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A jam submission

FishyphusView game page

Sisyphean fishing horror roguelite
Submitted by shiftBacktick — 23 hours, 58 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Sound#113.8753.875
Graphics#163.7503.750
Overall#243.4063.406
Theme Use#323.3753.375
Fun#482.6252.625

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What was your favourite part of working on your game during GDM?
Synthesizing all the music and sounds from scratch, in real-time, with my open-source toolkit.

What was the hardest part of creating your game?
Finding the right balance of difficulty, by tutorializing the game through multiple lives.

Did you use any pre-existing assets in your submission?
None.

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Comments

IfreannMediaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Loved the game, it took me a bit to understand how to play but once I did everything flowed, managed to get 5 fish in one run! I like what you did with the particles systems, music and sound design

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Box Gatherer
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shiftBacktickDeveloper1 year ago

That’s awesome! The tutorial is intended to kill you through your third run, so it sounds like you got through it and started really battling the reaper. My highest is 35. By then it’s less about improving your skill, and more just how much time you’d like to spend in the world. Cheers!

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IggyminiousSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Feels very abstract in its premise and visual style. Gameplay can be a bit slow to understand, but each time I played it, I was able to get one additional fish -- which I guess was the intent. Probably won't be for everyone, but I liked it.

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Barry Berry Basket
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SilverSterling5Submitted1 year ago

Amazing.

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Jessi James and the Ninja Complex Game Center
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LakoSubmitted1 year ago

There's a game-breaking bug when catching fish on Firefox, so I had to use Chromium. The concept is interesting and the visuals are nice for what they are. I like the sound design, it's really well made, especially the audio cues. There should be a bit more clear information on how to play the game as it's a bit vague. I managed to catch 2 fish at best.

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Lost + Found Detective Agency
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shiftBacktickDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for reporting. I just released an update that introduces experimental Firefox support. Beware that the game does not sound as intended in Firefox. However, it is now playable.

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tanukisuitupSubmitted1 year ago

I like the music and the visual style is cool too. I wasn't sure what all of the controls were though. It would be helpful if in the pause menu or something you could see which buttons do what. Also adding in a visual indicator of the reel and casting actions would help me understand what was going on. I caught the first fish somehow, but I couldn't seem to catch any more.

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Fruit Swarm
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sinpkrSubmitted1 year ago

Like the simple graphics and the vibe of this game. Had some trouble getting that second fish on the second level but its an interesting concept.

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Dark Sun Underworld (Game Jam)
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