Mariana by mart
Dropped your phone into the ocean! Good thing this old-timey diving suit & harpoon gun are on board. Now you can go retrieve it while not getting killed by the many dangerous, spooky fish.
space to start
WASD to move
click to shoot
created by: Mart (https://github.com/MartMcMahon), Simon (https://github.com/simonbw), Parker (https://github.com/ArmadilloGameStudios), jiaaro (https://github.com/jiaaro), Rachel (https://github.com/lawlfrats), socrates, happyhippy, OuterSpaceAlpaca & friends.
| Link | https://mariana.simonbw.com/ |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/mariana |
Ratings
| Overall | 1264th | 3.316⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 598th | 3.553⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1432th | 2.816⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 726th | 3.789⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1662th | 2.711⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 987th | 3.079⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 523th | 3.188⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1349th | 3.158⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 31🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
So I died to a shark. Which is maybe karma for all the people dying to sharks in my game hah. I really liked your wildlife art, looked really good.
I did see a stringray swimming backwards, so you might have some sprite flipping to check out.
The speargun / harpoon mechanic was the star of the show for me. Felt very satisfying to shoot, good animation on impact. The diver him/herself kind of fell flat especially with no animation and facing the screen.
Some thoughts:
Would be interesting to be able to use the spear to pull yourself down as well, so shoot a wall. Maybe make it take a moment to unattach so youd want to use it only when you were safe.
One other thought would be to try and add some more life or variety to the level design.
All in all a fun entry, nice work!
I have absolutely no idea how you achieved that harpoon cable ... very cool :)