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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #46 | 3.652 | 3.652 |
| Graphics | #103 | 3.826 | 3.826 |
| Game Design | #113 | 3.522 | 3.522 |
| Audio | #161 | 3.304 | 3.304 |
| Overall | #165 | 3.348 | 3.348 |
| Fun | #337 | 2.913 | 2.913 |
| Theme | #496 | 2.870 | 2.870 |
Ranked from 23 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?
We let the Player dive deep into the ocean, to let him play a nice game of billiards
Because you're underwater, the balls will act weird, float around and behave differently!
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, except the Water Shader
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Very cool idea and visuals. Gameplay was a bit spoiled by uncomfortable controls - although neither can I suggest a better way to navigate the ball in 3D nor see the current controls as fundamentally inadjustable. Gonna practice my 3d billiar skills when I have more time, for now - great job!
Good and innovative idea, I feel like it was very hard to control though. Also aiming upwards was weird because the camera was going into the ground (the first person view was a bit weird overall I think).
A very cool and creative idea, but the controls are difficult.
Really fun idea. I agree with the others about a trajectory indicator.
Also it might be worth considering separating the camera controls from the shot controls, it can get a little wonky as is.
But a great start for further development!
I like this a lot! It was strangely addicting, even though I don't like billiards lol. The weird water physics definitely make it a lot more engaging, and it's fun how you're playing against an AI.
In terms of feedback, I think it'd be a good idea to add a trajectory line or something like that. Just some sort of aid to know exactly where you're aiming at while moving the camera, because it's difficult to judge correctly sometimes.
Great work!
Great idea, thanks for the feedback Alimen6!
Very interesting concept, but it's quiet hard to predict ball trajectory.
Thank you for your feedback.
Thanks Thunder Fox Studios!
Now this is creative! What a great job you've done!
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you like it :)
Thank you Slowbison! :)
I had some trouble putting my balls in the hole. Simple idea, just billiard underwater. Good graphics and fun to play
Thanks for the feedback :D
Fun alternative for billiard. I would've liked a volume slider. Overall Great game!
Thanks , yeah, you're right :)
I must admint, that the idea of a "3D-Billard" is pretty unique to me. Good job. Graphics are good and animations are polished. Liked it a lot
thank you
it was pretty different from the other games, I enjoyed it.
Thanks, glad you like it
im not really a fan of billiard but i find this great the underwater theme loos amazing with the graphics Great Job!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed our work.
Browser version is basically unplayable. However, I liked the downloadable version a lot. It's an interesting take on pool, you really make use of those 3-dimensions. It made me realize that it's a little funny how there are many "3D Pool" games but none of them actually make use of another dimension. Theming is nice and very calming. This is unironically one of the most engaging versions of 8-ball I've played.
Some bugs and fiddly things I found:
When the player gets close to the ground, it can be very difficult to see where you're trying to shoot, it'd be nice if the ball was rendered over the ground or if the ground lost alpha when it intersected the camera. The pool cue trident sometimes would spin wildly out of control as I pulled it back and sometimes not even hit the ball. I assume it's because it has a rigidbody that is not constrained? Sometimes you want to aim straight upwards but the camera does not allow you to do so.
Where could you go from here:
I think it'd be cool if the pockets had some depth and waited until after the end of the players turn to remove the balls, it doesn't feel very good to have them pop out of existence when they get close to a hole. I think it'd be cool if the number remaining balls for the enemy player was also displayed on screen. It'd help build some tension. I think that an options menu with at least options for music/sound effects would be nice. I also think that adding the ability for the player to hold shift to slow camera speed/power selection would be a nice QOL feature.
Overall, you did a good job and made something innovative and fun to play. You should be proud.
Thanks for the feedback and trying the download version. We'll keep improving the game and consider your input. Glad you had fun playing it! I'll check out your game too :)
Wow, to say I appreciate your feedback would honestly be an understatement.
First of all, I'm really happy that you'd enjoy our game.
And Second, I'd like to thank you for your detailed feedback and that you took the time to write it. It means a lot to me and my team.
We will be working hard on improving the game, and implementing your feedback. I really hope to see your feedback again, once we've implemented it all for an improved version!
I liked the gameplay, and the feeling of getting the balls in, what can I say, i'm a pool fan.
thank you!
Really nice game dude. Congrats!
thanks!
Nice game. Really liked how everything was floating.
Thanks, glad you like it :)
pretty well polished game, nothing bad to say here
Thank you so much :D
Banger profile picture btw
Thanks Zala!
Game looks great and I like the design, Its cool to play against the AI and satisfying when I got the balls in, nice work very impressed!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you like our work
Thank you lilindie!
Nice game, I like the graphics, but the controls are a bit confusing. I enjoyed playing it.
Thank you for the good feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Thank you as well for the feedback denesterek!
banger game fr no cap, 5/5 nice graphics, well done physics, will share with friends