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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Community's Voice | #130 | 2.556 | 2.800 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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As the guide fish, you find stranded fish to return to their home. The idea of generosity is incorporated through the player's objective being primarily set and driven by the needs of others: the stranded fishes' need to return home. While there is no direct nor explicit benefit to the player, the motivation to continue and fulfillment comes from providing the orphaned fish a safe passageway back to their home.
The idea of generosity was expanded on the gameplay mechanic itself. The stranded fish have no way of navigating by themselves, and rely wholly on the player's movements. They follow and mimic baby ducklings, following their mother. It is up to the player to ensure all the different fishes are accounted for and returned.
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Nice game! I liked the lighting effects on the walls, and the music was nice too. I wish there were a few more puzzles with the physics objects, but the few that were there were very cool. The chase scene near the end was stressful, in a good way!
The environment was really pretty and I had fun with the physics puzzles! Collecting all the follower fish reminded me of flower :)
I love the concept for this game! Finding more fish and adding them to your group, which then subsequently assist you along the path is such a neat idea! Not to mention the visuals were incredible, I really like how the fish stood out against the dark environment. Some of the fish did end up getting stuck in my playthrough and a few puzzles were difficult to get around, but I still had fun. This is an incredible amount of work for three weeks, great job!
Cool game that definitely has a big vibe! Did you do the music by yourself?
We played the game without reading the description first and actually came to the same conclusion - cool interpretation through the mechanics :)
On the design - it works and your game has a lot to offer, a lot of content. We felt a few of the puzzles being very tedious and that limited the fun here and there... It would be cool to polish some of the rough edges by positively reinforcing the player.
But again overall a very solid game and the amount of content is impressive (also given that a bunch of your puzzles seem to be very hard to balance and fine tune)!!
Yes! Music is original. Thank you for the kind and constructive feedback!
The concept is so simple yet so fun, I actually really like it!