THE GOOD PARTS

The game is actually fun to play, it’s REALLY challenging (which for me is good, although I definitely see it being TOO hard for some people [particularly for a jam entry]), the background music is superb and does the job well; the art fits the game’s atmosphere too and I didn’t get to find any bugs in my playthrough.

Also, I liked the humor of the game; it was a clever use of the word “fish” because if you’re a fish with a fish brain I doubt you could think of anything else but FISH.

However, there are some game design decisions that made me raise an eyebrow while I was playing this so…

THE BAD PARTS

• The narrative side of the game has pacing issues; I honestly think that the game could live without your instructor talking to you so much because at the beginning I was doing nothing else but wait for the instructor to finish their lines (which are timed [it seems?]. I didn’t try to skip them because it was the first time I was playing the game so it didn’t make sense for me to skip content). I know the tutorial can be skipped but, again, I wanted to get the full experience.

This also happens after you lose the first time, and after you lose a couple of times more. It makes sense from the narrative perspective (I guess?) but from the game design perspective it introduces friction because I just want to try again and not wait until the instructor speaks about how dumb you are for not completing the tasks and installs an ad-blocker that doesn’t actually work on your computer and makes this section of the game completely useless; it’s blatant padding.

• The File Explorer minigame is downright unfair; you’re faced with a bunch of folders and subfolders that you have to explore to search for a single file and when you DO find it, it has a password. I’m thankful because the location of the files doesn’t change so once you find it in one playthrough you can just focus on searching the code in the next one, but the fact that it’s very unlikely to complete it on the first try without it being evident it’s kinda sussy to me. Not necessarily a BAD game design decision but just something that made me go “Hmmmm…”.

• I don’t see the theme in this game AT ALL. I don’t think “when you lose, you have to try again in an infinite loop until you win” is a valid interpretation of the theme because that’s basically the rule for all games (save a few exceptions like “One Shot” or “PetBuddy” [by the creator of Inscryption]). I’m sure many people were waiting for the “LOOP” theme to pop up somehow but that didn’t happen and it was a bummer.

CONCLUSION

In general terms it’s a fun game to play and it kept me entertained for the time I spent playing it and we have to give credit where credit is due: it set the bar really high for the other games I’m going to be reviewing in terms of quality and fun factor but, sadly, misses the jam theme COMPLETELY and I think that’s a big deal.

Very nice and original, love the concept.

Original idea and very well executed. I love this game. And i love fish. :D

I have to start again the game so the virus isn't affect anymore.

Nice game! Was fun to play. But it gets a little frustrating with the virues.

Super original!

How dare you take an idea I wrote on a whiteboard once did nothing that said "limewire plus warioware" and make it a better more cohesive thing (I loved it 12/10)

This should have more reviews :o

Liked the Recycle bin minigame hahaha

ps: sus

This game has been the best submission I've played on the Jam. Loved all the easter egg and whoever made the small jokes around the game has an amazing sense of humor. All the minigames are super fun. Music is super fun, intense when need to, Love it.  I had an awesome experience with this game. I would advice you guys taking this game even further, I believe it has potential as a commercial game. Loved it 10/10. Awesome work guys!!!

Fish + OS: genius idea! 

This game is super cool! The gameplay itself is very fun, with all those small minigames, congrats to the one thinking them out and programming them. The visuals are pretty simple, but that makes them the right fit for Finux. The audio design is also very well done, I'm I love all the little beeps and boops :) I haven't found out how the theme was included in the game, but maybe that's just me. 

Keep up the good work!

-Remi

Aah, so this is the 90's tech, job experience.
Genuinely love the minigames they are so nice and simple. Because of the time limit there is a nice level of difficulty.

The small details for this game are on point!

The whole concept is just... *chef's kiss*. Humour on point. Sound design god tier. Awesome game, awesome work!