Recursive nightmare

by toulou
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.00
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Looks like you are lost in a big nothing. Please keep your sanity.
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It's my first Ludum Dare. I wanted to see if I could make a game from scratch with my own game engine. It's kinda weird and limited in term of gameplay, but I like it anyway !

https://toulou.itch.io/recursive-nightmare

Comments34

ketchupcoke24 Apr 2017, 16:47
I've just made it to the end and I have to say I really like the strangeness of it.. very dreamlike. Nice one!
camilo
camilo24 Apr 2017, 18:30
your game is really cool ! i liked it a lot.

congrats!

i didn't use all the items. Does that mean is hasn't finished yet?
KillToLive
KillToLive24 Apr 2017, 18:41
It's really nice one! I was able to beat it only when I found the inventory at the bottom (because of small laptop screen). Keep it up!
DemyHallar
DemyHallar30 Apr 2017, 13:36
Awesome idea and the... tools choice? Really trippy.
CyManSAP
CyManSAP30 Apr 2017, 15:21
This is one of those games where I have no clue what's going on, but I'm totally okay with it. Definitely enjoyed my time with this one.
hekst30 Apr 2017, 19:05
Just as I was about to give up, I reached the end! It did take me a while to notice the inventory below, but once I did, I was trying out everything and was not disappointed. I wonder if I missed anything. Cool game.
vkmicro
vkmicro1 May 2017, 04:40
This was truly unique and not something I ever expected to see! Awesome! simply AWESOME! I just have no other way to express my emotions I'm sorry. I wish there was some sound, like some calm background music and a sound every time you click something. But this was so unique and interesting i can't not give this game a 5/5. The hand drawn on paper graphics are really unique and cool idea, while the drawings aren't detailed or precise, it felt really cool and interesting that I loved it. Only complaint really is the lack of sounds but very awesome overall.
Iak
Iak1 May 2017, 06:45
This is so trippy. I am genuinely impressed by how weird you made something so simple. This is art.
🎤								Toulou
🎤 Toulouauthor1 May 2017, 08:34
Thanks for all your feedbacks ! I didn't expect my game to be so appreciated !
KillToLive
KillToLive1 May 2017, 15:03
Really nice game! Since voting is up - updated it with my previous feedback. One of the best games in this LD as for me :)
aviv871
aviv8712 May 2017, 10:54
Nice game! very unique.

I left you a rating. Good luck!
CodeChomper
CodeChomper2 May 2017, 11:42
Very neat game, Took me awhile to figure out what to do, I kept getting stabbed lol. Great Work!
TomBuston
TomBuston2 May 2017, 11:59
Wow, that was so strange, yet quite enjoyable ! For some reasons, I really liked the art, it gave a real mood to the game. The humor was great !

Good job !
Kate Kligman2 May 2017, 21:49
This is great! I love the paper images, especially at the end when they come apart. Great story & finish and clever use of the theme too -- it really is a small world!
Fiote
Fiote3 May 2017, 00:28
I couldn't finish it. Started to get anxious about it all lmao! But it was a nice entry overall. Javascript power!
npizzle13 May 2017, 11:45
Hahaha what a clever little game i enjoyed playing this and i was going in a loop until i noticed the inventory then i went on to complete the game. nice work and great take on a small world.
Tommyflower
Tommyflower3 May 2017, 19:17
O god! Are you David Lynch? If not he would love this game! :D As I did! I wouldn't say it needs more polished graphics , sound, fancy buttons to be great, it is! I really enjoyed playing. This game has the quirk I was looking for, one of my favourites!

edit: forgot to say: yes the inventory could be more visible! ;)
Samusoidal
Samusoidal5 May 2017, 18:00
This game is so funny! I liked the weird storyline and looping gameplay. All in all, I though it was a cool and unique game.

Good job!
those-30-ninjas
those-30-ninjas5 May 2017, 18:01
"The gnome stabs you obviously" <-- my favorite part lol. I love the humor of this game. Nicely done.
Psilon5 May 2017, 18:04
Unique game, very refreshing. Thanks I loved it.
makiki995 May 2017, 18:45
This was one hell of a story. I love it, I love the hand-drawn pictures, I love this kind of humor. I only see one technical problem in this game. The <img> elements should have been preloaded instead of loaded on the fly.
🎤								Toulou
🎤 Toulouauthor5 May 2017, 18:56
@makiki99 You are absolutely right ! Sadly the issue comes out only when I uploaded the game on itch.io . Before it worked fine, but because all the pictures were already in local. Duh !

I&#039;m currently working on the issue. I think preloading the img with the attribute "hidden" will be enough, but then I have to add a "loading" screen.
Burgee
Burgee5 May 2017, 20:59
This was cool! I like how one &#039;playthrough&#039; influenced the next in small ways (or it seemed to at least?) I tried a bunch of stuff and I don&#039;t think I found the right ending, but maybe I did? I don&#039;t know! I still feel very satisfied with playing this though.

The drawings were really funny, probably my favorite part of this game!
STUDIOCRAFTapps Developpement
It was... Too funny 4 me... Can&#039;t handle the funniosity... Great game overall but there&#039;s not enough path, I tried to take multiple path but they alway lead me at the same place. That&#039;s it!
XAVIER_INDIE_GAMEDEV
XAVIER_INDIE_GAMEDEV6 May 2017, 18:08
Hey man! I love this game, it has a really creative spin on choice-based adventure games, and the dialog and hand-drawn art is very amusing. Good job :)
sagarpatel25700
sagarpatel257006 May 2017, 18:32
Dialog system game , i have nevr played such game , but i liked this one
morrilet
morrilet6 May 2017, 18:52
I really liked this. It was strange and funny and puzzle-y all at once. The art style really worked, as well. It took me a while to realize that I had an inventory, but I figured it out after getting stabbed for the first time. Overall this was a really cool concept wrapped in some really cool systems. Great work. I look forward to seeing more stuff with this engine.
caterein8 May 2017, 00:44
Really cool concept for the theme. Wish I could&#039;ve figured out how to get to the end (is there an end?). Well done!
xykvy
xykvy10 May 2017, 02:01
I&#039;m really digging the hand drawn graphics! It&#039;s such a clever idea. Good job!
Vidinu
Vidinu10 May 2017, 11:34
Es un concepto interesante pero he echado en falta más caminos diferentes para continuar. Idea original y buen arte ^^
Daisy12 May 2017, 12:27
Aha wow this really surprised me!

Very much enjoyed the humour and the kind of.. dreamlike, nonsensical events that took place. Really unique.

I&#039;d suggest maybe some sort of backing track to help set the mood a bit, not a deal breaker though. And perhaps a sound effect for when you get something in your inventory? I spotted the inventory but it seems it wasn&#039;t immediately identifiable by a few players.

Nice job on your first Dare! :D
Jupiter_Hadley
Jupiter_Hadley29 May 2017, 15:30
Super unique, suprising game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :)

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