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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #97 | 3.850 | 3.850 |
| Audio | #115 | 3.450 | 3.450 |
| Overall | #177 | 3.325 | 3.325 |
| Game Design | #188 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
| Innovation | #238 | 3.050 | 3.050 |
| Theme | #297 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Fun | #343 | 2.900 | 2.900 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Fish deeper and deeper water to become a Fishing Master!
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Proud to say all assets are created from scratch, including Art and Music!
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Interesting idea for a game, and great way to expand on the classic fishing minigame.
I feel as though the concept could be a bit more fleshed out if there was some kind of obstacle during the minigame, like other items that could distract the fish.
Also, I found this island, but couldn't figure out what it was for:
Thanks for the review! I fleshed the game out a bit more. Made it so that you drop your bait if you hit the wall too many times and added some levels. I also updated those islands to have a little bit of story/content. Really appreciate you playing our game!
That sounds like a great update! I look forward to playing it sometime (hopefully sooner rather than later).
Another thing I forgot to suggest was having some kind of navigation tool like a map or compass. Maybe it could be incorporated into the smaller islands somehow?
Very very good game! It reminds me of the late game "Dredge". Well done!
I loved the artwork and the ambience brought on by the music. The mechanics were a little flat, but the adventure and art design kept me going for more and I ended up finishing the game. I loved it!
EDIT: Just wish I could pet the dog.
Ahh great idea! I just added a simple dialogue for petting the dog. Thanks for that idea! Really happy to hear you finished the game. I made a bunch of other updates/improvements and generally fleshed it out. Would love if you gave it another look! Thank you for the review.
Very cool concept. I like the amount of simple details, like a dog, sandcastle and so on. Seems like objects on island cant be activated, like shops and other.
Nice atmosphere, fun casual core game loop, very satisfying boat inertia :)
Very bright and cool game. Interesting concept and nice music. Good job!
A really nice game, the main gameplay loop is very fun! I loved the concept of the fishing minigames and how you have to search for the fish in the sea's depth. My only critiques are the hook is a bit slow during the catching minigame, also many of the fishes, when caught, don't correspond to their name (for example, when I caught a manta, it said I caught a guppy), but i can see this done due to the limited timeframe. More consistency with the names would fix this easily. I would've also liked a bit more of a challenge, as most of the times the minigames are just "go to fish"->"go up", maybe some other distractions or obstacles in more advanced stages would've been interesting! The pixelart and animations are a bit strange (the starting animation where I didn't really know who I was of the two characters, the trees that sometimes look like carpets of grass, and some other assets that could be sprited better, but that also comes with the chosen graphical style of the game). Also there are some other smaller things that could be fixed, like the boat sometimes going on land (glitchy collisions with land tiles), but as for the rest, it is a nice game with a great potential! keep up the good work! :D
I really appreciate the thorough review. I've fixed the names corresponding to the right fish and hooked them up to the aquarium so that you can see your progress. We had a few more levels ready to go that I didn't get a chance to make the original cut. I got those other levels in and I added a way to lose your bait and fail the game to add some challenge but it could still probably use a little more challenge I think. Updated the animations for the intro scene. Fixed boat going on land, had to generate physics shape for the texture (was only a problem for the sand texture). Your review was a great help, thank you!
What you have here is good. I can see adding more challenge to the fishing segments maybe, like having to keep the bait away from small fish while you get to the real prize.
Small fish is a great idea. I added a way to lose your bait and the fish can run off with it. Thanks for the review. Scuba Steve's was one of my favorites in the whole jam!
Games has a really cool vibe to it, not gonna lie, the dog has my heart <3 Chill gameplay and good audio/visuals make it a great entry, well done!
The game appears to have created a cozy and relaxing atmosphere that i appreciate, with cute graphics, soothing music, and unique mechanics like fishing and boat exploration. While the fishing mechanics are nice, its a bit monotonous sometimes. Overall, the game successfully invokes a calming experience and provides engaging activities within its setting.
Just released an update with different minigame levels and a mechanic to lose your bait to help with the monotony a bit. Thanks for the review!
Cute game, cute graphs and music. Congrats for making assets yourself. Little stardew here :)
Can you try and rate my game too ?
Chill game, has fishing, has a cute dog. Awesome combination!
This was great, the music and art created such a chill vibe. I really liked the music, it was simple yet very effective at setting the mood. I thought the fishing mechanic was a really unique spin on it and worked really well. Well done on this!
Nice chill cozy game :)
I really enjoyed this. It was a nice relaxing fishing adventure. I love the dog, and I had fun going around in my boat. I do think that the minigame gets a little boring though....
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! We had a few more levels that didn't make the original cut, but I've updated it and added a way to fail the minigame too.
oh cool!
This game is lovely! I'm not sure there's any way to fail at catching fish but that doesn't matter, the vibes from the art and music just floating around are simply immaculate.
Thank you very much! I've added a way to fail the fishing minigame and fleshed out a bunch of other stuff.
Impressive game, I unlocked the deep water rod!