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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme relevance | #68 | 3.657 | 3.786 |
| Sounds | #81 | 3.243 | 3.357 |
| Overall | #117 | 3.216 | 3.329 |
| Fun | #141 | 2.898 | 3.000 |
| End-of-life plan | #157 | 3.312 | 3.429 |
| Graphics | #165 | 2.967 | 3.071 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Source Code URL
https://1inthechamber.itch.io/one-fish-short
End life plan
the story of pingu is timeless, it will prevail until the end of man
Transparency note
Claude Code for Commenting / BoilerPlate / some functions and the Font
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I made it to Day 22 before Leftie died. Rightie followed suit 4 days later. 63 fish were fed before Papa lost everything. The detail of snow piling up on the babies when they die an utterly heartbreaking touch, along with the "Forgive Me". The music is also really nice. I kinda like that it doesn't loop, it creates such an empty hopeless feeling. I'm kinda picking up on some Dies Irae in the second voice once that kicks in, really foretells what is to come. Not even mentioning the gameplay, this game really tugs on the heartstrings.
Mentioning the gameplay though, the short drown time works so well to create a sense of urgency. Every part of the game design puts you in the mindset of stressed Pingu. Having to build momentum in order to leave the water was frustrating at first, especially with how floaty you move underwater, but after getting the feel for it down it felt natural. Seeing your child about to starve, realizing you don't have enough speed to leave the water, meaning it'll take a second longer to get to them. Brilliant.
Speaking of brilliant, the quick dive just feels so great. So meaty. The sounds, the subtle flash, the fish being stunned, the larger water splash. God it's good.
26 days of non-stop struggling just to fail. Imagine how mom must feel when she comes back. Luckily, a quick replay to dissect all the visual components of the quick dive juice turned into a successful run! Spring returned, 1 chick survived. Leftie died on day 22 again. Imagine how mom STILL must feel when she comes back.
Loved this game, I hope you keep making cool shit.
Bro, you really hit me with that motivational speech.. you articulated exactly what I was hoping to achieve. your words genuinely mean so much to me! They encourage me to keep going in that direction. In the future, I hope not only to design great games, but also to create experiences that truly convey emotion and resonate with people.
It was a really interesting idea. It reminded me of the Troublesome Penguins cartoon. Nice job!
Pingu is indeed timeless. Cute little game 1inthechamber!
It's great that you finished your project and submitted it before the jam ended. I had a few problems; a couple of times I got stuck right under the ice hole for no reason and couldn't get out. Other than that, it runs smoothly from what I experienced.
I really liked it, live long pingu.
pingu is timeless!
I like the idea. It feels like a classic arcade game. But it's much too easy to get stuck in the uppermost layer of the ocean, so you can drown wile you're basically right beneath the hole.
Cool idea, I did however manage to get outside the playing area and got softlocked.
NOOOO THIS GAME IS SO SAD. I really liked it!