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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Use of chosen theme | #1 | 4.375 | 4.375 |
| Overall | #1 | 4.146 | 4.146 |
| Your personal opinion | #2 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Innovation | #3 | 3.792 | 3.792 |
| Aesthetics (Art or music) | #4 | 4.417 | 4.417 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Theme its based on
The Legendary Fisherman III
Any pre-made / AI assets used (if applicable)
No AI, some assets pulled from opengameart.org including barrel, chain, rock, anchor, caustic texture on water, wood texture, flowers in the sky, the font, and some audio samples were pulled from freesound.org
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Pretty bonkers this is a jam entry. Such polished mechanics - especially tackling the dreaded 'grappling hook' - all feels really slick to play, and the art, music and gameplay all fit together so wonderfully even though theyre from different worlds. I just love this whole thing, that song has been stuck in my head for weeks. Hope you had fun jammin ✨
Blown away by this one! From the first moment I grappled the fish, it was treat after treat! Animations, gameplay and music just scream LEGENDARY FISHERMAN, and I felt like maybe I really was that guy whenever I pulled off a sick swing! I am definitely exhibiting some skill issues because I'm nowhere near the A scores, but loved this anyway. Amazing submission!
This game is actually pretty neat. The idea is very good and the execution feels just like that fast-paced, goofy speedrunning game you come across every so often.
Though, not sure if it's a lack of refinement or a skill issue, but I found myself rage-quitting at stage 5 (the one with the dash fish) because I kept falling off the map (for some 30 attempts). Would definitely give it a shot again if I have some more time!
Holy peak
Really enjoyed the sense of movement and grappling around in this one! The music and art style fit together so well too.
Love the little fish animations, and I had a ton of fun as a fan of Neon White.
It took me a bit to get used to the grappling mechanics, but overall was a really fun and nice looking game. Background song is fire, 10/10.
%1000 off the shits! I loved that! pulse pounding stuff! I was jamming out with that the whole time and kept being like oh my god there's more! incredible quality, rad little game!
that was fuuuun! really cool using the fishing line as a hookshot just to around the level. also the song is a banger!
Very silly, and very smooth! I had a lot of fun!
The animation is impressive, it even makes me feel a bit sorry for the fish. The background, kind of like Bikini Bottom, is great. It’s really well made, an awesome game! The music is great too.
Insane game. Everything feels super stylish and the art looks incredible. Using the fish powers really sold this game for me, and I loved how you used them to help get around the level. Not to mention the banging music. Really great stuff!
Genuinely, might be my favourite submission so far! Very fun grappling around, and the satisfaction of getting a clean run is unmatched. 10 Starfish out of 10 Starfish ⭐.
This was great!
Okay I got stuck but the aesthetics are insane and will be talking about that fresh fish.
Lol thanks i spent like 5 days making shaders.
Did you get soft locked somewhere?
No! I am just not very good at the game.
Fresh game. i liked the art style, the fish music and the grappling hook mechanic with fast movement and action. The theme was well implemented.
Love, love, LOVE the art!!! Also love the lyrics of the music!! xD
I have absolutely no criticism to give it, everything was amazing!!! 10/10!!!
Added a web build here since people are asking for it: https://jon-castro.itch.io/fresh-fish-web
PLEASE! Make it playable online! A lot of people don't bother downloading games, and that's a shame! It really is a shame! Because this is a gem!
Hey, this was peak. Just an absolutely unhinged experience. Hilarious, WILD soundtrack and feels really nice to play. How did you even make this many levels in this time frame while doing everything else? Crazy work. It's a little unintuitive at first to press E to break the line and it feels like some of the earlier levels are more difficult than the later ones, but these are nitpicks. Crazy fun, crazy stylish, and the humour is amplified by also being really quality.
I would recommend making games browser playable for game jams because more people are inclined to play games in browser, and I'd be terribly disappointed if people skipped this one over because it's a download because it's SO good.