Abyss Meal

I love the audio in this game! My biggest gripe however was that the game is punishingly difficult. Or maybe the subgenre is just not my forte. :) Thus the low gameplay score. Overall a good and varied effort though.

I love graphism and music, and the little easter egg is very funny!

Nice graphism and music. But when I see the highscore, I'm far from it.

Cool graphics. control are smooth, and music is serving the atmosphere well. I noticed, that graphics are not working on safari (maybe you guys will be interested why).

For me it was hard to remember that I can dash. So first 10 times were painful, and when I remembered about that feature I needed like 10 more times to get used to the tempo and these sharkies.

Overall really cool and challenging game, great work!

Loved it! Only had a chance reaching higher scores after reading Subatiq's comment about using dash. I completely forgot about it too. Nice mood, and fun gameplay!

This is a fun and polished. The art is good and the music is nice, though it can get repetitive. Overall a solid game.

Blasted sharks! They make progress nearly impossible and I tried, oh I tried… Then I cheated.

Brightness up, no more problem! Sure, the sharks are still there, but now the big red fish are the real killers and quite frankly that is fine, it makes the challenge more manageable. I'll certainly try to beat the highscore at some point. I got quite close already.

About the only other "trick" I could find is always traveling horizontally. Visibility is very limited vertically and as there is no incentive to go up or down the risk is not worth it. Here a very thematic fix would be appropriate. Venturing deeper into the ocean should be rewarded with ample little fishies, but also more hazards. Currently the theme is only present visually, so a connection to the interactivity would be welcome.

The graphics are certainly clear and competently made, yet I'm not too keen on the pixels. Especially the orange fish looks very clunky due to the different pixel line widths (and a derpy look). A hand-drawn style would have fit better, I think. The audio is fine.

Reminds me of the first stage of Spore and Flow as well. Not the most original idea, but in the end dodging dangers and managing an energy bar while at it is quite compelling. Good job!

Overall: Good (7.0)
Graphics: Good (7.0)
Audio: Good (7.0)
Gameplay: Good (7.0)
Originality: Above Average (6.0)
Theme: Average (5.0)

Why is there a battery powered flashlight on a fish?
Why eating little fishies recharges the battery?
Why does the orange fish look so derpy!

I just want to put a shout out to putting work into menu's (something I struggle with). I mean having an entire graphics options menu for a jam game as well as the requisite tutorial screen is just something I appreciate.

The music is nice and soothing. Somehow this works with the frantic gameplay?

Like some of the other comments, if I put the brightness 'right', the game becomes somewhat unplayable for me, but when you turn the brightness up, it basically looses the 'light up' mechanic.

Not my cup of tea in terms of difficulty, but I'm probably just not the target audience. I can say that every death felt fair and deserved and avoidable if only I'd been quicker or more careful, so don't take this as a negative.

The graphics are simple but charming, and very effective in setting the deep sea mood. The music helps a lot with that too. Some atmospheric sounds would not go amiss, but the game works quite well without too.