emoceans by ty_
emoceans is an adorable little game about balancing emotions carefully, carefully in a barrage of ocean waves.
you are an emotionally unstable ship. use arrow keys to navigate the waters and stay afloat for as long as you can.
made for ludum dare 49 - "unstable". a compo entry made in 48 hours by just me.
emotions are complicated. happiness is easy and gentle on your experiences. excitement is less so - more thrilling, yes, but more risky, but it's fun. anger takes the grasp from your hands and threatens to topple you over. sadness lingers like a slow drudge and resists your pull. manage it.

| Link | https://github.com/bucketfishy/emoceans |
| Link | https://bucketfish.itch.io/emoceans |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/emoceans |
Ratings
| Overall | 208th | 3.618⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 318th | 3.265⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 362th | 3.103⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 60th | 4.191⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 194th | 3.647⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 70th | 3.788⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 164th | 3.121⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 60th | 3.848⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 22🗳️ | 19🗨️ |

The game is very simple but fun to play for a couple of minutes
I liked that it was easy and quick try again, but perhaps the game should be even more sneaky and just restart by its own within 2-3 seconds of showing the results! For even higher player retention. Forcing another attempt.
It would also add a bit if the boat felt the waves too, especially since if one opts not to touch any key in the beginning and the moods are the easier, then the boat just stays calmly upright without any assistance.
All in all though, a very cute game that begs to be on mobile!
The emoji of the ship is so cute and I love the adorable graphics! And the gameplay is nice!
I would see one thing that might have made it even more interesting, making the ship start moving up and down over time or depending on the see or even also depending on the emotion.
Great job, very well done :slight_smile: