Carl's Nightmares

by jurgler
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.69
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★37%
Carl is a 5 years old boy who has a lot of "terrible" nightmares every night.

You got the task to help him get through the next 20 nights of his life.

Luckily Carls mum helps you out with some tissues to help dealing with the fear.

The game is developed with Visual Studio - Monogame - .Net - C# and i used Paint.net for the graphics. The sound was made with help of the sfxr tool.

This is my first Ludum Dare game and I hope you guys enjoy it at least a little bit. I look forward to everykind of criticism to improve on those things.

Comments8

Aliencargo
Aliencargo12 Dec 2016, 09:49
I'm really confused playing this game. I don't understand whats happening and why it transitions from different scenes at weird times. Also the night scenes are very dark so i can't see whats going on.
gene-z12 Dec 2016, 11:30
nice game, but confuse
bradur
bradur12 Dec 2016, 12:44
Wow, Carl has some vivid nightmares!

This game has a little bit of everything. The nightmares are actually different game modes in disguise. I thought it was a very clever way to have a not-boring game that fits within the confines of the theme.

The controls are good, and the difficulty is tough but fair.

I really liked the responses the 8-ball had. Also, the graphics fit well together.

I didn't think the game was confusing at all.

All in all, a very solid entry!
Gumboot
Gumboot13 Dec 2016, 09:02
The game is interesting for sure haha, poor Carl. I do like the multiple different nightmares he can have but it gets repetitive.
#gmdsgn15 Dec 2016, 00:51
I like self inspired setting.
AcuadoyStudios16 Dec 2016, 21:38
Hey Guy,

I liked your art style and the mood.

Please go ahead and check my game (LocusLudi) nad check my Youtube (Acuadoy Studios) cause ill redo

my whole game and then you'll get all the links to updated versions of my game!
abezuska
abezuska19 Dec 2016, 17:42
I really like the concept. Interesting take on the theme and battling nightmares.
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