Fishing the Depths by zerocomms
Dad Mode jam (1-2 hrs a night, kids really put a damper on jam time). Simple fishing game, cast line, catch/sell fish, buy upgrades. Fish prefer their own lure and the lures of the fish at shallower depths. Be careful not to overspend in one area. It is possible to soft lock (sink lock?) the lure!
| Itch Web Link | https://codemonkeyzero.itch.io/ld57depths |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/fishing-the-depths |
Ratings
| Overall | 758th | 3⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 585th | 3.159⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 850th | 2.295⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 566th | 3.455⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 408th | 3.262⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 370th | 2.977⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 669th | 3.167⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 16🗳️ | 28🗨️ |
Note to self: do not buy so heavy lure that you cannot drag up. (spend all my first money for sinking speed xD)
I like the things that are there and it somewhat works but is hard. There is a quite a many things but just not fully fleshed out and balanced.
Thank you for your generous starting money, and then earning just couple coins from fish, I was think if this was somekind of allegory? ;)
Great audio!
It's hard with distractions
I am also a father of three kids (4, 6 and 11) and, oh god, i understand you very good xDD
Amazing job! Just want some goals maybe ^_^
One thing to note is that you could probably mess up at the start and invest all into sink speed, which causes it to go all the way down but since you don't have the lure level, none of the fishies bite, so maybe give players a bit less money to start out with so they don't make that mistake.
I managed to reel in at least one fish per color. :)
I wish I didn't have to use the mouse to retry (when I'm not buying upgrades), but maybe that's personal. Well done!