameplay of many other projects. You set out to make something de-stressing and relaxing, and the game accomplishes this. I would really like to have more of it. More game would be perfect.
LDJam user 299852
05. May 2023 · 14:05 UTC
Nice in its minimalism, the ship was a bit hard to control and that clashed a bit with the nostalgic overall mood. It was hard to read the text, I feel it would have felt better having it above as it's where I was looking at, having it below meant I lost half of it because I was paying attention to the direction I was heading on.
It felt refreshing to play something this different, thanks for making it
fabula_rasa
05. May 2023 · 18:34 UTC
Superb atmosphere. The guitar tune, great delicate colors, low-detail models - all go together very nicely. It was a pleasure to swim around, read the stories and look at the sights. Very relaxing experience, even if there are not many mechanics here to speak of (or maybe exactly thanks to that :smile:).

I really did love the guitar.
kiguel182
06. May 2023 · 10:13 UTC
Loved the music and the mood. Very pleasant experience.

The water wasn't loading for me unfortunately but that's problem an issue with my computer.
JHax
06. May 2023 · 10:30 UTC
Lovely bit of story telling and world building! Has a really nice relaxing vibe to it, genuinely made me smile!
ADerpyChickenStudios
06. May 2023 · 17:56 UTC
Really nice mood I would have liked a different font color I think as it as a bit hard to read over the sky and the white crests of the waves, but overall I really liked it :)
peterfiftyfour
09. May 2023 · 08:21 UTC
I love hover ship/car/whatever things! Really liked the vibes just zooming around on the ocean planet
simex
15. May 2023 · 16:11 UTC
I really enjoyed this, I got in to a 'zen' mode playing it. the only real feedback I have is that the sound of the boat got a bit grating after a while. I also had a bit of an issue where it felt like the game design was fighting with it self. because I wanted to try and speed around and get in to a flow. but it was hard to do that while also reading the text prompts. maybe it's because english isn't my first language, but I had to brake my flow, so that I could read the flavor text. I'm not really sure how you would solve that issue (maybe with voice narration?). but yeah, that my feedback. fantastic job!
Tygrak
17. May 2023 · 21:11 UTC
Oooh pretty game! Liked the music, very pleasant, love the guitar. Super pretty artstyle -- I really like the lowpoly Windwaker-y water. Loved just driving around and exploring, one of my favorite kinds of a game. Only thing I can say is that I wish there was more! :)
Steve Sparkes
18. May 2023 · 22:59 UTC
A really strong game aesthetically. The mood set by the game was incredible, with the music, visuals and satisfying "floaty" controls lending to the forlorn feeling of travelling across and alien planet just to deliver some mail. The text was well written, and the green gates were a nice addition to keep me on track whilst still leaving me the room to break off the set path. This could be expanded into a full release, which I mean with high compliments! Great work, and please keep making games!