Spear Bird by renrok
:notebookwithdecorative_cover: Story
You are a hungry-hungry bird! But there is plenty fish in the sea... all for you to eat! - Dive into water and skewer fish with your beak. Dont forget that your air is limited! - Fly out of the water to get more air and launch fish up. - Catch fish in the air to eat! The more you eat - the higher the points you get! - Evolve your bird with upgrades to dive even deeper for tastier fish!
:video_game: Controls
- A/D -- rotate
- Space -- accelerate


:art: Made by team ToxicOtter
@alexhonor - gamedesign, programming
@MoonDweller - gamedesign, programming
@renrok - art
@RuinGato - art
@Slava-Che - sound design, music
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/spear-bird |
Ratings
| Overall | 125th | 3.976⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 98th | 3.964⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 138th | 3.833⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 256th | 3.963⭐ | 43🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 81th | 4.429⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 136th | 3.89⭐ | 43🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 127th | 3.713⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 222th | 3.915⭐ | 43🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 35🗳️ | 27🗨️ |
Really good game, I played the Jam version and it was really nice, just too bad the upgrade are a little long to get and fish don't respawn. Keep up the good work ! 😁
I played the old and new version!
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Old:
Very interesting graphics of the game. I really like it!
You get stuck in the left wall, but you can fly away from there

The fact that there is a system of points, multiplication and pumping is worthy of respect! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ
Different fish change the balance of the game a lot! Excellent!
The multiplication system is strange, I want to see X1, not X0.5
The music is stupid, but funny :)
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New:
I like "Fish watar bounce", it's funny!
I like that they made breathing in a circle and inversion every time you choke
It seems to me that there is less air, no?
The problem with the wall is still there, even the fish are dumb

You can save there, funny

I just noticed it now :)

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Overall I liked the game, you guys are great!


Good job!
+1 vote for fullscreen mode.
Something I notices that made my plays harder was that I didn't know when the menu pop to show me updates so I often blasted space key and take something without knowing what it is.
Very cool relaxed game, well done !! In the top games !
A novel idea (I like how you don't just bring the fish to the sufrace but actually have to catch them mid air), great art style, fun music! The game's a little challenging at first but that just makes it so much more satisfying once the mechanics click and you get the hang of it.
It plays very well and looks extremely stylish with this monochromatic look! It's also very polished.
Sound and music is cute.
My hight score is 3255 so far.
One thing that could be improved is better displaying the remaining air, but I saw that thats already fixed in the post jam version :smile: Another thing I think would be nice is some indicator where the flying fishs are when they are off screen. Otherwise the controls feel great and the game is very fun once you get the hang of it. Also all the upgrades feel like they are beneficial. Very cool entry!
Not a huge score, got my eyes bigger than my stomach, but funny little game :) The SFX are good and I like the idea of inverting the black and white between oversea and sea. I like the progression indicator on the top right corner. Thanks!