Yesterday was another good day with lots of progress! I changed my theme slightly (different word bank) so the game is now officially called "Fishing For Compliments" :D

Today I'm going to try to get done before submission ends:

• fix bug where fish sometimes swims backwards if you spell a word incorrectly
• add menus
• add some sound effects

If I have time:

• add an end state (currently you can only fish infinitely)
• add lower/raise line mechanic, and only hook fish on the red part

Got a lot done yesterday!

added:

• finished fish difficulty and word lists for 10 difficulties of fish
• show/hide typing UI when a fish is hooked and word is typed (disappears when you complete typing word or typed incorrectly)
• functionality to check when fish is on the line (fish can be hooked)
• cleaned up code a bit
• made the game look nicer with some better sky, dock, and water assets

to do:

• implement fish caught/fish got away behavior
• create UI (menu, how to play, fish hooked, fish missed, fish caught, fish got away, game over)
• (maybe) implement parallax sky movement
• polish gameplay

Feeling good about my progress! I have:

• fishies spawning on a timer
• new fish type spawns when you hit a certain number of fish caught
• basic typing mechanism implemented
• new word shown when a fish is "caught"
• word is destroyed when you finish typing it correctly

Next goals

• destroy word if player types the next letter incorrectly
• show/hide typing UI when fish is hooked/word is typed
• implement mechanic to hook fish