The Fish Summoner by ScrivenerOfLight

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made by ScrivenerOfLight for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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A musical memory game in which you must play back a song. The closer you are in pitch and rhythm to the original, the better fish you summon.

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Press and release keyboard keys or the mouse pointer to play notes.

FishSummonerNextLevel.png

How many fish will you summon?

* Let us know your high score in the comments! *

Art assets were generated in Midjourney and then modified (resized, indexed, recolored, etc.). Flute sounds are by MTG and sourced from Freesound and then trimmed. Background wave sounds from Mixkit, and other sound effects are from Pixabay.

Changelog - fixed an audio playback issue affecting some users (4.16.2024 9:51 p.m. EST)

Ratings

Overall 682th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 992th 3.021⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 651th 3.292⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 705th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 787th 2.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 535th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Starexplorer
15. Apr 2024 · 20:31 UTC
Hello! The concept is really interesting, but I can't get the game to work. It load 1st level 1st song, but the song itself does not start and well, I can't play. If you would be so kind, ping me when it'll be fixed. Cheers!
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
15. Apr 2024 · 21:39 UTC
Hello, @starexplorer - thanks for the feedback. So it loads the level but you don't get any sound? Do you get the 3 - 2 - 1 count down?
Fataljg
15. Apr 2024 · 23:08 UTC
fun game, Too bad you can't go to next song using keyboard
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
15. Apr 2024 · 23:36 UTC
@fataljg - thanks for the thought. I actually snuck in an update based on your feedback. Space key now can be used for all buttons.
Letskillem2248
16. Apr 2024 · 01:48 UTC
I noticed that the fish were worth different point values but I don't know how much each is worth. I think it would be a good idea to add a pause menu in order to change sound settings and see the value of each fish.
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
16. Apr 2024 · 01:56 UTC
@letskillem2248 great feedback. I agree with you. I wish we would've had time to do some more polishing. Thanks for checking it out!
uvwar
16. Apr 2024 · 20:55 UTC
Ah, a fellow flute summoner game! Wonderful artwork. It seemed like certain notes weren't playing in the initial song which I think could be confusing, and similarly when the song is completely I'm not sure if I'm correct and then a fish seems to hop forward a few seconds later. With more discreet indicators I think it would help the player understand a bit better.
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
16. Apr 2024 · 23:11 UTC
@uvwar Thanks for playing and for the feedback. We are aware that on some browsers/systems for some reason notes are occasionally not playing. We hope to do a bug fix for that. Thanks again for checking it out!
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
17. Apr 2024 · 02:08 UTC
@starexplorer and @uvwar the playback issue should be fixed. Thanks again for reporting it!
LDJam user 259831
17. Apr 2024 · 05:11 UTC
Cool game! Pretty uncommon to see a game that uses these keybindings but it was quite enjoyable. The background is gorgeous and the game is pretty fun. Nice work!
OhFiddleDiddle
17. Apr 2024 · 05:15 UTC
Really cool idea! I felt like I actually had to sound out the pattern in my brain to remember. I am sitting in my room going "Aaaaaa, Fffff, Sss, Ddd, hhhhhhh" haha.
I do think a little more information on how the scoring works would be great (Does the length of each note matter? I assume so but its hard to know how close I was after the fact).

Overall great entry! Keep it up.
LDJam user 382819
17. Apr 2024 · 05:15 UTC
It's simple, yet incredibly fun – you've nailed it, my friend. You've crafted a game that's like a potato chip; you just can't play it once and be done with it!
Lerrrtaste
17. Apr 2024 · 05:24 UTC
fun idea :) going from remembering the letters to remembering the feeling of the notes for longer sequences was great :)
Xahon
17. Apr 2024 · 05:57 UTC
The art is gorgeous
paloobi
18. Apr 2024 · 17:07 UTC
Interesting concept, I had fun trying to replay the song, and the design was quite effective.

A couple suggestions for improvement: I would have liked to see my score a little more prominently after each level to give more clear feedback on how well I did before it proceeded (I see the score on the left, but something a little more central might be nice for me). It wasn't clear to me how much my rhythm affected my score - if rhythm matters, a metronome might be nice to make the rhythm more clear (at least for when you introduce to melody). Lastly, I found the countdown a little long for me, and I sometimes would forget parts of the melody while waiting for it (but maybe that would get better if I practiced more :) ) - but maybe that is intentional design to add challenge

Overall it's a fun little game, great job!
Ampersand
18. Apr 2024 · 17:59 UTC
@paloobi thanks for your feedback and suggestions on making variables such as score and how the rhythm affects the score more apparent to the user. We will definitely pay attention to that in the future. Thanks for playing!
cheesepencil
20. Apr 2024 · 05:56 UTC
I like how you can freestyle a bit and still score, just like Parappa The Rapper! Very zen. The spacebar shortcuts to get past the menu and advance the level/song did not work for me and I was forced to click the buttons every time. All the musical notes seemed to work just fine.

Good job, the mechanic works well.
Fenix131113
20. Apr 2024 · 09:15 UTC
Funny game. Pretty good visual!
brainles etertainment
20. Apr 2024 · 10:11 UTC
The game is cool, but my music abilities are scarce :( I would starve if the only way to get food is repeating melodies.
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
20. Apr 2024 · 15:45 UTC
@cheesepencil thanks for the feedback. Glad you like it! The spacebar was a last minute feature add. Not 100% sure why it isn't working for you, but I have had it fail intermittently, too. If you press one of the flute keys after the "next song" it sometimes fails. Or if for some reason you click out of the game, the button will be deselected when you click back into the game. Thanks again!
🎤 ScrivenerOfLight
20. Apr 2024 · 15:45 UTC
@fenix131113 and @brainles-etertainment - thanks for checking it out!
Coda Highland
20. Apr 2024 · 17:31 UTC
Seems pretty solid overall. I really like the overall mood it creates.

Nitpicky suggestions to add a bit of polish:
* Try different scales, like maybe a pentatonic scale, to help each song sound more musical instead of just random. It wouldn't involve changing any logic!
* Fade the notes out instead of just stopping them. Right now, it clicks at the end of each note.

The fact that my comments are about music instead of gaming should be a good sign. :)
LDJam user 372425
20. Apr 2024 · 18:22 UTC
That was a pretty creative idea. The mood in the game was great between the ambient sounds and the flute. The graphics also looked great. It was simple but it worked well. Great job!
Beeb GameCodeCompany
20. Apr 2024 · 19:27 UTC
Favorite thing about this game is the mood, it's got a nice vibe to it. Looks like you already got a lot of feedback, the only suggestion I have is maybe have ASFD and JKL; be the notes to play. I think that'd feel more natural for playing on a PC keyboard. Just an idea, I could be wrong lol.
LDJam user 267116
20. Apr 2024 · 20:28 UTC
Nice game! Very fun take on the theme, and the vibes are immaculate. Good job!
K-toll
24. Apr 2024 · 23:08 UTC
After starting the game, nothing happens after “listen to the song then play it!”

I have Firefox as my browser and no worries about testing the other games in the jam, but I guess this is it.

Too bad! I really would have liked to test this musical game, it sounds like a cool idea! :(![Capture.JPG](///raw/cbb/f5/z/64c61.jpg)
Roman Dubrovin
04. May 2024 · 14:49 UTC
The game doesn't seem to work. I don't hear anything besides the waves. Also, pressing any of these keys does nothing.