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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #17 | 2.429 | 2.429 |
| Originality | #26 | 2.143 | 2.143 |
| Style | #28 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Overall | #28 | 1.857 | 1.857 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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14
How many fish sprites did you use ? 🐟
Its just a capsule :)
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Not bad for your first game done in 48 hours.
The camera controls are a little too sensitive (could just be me?), but the fishing mechanic works well. I also kind of love how the fish collide with the platform and then slowly float up into the air. Combine that with the music and the vast empty ocean and there's just this sort of lonely atmosphere to it that I think is really cool.
Good work!
Congrats on finishing! I do like the aspect of trying to time your casts to land on high density areas of fish
Hey, this is pretty cool for a first game, keep going!
Thank you!
It was a roller coaster of emotions for sure. My buddy and I decided to join this Game Jelly as we want to make games but have pretty much zero experience. Like we can't even write a script to move the PC Model without some ChatGPT help (but we're learning!).
We start working and got so overwhelmed with asset packs and "where to start" that we took a step back and said screw it, let's just make our fishing game without the stress of submitting it in 48 hours.
Welp, long story short, we decided to submit it anyways. I did all the programming and the sweet graphics and he's the one on bass you can hear as the background music.
We have a ton of learning but in the end, it was all pretty fun and I think we will continue and one day Fishin Daddy will be GOTY material.
Hey, every step is required to walk, just enjoy the ride and learn!
I can totally relate with the pain of getting started with programming :') it's great that you managed to finish this much though and I believe your next game will be twice as good!
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (Two Tipsy Stars)
Ahoy there, fellow landlubbers! Gather 'round and listen to the tipsy tale of Bob and his fishin' misadventures in "Fishin' Daddy"! Now, let me tell ya, this here game might be as underdeveloped as me navigational skills after a night of indulgin' in too much rum, but it still managed to reel me in – hook, line, and sinker!
Picture this: a 3D world where ye become a fishin' daddy, and that's about it. There's no stress, no timer, and thank the stars, 'cause this old sailor ain't cut out for high-pressure situations, especially not after dealin' with a mid-life crisis and a messy divorce! Har, har!
Now, the graphics might be rough like the seas in a storm, but hey, the sea's always full of surprises, just like me ex-wife! She was like a slippery eel, always wrigglin' away from me grasp. But let's not get into that. The fish in the game were just as elusive, mind ya. They'd tease me by nibblin' on me bait and then swam away like they were playin' a game of cat and mouse – or should I say fish and Bob?
The fishin' mechanics themselves were as simple as tryin' to walk a straight line after a night of drinkin'. Ye cast yer line, ye wait, and ye hope for the best. Sometimes, a whole school of fish would bite at once, and I felt like I hit the jackpot, just like I thought I did when I got married. Turns out, the jackpot was more like a never-ending game of tug o' war, but that's a tale for another time!
One thing I can appreciate, though, is that ye can catch multiple fish at once – just like how I managed to juggle work, family, and me passion for the sea, all at once! But in "Fishin' Daddy," there ain't no wife to nag at ye for spendin' too much time on the water, so that's a plus, I reckon!
But let's face it, me hearties, "Fishin' Daddy" needs some serious work, like me life needs some serious repairin'. There ain't much to do in the game except catch fish, and it left me longin' for some more excitement and depth, much like how I longed for a deeper connection with me ex-wife – if only she'd stop throwin' things at me!
Haha, thanks for the comment and to set the record straight, catching multiple fish is a feature, not a bug!