Context, a while ago a friend, @francoisvn, mentioned the Lost Garden blog. I've been wanting to improve through intentional practise, so I decided to implement one of Daniel's suggested designs. You can find the original design description here.
This keeps the tension (hah!) of needing to cautiously reel in large fish but means there's far less frustration while doing. I feel like that would have added some challenge to this prototype but didn't get around to adding. This isn't explicitly mentioned in the design but I added an acceleration to the lure when luring. While working on this I was often surprised by how impactful animations speeds are. 86 of people have voted thumbs. Having a static speed for the lure felt way more mechanical and predictable in a this-isn't-good way. Spend your hard earned kreds on some of these games! Try to save the boy who's stuck on the other side of the water. I picked the only prototype which won a gold award fishing girl game and decided I'd try make my own version before playing the winning entry and then compare results.
Fishing Girl
The game has two different endings, try to find them both! In my prototype I allow players to catch smaller fish with a larger lure. Blowing poor fish up feels a counter to life in the serene world of fishing girl.
Fishing girl, action, gIRL, upgrades, fishing, water. It took the game from fishing girl game "let me get the closest fish" to "what fish are nearby? The original design required fish to be matched to lure sizes.
Youve completed your Kongregate account! It's worth noting that the entry was originally from 2008 so I feel like I've got a massive advantage by using modern tools. Particularly during the "scoring a fish" phase, reducing some elements by just.5 seconds changed the experience from frustrating waiting to steady delight.
