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The Bigger Fish's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #724 | 4.015 | 4.015 |
| Overall | #964 | 3.677 | 3.677 |
| Creativity | #1344 | 3.646 | 3.646 |
| Enjoyment | #1424 | 3.369 | 3.369 |
Ranked from 65 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?
Big fishes sometimes hide even bigger fishes
Development Time
96 hours
Comments
I liked how vibrant the colors of this game were, and the changing scale as you got larger and larger from being eaten was interesting. It was kind of jarring when things were scripted to happen, though.
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Jumbo Pumbo (Endless Mode)Love the colors of this game! Super pretty and fun to look, great job!
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Scales to Scale the ScaledNice idea to suit the theme, two fold! The art style is very nice and cohesive throughout. The sounds and music helped to make it more immersive. Good job :D
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Brewing A GainWow what an experience, I played right through to the end :) Beautiful artwork and audio, I really felt immersed in the journey of the fish and felt curious and explorative. Really magical :) Thanks for making this!
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Runeweaverlots of style in this one. i would have kept going if i coudl have figured out how i broke the rocks with the whale the first time. i couldnt do it again, and pressing E didnt do anything for the whale...
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WELL DIVERIs a fun and short game! I love the music, it’s absolutely great. And I didn’t expect the ending to be like that. Nice work!
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Devil DigitsNice plot twist at the end!
It is refreshing to play a narrative experience on a jam, was cool!
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Mini KingdomThis is a really great game! Love the concept, love the art, and weirdly enough, I got real chills at the ending!
Maybe there could be more deliberate switching of the fish from the player? What I mean is that currently, when I get eaten it's intended. But what if it's more of a puzzle game, where I need to deliberately decide by whom I want to get eaten to then unlock the fish's ability. Speaking of the abilities: I'd love to see more of them! I think it's safe to say that it would be really interesting to see the abilities of more fish and where you take this concept in the future, if you decide to continue working the game. Great job!
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scale2fitTje 2D style of the fishes are super cool !! Love that ! The gameplay is fresh and original using the sea, that was cool to play !
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Doom's DayReally appreciate cinematics and narrative in short jams like this, a shame there wasn't more of the open-ended level design seen in the beginning, but still was a solid playthrough, good job!
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Small AfternoonNice little game, good job! The art is nice, the controls are good, and I like how new mechanics are introduced constantly.
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SkalelanderAh the famous words of Qui-Gon Jinn in full effect here lol.
Love the ambient gameplay, not too often a jam game puts an emphasis on narrative than gameplay but it totally works here. Sequel bait at the end was also great.
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Paint Rolling! with HueyWow, this game captured my attention all the way to the end. I really loved how the music evolved with the different fishes.
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Merchant's MetricsThe music and graphics have some master strokes here and there. The concept and mechanics are not super original, but they do have some novelty, like being eaten or the speed boost + wall breaking of the whale.
If I were to improve something, I guess I would try to add more narrative/lore in the map, like the rocks with the runes, to make exploring more interesting. (it’s possible I missed some of the existing easter eggs).
Nice execution, very solid submission.
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L-scale
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