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Brackeys Game Jam 2023.2

Hosted by Brackeys, Yasahiro, Duxez, AquaXV · #BrackeysGameJam
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A jam submission

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Submitted by First Orbit — 13 hours, 2 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#3153.3633.846
Graphics#3373.1623.615
Fun#4052.7583.154
Overall#4232.8143.218
Game Design#4362.7583.154
Audio#4872.4222.769
Innovation#4982.4222.769

Ranked from 13 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?
The games setting and gameplay loop fit the theme.

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
All the assets and code are made from scratch except the underwater ambient sound.

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LowQualityRobinSubmitted1 year ago

Really like the art style and colour pallet here! The game's fun to play too.

Only criticism is that shooting and retrieving the harpoon should probably be mapped to the same key.

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Diving Bell Mayhem
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EdgarsBGamesSubmitted1 year ago

Wow I really like your game, You Had what i wanted to add to my game but I ran out of time. All the oxygen pickups were great every time I found one I was soo happy and kept diving deeper. Sounds are great. Well done!

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Depth Explorer
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Freefire StudiosSubmitted1 year ago

Through the depths of the water!

Things I enjoyed ✔️

  1. The audio design is superb! Sounds great!
  2. Gameplay is fun and intuitive!
  3. I love the shop system with this game! Feels great
  4. Sprite work is fantastic!

Things I would like to possibly see with your title. 🤷‍♂️

  1. Maybe make it so the shop is on the top of the map, and you click on the upgrades, and then you can press a button that says DIVE and then your character goes down, just so then you dont have 2 separate screens.

Overall 📓

Very fun game! Had a great time playing it! Great work on this one!

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Fishing Time 🎣
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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback, I will look into making the shop part of the main scene.

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ZmadnesssSubmitted1 year ago

Lovely game, overall good job! Not much to say about it then good :).

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Tropical Odyssey: The Fruity Dive
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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks!

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KRAIDEVSubmitted1 year ago

Starting off I love the visuals. The grappling hook mechanic was also neat. One criticism I have is that as you go down it becomes extremely hard to see it would have been nice if there was more vision. The flashlight is great but I don't think it should have been a shop item. But other than that the game was great. I loved it :)

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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks, I will make sure to improve the visibility at lower depths after the jam.

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KylomainSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

This is truly a hidden gem. It's criminal that this only has 5 ratings, this is definitely one of my favorite games of the jam. The amount of polishing and balancing you did in 7 days is insane. Not only does it look beautiful, the sounds and atmosphere is perfect. All the little things you did like having the harpoon push you back a bit so you can microsteer, having a max length on the harpoon gun so you can't cheese oxygen tanks, the fish being like the perfect speed... The only problem I had was I accidentally clicked out of the tutorial at first, and so I didn't know what the pearls looked like at the beginning. But that's more of a user error than anything else. I wish there was more content just because I liked playing it so much, I hope you work on it more after the jam! Amazing work! 

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Goodbye, Charlie
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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate it and I'm so glad you enjoyed the game. I'm planning to work on it more after the jam.

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TheLuchenatorSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

im surprised this doesn't have more ratings! the pixel art is superb, and i love the grappling hook mechanic. my only complaint is that once you get far enough, it's near impossible to see the obstacles heading your way. Besides that, this a really good submission. Well done!

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Deep Dive
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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks! I really appreciate it, as for the darkness, I did add a flash light (torch) in the shop  to help and also made glow sticks generate at lower depths but I will look into this issue after the jam.

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VercinGamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The concept is simple and effective, with a great atmosphere that makes you feel like you're sinking into the abyss. Bravo for the work!

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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it.

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superolsSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Fun game and real cool Graphics

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Coralquest
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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks!

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LUDIOXSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Good graphics, though i didn't understand the mechanic of the grappling hook.

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Bathyscaphe
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First OrbitDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback!, I wish I had more time to create a proper tutorial, the harpoon gun is used to hook oxygen tanks, get clams for pearls and damage enemies in the lower depths.

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