Fishfestation by ProstoCupOfTea

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made by ProstoCupOfTea for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

🐟PLAY IN BROWSER ON ITCH!🐟

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Play as a lovecraftian horror trying to destroy the village by controlling fishfolk.

Instructions

Wasd to move

Spacebar to advance in dialogue and win screens

Control the fish using the point in the center of your screen

Infect all the humans to win the level

About us (me)

Hi!

This is my first ludum dare, but if you like my style you can check out other on itch (:

This is a recordly good game for a 3 day jam for me tbh, so i hope you play it!

Sound credit is in the game

Water shader i used: https://roystan.net/articles/toon-water/

Ratings

Overall 644th 3.447⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Fun 376th 3.585⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 535th 3.315⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 754th 3.394⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 736th 3.33⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Humor 132th 3.844⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Mood 718th 3.33⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 78🗨️

Feedback

eerongal
07. Oct 2024 · 21:30 UTC
Ia Ia! Cthulhu F'Thagan! I like the fish with guns. This game is pretty simplistic, but I think that's a strength here. It's pretty quick and intuitive to figure out what to do. The hand drawn art is also great. Nice work!
FrontiersEnd
07. Oct 2024 · 21:31 UTC
Love the vibe of this one, great art for the dialog characters!
Sylf
08. Oct 2024 · 19:09 UTC
Innsmouth vibes :D
Loved to dominate humans!
Gametrodon
09. Oct 2024 · 18:38 UTC
Ah yes, my favorite part of Shadow Over Innsmouth, when the fish walked up onto the and spun in circles!

In all serious, I did like their design, even if was a bit goofy.

It might have been a good idea to make the player marker/indicator point a bit bigger, or maybe have a shadow or something though? I found that I lost track of where it was in larger levels, especially when the mob got desynced.
Overlix
09. Oct 2024 · 18:39 UTC
u look very strong on 2D Art, keep it up for the rest of the game
cluster7ck
09. Oct 2024 · 18:39 UTC
Great characters and I was very happy when I saw the fish with the shotgun in their mouth. I would prefer if I didnt have to kill chidlren, though.
AlbionBrown
09. Oct 2024 · 18:43 UTC
This made me laugh! Pretty charming little game! It would have been hilarious if the fish could use the guns (could they?)
Left some good scroes!
slay a stone
09. Oct 2024 · 18:46 UTC
beautiful 2D art, nice that the game had a bit of story! Fun mechanic :)
Wraithind
10. Oct 2024 · 23:08 UTC
An interesting concept and I over all enjoyed myself through the process. Your 2D art is really good, I'd try to capitalize on that more. The loud beat that plays at the start of dialogue was a bit much though. All the same, gave a good laugh and I had a good time. Keep it up.
Pearstar37
11. Oct 2024 · 13:56 UTC
I LOVE THE DRAGON!!
Boudichon
11. Oct 2024 · 14:14 UTC
Very nice! Felt good to outplay the gunmen. It was a bit hard to control at first but got the trick quickly enough. There's a lot of content for 3 days, well done!
Vittima
11. Oct 2024 · 19:13 UTC
Unusual, but I like it
frozenfire92
12. Oct 2024 · 01:22 UTC
A very silly entry and surprisingly fun mechanics. Keep on making games!
Roroto Sic
12. Oct 2024 · 21:48 UTC
Its a funny game !! Great art ! :)
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LDJam user 4886
13. Oct 2024 · 10:53 UTC
There was absolutely no need to make the fishfolk grab weapons with their mouth, but I chuckled everytime they did it. Dagon will be pleased with this one. Nice!
Tommy
13. Oct 2024 · 11:12 UTC
Really really funny game, congrats! This shows that you do not need high-end graphics to have a great time!
Controls of the fishfolks were a bit funky but I think that adds a lot to the mood of the game, which is really great. I also was able to have a couple of them pick up the guns, not sure if it was intended but it was hilarious as hell :D
Mibi88
13. Oct 2024 · 11:27 UTC
A nice game, the art is great, well done!
Tetracold
13. Oct 2024 · 17:42 UTC
Checked the game out because the character art caught my attention, it's rlly cool!

The game was funny, I enjoyed the creative take on the theme. the levels were pretty easy and I wish there was at least one or 2 that would offer a bit more of a challenge. but that isn't a big problem because a lot of the other elements made it enjoyable

Good entry!
diomont
14. Oct 2024 · 21:12 UTC
Great character art! The concept is pretty simple, and somewhat janky, but it's a fun little game jam game.
ditam
15. Oct 2024 · 20:15 UTC
Call me old fashioned but there's just something menacing about a school of fish breaking down your front door...
Fun entry, plays smoothly too!
eugene-b
15. Oct 2024 · 20:17 UTC
Just finished this game. Very fun)) Sometimes, was not obvious how to control the fishes, but all other thing are really good.
Azimiro
20. Oct 2024 · 10:05 UTC
This game looks fishy but in a good way. I really liked the art and the game was fun to play !
simex
20. Oct 2024 · 13:33 UTC
dude, this is so cool. it reminds me of a hybrid between the minion mechanics from Overlord and stubs the zombie. I think there are some really interesting game mechanics to explore with that. Grafupaliation on the entry!

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WeirdBitGames
20. Oct 2024 · 21:01 UTC
Really great artwork for the cutscenes and I like how goofy the fish looked (and controlled). The beeping in the conversation confused me, if you were able to change that to text-talking sounds I think it would fit a little better. Aside from that, a really solid concept!
oliver_day
20. Oct 2024 · 21:40 UTC
I found the controller a bit hard to work with but impressive you could do a 3d game. I also liked the art/graphics.
LDJam user 5143
23. Oct 2024 · 00:21 UTC
The game’s art is fantastic and really enhances the fun atmosphere, even with all the destruction and chaos—it’s a great balance! However, after breaking down the walls, I wanted to climb into the house, but a ledge from the foundation blocked me. It feels odd that the monsters still need to use doors when there’s already an opening.

That said, the progression of difficulty and levels is well-designed, keeping things challenging but enjoyable.

Overall, it’s a lot of fun, but allowing more freedom for movement after destruction would make it even better!
Lyssa
23. Oct 2024 · 00:51 UTC
Loved this one didn't go too hard on the graphics but thats just what a game like this needed honestly. I had a lot of fun playing this I wouldn't mind playing a full endless version of this
Meru
24. Oct 2024 · 22:46 UTC
Thank you so much for your Message. I am sorry if I understood wrong. I finally played your game as well - characters are very well written, splendid dialogues and awesome Art. I Like the Gameplay (and the destruction!) very much, nice Overall Package and one of the best humor for me so far!
tigerj
28. Oct 2024 · 03:50 UTC
What a great game! I like the controls and pathfinding that the fish have. They are so hilarious looking and awesome. Especially when they get the guns and spin around with them in their mouths. Thanks for sharing!

https://youtu.be/zKSwIrrLCQw