Captain Island

Great concept, though most levels were quite easy. The theme is represented well!

This is a really good entry! It felt really well put together, nice and solid. The mechanics were really intuitive. Some of the ways that islands would grab onto each other could be frustrating, but it would have probably been too easy otherwise. I would have loved to have been able to use the coins for something. That was probably the only thing that felt like something was missing. The art was fantastic, especially the pirate character.

Super interesting game! I really like the balance of puzzle and fighting. Its nice how the camera zooms out when you pilot the island and zooms out further with the scroll wheel. Your art is cute, I like the pirate guy! Awesome Jam!!

Neat game! It comes down to two major parts-- defeating birds, and constructing your island into the given shape. Both of these parts are good, but they feel... disconnected from each other. It makes it seem like the island part is the 'main' part, and the birds are just an obstacle along the way. This can get annoying, considering just how hard it is to even hit the birds. I don't think this is a gameplay issue, just a framing issue-- Maybe if you got a final score which was a combination of the two (i.e. number of coins multiplied by percent island completion) or if there was something for you to spend the coins on. Definitely a fun game, with some nice polish-- it could just use some overarching unifying strokes. Good job!

This is a very interesting take on the theme, I like the feel and the gameplay idea that you are trying to make kind of jig-saw but the darn gulls are getting in the way! The only problem I found was the pacing was quite slow, I think this game would benefit from being a little faster paced, especially when switching between sailing and fighting - I did also find it tricky when I was a little off kilter attaching one piece to another and it wouldn't let me detach them - overall though, a fun concept and cute artwork to match, good job! :)

Interesting game, the birds were a little difficult to deal with but apart from that, game felt solid!

This is a really excellent game in concept, but I feel like the mechanics are underutilized. Assembling the islands was never really challenging to figure out and the combat is pretty basic. Switching between driving and fighting could have been quicker also. I tooks some hits because of it and it felt a little unfair.

I realllllyyy enjoyed the concept of this game!! I love having to switch between fending off seagulls and maneuvering the island. I think the idea is really cool :D The graphics are also high quality and quite nice to look at. Just love this mix of puzzle and action. And I appreciated the easy level selector as well.

Think my main feedback would be on the controls + audio side. The clicking island sound when you get out of the drive mode and the docking sound is a little bit harsh. Think that took me out of the chill vibe I was feeling. Control wise, it would be nice to have to confirm when you do want islands to stick together. Though I guess that could be part of the puzzle too and you should be careful when connecting them.

Combat could be smoother but it's hard when there's such a limited time to make the game anyway. Felt the range was a little bit short and it wasn't super "punchy".

I'd prefer it if it was a little faster switching between driving and walking mode too. Maybe because the seagulls were pretty aggressive but I think a lot of that feel stuff can be kinda personal and you'd just need to playtest to see really...

It's a really cool mix of puzzle and action. The zoom also makes me feel like I need to explore to find where the different pieces are too which adds to the pirate theme as well. Lots of really nice concepts working together. You could have easily shown the whole map but the zoom is more immersive and makes the combat more interesting as well.

Wonderful job, I love the concept of this game I think it fits in really well with the theme too! I love it!

I love the moving island physics, and assembling each island into the correct shape is a nice memory challenge. The grid snap works remarkably well.

The sword's small attack radius makes it pretty difficult to attack birds, and somewhat disrupts the overall relaxing, casual feel. That said, the birds themselves work great, and I was very impressed by their AI. If you make a post-jam update, maybe the birds coule be replaced by sharks you can kill by plowing into them using the island itself? Just an idea.

Overall a really solid entry. I enoyed it!

So, uhhh... What can I say? Fighting is not interesting, because birds always are circling in the distance and its very hard to catch them. Concept of connecting islands is good. But because of the need to fight these birds, it becomes more boring.

Really cute concept but joining the islands is a bit finicky and its easy to accidentally end the level.

The seagull fighting was a bit meh; I think going further into doing stuff on the island (maybe more enemy types or something to collect) or getting rid of the character movement part altogether would work better (either would be good, though).

Really cool concept. Loved joining the islands, super cool mechanic.

First of, really love the concept!

It really works well with the theme and makes the islands meaningful; not only that but you also have mini islands you can make a super island with! The fact that you gotta navigate it and reassemble it like a puzzle game while keeping an action-like setting is really, really cool!

About the sounds, I wish the sound effects weren't so loud compared to the music, which makes it more difficult to hear it cause you can't increase your volume much. I'd classify these sound effects as a bit aggressive, so I think it would be a good idea to tone them down, at least in volume (when you match island parts)

On another note, I was a bit confused at first because space snaps the island too, but I was just supposed to use shift to assemble the island (made me "validate" an island without wanting it) though it was okay once i figured it out. There was a bug though, where the island bits weren't "sticking" properly despite using shift. Like they wouldn't stay fused after using shift. Ultimately I fixed it by pressing space instead (and i guess that's why I thought you had to use it to stick the island together)

I also am not sure why the birds give you money but I just assume it had a purpose you couldn't add yet. Speaking of which, attacking the birds feels a bit weird because the sword thrust feels a bit... weak? like it doesn't extend the whole way (it doesn't seem to use its actual range), so the result makes it look like small attempts to attack with the sword. Nitpick though!

The birds AI is fantastic, the way the flock around and avoid you makes an interesting challenge when you try to attack them and you feel like they're birds attacking while evading you! I didn't know they could attack you first and wondered why I had an health bar.... until suddenly they started ganging up on me when I moved the island!

I wish there was some way to get back health though! But the inclusion of birds while you navigate the island is a superb choice. The game has a nice flavour and the way you control the island is pretty cool!

Easily one of my favourites! (I mean, I didn't play many yet, it's the second one, but still!)

I liked killing the birds. Birds have been my worst enemy since zombies, so good job. Very well made.

Cool concept and fun to cruise my island around