Little Fish

We wanted Little Fish to appeal to a younger audience, we therefore decided to adopt a bright and vibrant cartoonish art style. This allowed us to exaggerate the features of the different fish to make them appear both amusing and unique. To ensure the player character stood out against the watery background, we chose to make it orange with other fish differentiated by other contrasting colours. As a result, it was far easier for the player to determine which fish were larger and smaller, making the game less frustrating. We also implemented a main menu and user interface that matched the underwater aesthetic.

The aim of the game is to grow as large as possible by eating fish smaller than the player. The game ends if the player is eaten by a larger fish. This meant that we needed to implement a control scheme that would allow the player to easily navigate their character across the screen to avoid threats and reach smaller fish. To make this possible on mobile, we implemented two separate control schemes, selectable via the main menu. The first control scheme simply required the player to press a position on the screen, the player character would then move towards this position until released. The second scheme utilised a virtual joystick that allowed the player to move their character directly. This joystick could be assigned to either the left or right hand side of the screen depending on the player’s preference.