Escape the Dream

by bazld
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.36
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.48
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.75
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★81%
This is a short puzzle/adventure experience where you must find a way to wake from your dream. Unity/Web.
Cursor key controls: Up, Left, Right.

Check my post mortem entry for more info.
Thanks for playing!
baz.

Genres: adventure

Comments26

Nanofus
Nanofus25 Aug 2014, 08:00
Awesome atmosphere! :D Really liked the graphics.
ClownAround25 Aug 2014, 08:16
Cool. I really like the art and style. It was a neat, but short, experience. I especially liked the way you drew the 'silhouette people'.
bazldauthor25 Aug 2014, 08:53
@ClownAround yeah, I wanted to introduce new game mechanics but it didn't quite work out (see post mortem). Graphics are a bit different, but so hard to make :P Next time - pixel art!
donut345
donut34525 Aug 2014, 08:56
5/5 mood, really captures a dream type feel
bakwards
bakwards25 Aug 2014, 09:30
Nice style, but I had a problem with the fonts, I couldn't read what was going on. But I kept going! Nice stuff
Nananas
Nananas25 Aug 2014, 09:42
Whoa I woke up O_O what just happend :)
I really like this. Beautiful mood.

(ps: The post-mortem clarified a lot about the ending.)
Vallar25 Aug 2014, 10:04
First time I looked at the graphics I thought they were amazing for the theme. They fit right in and were perfect to that kind of atmosphere.

The whole game gave a good vibe for its theme and idea and I liked how it played. The narrative was interesting and the hints were really well done (albeit the [SPOILERS----------] glowing took a bit to figure out).

I liked the sounds but I wished for music. I understand from your postmortem what you chose that. Still music could have added quite a bit with the right tone as you mentioned.

Great work and I really liked the concept very well. :)
Manou25 Aug 2014, 10:13
Very good idea and execution! Needs some music :D
Ryan Melmoth25 Aug 2014, 11:36
I enjoyed the visuals and atmosphere! Had to read the solution, couldn't figure it out.
Kedume Bits25 Aug 2014, 11:48
I like the graphics. It's more experience than game.
ViliX25 Aug 2014, 12:15
Interesting game. The graphics is unique.
Xaychru04
Xaychru0425 Aug 2014, 12:16
Nice mood, the game was a bit repetitive but I enjoyed the experience. ^^
midgard
midgard25 Aug 2014, 12:26
Nice atmosphere, my eyes bleed a little thought with the colors and the movement without really any depth on screen. But overall it's a nice idea!
Jupitron
Jupitron25 Aug 2014, 12:33
Awesome graphics and experience! Great setting.
DrMelon25 Aug 2014, 16:48
Interesting concept! Clever use of graphics to build atmosphere.
Laralyn25 Aug 2014, 17:55
Interesting game with a great feel and mood!
hogtrick
hogtrick26 Aug 2014, 18:29
Interesting game. Nice mood.
Lvyn
Lvyn26 Aug 2014, 18:30
Interesting game, can make a great horror game :)
OnlySlightly26 Aug 2014, 18:30
Very surreal. I liked how strangely the protagonist walked from side to side.
Nuclear Napalm26 Aug 2014, 18:30
Love the art direction and mood, but... it's no a game, actually.
bazldauthor27 Aug 2014, 21:27
Thanks for playing, everyone. I don't know why I made such a strange game(!?), LD makes you try something different. That 'PT' teaser def messed with my head :P
bazldauthor27 Aug 2014, 21:37
(oh, and I'm working through as many of your games as I can, reviewed 65 so far...)
Eero Tuovinen28 Aug 2014, 23:03
Nice mood. More of a digital, interactive poem or novel than a game per se. Very complete for a time-pressure situation.
Linusson1 Sep 2014, 20:01
It took a while to figure it out but I managed to wake up. :D Dreaming can be strange so it was fitting that it was a bit hard to figure out the solution. I liked the feeling of the fog and people coming towards you. Well done! :)
wdebowicz
wdebowicz8 Sep 2014, 21:58
I like the idea and mood, I think that adding some psychodelic audio would improve it a lot.

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