Alright, I can definitely see the makings of something here! I'm glad I got to review this one.
Art: I thought the art and atmosphere looked great, definitely added some tension and urgency to a run. I went into this expecting some sort of a pirate game or open-seas convoy system, but honestly the cramped environment served you well.
Movement: This one was a little tricky for me. I love being tethered to other ships, I think that's a great fit for the event theme, but the jerky controls provided a bit of a challenge. I'm not really sure to what extent the connected boats change the movement mechanics of one another, if at all, but a greater emphasis on that speed decline and added mass would be good to see.
Environment: The art style's great, I think sharks make for a goofy but properly thematic threat. One thing that was a big issue was getting trapped on tiny obstacles. Whether they were buoys or what, I don't know, but the ships at the back of my convoy would hit one that I couldn't even see (due to it being too small or off-screen), and bring the whole chain to a halt. I actually lost my first run because my five ships got caught in a group of these guys, and my hunger slowly drained as I tried to work my way out.
Overall, this was one of more inventive games I've looked at and I totally see the potential for something fun. Nice work!
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Unmoored: Post-Apocalyptic Nautical Navigation's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #976 | 3.591 | 3.933 |
| Originality | #1099 | 3.530 | 3.867 |
| Overall | #1332 | 3.286 | 3.600 |
| Fun | #2269 | 2.739 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Joining ships together in convoys is crucial to success
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Of course, I had a good time playing this one and can really see the potential! The art was definitely a high-point for me, but I could totally see some physics-based movement working well with a little more refinement. Shout out to your whole team!
Interesting idea! Didn’t understand the reason for joining ships, though - makes it almost impossible to move (3 or more ships get constantly stuck). The buildings sometimes block the vision completely (e.g. the screenshot) - maybe you should detect this and make them transparent? Ship movement felt a little clumsy, maybe making it rotate faster would fix that. Anyways, nice job!
Thanks for the feedback! The mechanics and vision could all definitely use work - we ran out of time to do a lot of fine tuning. We will probably update the game after the jam though so we'll take this on board :)
Thank you! Yeah, we wanted the score to be the highest number of boats you had at any point but it ended up just being however many you had when the game ended because we ran out of time. Glad you enjoyed the atmosphere though!
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