The Fish's Tale
A downloadable game for Windows
*WARNING - This game contains a fair amount of reading / dialog.*
After inheriting the possessions of her late father, Monica finds herself in dire need of assistance.
To her he has left three things:
His house, a meager sum of money, and a responsibility.
A responsibility that she soon found herself unable to handle alone.
So, after enlisting the help of a hired hand for the night, the pair must work together to achieve their goal.
Will they manage to accomplish their task in time?
Or will it finally awaken?
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* Note, time does not pass during character dialog. There's no need to rush. ;)
** Also note, this game was made for Windows and will not function on other systems or devices!
*** Final note, this game is 64-bit, and will not run on a 32-bit system!
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dude thank you so much for put in the description that the game have so mucho dialog
Why does Rex and the car dissapear after summoning the first chain?
Great game, definently worth the money! id say its worth more than 1$ tho. Anyways i really liked how the shared the same universe with TBMKZ so it was cool to see thoose characters here.😊 Is it possible you could send me the 3d model for Rex? I want to 3d print him and have him on my desk. Its not that important and i understand if you got better things to do.
Keep up the good work!
1st grade school recess ngl
You just keep them coming man and I'll keep displaying your amazing work to anyone who will watch! Loved the Alchemy style mechanics for this one, Super neat!
Hi!!! I love your games soooo much and I want more people to know about you, but I'm from russia and many people here don't like to play in games in English. Soon I want to learn how to translate games, and I want to ask permission to translate your games. So, what do you think? I don't need monetize for it, just for lern something new and for fun. And I do not promise anything, because I'm not sure that I will be able to quickly learn even the basic levels of programming, but I still really wanted to ask your permission for the future
I finally managed to buy this. I got a job recently so I have money to afford this now lmao. This was so much fun I loved it, I recorded it of course. You're my favourite dev, you just do your own thing.
Apologies for the extremely late reply on this one.
Thank you very much for purchasing the game, and best of luck on your work!
Wassup Zed
Great Game AS ALWAYS. Sorry I'm a little late. Really enjoyed this one. Can't wait to see whats next! :)
A fair amount of reading and dialog? That is the scariest thing I could think of T^T
Woah, this one's a fair bit more difficult and really caught me off guard at times! And an angler fish character is super unique, this one's excellent!
Maybe there should be the bit more know 3
dude my game gave me a headache
Hello Zed, your games are very good. I still have downloaded the man from the window since I met your games. I didn't stop being a fan of yours. I love your games. Good luck in your projects.
this game was great I loved it and my body took a screenshot, keep up the good work
DEFINITELY top 3 of the best games you've created. Absolute banger. can't wait for more!
Zed zed I’m glad you’re not dead. It’s been a few months since the last game and I was a bit worried you were gone, but I knew you were taking time to make something good. This game I will say is a pretty good start off to your come back after these past few months, so let’s dive into it. The gameplay was pretty fun for the most part. The task was simple in finding ingredients to put into a bowl and afterwards going down a path to grab some chains. The parasites were fucking creepy my guy and I was afraid of touching them. I laughed when I pressed the space button cause I DIDNT EVEN THINK that a GIANT ASS LASER was gonna shoot out of an amulet, but it was THE BEST way to get rid of those creepy looking bastards. 5 shots is pretty generous but once I got to the 4th chain is was needed, although the 5th chain was unlimited shots which is fair when I’m facing like 5 parasites in total.
Now for the story. We get new characters with such “amazing” designs which is just your style like usual. Our girl Angela Angler (that’s the last name I’m giving her) is helping our Monica Matte (I couldn’t think of a better last name) because she was requested from Red Post Pages which yay cause it’s a reference to many character’s jobs throughout the games. Apparently there’s this big fish, which I’m like wow, what an odd fish, but it looks cute honestly. But that fish can cause a large famine and disasters to the area.
So this got me thinking on a theory. I’m highly sure that the game is set in the same town like all the other games have, and I think that a long time ago the fish had awoken and caused terror to the town before Monica’s father stopped it. This would most likely explain why the town is in such a terrible shape, why all these people need to take random jobs. From the Vermanders and fish, they have caused this town to turn in a terrible state as it is. Though I guess that’s a stretch. But I’d like to to think that’s what it is.
There were a few errors that I saw in the game. Monica says the word “preform” but I’m sure it’s supposed to be “perform” she also mentions at the last run if you got the “fourth” chain, but it should be the “fifth” chain, and when she places all the chains in the barrel, it only shows 4 chains and not 5. It’s not too bad but it’s something that I noticed while playing for the first time.
At that end, I must say, it was a wonderful game, and I’m glad to see you’re back. The game isnt so bad on tough mode, but I did suffer a bit near the end for sure. Your games are creepy for sure, even if they seem like simple designs, you really know how to make it scary. Woods and tall creatures are something I wouldn’t want to see myself. I hope to see another one soon. Keep it up Zed, hope the money helps you out.
Apologies for my absence the last few months, hopefully that won't be happening again!
Also, thanks for letting me know about those dialog errors. It's pretty easy for me to miss those, unfortunately.
If I need to patch the game for whatever reason, I'll be sure to fix those while I'm at it!
Other than the odd error here and there, I'm glad that you enjoyed this one.
Thank you very much for the support, thank you for another thoroughly detailed review, and above all thanks for playing! :)
Glad to see you're still around here as well.
Are you planning on ever releasing games onto Steam?
I really like all your games, good job with this one.
Thank you! :)
Thank you very, very much!
It's so nice to hear that you enjoyed playing this one. :)
Good, slightly challenging game, beat the game on my first 2 tries both modes
All endings and Easter egg in my full video on my channel. Thanks for doing what you do Zed, this was a fun game!
Thanks for playing! :)
Zed strikes yet again I love the callback to The Bit More Know Zero game, keep up the amazing work!
Also somehow I beat tough mode after normal.
Hey, thank you very much!
I appreciate you playing this game, along with the other ones you've played as well. :)
no problem I'll keep playing whatever you make keep up the amazing work!
🤍GREAT GAME!🖤
This was a really good game keep up the good work <33Thank you very much! :)
Ah yes. The man who makes big assets for a fun game. I hope your situation has finally been fixed. Also, same guy here who has both TBMK games. Some people are interested. May I have permission to distribute these games to the masses?
Keep in mind those games were taken down is because they do not meet my standards.
If I wanted them to be available again, I would put their pages back up myself. :)
Your original request was to play the games for yourself, and I had no issue with that.
Anything other than that is outside of what I agreed with.
Glad I got the reply. Then I'll simply await for when the revamped TBMK games come.
Thank you! :)
Another amazing game!
Thank you very much! :)
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again - I love your games! Keep it up!
Thank you, you're so kind. :)
Loved it!!! I wish I would have played more of the games for the channel!
Hey, thank you for playing!
I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed this one. :)
Please, Check this Out :3
Fun little horror game :). I liked the mixing part. Those parasite move so fast.
Thank you very much! :)
Man be popping these non-stop. Can't wait to see you doing big bucks on steam, my friend.
Don't worry about me this time, I'll just watch ManlyBadassHero play this one. Thanks for all the fun
I made a playlist with all Manly's gameplay of your games, by order of release. In case someone out there needs it:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC55vHXhNsIXGO_B38aIIxTSuNG9-ti1u
I think he already has his own playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq7Wze90TsOpZbXAIpNMQdhCPi9T0Q169
Good to know, I made one mostly for myself, so I don't really care.
I jokingly said to myself "man it's kinda weird how zed hasn't uploaded in a minute" like 4 days ago. wtf dude are you in my head? also hey your alive :D
Yes, I have to apologize for my absence the last few months.
Hopefully that won't be happening again. :)
we're just glad you're ok!
Great game!
Hey, thanks for playing! :)
Hogwarts, Raya Lucaria, and Vincent Clortho didnt train me for this. Following the legacy of her badass hero dad, a thicc but subpar witch brewing potions in a barrel with her hired help. Cant afford those expensive fancy Cauldrons, a industrial barrel on some cinderblocks will do. lol I love the creativity here.
Thank you. :)
Really loved this one. You certainly have one of the most original "styles" I've seen in gamedev. Thanks for another banger!
Thank you so very much! :)
You're very kind.
kinda hyped, Zed's microverse is one of the most entertaining lately, I feel like the characters were alive, it's awesome
Thank you so much for the compliment! :)