Fish Lab

To say that this is only a transformative experience would be not only an insult to the game, but also an insult to myself. My only regret playing this game is that I did not experience it sooner. where to begin? The sound design in Fish Lab is phenomenal, and it only gets better the further you go, becoming more layered and intricate as you get better upgrades and better gear. From the smooth melody of the Zen mode to the upped-beats of the final level. From the pulse mine SFX and even the fact that your scanner is on beat from the very start, it screams passion. I don't even how it happened, but sometimes me and a friend I was sharing the game with would just stare slack-jawed as I cleared rows and rows of fish. the feeling is so satisfying, it feels like a baby sensory video with how much I feel stimulated sometimes. Not to say in any way that that's a bad thing. In fact, I appreciated not only the amount of effort that went into the particle mechanics behind the fish, but also how well it ran on a mid-end laptop. Even at max graphics, there was no stuttering or frame drops throughout the entire experience. Speaking of experiences, I think that's the best way to describe this game, because it's just that. It's not a game that's going to plague your week, or one that's going to take up too much of your time. I experienced the entire game in 3 hours, and it left more of an impression on me than most. I feel like there could've been incremental rougelite mechanics, but I also feel that it would take away from it. In short, I loved this game for the time it took, considering it only cost me $5, it is definitively the best $5 I've ever spent. I love this game with all my heart, and I'll pop back in when I wanna see more fish floating around, in possibly the most satisfying way. 10/10, keep making games with love.