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A jam submission

DragonfishView game page

Catch the world’s rarest fish, while moving to the rhythm.
Submitted by Vindictivity, Tony Brattoli (@tonybrattoli), killacook93, Yoobloops — 15 minutes, 32 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#244.1184.118
NES Feel#333.7653.765
Overall#403.4853.485
Audio#473.2353.235
Gameplay#702.8242.824

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

This is a really fun concept and very charming overall.  I really like the art style and the dialogue, both side characters were really well written and fun to engage with, especially Gulliver!  

The ocean art is really nice and I like how you get a sense of depth when the hook goes underwater and the fish sprites are great.  The compendium is a nice touch too! 

I think the rhythm game could be a bit more polished.  I like how it plays a tune as you hit the buttons but the music notes felt a little out of place and conflicted with the cosy aesthetic.

Submitted

its hard to keep track of the notes sometimes since they bounce around so much, but reeling the fish in feels really satisfying!

Submitted(+1)

* I love love LOVE the characters, the dialogue is so charming and fun!

* The game also looks great. Maybe a little mixely here and there with the UI elements like text and character portraits but the presentation overall is very nice, I like the way the water was done, the ship, the characters, the fishing line, it all looks great.

* The actual gameplay itself really confused me. Sometimes there were arrows, sometimes there weren't, sometimes a fish would come and escape without any arrows ever appearing, sometimes there was music and sometimes there wasn't. I like the idea of centering it around rhythm, not sure if it was buggy or if I didn't quite grasp the execution, was it half regular fishing game half rhythm?

* The book looked really good, I loved the page turning animation, but why was it mouse only? I couldn't figure out how to turn the pages for a while because it was not an NES control and not mentioned, so I thought the common fish were the end of it at first lol. Like ah, I got the hook, I guess that's all of them, where's the dragonfish LOL

* There was also a minor bug with the ship music (great track btw, mad respect the vibe was nailed) not coming back consistently. I think it only comes back when you fail a fish.

* I gotta say I am DEVASTATED that there's no proper ending, I was...heh... hooked!! I understand a cinematic ending is a lot but man. The characters don't acknowledge or really explain anything in the end. I thought the storytelling was really cool otherwise, was always looking forward to the next item to pull up.

Submitted

I caught a Dragonfish.

I enjoyed the game, the crew members are charming and deliver funny lines and the fishing mechanism shaping a melody makes it extra engaging.

Thanks for sharing!

Submitted

It's a bit simplistic overall (I understand, the time constraints), but I think there's a foundation for something fun. The ship tiles are understated but stylish, and the characters have cute designs. (Like someone else mentioned, I'm also getting more GBC than NES vibes in the choice of colors and style.) The music's not super fancy, but quite fitting to the mood, too. Would have been nice if the book could have been controlled with the same inputs as the rest of the game, instead of relying on mouse controls.

Submitted

Nice and relaxing! The graphics remind me of game boy color games!

Gooda Gamea, I like pretty fish.

Submitted

This is a very solid game; it was fun collecting all the fish. I wonder if there's anything beyond the last fish.

Submitted

Gorgeous! Really enjoy the visuals here.

Submitted

A nice, cozy game! I would have loved to see the horrible curse theme incorporated clearly because I couldn't really find it. The gameplay may be a little too easy and somewhat repetitive, but the graphics are really nice and the characters are adorable ! :)

Submitted

Great entry, it ease you in the gameplay in a good way, the other character are quite fun and quirky. Nice fishing game!

Submitted

I like the rythmic fishing, the game feels like a NES one and i like the dialogue, overall great!