Got a time of like 2:15 or something, currently 3rd place. Awesome game, I loved it.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sound | #17 | 3.361 | 3.361 |
| Gameplay | #21 | 3.472 | 3.472 |
| Overall | #25 | 3.438 | 3.438 |
| Aesthetics | #34 | 3.611 | 3.611 |
| Theme | #55 | 3.306 | 3.306 |
Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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WOOO (coming for you fc :))) I copied the strat of skipping that diagonal speed orb but I actually found out about the wind trick into finish myself. Infact on my 2.35, I did it only using the wind in that section, so it's possible to save like 10 seconds there, potentially making sub 1m possible. Siickk
206 days ago (+1)
I didn't really know what feedbacks would be interesting when the fish was out of the water. In fact, I wanted to give the feeling that the fish is uncontrollable in the air so I'd be more inclined to remove feedback rather than add to it.
I already posted my best speedrun video on the itch page. I know some more optimal routes exist (sub 1 min might be possible) and I also would love to see speedrunners trying their best on my game :)
206 days ago (+1)
Oh, I see. There is a splashing effect, but it only occurs if the fish goes fast enough (so you can't see it before the first waterfall part). I also thought about adding waves to the water, but I ran out of time.
206 days ago(+1)
I always have a bit of trouble making games that aren't too difficult 😅. Still, I'm very happy to see that several people have managed to reach the end. Thank you so much for playing. I'm glad you liked it ❤️
I totally get it... towards the end of this jam's development time I actually thought about making parts of my game harder, because they just felt boring to me. If I ever participate in a speed jam again I will make sure to have multiple levels with increasing difficulty. I think if there's at least one level where player's to be able to get onto a leaderboard it makes it way more likely for them to stick around and play more.
E.g. I was very close to giving up on the last jump of your game as well. I think I had to put in close to 20 minutes, which tbh most people simply won't, especially not if they don't feel like making progress. Most players probably won't even try on the same level for 2 minutes, let alone 20 :D I'm sure it's very similar for my game, so this was a big learning for me.
Really solid, though that first rock was really, really tough to get past at first, mainly dying to it by having my tail hit it when my head was in the water.
I couldn’t figure out the final jump and gave up after quite a few tries, I watched your walkthrough and still don’t understand where to aim lol. It’s solid and good!
207 days ago(+1)
I didn't realize the first part would be such a big problem, since there are only two jumps before the first checkpoint. Initially, the first jump was even longer, and the fish was slower. For the final jump, you just need to aim straight up. You can trigger the end of the game by just going high enough. Thanks for playing and for continuing almost to the end of the game despite the difficulty at the beginning 😊
You had earned enough good will from me from Blindsight that I was willing to push past that first jump - I’m particularly poor at like predicting specific angles to get the right projectile arcs in games so I knew it was partly a me issue. I found myself surprised by how easy and fluid the rest of the game felt, minus getting the right angles to build up speed for the final jump at the end.
One thing I forgot to mention is that I think the time between death and respawn is about a second too long for my tastes - I think showing the player the actual angle they did their last jump at doesn’t necessarily make sense for the game (especially scope wise given the short timeframe), but every second between one jump and retrying it again is a second for my brain to completely forget how exactly I did it the time before lol
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