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You Only Get One Chance to Impress your Girlfriend with a Game You Made by 2HitAdam

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made by 2HitAdam for LD28 (JAM)
I made this game as a Christmas gift for my girlfriend. When I told her I was doing the jam and what the theme was, she suggested the above title, having no idea I was actually making it for her. I thought it was pretty funny.

She loves mermaids and I love drowning voyagers at sea, this game is the best of both worlds!

Instructions on link.

This is my first jam but there will be more, if you like it feel free to follow me on twitter! I like getting to know devs and their projects, especially during jam sessions -- @2HitAdam :)
Web http://www.2hitstudio.com/fbapps/pirates/game.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=15390

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1041
Overall(Jam) 2.74 410
Fun(Jam) 2.86 262
Graphics(Jam) 3.24 261
Humor(Jam) 3.47 59
Innovation(Jam) 2.78 291
Mood(Jam) 2.79 309
Theme(Jam) 2.48 360

Feedback

Capitals
16. Dec 2013 · 17:48 UTC
A fun and cool idea, the game runs well and the only thing that can improve it is some music.
Solluxx
16. Dec 2013 · 17:55 UTC
haha I love the premise. Nice job!
cwkx
16. Dec 2013 · 18:14 UTC
Really cute little entry, hope she liked it :)
d__adee
17. Dec 2013 · 14:32 UTC
Nice little game! :) Add music or sound effects and it'll be more fun.

But the question is, is your GF impressed with the game you made? :D
daredevildave
17. Dec 2013 · 14:59 UTC
I'll come back and re-score the theme when you tell us what your girlfriend thought!
tnerb
18. Dec 2013 · 00:05 UTC
This is possibly the cutest entry I've seen yet. Nice little game!
deathray
18. Dec 2013 · 05:33 UTC
Very nice! I wish it were a little more challenging, but I like the concept and the gameplay.
angelk
18. Dec 2013 · 05:45 UTC
That's really cute, hope your girlfriend liked it!
Pietro Ferrantelli
18. Dec 2013 · 06:00 UTC
Really nice Game ! Congratulations.
dremelofdeath
18. Dec 2013 · 07:51 UTC
cool little concept, I really dig the graphical style
Linus Lindberg
18. Dec 2013 · 09:00 UTC
Haha love the graphics! Very cute! ^^
AndreRodrigues
18. Dec 2013 · 12:59 UTC
cool idea xD
dudsen
18. Dec 2013 · 20:42 UTC
The whole sea bottom was covered with skeletons :D
DIE PIRATES!
tripleVisionGames
18. Dec 2013 · 21:13 UTC
Awesome! Love the idea of this and it's the most fun I've had so far on any of the games :D would be good if you added a score too if you're wanting to develop it more.
Those 30 Ninjas
18. Dec 2013 · 22:12 UTC
Funny concept, cute art. I hope she was impressed :)
Denis Chakarov
18. Dec 2013 · 22:39 UTC
Very nice little game! It's a bit too easy but nevertheless it got me drowning lots of pirates!
You could add "drown count" so one can get his score and impress his girlfriend too - "look babe, I've drowned lots of people in your honor"! :D
Btw I hope you've impressed her!
🎤 2HitAdam
19. Dec 2013 · 13:30 UTC
Thanks for playing all! It's a Christmas present so I have to wait a little while to show her, but I'll definitely update on her reaction when that happens :) Til then, shhh! Keep it on the down-low, you're all my co-conspirators now ;)

Also: sound, music and score are all good suggestions that I plain old forgot, and will go in! (as well as a murder count for die hard romantics like you Denis Chakarov ahaha)
Tom 7
20. Dec 2013 · 00:25 UTC
This is cute.. I like the graphics and the pirates drowning. There isn't much point in me moving around, though; basically I just stay in the same spot and jump when the admiral turns around. Right?
🎤 2HitAdam
20. Dec 2013 · 03:45 UTC
Yeah pretty much, it's not very challenging. What I'd like to do is have the screen scroll when you move, and have the admiral's ship moving right the whole time. If he comes across a pirate ship he'll get boarded and thrown overboard. That way it'd play more like an escort mission, keep him safe from A to B by drowning the pirates, making it a little harder and giving the player more of an objective.
Coblynau
20. Dec 2013 · 09:21 UTC
Good fun game; scores and sound effects would improve it but the gameplay is solid and it makes a change to have a game where the enemy falls on sight instead of the player.
Brainless Games
22. Dec 2013 · 18:37 UTC
Nice simple little game
iiechapman
28. Dec 2013 · 00:57 UTC
Great job on the graphics! Took me a second but then I understood i need to wait till the admiral looks the other way to jump. Was your girlfriend impressed?
Thijsku
28. Dec 2013 · 10:32 UTC
Haha, it's a funny little game! It's a bit easy since you just wait for the admiral to turn, but I think the concept is pretty fun. Good job :)
🎤 2HitAdam
29. Dec 2013 · 15:06 UTC
Thanks all! I can now happily report it was a massive success! About a minute after I showed her she was bragging all over facebook about her gamedev boyfriend haha so NAILED IT! :D
Snuti
29. Dec 2013 · 18:30 UTC
The mermaid looks so cute and I really like the concept behind the whole game. Adding some music would have been a bonus but overall, really nice work :D
nyrrrr
05. Jan 2014 · 02:45 UTC
was your GF impressed? ;)

I like it. fun little idea. But it could really use some sounds and bg music :)