Dream Avatar
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> A surreal dream sim with a mystery objective! :star2:
> Select your traits before you enter a dream, and watch as the world changes. Unlock new scenarios and find the perfect avatar to reach the true ending of your adventure.
* It has the form of interactive visual novel.
* You only need a mouse.
* If you can, play it with sound! It is meant to be part of the experience. :)
* "Skip >>" button speeds through the dialogue you already saw. "< Back" allows you to make a different choice, or replay dialogue.
* Watch out for clues to find the true ending (there are 3 clues, and there is a pop-up when you find them).
* You can see what you unlocked in Extra screen.
* If you just want to see all content, here is a guide for all unlockable extras. (At minimum, it'd probably take 2-3 avatars to get there.)
* You cannot access all options (and hidden scenarios) through only one playthrough. *Options will be un/locked and scenarios will change based on your avatar's characteristics*, which is why you are encouraged to make a few!
At the moment it seems to be *very* slow to load and the music kind of comes and goes. You can let it load and see if it will run smoothly for you, but if it doesn't, please, use the download links instead! If you make the text as fast as possible (in settings), it might make it a little smoother.
* Time: 2–2.5 days
* Tools: Ren'Py, Notepad++, Photoshop
* Wordcount: around 2.500w (without code) / 3.200w (with code)
* Credits music and photos are on the itch.io page!
* Changelog is here.
Me and my better half brainstormed, planned and wrote the game together. Then I coded it (and learnt a whole lot about variables, conditions and loops!), edited the photos, created GUI elements, combined the music and sounds and inserted & timed all assets. One feature I regret not having time for is adding sprites for NPCs, but as I wanted to focus on making the dream avatar maker work & on the complex variables/conditions system, art assets had to be sacrificed.
It is my second game (I'm a newbie not only to LD, but also to game dev and coding in general) and I am be very interested in feedback! ♥
> Select your traits before you enter a dream, and watch as the world changes. Unlock new scenarios and find the perfect avatar to reach the true ending of your adventure.
Playing the game
* It has the form of interactive visual novel.
* You only need a mouse.
* If you can, play it with sound! It is meant to be part of the experience. :)
* "Skip >>" button speeds through the dialogue you already saw. "< Back" allows you to make a different choice, or replay dialogue.
* Watch out for clues to find the true ending (there are 3 clues, and there is a pop-up when you find them).
* You can see what you unlocked in Extra screen.
* If you just want to see all content, here is a guide for all unlockable extras. (At minimum, it'd probably take 2-3 avatars to get there.)
* You cannot access all options (and hidden scenarios) through only one playthrough. *Options will be un/locked and scenarios will change based on your avatar's characteristics*, which is why you are encouraged to make a few!
Web version
At the moment it seems to be *very* slow to load and the music kind of comes and goes. You can let it load and see if it will run smoothly for you, but if it doesn't, please, use the download links instead! If you make the text as fast as possible (in settings), it might make it a little smoother.
Behind the scenes
* Time: 2–2.5 days
* Tools: Ren'Py, Notepad++, Photoshop
* Wordcount: around 2.500w (without code) / 3.200w (with code)
* Credits music and photos are on the itch.io page!
* Changelog is here.
Me and my better half brainstormed, planned and wrote the game together. Then I coded it (and learnt a whole lot about variables, conditions and loops!), edited the photos, created GUI elements, combined the music and sounds and inserted & timed all assets. One feature I regret not having time for is adding sprites for NPCs, but as I wanted to focus on making the dream avatar maker work & on the complex variables/conditions system, art assets had to be sacrificed.
It is my second game (I'm a newbie not only to LD, but also to game dev and coding in general) and I am be very interested in feedback! ♥