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HERB: Intergalactic Fish Master!
Arcade Fishing Contest
Play as HERB, the space alien with a keen interest in Sunday fishing.
Creating HERB
HERB was originally created for Mini Jam #91. The concept began with the idea of making a series of games about an alien with an obsession with "Earth Reality TV" and with Game Jams theme being "UFO" and its limitation "Fish as a mechanic", it felt like the perfect opportunity to bring Herb to life. With less than 48 hours to work on the project start to finish, the submission build included a short fishing mini game focused on hooking fish and timing input commands to reel them in.
Future plans
HERB currently isn't in development, however with the development time being quite short the available build isn't super polished and I'd love to jump back in and redesign the user experience to include a more entertaining game play loop, including more complex AI and varied mini games. Herb is also a character I enjoyed working with and I'm always looking for more ways to bring him into new projects.