Inferno Fishing

Fishing just got hotter. Go deep into an active volcano to fish up some spicy hot dishes.

Instruction

Use the power bar,  by pulling it to the left (or by press space),  to cast a fishing line into the lava. The amount of power will determine the distance the bobber will fly, too much or too little will cause the bobber to miss.

Then wait for a fish to be hooked, then press a mouse key to reel them in, but don't wait too long or the fish will escape. You score points for each fish you catch.

Now it is hot out there, and your suit will only last so long, so fish up as much as possible before your suit protection runs out.

(ver1_1) You can now move left and right with arrow keys or A and D, the closer you are to the lava the quicker your suit will degrade.

Development

Only had one day to develop this idea. Happy with what I have learnt during this project, but gameplay is very limited. I was pleased with the main character's animation, with more time would have been nice to develop.

This is one of the first longer jams that I have taken part in. Feedback is welcome.

Knowbugs

• First-line cats seem to be incorrect.
• Not tested the the end timer.
• Sometimes the sequence gets out of steps

Things that I wanted to do but time ran out:

• Show different types of fish collected.
• Move the player closer or further away which would adjust the rate of decay of the health bar. The risk-reward is that higher-value fish can be caught the closer you are.

Version 1_1

After initial feedback and as stated in the rules of the jam I have updated to ver1_1, the original is available to download.

Things added

• A variety of fish can be caught each having a different score value and different amount of time to catch them.
• Change the message to indicate if you landed too far or short when you fail to cast.

Credits

Music

• Title screen music Burning by AlexAction from Pixabay
• Game music Crackling Fireplace and Soft Piano Music by JuliusH from Pixabay

SFX sounds from Pixabay

All Animation, and game design by Stealthness