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A jam submission

The Bigger FishView game page

A dark poem in depths.
Submitted by Valentin WB, Kagegona, ProYd, fbessou, TarakoMunster — 1 hour, 25 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Style#7244.0154.015
Overall#9643.6773.677
Creativity#13443.6463.646
Enjoyment#14243.3693.369

Ranked from 65 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Big fishes sometimes hide even bigger fishes

Development Time

96 hours

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Submitted(+2)

Nice little game, good job! The art is nice, the controls are good, and I like how new mechanics are introduced constantly.

Submitted(+2)

Ah 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.

Submitted(+3)

Wow, this game captured my attention all the way to the end. I really loved how the music evolved with the different fishes.

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

The 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.

Submitted(+2)

Great game, and interesting premise, the art looked great. Well Done!

(+2)

A nice game. Well done. Lots of exploration and tricks to get past certain places. Will there be a sequel to “Red Eyes”?

(+2)

lol the eel, and then the ending!!! amazing

Submitted(+2)

Really incredible atmosphere, from the art style to sound effects, lighting, and color choices.  Using being consumed as a narrative framing was so clever and really helped immerse me in the changes in scale - and I liked how you used transitions to disguise my sprite shrinking in size so I could continue to get "bigger".  What I really enjoyed most, though, was the soundtrack - which always intentionally changed with my place in the narrative and was also just really well-composed.  Nicely done!

Submitted(+2)

Nice atmosphere! a little glitchy a times but was able to play it to the end!  

Submitted(+3)

The music and art really made it!

(+2)

so cool!!! i'm a big fan of ocean exploration games with great music design (particularly thinking of abzu) and this fit the bill 100%. such a cool concept and build up to the ending with music that really compliments the storyline. loved the different abilities for different creatures.

Submitted(+2)

Amazing game with such an inventive interactive music that helps so much to get immersed in the game, I loved it!

Submitted(+4)

The audio design on this one is really on another level. Very impressive! :)

Submitted(+2)

Love the colors and atmosphere! 

Submitted(+2)

Reminded me of Tales from Sapce: Mutant blob attack. I didn't figure out the blowfish ability before I got stuck between every other fish, but wriggled out of it. Fun little game, nice!

Submitted(+2)

very impressive

Submitted(+2)

Very pleasant experience. Love it!

Submitted(+2)

Leveldesign was perfect! I really enjoyed the whole game. Not a single bug was met

Submitted(+2)

Always a bigger fish

Submitted(+2)

I really like the artstyle!

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