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A Long Way Home by Alexascher

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made by Alexascher for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Sail to your destiny. Do not allow water to fill your ship. Keep sea creatures away with your trusty harpoon.

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Upgrade your ship

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Survive the storms

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Do not sink

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Tips: - lower the sails during storms - do not forget to raise sails, when it's clear - use a bucket to get rid of the water (bar on the left of your screen) - try to hit sharks before they bite your ship

You can also play with WASD

Team:

  • Balakchin Victor - code
  • Balakchina Anastasia - art
  • Goryachev Dmitriy - code
  • Mosin Alexander - gamedesign
  • Scherbakov Alexander - art

Music: Over the Sea by Lobo Loco

Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y7Y4b-EYe1A08QOF4QTH9L11P631Lpqf/view?usp=sharing
Link https://orange-grunge.itch.io/a-long-way-home
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/a-long-way-home

Ratings

Overall 159th 4⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Fun 298th 3.818⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 564th 3.485⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Theme 308th 3.985⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 92th 4.47⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Audio 203th 3.879⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Humor 738th 2.918⭐ 63🧑‍⚖️
Mood 243th 3.9⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

ProfessorFunk
05. Oct 2021 · 01:13 UTC
Gorgeous art and a fun survival management gameplay with a surprising rougelite element. Mouse aiming of the harpoon would have been a nice element of skill. Overall a really nice take on the theme.
Not_AS_Artistic
05. Oct 2021 · 07:24 UTC
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Nice game! I loved the artwork. The music was a tad loud for me, but not to the point that it annoyed me.
The somewhat roguelike aspects of the ship's upgrades were a nice touch for replayability.
I was expecting things to get a lot more hectic when it ended, so I think there's room to make it a bit longer, with more hazards and some general addition of 'omg I gotta do this but I also gotta do that' craziness.
Loved your take on the theme. Great work!
cooldarklord66
05. Oct 2021 · 07:50 UTC
Nice and fun. Atmospheric art, angry sharks, addictive gameplay. Great job.
ZionAlexiel
05. Oct 2021 · 08:44 UTC
Preaty game, nice art.
TsFreddie
05. Oct 2021 · 11:08 UTC
Art and music are impressive

Maybe network speed is too laggy? I think the screen is a little bit sluggish
Contro1990
05. Oct 2021 · 11:56 UTC
Really nice game, loved the art and the music!
Cr1stal
05. Oct 2021 · 11:58 UTC
A beautiful, entertaining game with interesting mechanics and music
june1
05. Oct 2021 · 11:59 UTC
Nice game, very clean art and presentation. ship was a bit unstable for my liking :laughing:
Pablo Lario
05. Oct 2021 · 12:01 UTC
Loved it!
greenphox
05. Oct 2021 · 12:01 UTC
I really enjoyed it. Good job.
DevParty
05. Oct 2021 · 12:03 UTC
Awesome game! How did you make a game this good in such a short time? I am flabbergasted. 10/10 please make a full release!
Tayteus
05. Oct 2021 · 12:05 UTC
I really enjoyed my journey ! Beautiful art, good vibes, nice music. Thank you ! The kind of game I would have liked to make.
LDJam user 127637
05. Oct 2021 · 12:05 UTC
Really nicely made, with great graphisms and original gameplay ideas. Congrats! :smile:
johanhelsing
05. Oct 2021 · 12:05 UTC
I love this one. The art is brilliant, I love the watercolory parallax effect. Music is also great, and I'm really impressed that the gameplay also felt really balanced. I struggled a bit on the first try, then got though it on the second.

It was a pleasant surprise that the upgrades were randomized so my second try was a lot more exciting than I thought it would be.

Great job!
Ghost20000
05. Oct 2021 · 12:06 UTC
AMAZING game. Really incredible. Art and music are genuinely fantastic. I really the upgrades and the little flavor text you wrote for some of them. Honestly really cool, you get a very positive review from me.
mikeklubnika
05. Oct 2021 · 12:06 UTC
Absolutely fantastic. It really looks like a fine oil painting, and I liked how you could physically upgrade your ship later as well, instead of just statistic upgrades (less likely to bite ship, etc.) I didn't lose later in the game, but if I was sailing for a while and lost I definitely wouldn't have wanted to try again, so I hope you added some checkpoints, at least in the middle of the journey. Well, I'm off to get some drink now :)
Fernando Sydenstricker C.
05. Oct 2021 · 12:07 UTC
Cool game, good job I loved it!
kartiz0l
05. Oct 2021 · 12:07 UTC
Good job, great art, audio and gameplay, love it!
PSV Games Studio
05. Oct 2021 · 12:10 UTC
Very cool game! The mechanics are really fun, the sounds are nice and the look is really nice!
LouieJams
05. Oct 2021 · 12:57 UTC
Very nice art and fun game mechanics! Enjoyed playing this for a while c:
Vhalenn
05. Oct 2021 · 13:00 UTC
The water looks amazing ! And the music is really cool too ! :smile:
LDJam user 263988
05. Oct 2021 · 13:11 UTC
The game art is very beautiful and so is the sound. It took me a while to understand how to attack sharks, but it gave me a good time. Thanks for the game.
Matthewsworld
05. Oct 2021 · 13:11 UTC
loved this! addictive and fun gameplay paired with a perfect soundtrack and beautiful art!
WYL TEAM
05. Oct 2021 · 14:55 UTC
So fun to play! The necessity to run on the ship from one side to another fits the theme really well. The art is great and the music tunes in a certain pirate mood. Nice work!
Davy Jones says hi back, ha-ha
MeanSquaredError
05. Oct 2021 · 19:12 UTC
This game is simply excellent. The graphics and the atmosphere are fun and compelling, and the multiple different tasks you need to complete really kept me on my toes. Is there any way to guarantee that the harpoons will hit the shark/ can you control where it's aimed at?

You can see my testing/review of the game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfAVRo-ZxYM
🎤 Alexascher
05. Oct 2021 · 19:51 UTC
@meansquarederror Thank you! The harpoon is aimed automatically at the nearest shark, so you can somewhat control where it goes by moving closer to the target.
AndrewJL
05. Oct 2021 · 22:40 UTC
This was a fun entry! I enjoyed it and liked how you added new concepts and tools as the game progressed. The graphics are nice and the day/night cycle introduces fresh challenges. I found the background music detracted from my experience a little, as it sounded quite generic and didn't vary based on gameplay. Gameplay wise, the game definitely kept me on my toes, though I think the bell might have made it too easy, since once I got it I didn't have to use my harpoon anymore.

Very solid overall! Your game has a strong sense of mood!
Muros
06. Oct 2021 · 00:20 UTC
I am delighted! A very cool game and very atmospheric. The music is simply beautiful creates a melancholic mood, the graphics are not too complicated, but they create the right atmosphere. everything seems to be perfectly combined). The inscription at the death of the character also made me laugh.
Plutonium Powered
06. Oct 2021 · 04:56 UTC
I love the look of this game. very well done!
Nefylem
06. Oct 2021 · 20:46 UTC
Great looking game, the artwork is amazing. Enjoyed it a lot, and the death screen was a perfect way to top it off.
Yaroslav Kravtsov
06. Oct 2021 · 21:21 UTC
I like games about sailing and road trips. Atmosphere of an adventure and exploring unknown waters.
Zhanna
06. Oct 2021 · 22:13 UTC
The art is beautiful and the very concept is great!
SeaSlugStudios
07. Oct 2021 · 06:52 UTC
beautiful and very laid back game! i died pretty early on the first few times, wasnt expecting the giant shark LOL loved the death screens, i like the upgrades as you go on and hit certain points, overall super fun and very well made!
nikiprotiv
07. Oct 2021 · 07:18 UTC
At first I thought it was Captain Vrungel, but we got to the shore, bravo! I liked the music, it turned out to be an atmospheric game. Where is my smoking pipe?
fishbrain
07. Oct 2021 · 07:49 UTC
I really enjoyed that, which is a key game test :) Great painterly graphics, a gentle shanty, some storms, adventures... well done!
ByYiro
07. Oct 2021 · 14:30 UTC
Good gameplay, great graphics! Fits the theme well as this ship does authentic barrel rolls! Congratulations!
LTyrosine
07. Oct 2021 · 17:36 UTC
Beautiful art, nice music and cool gameplay!
Cookie_CHR
07. Oct 2021 · 21:47 UTC
Love the graphics! Died at the first storm, sadly, but will definitely play again!
ryjcio
07. Oct 2021 · 22:23 UTC
I love idea and execution. Rly liked audio and music, everything feels in place. Would be so great if I could pass the level 3, duh.
mrBell270
08. Oct 2021 · 00:05 UTC
Great entry.

Art is through the roof!

Keep up!
Matt Fabius
08. Oct 2021 · 05:15 UTC
Very cool game! I love the art style and the music, and the mechanics are pretty unique. My only feedback would be that at times it seemed like the physics of the ship was behaving unintuitively. I would be standing on the one end of the ship but it'd lean the other direction. In any case, it's a really interesting game that I'd love to play more of. Great work!
exilegl
08. Oct 2021 · 17:57 UTC
Really unique game, and great art! Good level of skill involved too with the various tasks you need to balance. (Also, being able to use the sextant to manually unlock new upgrades alongside the natural ones is pretty cool).
ArtoniX
08. Oct 2021 · 18:06 UTC
Good game, but I don't understand why my ship sank - I hired a sailor to draw water effectively, but storm was stronger.
Wakobu
08. Oct 2021 · 19:37 UTC
Another gold nugget from this jam ! The game is awesome on all points !

We tried to find some other people who made unstable sea and were actually surprised that almost nobody did. Congrats :wink:
squimmy
09. Oct 2021 · 09:47 UTC
At first I found the game a little bit frustrating, but once I started to understand how the mechanics of the game worked, it only took me a couple more tries to beat the game. I'm not really a fan of long tutorials that spell everything out, but I suspect perhaps if the game was just a little more clear about how things worked, it might have saved me that initial frustration.

Aside from that, the game was lovely. The music was nice, the art was pretty, and everything came together in support of the style and mood of the game.
Dogez
09. Oct 2021 · 19:45 UTC
The gameplay of the game is a little rough, but you have such cute and stylish art that I just don't pay attention to it 😊
Nakami
09. Oct 2021 · 20:42 UTC
Ah first the storm if rough captain you are not fearing them at first and they make you wish checkpoint existed, but... ok... life is hard and scary.
PS: Nice entry !
Jvdwijk
09. Oct 2021 · 21:37 UTC
This game was pretty interesting! I liked the concept a lot and the art was really good! At some points it felt a bit easy, like how you just have to press x to shoot the creatures but at other points the game would kill you really quickly.

Either way, really liked the game, thanks for the entry!
LDJQ
10. Oct 2021 · 05:31 UTC
I liked the music, and the art is good.
An unstable ship fits the theme well.

I really enjoyed being able to upgrade the ship, and I love how overpowered the sextant is.

The only problem I had was figuring out that I had to click to pick an upgrade.
LoicMry
11. Oct 2021 · 14:27 UTC
A very good surprise, as much on the visual as on the gameplay! I was caught up in the game and I couldn't stop until I reached the end! Thanks for this game
elysiagriffin
11. Oct 2021 · 16:18 UTC
Hi there! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play live during my Twitch stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1172268556?t=5h58m20s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
A.I.
11. Oct 2021 · 17:25 UTC
The artwork is beautiful! The game is simple and fun. I got overwhelmed by the predator's in the end and couldn't get them off the ship fast enough. I wish my harpoon was stronger or I could use it faster, but maybe I just haven't gotten to that upgrade yet. Good game!
Pierre Morreel
11. Oct 2021 · 20:03 UTC
What a nice take on this theme. Idea is original as well as gameplay, art is gorgeous for what it is, and even if the music was already made up, you've choosen so weel and it fit so nicely with the global atmosphere. You managed to absorb me during my playtime, that game was so involving. Just one word : Bravo !
Angela He
12. Oct 2021 · 20:39 UTC
Really fun! Reminded me of Sea of Thieves. I like Victor, he's funny. Overall a very relaxing bug-free game. Btw, I think the rules state if you didn't make the audio within the 3 days you omit Audio from your rankings.
GreatCadet
15. Oct 2021 · 14:29 UTC
Incredibly fun game! I loved all the upgrades!
Togis
18. Oct 2021 · 04:03 UTC
Hey there! This game was really amazing to play! Thanks for joining us live!

I finally had the time to come back and rate everything I played so far!

Here is a link to the vod of the review if you wish to see it again: https://www.youtube.be/watch?v=h15d_WbzH64&t=6008s