Nice chill game. I've crashed a lot especially when the ship is going downward, maybe adjusting the camera a bit would help or health bars. But I did manage to make the map! Good job :D
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Adheres to jam theme | #23 | 4.256 | 4.256 |
| Presentation (visuals) | #57 | 3.860 | 3.860 |
| Overall | #70 | 3.651 | 3.651 |
| Concept (gameplay) | #221 | 2.837 | 2.837 |
Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
The concept is good but the implementation could be better. I’m sure it is a limitation of the assets available but it was sometimes hard to figure out which islands matched which drawings. The controls could be more fun with more animation and feedback, and colliding with islands ending the game didn’t feel right.
The subdued music was calming and fitting to listen to, and I liked the sound design of the game. The water animation is also quite nice. I wonder if a movable camera would be nice to have, even if it must be limited in order to prevent the player from seeing too much at once.
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Wizard of the FarlandsLooking really nice and quite similar to my submission to find and chart islands. The shipwreck was quite quick and sometimes unavoidable which was a bit annoying. But nice entry.
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Oscar the ExplorerPretty good concept, I really like a relaxing game like this with more of an exploration emphasis, and the music really helped to fit the vibe of the game. I think the shipwrecking mechanic is a bit annoying and doesn’t add much to the game, especially since you can shipwreck on what looks like empty sea (at least at the front right corner of the level. Other than that though, I enjoyed it a lot!
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VoyagerFantastic! I love the very open play experience and filling out the map manually yourself is a really cool feature. Well done!
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Cozy Island Drive9 grids randomly generated. I can spend whole day on this game, love it!
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DiggernautNice one! chill and relaxing exploration and consistent use of the assets. congrats!
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Space ReporterI really enjoyed this, such a simple idea and chill execution but the allure of discovering just one more thing beyond the horizon keeps you wanting more. I'd love to see this developed further after the jam ends with more realistic buoyancy physics for the ship and animations, maybe even a sailing component (imagine if you had to actually use the wind and it changed directions?) Like some other reviewers, I felt it was too easy to shipwreck, especially when heading to the bottom of the map where you can't easily see the land coming at you. But really a nice little game, especially since you said it was your first!
Nice chilling game, Like the exploration part, and direct ship control
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Dungeon Typercool concept, gameplay is little confusing otherwise fun to play.
few suggestions:
make ship more durable,
make controls simple, easy to navigate.
may be add some hostile island.
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Space Explorer (KenneyJam 2023)This is a really cool game! I think sailing is a great application of exploration, and it was cool trying to look at the islands to get a sense of how the whole map is laid out, all with some very relaxing light music. Moving was a little slow for my taste, and sometimes the camera rotation made it hard to get a good angle to look at the island in detail, but aside from that, extremely fun game!
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Growth Spurt DungeoneerReally pretty, and love the use of the assets here. Got a very good build out very quickly!
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Marco Yolo (Kenney Game Jam)Nice chill game. I would maybe remove or change the shipwreck mechanic, because I was nearly finished then got game over, which I wasn't expecting
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