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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #6 | 3.790 | 3.790 |
| Limitation | #6 | 3.810 | 3.810 |
| Visuals | #7 | 4.190 | 4.190 |
| Audio | #9 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Gameplay | #17 | 3.238 | 3.238 |
| Theme | #20 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This is such a cool game and the art and vibes are great! but I was also unable to buy bait :(
Hey hey, thanks for playing our game! We've been getting a few comments about the bait, we apologize that its not very clear, but you unlock the baits as you sell fish. The Journeyman Bait should unlock after making $50
Hey! We also tried to do a unique take on a fishing game, a bit different style than yours. I thought it was a really cool idea to draw around the fish without touching the fish to capture it. I will say though, once you figure out you can just draw a really big circle/square, you can kind of cheat a bit to always get the fish fast (could try reducing how much you can draw in one go).
The complicated transition does seem like it meets the limitation for the jam. The UI could use a bit of love but I loved the overall art style and the game was unique and enjoyable. Great work!
Loved the art and the music, it's a very pretty game! The transition idea was also really cool and I liked the fishing mechanic. Great sound design too, the splashing sound when you start fishing is the perfect touch! Unfortunately I couldn't interact with the shop mechanic at all because all the UI was off screen, but that might have been an issue with playing it in the browser. Overall, great job, I really liked the different fish designs!
I loved the art and it was fun ^^
This is such a lovely game! I love the art style, and I think this is such a unique take on a fishing game! The progression is satisfying and world is really lovely. Great job! One issue I ran into is that I couldn't purchase other bait, no matter how many times I tried to exit and re-enter the shop.
What a beautiful, original and rich game! There's so much content! And the assets are all so pretty! çwç ❤️ Lovely. Just lovely. The transitions were also cool and not too invasive, just the perfect balance. Good job!!
Thank you so muuuch! ;w; We're so glad you enjoyed the game!
Spell Casting is a very good idea.
I like the game loop of drawing circles in order to catch fishes.
The art and music is fitting very well. It gives some cozy vibes.
However, I couldn't really play the game because as soon I enter the shop the most important UI like buying, selling or leaving the shop was out of my screen so I couldn't see or click it. Maybe it is because I played it on the web and did not download it but I wanted to mention it.
But I liked the transition very much. The scrolling into the water fits perfectly in this scene.
Loved the fishing mechanic and the transition idea! The book is a nice touch and the progression on the shop is good, but could be faster. At the beginning i was trying to draw small circles around the fish, but that was really hard, then i found out i could draw a huge box around the whole screen and that was kind of OP, so i did that for the rest of the game and i didn't even had to buy more line upgrades past the second one. One way i think it would be cool stop the player from doing this is making so smaller circles does more damage.
Really creative approach and interesting game! The fishing mechanic is fun, and I like the upgrades shop but I think making the bait options a bit easier to get would be nice, getting the same fish gets a little repetitive! It's satisfying finding new fish and finding an efficient strategy to catching them. Some more visual feedback in the fishing mini-game would be nice, I'd love some clearer indicators that the fish are getting "hurt" (the audio clues are fantastic, the pitch increases is a clever way to show you're getting closer), but visual clues would really sell it. Having the theme be centered around making shapes with your mouse on the screen is really nice, whether that's the transitions or game itself. Which btw, the transitions are awesome, that's such a genius minigame to include.
Thank you so much for your kind words and critique! We will definitely take these into consideration going into the future :)
I love this game and the transition idea is awesome! Also super cute and beautiful art and really creative fishies <3 The music is also really nice and cozy. The gameplay is nice, I just couldnt buy the other baits. Not sure if I missed something there or if it just didnt work, which is sad because I would have loved to catch all fish and read their descriptions!
Thanks for the feedback and kind words! You unlock new baits by making a certain amount of money. The Journeyman Bait should unlock after making $50. We'll work on making that more transparent for future updates!
cute concept!
This game is so cool, the catching mechanic reminds me of Pokemon Ranger. The title is great too such a fun concept i love fishing and magic
That's exactly what inspired us ! Thank you so much for your kind words :)))
Love the transition idea!