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A Fishy Kinda Fear by cyphix

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made by cyphix for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Mr. Soo-shi the fish doesn't like water, in fact it'll simply just kill him to touch it. So he built an underwater base, but Oh NO! It's now leaking. He must escape upward to reach Mars Rocket 1!

WASD, Arrow Keys, and D-Pad on controllers to move Space or A(XBox) to jump E or X(Xbox) to hit the buttons to open the doors Escape or Menu(Xbox) to pause (note: only the mouse works on the menus, sorry)

Ken Walker - Code (Be gentle, it's my first time with Godot) - Hot Garbage Art

muphinmahn1337 - Art

Assets from Kenney https://kenney.nl/assets/platformer-art-deluxe - Hearts - Water Tiles

Git https://github.com/cyphix/LudumDare54
itch.io https://havok635.itch.io/a-fishy-kinda-fear
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/a-fishy-kinda-fear

Ratings

Overall 1066th 2.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1028th 2.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1108th 2.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 900th 3.105⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 656th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1039th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Oznarox
02. Oct 2023 · 22:39 UTC
Okay, it works now. First level is too hard for me, I can't beat the second door.
Embedder72
02. Oct 2023 · 22:56 UTC
I was able to run but unable to open the doors. I did get the first one to open once.
qdyer
02. Oct 2023 · 23:12 UTC
Fun little platformer. Nothing crazy inventive but enjoyed playing it. Some of the parts and hitboxes were a little frustrating. Almost got to first door before I quit, not sure if there is more levels. I like the little fish dude with his interact animation.
Rena
03. Oct 2023 · 02:27 UTC
was a little unclear how to get the first doors open with the red dots. the fishman was an original and cool design though!
Chaineddreamer
03. Oct 2023 · 02:29 UTC
it was really difficult. I got stuck on the second door. The idea is cool though. With sound and music it could be really scary.
mrs.wheelsx
03. Oct 2023 · 16:28 UTC
Wow that is brutal! Loved the concept, character and art in general. Character controls well. Good brutal game. If I were to make a suggestion, it would maybe be an easier mode for those who suck at platformers like me lol.
limpch
05. Oct 2023 · 19:45 UTC
That is the most difficult game from ludum dare 54 i've played, but i did it, i finish the game
Animaster
05. Oct 2023 · 19:46 UTC
![изображение_2023-10-05_224518605.png](///raw/843/61/z/5fce4.png)

Probably, fly to the actual mars would be easier, than beating this game :)
BalimaarTheBassFish
11. Oct 2023 · 03:55 UTC
Just a smidge too hard. Couldnt be fast enough to get to the second door.

Overall though I enjoyed the concept, just wish the initial stages were a little easier.
ffffchai
11. Oct 2023 · 04:43 UTC
The game is a bit difficult to play, jumping sometimes bumps my head, and of course I'm really not very good at platform jumping. A fish that's afraid of water is really humorous and the main character's movements are cute. I got a sense of a well-designed game, well done!
nullval
17. Oct 2023 · 15:15 UTC
Ok the idea is honestly super funny, but my god is this game hard and unforgiven. This is like "I wanna be the guy" and Various Mario Rom hacks. I just barely, BARELY got 2 doors open.

an interesting observation btw, as soon as you hit the spikes once, then you've basically spend too much time recovering and you're guaranteed death. you might want to think about an instadeath hitbox trap thing, or maybe give the player recovery frames with increased speed.
LDJam user 206001
19. Oct 2023 · 08:02 UTC
As they said before, it is practically impossible. The colliders on the spikes are huge, it's practically impossible to jump through them. It's a really, really difficult myth. It does not give
cassowary
19. Oct 2023 · 16:32 UTC
Very tough! I can't open the second door! I wish that you could trigger the buttons just by touching them rather than needing to press E as the collision is quite unforgiving.
Jonathan Lorenz
19. Oct 2023 · 19:34 UTC
I think the difficulty should be tuned down. It would be nice to have a first level pretty short and easy, just to get the player to get involved in the game. Another thing : I think the character is a bit too big for a platformer like that, I hit the ceilling at nearly every jump, which remove some of the pleasure of jumping. Overall a cool little game. Good job!