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A jam submission

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Submitted by Less than three — 2 hours, 52 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Judges favourite#1n/an/a
Overall#24.3544.354
How fun or intriguing is the game? Does the game make you want to play it?#24.5634.563
​How insightful or thought provoking is the game about the topic?#24.3754.375
Most impactful#3n/an/a
How unique is the topic in this game?#34.1254.125

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What is the name of your educational institution?
Glasgow Caledonian University

How many members are in your team?
11

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

The art is stunning and the music fits so well with the game. I especially loved the journal part and flipping the pages to read about the fish info. I came across the same as others in that I was confused about how the trash was disappearing when I was near fish but overall I enjoyed playing the game and it also felt relaxing to play.

Great game, well done!

Submitted(+3)

I Saw there was 11 of you and got scared at the thought of the communication! But seems you pulled it off! super cool concept and Amazingly pretty art! the upgrade system is a nice touch also.

I got confused at first why trash was dissapearing when picking it up not noticing the fish were taking it, unsure if it was my device but sometimes trash would disappear with no fish on screen near me?

Great game though and well done pullingit off in the Jam!

Host(+2)

Absolutely loved the art style in this game! Really looks amazing and the journal of fish was cool. The gameplay was weirdly relaxing and therapeutic and I spent a good while playing once losing at the very end from the sea of trash, before then realizing I needed to deploy the drones! A very polished game about trying to clean up the waters of the planet from all the rubbish that we humans put into it.

Some improvements could be:

  • It wasn’t obvious at first why my collected rubbish was disappearing from my net – I didn’t realized that if I touched a sea creature it made it vanish. A little more feedback would help
  • It would have been nice to see how the rubbish gets into the water. I think this was the intention for putting in the city in the background, but for it to be dumped in through a variety of ways like sewage, beach goers, or general litter would make the messaging stronger in this game
  • Perhaps some of the fish a bit too quick sometimes?

Really enjoyed playing this well done

Submitted(+4)

First and foremost the UI is absolutely phonemal, everything from the bubles on the front screen to the pages of the book. I am jealous of how clean it is! All of the art in the game compliments one another and creates this nice peacful atmosphere which when paired with the music is really relaxing - amazing job on the music too; spotify sound track when?

There has been a lot of care and polish put into this game such as the different speeds of the sealife adding a challenge, the help screen fitting the world, pages flipping, marine encylopedia, etc. Great job!

The game itself is satisfying to play and kept me wanting to play more to upgrade and get the drone swarm which was well worth the wait. Who knows, maybe this is the key to the rubbish in the ocean!

It is commendable that you were able to produce a high quality and well polished game in 72 hours with a team of 11! I know from experience that communication can get real tough, so well done for pulling it off.

A solid team and a solid game. Good job!

Submitted(+4)

Reminds me of one of those games I played as a child :) Pretty fun idea, although I wish there was a bit more to it, for example, it does not seem like there is any way to lose the game unless it was just me :) Loved the inclusion of information about the animals you use. Great job!