This is Dawn! A game about self discovery and stuff. The controls and mechanics are up to you to discover yourself. (Hint: They are not complicated at all.) ((Unless you're on dvorak.)) (((Spoiler for dvorak people: theyarezandxandc)))
*See if you can find the secret easter egg also! It's pretty damn cool and explosive!*
Also, kudos if you figure out the movie that is referenced throughout the game.
EDIT: Discovered there is a way to fall out of the world. It's not intended, but I'll leave it in for funsies. It's not gamebreaking anyway, since it doesn't happen unless you're asking for it.
EDIT2: Added a link to a Let's Player / Walkthrough on youtube. I encourage y'all to try to beat it entirely without it though.
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Nice game, hard to find Z on german keyboard layout. I think I made it to the end (if that smoky stone is the end). Could be a great game if you continue working on it.
Thanks for all the comments guys! I'd like to point out that the controls are rebindable if you download the Windows or OSX executables if you're having trouble with them.
Adventureloop, That's too bad, had someone else having the same problem yesterday. Not sure what I can do about it though since I'm using Unity :(.
Awesome ! I just got bored a bit at the begining, the time to learn the basics, but the endind was totally worth it. It's a very clever way to use the theme and make a great reference.
Was a bit of a challenge to get past the punching guy, and I felt a bit lost hunting for materials, but you put enough visual hints in to help me along. I liked the mechanic of crafting new items from your inventory, that was novel :)
When I started yout game I had a film in mind and it actually turned out to be just that film, 2001: A space oddeysee! Nailed it!:P (yes, I've completed your game). Anyway, lovely graphical style, really. Gameplay was smooth and responsive, and the usage of the theme was brilliant. Job well done sir!
I liked the style and the way you combined the elements of 2D and 3D, as others said however, the figuring out the controls made it frustrating. I can understand this was part of the design choice, but perhaps it would have been good to relay this information to the player in another manner that fitted with your concept.
Graphics were fun, I liked the texture, reminded me of Doom in some places for some reason.
love the visual style of a somewhat "2 1/2 D" Jump-and-Run. I have to remember this for a future LD myself :-) i dig the palm swinging with the wind!
like some others: no fan of "find out the controls for yourself". even though if you say it is not hard, think from the perspective of someone that knows nothing of the game: how do I know I have found all controls. it is always the feeling of playing the game and not having discovered all features; at least for me.
"it is always the feeling of playing the game and not having discovered all features; at least for me."
That's exactly what I was aiming for :). About the controls not being hard to find was the fact that they are lined up beside each other on the keyboard. I realized that many players don't have the patience to try finding them, so I added a control list (with the keys only, not the functions) on the webpage to facilitate for these people.
I'm really enjoying discovering the stuff. I actually discovered the first by accident, and the item fell right behind the first enemy so I had to restart, lol! D:
Well done - thought the 2D + 3D style graphics were very unique and stylish. Had some trouble figuring out what to do, but thats the fun of it I suppose. Great work on this one -
Hey, i would like to review my game, since the last time you played it has some changes, and now i send you a big salute from the other part of the world! :D
I like the visual style a lot. The puzzles are good, but the method to craft items is too convoluted, I would have given up if I hadn't read some of the comments.
My game was also inspired by a certain Kubrick movie, but more towards the end of it then the beginning :)
First 10 minutes was frustrating could not work out what I had to do. Watched part of the LP and it made sense. The gfx are nice, quite technical for the time frame also.
I like the style. The game was insanely difficult, I completed none of it myself, after spending >5 minutes on each obstacle. Thought the "sitting down to think" mechanic was long winded, could have just had an instant reaction and it would have been better.
Lovely graphics (the character looks like a character out of the Tick comics). Good puzzles, sounds were good. The thinking was an interesting new game mechanic and was well thought of (thinking takes time), but was not really intuitive for me (wating for so long). Cool ending . This one has it all. Really good, I'm curious what you will do next.
Very good game, but I had to look for some spoilers in the comments to finish the game. I think the thinking process is a bit too slow, I got stuck a long time just because I wasn't patient enough.
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Adventureloop, That's too bad, had someone else having the same problem yesterday. Not sure what I can do about it though since I'm using Unity :(.
I just got bored a bit at the begining, the time to learn the basics, but the endind was totally worth it.
It's a very clever way to use the theme and make a great reference.
Graphics were fun, I liked the texture, reminded me of Doom in some places for some reason.
Animations were funny as well.
Good job.
Well made game but kind of non intuitive
i dig the palm swinging with the wind!
like some others: no fan of "find out the controls for yourself". even though if you say it is not hard, think from the perspective of someone that knows nothing of the game: how do I know I have found all controls. it is always the feeling of playing the game and not having discovered all features; at least for me.
but visually a great game!
That's exactly what I was aiming for :). About the controls not being hard to find was the fact that they are lined up beside each other on the keyboard. I realized that many players don't have the patience to try finding them, so I added a control list (with the keys only, not the functions) on the webpage to facilitate for these people.
Great job!
:D
My game was also inspired by a certain Kubrick movie, but more towards the end of it then the beginning :)
good job!
This one has it all.
Really good, I'm curious what you will do next.