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A jam submission

Prison FishView game page

You're not alone, play Go Fish with the prisoner in the next cell
Submitted by Jonas H — 9 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#1053.7783.778
Overall#4492.9322.932
Innovation#4732.7782.778
Graphics#4812.9632.963
Game Design#4872.8522.852
Fun#5292.7042.704
Audio#5562.5192.519

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does you game fit the theme?
You're not alone, play Go Fish with the prisoner in the next cell

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
ALL code written by me during the Jam

Credit to the following for character sprites:
Created by Svetlana Kushnariova (Cabbit) <lana-chan@yandex.ru>, GrumpyDiamond, & Jordan Irwin (AntumDeluge)
https://opengameart.org/content/handymen
https://opengameart.org/content/dwarves-0

Credit to Kenny.nl for card sprites

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Comments

Submitted

(I am now in a rush to test as many games as possible to help, so please do not mind the cursory reviewing style.)

Semi-on-the-fly remarks:

Controls ARE layout-independent!! :D (I have an AZERTY keyboard) (And arrow keys are also enabled.)

Did not know "Go Fish" (or forgot it?), so I went looking up the rules X)

Small bug: "You give him you As" written two consecutive times. Three times "You give him your 06s"; is this on purpose, actually? The plural made me think this should be written only once! Or the plural has to be removed.

Won barely by 7 to 6 right at my last turn! XD :)

Small bug: walking a bit (right then left), managed by chance to have the cards interface pop up only a split second! X)

Takeaway: very surprised by this take on the theme! Kind of a meta-approach, with a game inside the game (a concept which obsesses me, I have a big project based on this; and one of the possible constraints for the next Mini Jam (115) is this XD). As some others said, I think some more sounds would have helped make the game more pleasant. Nice choice to show the other prisoner as an anonymous black figure, too. I wish the gameplay was more than just almost exclusively the classic card game; in particular, it would have made the game feel even more personal, apart from the context.

Suggestion: I think you could have completely accepted your own approach and made a whole story/interaction side AROUND the card game, not just at the beginning! For example, something happens after and you can play with other prisoners, or some guard interrupts the card game, or helps the other or you cheating (in exchange for a bribe?), and so one. This would have been the occasion to have both more originality in the meta-approach AND add original mechanics! I feel you had a great initial idea with lots of potential, but did not fully develop it. I would encourage you to do so! :)

Submitted

I think your take on the theme was great. The game was fun too!

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

I like your take on the theme. The whole game is the card game, but this tiny story makes it mean something more than just a card game.

And, I love this part of the instructions 😅😉:


Submitted

It a great new idea of card playing ; spent me some time to figue out how to play; I like this game 

Submitted

It was a bit hard to understand at the beginning but when I got it I got hooked thanks for the game :)

Submitted

a great interpretation of the theme - i like that the player has to make an active decision to talk to their neighbour. i think i would have liked being able to see the cards a little larger, but this was a lovely glimpse into their story :)

Submitted

At first a little confusing because I didn't know how to play go fish. After some research it was great!

Fits the theme!

Submitted

So after winning the game was just stuck. Was there something else that was supposed to happen or is that the end of the game?


It's a pretty cool aesthetic to play go fish, and a nice simple take on the theme. I'd like to have more to do but all in all good submission

Developer (1 edit)

Usually it tells you if you won or lost and then reloads

but sometimes it gets stuck at the end of the game

Submitted

A thematic twist on a classic card game, good job!

Submitted

Argh! I'm no good at cards. Well done little card game there friend.

Hey Feel free to give my game a go and rate! :)

Submitted

pretty cool game overall, just with the cards were a bit more clear

Submitted

Fits into the theme, but at the beginning I didn't understand anything that I needed to do

Submitted

Cool game, I enjoyed the gameplay and the way it fit into the theme was cool. Something to improve on is the sound as it is a bit lacking. Overall a great game and eye-catching submission. If you would be so kind to rate my game, but its entirely up to you :)

Submitted

great game. It fits the theme very well. I loved the game. I have no feedbacks. Goodluck with the jam and hope u rate and play my game.

Submitted

Good job, fits the theme perfectly!

Submitted

Good job, I liked the game.

Submitted

Good work, I liked the graphics.

Submitted

Playing cards with a stranger, good way to kill the loneliness in prison :)

Submitted

The sound is a little lacking however you must have put a lot of work into the gameplay and it looks like it paid off. 

Submitted

Very polished game on the whole, but lacks music and sound effects. If you added them, I would probably give it a 7/8 out of 10. As it stands, I'd give it a 5/10. Good work!