In the 13th century, within the rugged lands of Livingstone, there lived a curious caveman named Jim. He defied fate’s unkind hand, driven by an insatiable urge to explore. Lake Kariba, an enigmatic expanse, lay before him, separated by the Eight Gorges, challenging all who dared.
\nArmed with a humble fishing rod and boundless determination, Jim embarked on a quest to conquer the treacherous gorges, unveiling Lake Kariba’s secrets. You, as Jim, must navigate these rocky trenches, battling nature’s fury and discovering ancient mysteries.
\nGuide Jim, and relive the legend of the caveman who defied destiny. The 13th century beckons; how far will you go in Trench Fisher?
\nTap to press and use arrow keys to move left and right.
\n","source":"swashvirus/trench-fisher","stars":0,"post":"https://swashvirus.github.io/trench-fisher/POSTMORTEM","comments":[{"at":347297350,"author":"Benjamin Boyd Austin","login":"bbaustin","gh":18755168,"text":"The art style is really cool! The colors and small screen size feel pretty unique! Main menu and maps look nice, too.
\nOne thing I’m curious about is how the game takes place in such a small part of the screen. I don’t dislike it necessarily (feels even more unique), but there’s a lot of space above/around the “fish and hook collision area”.
\nBut anyway, it’s a cool and relaxing game!
\n","games":["Parry"]},{"at":347314238,"author":"Andrei Iacob","login":"porumbeii","gh":66866296,"text":"Cool game, but all the levels are the same. Love the graphics and music!
\n","games":["13 Samurai"]},{"at":347336729,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"SImple fishing game, not bad, different behavior of the fish and some small text based narration.\nBut not super complicated.
\n","games":["Castle wars"]},{"at":347342988,"author":"Steven Lambert","login":"straker","gh":2433219,"url":"https://stevenklambert.com/","twitter":"StevenKLambert","text":"Well done:
\nFeedback:
\nI like the backgrounds. The mechanic is somewhat innovative. It would make a good mini-game in a bigger game. Just like fishing, it’s kind of boring. The music was somewhat unpleasant.
\n","games":["Journey to the East: Silk Road Adventure"]},{"at":347440503,"author":"Aleksey Litvinov","login":"mightyaleksey","gh":5006221,"url":"https://jsalterego.im/","text":"I guess it is an early MVP, however, I liked the overall idea!
\nSome feedback:
\nLoverly art and music, good job!
\n","games":["Medieval Commerce"]},{"at":347442483,"author":"Rémi Vansteelandt","login":"remvst","gh":3472387,"url":"http://www.remvst.com/","text":"Everything looks, sounds and feels really good, however I do think the game would have benefited a lot from switching up the map slightly. Once I realized it was always the same spot, it felt repetitive which held me from playing more levels.
\n","games":["Path to Glory"]},{"at":347450110,"author":"Ryan Tyler","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468,"url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","text":"Over all a good idea but needs more gameplay to make the game more fun.
\nYou have music, menus, a game loop etc just no variation. All fish act the same and its the same method to catch them all.
\nNice pixel art also!
\n","games":["Fort Knight"]},{"at":347491521,"author":"Brian Hambley","login":"Hambo3","gh":10634997,"text":"I quite liked this once i got going. Perhaps some variation, like a shorter time or horizontal and vertical sections, multiple fish?\nPlayed to completion.
\n","games":["Go Forth and Conquer"]},{"at":347539668,"author":"Ben Fox","login":"BenjaminWFox","gh":9467046,"twitter":"benjaminwfox","text":"I was looking so hard at the fish/lure that it took me a long time to see how the Progress % above worked, putting that at the bottom would have been helpful
\n","games":["Khan - Westward Conquest"]},{"at":347592707,"author":"Grav","login":"merlinvsalfonso","gh":144820721,"text":"The presentation here is very nice. The graphics and audio work together to create a fresh feeling, it actually reminded me a lot of a GBA game. As mentioned some gameplay variety would have gone a long way, but easier said than done in this competition. Great work.
\n","games":["Merlin vs Alfonso"]},{"at":347788298,"author":"Rob Louie","login":"roblouie","gh":5448110,"url":"roblouie.com","twitter":"rob_louie","text":"Nice if simple little fishing game.
\nWhile a bit more depth and variety would be nice (multiple fish, some faster and slower, different fish weights, different lures, etc), I think the biggest issue for me is being bombarded with popups I have to close. Don’t make users sit through a loading screen if you’re not loading anything, thats being actively hostile to a user. Show the hints in small windows at the top of the screen so they don’t interfere with my navigation or gameplay and have them go away after a certain amount of time.
\nThe graphics are nice and if you just tweak some navigation and gameplay I think it’s a really nice basis for a fun relaxing fishing game
\n","games":["Upyri"]},{"typ":2,"at":348392483,"author":"Richard Davey","login":"photonstorm","gh":164476,"url":"www.photonstorm.com","twitter":"photonstorm","text":"“You caught a tigerfish!”
\nI’m a complete sucker for fishing games and honestly, this was pretty fun :) You can pick from a variety of lakes to fish from, and you simply have to keep the float lined-up with the fish as it swims left and right. Hold it for long enough, until progress hits 100% and you catch it.
\nAnd that’s it really. The fish get a little more tricky the further you get, but not a whole lot. There isn’t much challenge here, but in a way, there doesn’t need to be. It’s still quite engaging. The only downside is that you have to take your eyes off the fish in order to check both the progress % and time left. Perhaps a shift in the UI could help here? i.e. a progress bar above your rod, or similar. I would have liked to see the fish actually ‘caught’ too, but I appreciate there’s only 13kb. Bonus points for the music from the Atari ST too :)
\n"},{"at":348682883,"author":"John Edvard","login":"johnedvard","gh":656024,"url":"https://reitgames.com","twitter":"ReitGames","text":"The graphics are cute and work well together. I’m not sure how to play the game properly and don’t know what I’m doing.
\nThe music sounds familiar, is it a cover of some sort?
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