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Ludum Dare #47jam

Snoozefall

by h-moon
co-authored: @hiilo, @inqbus, @lisyda, @mairo, @orancula, @rene-rebane, @vornaerik
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.24
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.15
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This falling dream ...
I never fell complete.

Falling Dream is one of most common dream themes - there also something mystical in the feeling of falling.

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The goal of the game is to keep falling in your dream as long as you can and gather as many points as possible. Don't wake up!

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Use your SNOOZE power to destroy pesky alarm clocks that want to wake you up (activate powerup with space (Try to do it next to clock - cleans up energy and breaks alarm clock to get more points))

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Win/lose condition:

The goal is to get as high of a score as possible.

Lose - hit an obstacle (alarm clock)

Player controls:
← Left, → Right, ↑ Up, ↓ Down, _ Space

screenshot

Comments32

H_Moon
H_Moonauthor4 Oct 2020, 12:18
First version with graphics -
H_Moon
H_Moonauthor4 Oct 2020, 12:44
One of the first sketches -
H_Moon
H_Moonauthor5 Oct 2020, 20:32
Final graphics
ansoneh5 Oct 2020, 20:54
Love the music and atmosphere!
SaraFilipa
SaraFilipa5 Oct 2020, 20:58
Gorgeous game! Love the graphics, gameplay, and it has a unique aesthetic.
PixelPaw5 Oct 2020, 20:58
I don't like that you go back to the top if you fall out at the bottom. Other than that, great atmosphere!
oceanm
oceanm5 Oct 2020, 20:59
Very relaxing feel I really enjoyed this game well done!
Duck Reaction
Duck Reaction5 Oct 2020, 20:59
Nice game! I love the sound, so relaxing and visual works too :) The concept is simple and fun, enough for a jam. It would be so cool to have more damping in mouvements and have the possibility to make a vertical loop, but it's just a detail to make it better, great work
Skvader_4185 Oct 2020, 21:00
the visuals are cutesie and i lowed the music, the controls are fine enough, the game is pretty fun
Bentebent
Bentebent5 Oct 2020, 21:00
It feels a bit weird to come out at the top when you hit the bottom, an infinite scrolling implementation might have been a bit better. Even then the gameplay still feels nice. The mood is great, graphics are great and sound is great, very well done!
michaelha5 Oct 2020, 21:01
The mood of this game was great. Audio was on point and dreamy. Solid entry!
Anant Ahuja5 Oct 2020, 21:01
Good: The floaty controls, the music.

I couldn't figure out what the circle around the player is for, but that could be because I just suck. Do we get a power up when all colours light up in that circle?
Blue055 Oct 2020, 21:01
It's very easy to understand and the gameplay is really fun! The graphics are also very good, especially for a game jam.
H_Moon
H_Moonauthor5 Oct 2020, 21:16
@anant-ahuja Circle shows you that you can press to destroy the mean clocks. Fuller round-stronger blast and more points :)
perpetuaReality
perpetuaReality5 Oct 2020, 21:25
Very fun and challenging game! The atmosphere is excellent and very well realized!

The looping aspect of gameplay is very cool and in-theme. But the way you immediately appear at the top of the screen, where some alarm clocks may be littered, without any concrete indication of where you'll appear horizontally, makes it a little too unforgiving. Maybe an indicator could help?

In any case: awesome game!
Tristan10Cats5 Oct 2020, 22:49
Not sure if I understand the mechanics exactly, maybe I'm just not that good at the game but MAN I love that atmosphere and vibe. Good job!
testuser6 Oct 2020, 05:44
Good mood. Felt nice and surreal. The art and the music were great.
Kornel
Kornel6 Oct 2020, 08:46
Love how you yourself make the level harder for yourself :smile:
KyonTyan6 Oct 2020, 11:33
I want to see the endless down-going camera here, I don't know why. But I got the idea and I think it's really good. Music is relaxing, the sounds are not annoying. Would be great on mobile with more than one difficulty!
Savvy Community
Savvy Community6 Oct 2020, 13:30
This has to be one of my favorite entry of the jam! Great use of the theme, great graphics, easy to handle, congrats !!
SkelleRoznik6 Oct 2020, 16:14
Atmosphere, mood, art, and sounds are just amazing! Very interesting idea that fits the theme. High score doesn't seem to be working though, but it doesn't affect the gameplay so I don't mind. I enjoyed the game a lot!
GroggDew
GroggDew6 Oct 2020, 18:15
Yeah. This atmosphere and sound r really great! Thank you for this vibe!
Coding4rtist
Coding4rtist6 Oct 2020, 20:58
Very addictive game. I love both the concept and the realization. Great attention to detail. Music and graphics are amazing. A well polished game. It would be perfect as a mobile game. Congrats!

This is my highscore

I found a bug: I had to reload the page to change the highscore value, before it was fixed at 0

Some other suggestions:
- I would move the highscore to the retry screen (take up too much space on the screen while playing)
- I would also add the last score made in the main menu/retry screen (at the moment it is not possible to know)
Stefania Mak7 Oct 2020, 09:46
That was really nice!! My favorit thing was how smooth the model turned when moving left to right, just perfect. Good job! :smiley:
Skeffles
Skeffles8 Oct 2020, 18:21
The hair effect really sells this for me. It's fun to play. Great job!
Pulni
Pulni10 Oct 2020, 22:28
The hair is amazing!!! But also game was fun, good job! :)
Lyrcaxis
Lyrcaxis10 Oct 2020, 23:13
Feels pretty good to play. Smart idea for a game jam, well done!
Virimine12 Oct 2020, 11:55
Amazing atmosphere! Both music and graphics are wonderful, adding so much in the experience~! This hair alsoo~ 🤩

I enjoyed playing the game as well! Even if it is a simple idea, with the mood, the concept, and the controls you enhanced so much, it feels veery unique!

Some points and suggestions:
- Highscore was stuck in 0 for me as well.
- An indication of the radius of the current SNOOZE power would help knowing how much space the power will take when the player uses it. I missed it a loot bcs i thought it would take more space which was a biiiit frustrating :sweat_smile:

Nonetheless, this is the the most beautiful game I've played up till now!! Great job guys~! Keep it up! :smile:
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