Well this game looked great! The art was fantastic and I loved how you could bump into the sharks and make them go up and down. I could see the relaxing vibe that was attempted but I have 2 main issues. #1 Why is there no music? I know that not all games had music in this jam(mine did not) but for a relaxing type game like this music is basically a requirement. Im pretty sure there are some good copyright free relaxing music you could have looped because I feel like that would have made this experience so much better and much more relaxing. #2 The fish are popping in out of the void. Maybe you could have made them spawn a bit further back on the x axis? I don't know but I just felt really taken out of the river experience every time I saw a fish popping into existence out of no where. Overall this was a pretty good first try at a jam, but there were still some pretty major issues. Keep making games though because I feel like you can end up making an extraordinary game with the style of art that you used for this experience!
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1. i made music during the jam but just COULD NOT figure out how it worked in time for release.
if you really want to listen to it, i made it in beepbox and i can dm it to you in discord because itch.io doesn't allow me to post it :(
2. yeah, i noticed that at like the last minute but at that point i was already having troubles with exporting.
3. the art style is all thanks to my teammate, umbraaezyx. i just guided them in the creation of the art.
overall it was a good learning experience, and it turned out alright, just not a masterpiece. i think if i tried a bit harder i could fix it up and make it a great game!