Fishing vs Aliens by shockedfrog

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made by shockedfrog for LD20 (COMPO)
Fishing/Alien shooting game.

Controls:
X - switches modes. you can't switch mode while reeling a fish.
left/right - move in fishing mode, aim in firing mode.
up/down - raise/lower line in fishing mode.
space - hooks and reels in fish in fishing mode, shoots in firing mode. Also skips the intro, but the intro is the best part of the game!

Sadly my sleeping pattern messed things up a lot and so this is largely unfinished. :/ There's not much gameplay, no audio, and the code is somehow worse than anything I've ever done before. All things considered though, I'm pretty happy with what I've done - especially as far as presentation goes, which is usually my weak point - and I've got (and been given) a variety of ideas for turning it into what could be a pretty enjoyable game, so I may be developing this further for the Jam or later.

Ratings

Coolness 2% 177
Overall 2.69 177
Audio 1.50 232
Community 1.75 259
Fun 2.94 126
Graphics 2.63 198
Humor 3.33 31
Innovation 3.50 50
Theme 3.07 84

Feedback

billknye
02. May 2011 路 03:26 UTC
Intro story is fun, I get the idea of where it was going (if the aliens did anything).
billknye
02. May 2011 路 03:27 UTC
Needs more alien attack!
venzon
02. May 2011 路 14:40 UTC
Has promise, it's a cool mechanic. I wish I could hold spacebar to reel....
馃帳 shockedfrog
02. May 2011 路 15:30 UTC
In its current state, being able to hold space would make more sense, but the original intent was to make it a button mashing game with the fish struggling against the player.
Dark Acre Jack
05. May 2011 路 19:29 UTC
Yep, great potential with this one. Hope you add more to it!
mwest
05. May 2011 路 22:37 UTC
Really nice effort - got a chuckle from me!
Garrett Hoofman
09. May 2011 路 16:38 UTC
Intro was pretty cool, and I liked the game idea. Not everyday you shoot fish at aliens :)
Could definitely use some alien fire to make it a bit more intense. And probably a scoring system of some kind.
Endurion
11. May 2011 路 13:26 UTC
Nice idea having to gather the ammunition ;)
This potential but needs to be worked on. Would love to see it fleshed out!
Nyaa
22. May 2011 路 10:45 UTC
This made me lol. I'd love to see the final version one day ^^