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Cast by Shredmer

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made by Shredmer for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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CAST

Take a deep breath and relax. Let go of the rigors of every day life. All you have to do is cast :)

Who knows what you'll catch!

Controls

Spacebar - Cast / Reel

Shift - Pull rod

Tab - Bag

Fishing tips: Try holding spacebar down to continuously reel while tapping shift. Keep the fish within the blue zone until captured. Reeling the fish too soon or late without proper timing on pulling the rod will result in failure. Different fish fight harder than others. You will have to master fishing to catch the 3 star fish.

Music

https://soundcloud.com/tonyredmer/cast-ost-day

https://soundcloud.com/tonyredmer/cast-ost-ludum-dare-night

Credits

Andy Redmer - Programming & Design

Tony Redmer - Art & Music

Elora Redmer - Concept Art

Chevy Ray - Fonts (http://pixel-fonts.com/)

Pixabay - Sfx (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/)

Link https://shredmer.itch.io/cast
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/unwind

Ratings

Overall 324th 3.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 733th 3.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1049th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 36th 4.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 16th 4.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 26th 4.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 54🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

TheSmellofOxygen
21. Apr 2024 · 22:53 UTC
This is nice art. The mood is very relaxing and pleasant. Loved the day night cycle and the water effects with the ambience. The catching mechanic was tricky to master.
telo.philippe
23. Apr 2024 · 14:40 UTC
The art is amazing, and the game is very relaxing. Also, the mechanic for reeling is pretty innovative! You have not taken the theme into account but it is a nice change of pace from the other games! And I love fishing in games so I had a great time!
TheCze
23. Apr 2024 · 14:44 UTC
Terrific art, music and polish. Don't see any connection to the Theme unfortunately, besides that one of the best games I've seen.
BargainBlithe
23. Apr 2024 · 14:44 UTC
Fishing enthusiasts rejoice! The music is so soothing, it really makes one feel peaceful and relaxed.
Martta
23. Apr 2024 · 14:51 UTC
I see you did the same decision as we to not to follow the theme. :-)

I think the best part about this game is the graphics. I really liked that it looked genuine pixel art and not "fake". I wish there would have been fullscreen button (because the play area was bigger than my screen... :D)

The gameplay bit was bit of lacking. Obviously it was relaxing, but I feel like fun was missing. Music and sound effects were good.

Good entry, I had lovely time.
Kamizenki
23. Apr 2024 · 14:58 UTC
I love this game! the animation is great and very smooth, music is peaceful, and chill. Overall it makes me relax after work. Good work guys!
Roman Dubrovin
23. Apr 2024 · 15:15 UTC
I really like the mood and attention to the details! It is very relaxing until you try to catch fish with full bar. Is it even possible?
nemaberci
23. Apr 2024 · 15:24 UTC
Very relaxing experience. The animations seem smooth, the music and the sounds are thematically perfect and are pleasant to listen to.
dreo
23. Apr 2024 · 15:26 UTC
relaxing and beautiful. love it!
catching fishes is alright and quite challenging, but i miss a bit some reward for my efforts, like fish descriptions
Diego Escalante
24. Apr 2024 · 05:15 UTC
Big mood from this game! I wish the waiting time after casting was a bit shorter. But the game is wonderful. Beautiful pixel art, really relaxing vibes, love the day and night cycle. I love the rippling reflections from the water. Great job!
🎤 Shredmer
30. Apr 2024 · 01:24 UTC
@roman-dubrovin Possible but very difficult! The only way to do it is holding down spacebar the entire time, then tapping shift at the right time
Knatt
30. Apr 2024 · 11:13 UTC
Nice relaxing and simple. The pixel art kept my eyes moving around the screen while the bobber was going. I get the feeling you wanted the theme to be fishing lol. Good entry!
LDJam user 160
30. Apr 2024 · 12:03 UTC
Great art and audio! Really relaxing.
citsua
30. Apr 2024 · 15:12 UTC
Very pretty pixel art! Nice relaxing game.
frozenfire92
30. Apr 2024 · 23:32 UTC
This is such a charming game. The art, music and atmosphere of it is excellent :smile: I found the mechanic of fishing to be a refreshing take on it, but it was a bit too punishing compared to the overall mood of the game. Really great work, keep on making games!
LeBossMax2
02. May 2024 · 17:30 UTC
I likes your game a lot. The mood is great, it is very peaceful and the pull/reel mechanic is really well designed and executed. It was challenging to get my first 3 star fish