I loved this. Took me less than 15 minutes to complete but had a lot of fun
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CREEPING TIDE's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Lore | #1 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.080 | 4.080 |
| Horror Elements | #2 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Fishing Enjoyment | #3 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Visuals and Audio | #5 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Fishing Beastiary | #6 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
This was really cool. I really enjoyed the haggling mechanic. Also I loved the character walking animations. They looked sort goofy in a good way. The story was properly creepy too and the chase scene at the end was a cool.
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Bigger FishWriting a new review, since the fishing bug got patched.
Very enjoyable game!
As previously stated, the CRT looks is awesome, it was definitely creepy and a bit unnerving with the direction you took. I also love the haggling system, which really nicely mimics the back-and-forth of negotiation.
One major problem I've found is I soft-locked myself, so I had to replay the game. I had my pockets full of fish, and I could not fish in the flesh pit because of that. The shopkeep was unavailable, so I was essentially stuck.
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DanubeThis one has the most addictive game loop for me so far. I actually really love the tried and true "fish-sell-upgrade" loop. Also the selling mechanic is cool, since I expected something like that in the fishing mechanic instead, so it is a unique twist on other fishing games. The controls feel really good and responsive as well. Will have to come back to this one and figure out what's in that locked shed.
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nightfishing.I don't think I can fairly rate the game, since I can't explore it properly.
The fishing needs a second pass, I can often sit for a few minutes at a time without a bite. And when I get one, it's a VERY short speed check. The bite rate is way too low to be enjoyable.
I'm a big fan of the art, the CRT filter makes it look very unique, and I feel like I'm playing something from a different era. It looks promising, but as of now, I can't find it fun to fish and progress :/
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DanubeHey! Sorry about the bug, I thought it was an edgecase that could rarely be encountered, but I guess not. Unfortunately doing an entire second pass for the fishing may be impossible as many things are reliant on the current system I got, but I think I fixed it now.
For some reason not placing yourself flush with the edge of the water would make it so that you could not get a normal hit. Hopefully it works better for you now.
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