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A jam submission

Otter OutrunView game page

Otter optimistically outruns ominous orca
Submitted by Potatuetata — 6 hours, 39 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Was the game fun?#53.8573.857
Is the narrative clear?#54.0714.071
Overall#103.7003.700
Is the story enjoyable?#113.5003.500
Does the environment contribute to the Story?#133.6433.643
Is the storytelling well integrated into the game?#143.4293.429

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What are you pronouns so I know how to refer to you in the video?
he/him

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Super perfect color palette, lovely simple animations, easy to understand gameplay. Just the right length for a jam game. And the ending is adorable.

Submitted(+1)

Nice entry, well polished. Though it was in a way fairly light on the story, it did have a beginning, middle, and rewarding feeling end so that hits the mark! Everything fit together quite nicely - even your itch page, nice to see what you learned.

Only suggestion: It took me a few hits before I realized it’s just medium gray rocks which are solid, while the dark is a cave. It meant during gameplay, I’m having to discern between color ranges instead of just “light = open, dark = solid” or something like that. I get that a cave needs to be darker though, maybe some dither transition from the open water to help show that it’s a transition into the cave part could help?

Submitted(+1)

Really fun little game. I love the blue visuals, everything feels cohesive and very polished. I appreciate the collisions tutorial, which is a nice way to get the player to understand the game. The ending was adorable, but I didn't feel like there was much of a story there outside of it. The difficulty is not too high, I managed to get all fish in my second try, it was a good idea to only slow the player down a little when they hit something instead of instantly restarting the whole run. Overall, really solid entry. Feels like a finished game, well done!

Submitted(+1)

I had a lot of playing this one. The game was easy to get into and the chase was fun. And the story worked well with the game.

Submitted(+1)

Such a cool vibe in this game!
The colours, the music, the kisses!

Great work communicating the story through the run!
I also liked how you also told another story with all those nets around. Great work on the animations and the art as well. The tutorial was great, and the fact you had the checked-box turn on automatically after the first death is brilliant!

I have to say, kept getting caught so much before the first half, I had to skip some fishes and now babies are cry.

Submitted(+1)

Wow really please to see your little otter again great build the last round and the story that ending made it :) there is going to be some fat baby otters soon! 

One thing that I thought would be a fun add if you do build on the concept would be a lane above the water where you can jump out and splash down. This would allow a bit more dynamic play and also could build the visuals with effects and different animations. 

Loved it!

Developer(+1)

Thats a good idea, it would implement something the player has to time right. Thanks for the feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

Adorable artwork with a minimalistic color palette. Fun gameplay and the ending ties the whole story together seamlessly. Great job.

Submitted(+1)

Super fun game! I love how it is fairly forgiving, but not too much so, and it has just the right level of difficulty (with optional ways to challenge yourself). The art looks so much better than last round honestly, the color palette is super nice. Overall, very well done.

Submitted(+1)

The story was simple but clear, and flowed super well into the gameplay.  Really good job with this!

Submitted(+1)

The wordless tutorial blended seamlessly with the gameplay. Reaching the end with all 9 fish and getting through that narrow gap was really cool. I liked the environmental obstacles like the nets, rocks and seagrass and thought the game was really fun. The progress at the bottom was a nice addition too