Tale of the Dreamer

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.36
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.48
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A dreamer finds themselves in a strange realm.
The curious watchers observe from beyond.

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Comments20

namnam
namnam8 Oct 2019, 10:20
Such a beautiful game ! Loved the graphics and the sounds, adding elements when changing location work great. I had a really nice time doing this game.
Emma B
Emma B8 Oct 2019, 11:10
Faux-fixe black and white animations are the best hehehe ;)
I really like your game. The animation is simple and work perfectly. It's nice to change places and see different things appear. The sound environment works very well too. The story is intriguing. Congratulations for making this game on your own!
Rysae8 Oct 2019, 11:24
You did an amazing work! I love the design and the ambience. It's kind of frustrating that we can't see the rest of the story, this game would deserve to be way longer.
Cameron Taylor
Cameron Taylor9 Oct 2019, 21:58
Has potential. The artwork, ambiance, and slight mystery is the strong points of this. Very well done job on those. It's a bit weak in the gameplay, theme, and doing anything particularly new or interesting. But with that being said, I still can't help but be intrigued by this small world. Expanded upon, I could see this as a puzzle/adventure game with a very interesting mysterious vague plot.
Lucien Catonnet
Lucien Catonnet10 Oct 2019, 19:06
Oh yeah I love that art style! I'm actually curious to know how you render your scene, are there fixed animated sprites or is it vector graphics being wobbled at every frame? I like the paper texture of the background. The gameplay itself is very basic, if it were me I would've gone with more animations and story and less "classical mechanics".

By the way there's another paper/B&W (sorta) game that I liked in this LD, maybe you'll enjoy it too: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/oje
Brusi
Brusi11 Oct 2019, 17:17
The exploration in this ever-changing environment left me intrigued at each step of the way.
Tone, mood, art and sound were beautiful.
gamebuilder
gamebuilder26 Oct 2019, 00:31
"Do you think it will remember this?" Well done comrade.
Alphish
Alphish26 Oct 2019, 10:06
Short and to the point, I like it. There was some walking around, but not so much that the game would become tedious because of it.

I like how unrealistic yet very internally consistent is the realm the creature is in, presumably a dream world. Things keep changing, but they change to adapt to what the dreamer needs. When they find a key, a house spawns. When they find a chest, a dungeon with the key emerges. When they find a broken lever, a handle is bound to appear. Pretty much what one would expect from lucid dreaming, where the dreamer's thoughts and needs shape the realm.

Not much to say about graphics and sounds except that they serve the game well.

Overall, a pretty nice adventure game. Well done. ^^
Dudum Lare
Dudum Lare26 Oct 2019, 10:35
OK. WOW. This is incredible! The graphics looks fantastic, I love it! This is my favorite game so far, addicting and simply amazing.. good job.
LoudLout26 Oct 2019, 10:46
Man, thank you for this nicely experience! I want more, seriously. Hope you have full plot for this game and you will develop it later. Good Luck!
Mikado
Mikado26 Oct 2019, 10:49
Amazing game! I love the art, and was fun to play. Awesome concept behind the story, nice sounds. It would be nice if the game's story were just a bit longer.
Gehad26 Oct 2019, 11:03
I love the style of the game , great job :D
aemiliu5
aemiliu526 Oct 2019, 11:29
Short and sweet - I loved the art style, meaningful story and simplistic gameplay. Great job!
exilegl
exilegl26 Oct 2019, 16:05
Very atmospheric! I love the whole overseer/test subject thing going on, overall a very unique game. Could work on a larger scale imo.

I won :D
sacredbacon
sacredbacon26 Oct 2019, 16:42
Wonderful art style, and I really enjoyed the audio design. Would love to see more
F1Krazy
F1Krazy26 Oct 2019, 19:30
(Copy-pasted from my Newgrounds review.)

A very interesting story. I love the art style, and the way the world evolves around you as you explore. My main complaint is that it feels way too short; it ends just as it gets going. I'd love to see this expanded into a full game, because right now there just isn't enough to it.
envy_softworks26 Oct 2019, 23:46
I like it. It achieves very much with very little. Good Job. (play more games)
envy_softworks26 Oct 2019, 23:46
I like it. It achieves very much with very little. Good Job. (play more games)

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