Loved the game, the aesthetic was so reminiscent of the old ps1 days, I also found the "Hello" the shop clerk says oddly calming, and kept visiting just to hear it lol. Anyways, great game, I enjoyed it.
I got to say, that I was very excited about this game, but...I'm pretty disappointed.
The lack of a save system and a true sound departement, sure is extremely bad, that goes without a saying.
The horror vibe also gets pretty much ruined, due to the the very early revelation of a shark lurking around you (which I expected in much deeper waters) and it's constant appearances.
Overall, in its current state, it doesn't go over 6 / 6.5 out of 10.
I really hope this game will have bigger updates in which all of those problems will get fixed, because it has a lot of potential, that I want to see fulfilled.
hey here's my first impression after 20 min even tho I dint get far. i might do a better review once i finished the game,
i really like this i hope you keep working on it. for the sake of this review ill assume your still working on it
i like it, its sometimes rally scary, the first scare moments i had in my first 20 min was when i first came in contact with the big shark/fish creatures, i was just swimming randomly not suspecting a thing and when i looked behind me a giant fish was right on my tail, i think its moment like that which can push this game forward
there are some stuff that i think needs to be fixed in order to makes this a better experience, first off the first the first 5 mins aren't very interesting, i suggest maybe rebalancing some stuff like make it so you start off with more oxygen, also i read that you said that if a person is grinding for a long time there prop doing something wrong, so maybe i am just bad? but rebalancing some things like upgrades and value of items could be good too
then there the radar/ sonar that you can get for 50 bucks, i personally feel like it would be good if it had a timer that would make it go off every 5-10 sec or a key that you press to activate it cause i feel like sometimes it ruins the creepy vibe but maybe that just me
things i would like to be added so the game in a way is scary and i like that, but i think it would also be cooler if lets say you where swimming randomly trough the ocean, and all of a sudden you hear a load sound, like a groan or something, this can give the player the idea that there a something bigger out there but is not sure of it, also adding more ambiance when it comes to sound could be good
Really enjoyed the game! I love games that have multiple endings and a sense of mystery. The atmosphere also was really good, I particulary enjoyed the loneliness and vastness you feel on the platform. I did however found the sharks more annoying than a challange, though i understand that they are necessary for a threat. Got the good ending first time and found the progression very satisfying. I would love to see this concept expanded in the future.
You should turn it into a HTML5 file and then people who can't play on Linux or Windows can play! (It seems like a great game and the graphics look like Tomb Raider or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
So I downloaded this game and I crashed I had to restart the whole game is there a way to avoid that? But besides that this game was actually amazing I haven't finished it because I was angry it crashed but overall it was good!
Fun little game, I had a blast! The upgrade loop is satisfying and the tiered minerals really discourage grind. The retro graphics work wonderfully, as well. Input customization and a save game feature would be nice additions, but the game is short and sweet enough that their absence doesn't really hurt.
Really enjoyed this! Killed it with the retro graphics, especially the main character model looks great. Gameplay is very intuitive and I never felt lost or unsure of what I should be doing. The time spent to upgrade felt good as well. I personally didn't have any issues with the big boi (killed me once very early on throughout the entire playthrough), just added to *the fear* and served as more of a 'don't get greedy' warning on top of your oxygen levels. Imo that combo of factors keeps the stress levels exactly where they should be. Still have to go back and get the alt ending but very happy with the experience I had.
Lol I found out that even after finishing with the "good" ending, I still had control over the (invisible) character, and I was able to go to the ocean and pretty much keep playing, got both endings in one playthrough this way!
This is really interesting! I also suffered from the crashes others reported a few times; it seems like holding forward (and possibly other directions) while climbing the ladder will cause it on occasion? Not reliably, so there must be another factor, but it never happened when I wasn't holding a direction while climbing.
I really like the ambiguity of the good end, and the environmental storytelling of the bad end; it makes it very clear what happened without spelling anything out. I would absolutely love it if we got some more interesting sea life and an expanded gameplay loop; I hope you continue working on this and expanding it!
This is a very fun game, with a good hook, beautiful style. I would have the following wishes:
some way to ward off or escape from sharks. Basically, once a sharks locks on to you, you have to exit. that’s not very fun
ability to get oxygen by surfacing anywhere, not having to go back to the ladder
some rarer, weirder, bigger creatures that lurk in the depth (maybe there are and I happened to not see them?)
some weird mysteries to ponder and invent lore about
If there were some more mysteries and if the game was a tad longer (not too much! Maybe twice as long), I’d easily pay money to buy it. Heck, I’d ave bought it as it is, but there’s no “pay what you want” button?
Hey! Thanks for the playing and the feedback. I can only agree on all the stuff you've mentioned. I have some ideas for a bigger update that would also address these points. Can't really promise when that will happen, though :) And yeah, payments are currently disabled for all my games. Thanks again!
Great game! Just the right blend of short and fun.
If you get some time, it would be great to have some way to adjust mouse sensitivity, I play on a laptop usually and so turning the camera around can be a bit slow
I think this game is great, but after playing through both endings I'm a bit dissapointed. The "good" ending is fine and pretty straightforward, but the "bad" ending is so open that it feels bland and that you did all of that for nothing.
MAN this game is really coll, also played it for like 1- 50 minutes i tought it was just a short game but you have to only click and press wasd lol, cool game giving it an upvote
This game is soo good. Incredibly addictive. You definitely need to develop this further. Adding more secret, upgrade, creatures, and expanding the map, so many possibility
damn, this was such a random dive(no pun intended) but a captivating 42 minutes for me:) great concept and execution, just enough anxiety to keep me glued. And that goddamn fish scared the crap out of me till I got the fast swimming equipment. great job with sounds etc too, overall zero fat on this
It keeps crashing when I try to play it? I downloaded the newest version for windows and when I load it up I just see the title screen and then it closes
I love the art style, finished only the "safe" ending (1st). Thank god i didn't run up to the other depths monsters since i have thalassophobia lol. The sharks can be a pain in the a** if you don't have the Fins. Great game!
Liked the aesthetic but the gameplay loop felt too barren, too similar to clicker games where you farm points to get upgrade A to farm points slightly faster to get upgrade B, etc.
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Loved the game, the aesthetic was so reminiscent of the old ps1 days, I also found the "Hello" the shop clerk says oddly calming, and kept visiting just to hear it lol. Anyways, great game, I enjoyed it.
I got to say, that I was very excited about this game, but...I'm pretty disappointed.
The lack of a save system and a true sound departement, sure is extremely bad, that goes without a saying.
The horror vibe also gets pretty much ruined, due to the the very early revelation of a shark lurking around you (which I expected in much deeper waters) and it's constant appearances.
Overall, in its current state, it doesn't go over 6 / 6.5 out of 10.
I really hope this game will have bigger updates in which all of those problems will get fixed, because it has a lot of potential, that I want to see fulfilled.
the game takes less than an hour to beat....
Edited my comment actually.
Ok
hey here's my first impression after 20 min even tho I dint get far. i might do a better review once i finished the game,
i really like this i hope you keep working on it. for the sake of this review ill assume your still working on it
i like it, its sometimes rally scary, the first scare moments i had in my first 20 min was when i first came in contact with the big shark/fish creatures, i was just swimming randomly not suspecting a thing and when i looked behind me a giant fish was right on my tail, i think its moment like that which can push this game forward
there are some stuff that i think needs to be fixed in order to makes this a better experience, first off the first the first 5 mins aren't very interesting, i suggest maybe rebalancing some stuff like make it so you start off with more oxygen, also i read that you said that if a person is grinding for a long time there prop doing something wrong, so maybe i am just bad? but rebalancing some things like upgrades and value of items could be good too
then there the radar/ sonar that you can get for 50 bucks, i personally feel like it would be good if it had a timer that would make it go off every 5-10 sec or a key that you press to activate it cause i feel like sometimes it ruins the creepy vibe but maybe that just me
things i would like to be added
so the game in a way is scary and i like that, but i think it would also be cooler if lets say you where swimming randomly trough the ocean, and all of a sudden you hear a load sound, like a groan or something, this can give the player the idea that there a something bigger out there but is not sure of it, also adding more ambiance when it comes to sound could be good
I totally love this game
Really enjoyed the game! I love games that have multiple endings and a sense of mystery. The atmosphere also was really good, I particulary enjoyed the loneliness and vastness you feel on the platform. I did however found the sharks more annoying than a challange, though i understand that they are necessary for a threat. Got the good ending first time and found the progression very satisfying. I would love to see this concept expanded in the future.
You should turn it into a HTML5 file and then people who can't play on Linux or Windows can play! (It seems like a great game and the graphics look like Tomb Raider or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
This scared the crap out of me and I don't even have a fear of the ocean. Awesome job!
love this game, would love to see a save system! that would make it more accessible for let's plays.
Dude now this is a great idea for a game. I love these PS1 retro feeling games and the new areas developers are taking them like with this one. :D
So I downloaded this game and I crashed I had to restart the whole game is there a way to avoid that? But besides that this game was actually amazing I haven't finished it because I was angry it crashed but overall it was good!
Still haven't managed to reproduce those crashes, sorry ;( There's a save system planned for the next update. Thanks for playing!
bro ima be honest the game is actually amazing and I would love to see new updates for this game!
Fun little game, I had a blast! The upgrade loop is satisfying and the tiered minerals really discourage grind. The retro graphics work wonderfully, as well. Input customization and a save game feature would be nice additions, but the game is short and sweet enough that their absence doesn't really hurt.
is this a ps1 demake of subnautica??
not any game with water is subnautica, and this game is completely different.
Really enjoyed this! Killed it with the retro graphics, especially the main character model looks great. Gameplay is very intuitive and I never felt lost or unsure of what I should be doing. The time spent to upgrade felt good as well. I personally didn't have any issues with the big boi (killed me once very early on throughout the entire playthrough), just added to *the fear* and served as more of a 'don't get greedy' warning on top of your oxygen levels. Imo that combo of factors keeps the stress levels exactly where they should be. Still have to go back and get the alt ending but very happy with the experience I had.
Lol I found out that even after finishing with the "good" ending, I still had control over the (invisible) character, and I was able to go to the ocean and pretty much keep playing, got both endings in one playthrough this way!
This is really interesting! I also suffered from the crashes others reported a few times; it seems like holding forward (and possibly other directions) while climbing the ladder will cause it on occasion? Not reliably, so there must be another factor, but it never happened when I wasn't holding a direction while climbing.
I really like the ambiguity of the good end, and the environmental storytelling of the bad end; it makes it very clear what happened without spelling anything out. I would absolutely love it if we got some more interesting sea life and an expanded gameplay loop; I hope you continue working on this and expanding it!
Thanks for playing! Yeah I'm still trying to reproduce that bug, sorry for that
No problem! It really wasn't THAT disruptive. If there's any other information you want for debugging, I can try to provide it!
I mean every information you can give me will help me to reproduce it, so that would be great :)
This is a very fun game, with a good hook, beautiful style. I would have the following wishes:
If there were some more mysteries and if the game was a tad longer (not too much! Maybe twice as long), I’d easily pay money to buy it. Heck, I’d ave bought it as it is, but there’s no “pay what you want” button?
Still, an excellent game
Hey! Thanks for the playing and the feedback. I can only agree on all the stuff you've mentioned. I have some ideas for a bigger update that would also address these points. Can't really promise when that will happen, though :) And yeah, payments are currently disabled for all my games. Thanks again!
The game is fun but I kept dying because I couldn't turn around fast enough. It would be nice to have sensitivity controls.
Great game! Just the right blend of short and fun.
If you get some time, it would be great to have some way to adjust mouse sensitivity, I play on a laptop usually and so turning the camera around can be a bit slow
Honestly I love these kinds of game so much, and enjoyed playing it so much!
That was a game loop i was not expected to enjoy damn.
good game good graphic
I think this game is great, but after playing through both endings I'm a bit dissapointed. The "good" ending is fine and pretty straightforward, but the "bad" ending is so open that it feels bland and that you did all of that for nothing.
I loved this game
pretty nice.
MAN this game is really coll, also played it for like 1- 50 minutes i tought it was just a short game but you have to only click and press wasd lol, cool game giving it an upvote
Short game but boy is it good! Really enjoyed the experience c:
Excellent game! I played it on my stream for over an hour, I think I managed to find all the content. Here's a link to the vod:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1039190945?t=00h45m11s
when I download the file it says the file is damaged and should be moved to trash. Mac
Yes, me too. I've had this happen a few times with godot applications on mac.
This game is soo good. Incredibly addictive. You definitely need to develop this further. Adding more secret, upgrade, creatures, and expanding the map, so many possibility
Great game loved it, PS1 is my favvvvvv love you forever :)
Still trying it out but so far my only gripe is the shop menu is kinda painful on the eyes.
damn, this was such a random dive(no pun intended) but a captivating 42 minutes for me:) great concept and execution, just enough anxiety to keep me glued. And that goddamn fish scared the crap out of me till I got the fast swimming equipment. great job with sounds etc too, overall zero fat on this
thanks! :)
Roof over my head, oceanic view on all sides, impossibility of death, no neighbors, and you want me to leave? Pshhhh.
lmao impossibility of death? I have been way too careful, let me see what happens
It keeps crashing when I try to play it? I downloaded the newest version for windows and when I load it up I just see the title screen and then it closes
Hm, that's weird. Any infos about your hardware? Have you tried running any of my others games or any other Godot games in general?
I don't know
this was perfection
I just got the first ending, that shark is a pain
One of my favorite games on itch
I love the art style, finished only the "safe" ending (1st). Thank god i didn't run up to the other depths monsters since i have thalassophobia lol. The sharks can be a pain in the a** if you don't have the Fins. Great game!
Liked the aesthetic but the gameplay loop felt too barren, too similar to clicker games where you farm points to get upgrade A to farm points slightly faster to get upgrade B, etc.