Descend

by toreole
co-authored: @spheya
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.09
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.19
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Descend is a very short game about a raccoon on his way to the afterlife.
On the way he encounters a variety of other lost souls.

- Code, Music and Soundeffects made by Toreole using LMMS & ChipTone
- Graphics and Dialogue made by Spheya
All work for this project was done after the start of LD48

Font is BetterPixels by AmericanHamster available from http://www.pentacom.jp/pentacom/bitfontmaker2/gallery/?id=102

Used Packages: Cinemachine, URP (2D Renderer, only available in the windows build)
Genres: platformer

Comments13

Panacea
Panacea26 Apr 2021, 20:49
Really liked this game!
syrsa12326 Apr 2021, 20:49
Great game with nice visuals and story
exilegl
exilegl26 Apr 2021, 20:51
Very cute! :) Music is nice and art I really like. Also the little crunch sound effect when the player hits the ground is a nice touch. Sometimes NPCs wouldn't talk to me at first when next to them and pressing E (although in those cases I got it to work after a little while) - other than that everything went smoothly and I completed the game.
trixydevs26 Apr 2021, 20:52
this was definitely a different game, in fact I wouldn't quite call it a game, I would call it more of an interactive experience for good, and bad. Its an interesting experience but there wasn't challenge or resolve, though it does make you think. A few bugs but not a bad game!
bordonne
bordonne27 Apr 2021, 07:55
I had a good time even though cute animals are dead :'(
Well done !
nyanpierre
nyanpierre27 Apr 2021, 16:35
Short game but the ambiance is cool.
Sheinxy
Sheinxy28 Apr 2021, 15:59
Expectations: Cute Raccoon
Reality: Coping with death :,(

That aside, very nice game, not the funniest one but one with a great ambiance!
The music is nice, it's like, I don't really know how to describe it but it's very fitting!
And the art is really cute, I'm really sold on that raccoon

Nice game!
Anaxie Studio
Anaxie Studio30 Apr 2021, 11:44
Really cute art and love the talking sounds. Controls are intuitive.

It's a little sad to think the little animals are dead. And they are going down... Like to the fiery flames? 😅

At first glance, the start of the dungeon doesn't really suggest that it's a special place, it looks like it could just be some tunnel or part of a castle. I think make it look more mystical/scary somehow would help set the scene. However, even though the game was short I found myself quickly bonding with the characters. Really like the overall style of the game. Could make for a neat adventure game/RPG!

I wonder what was beyond.
Shin0nome
Shin0nome4 May 2021, 14:29
Great graphics, the pixel art is really good ! It was a strange game experience but I liked it, nice take on the theme. I just had a bug because when I had a choice to make, the arrow didn't go away after I made the choice. Otherwise good job !
NvrSkipGameDay
NvrSkipGameDay5 May 2021, 04:06
Really lovely visuals, chill music, honestly a neat experience. I had a few bugs with dialogue where it reversed or skipped my question, but it almost added to the experience of exploring the afterlife. A cool little game. :)
ArtoniX
ArtoniX5 May 2021, 07:52
Cute characters. Nice music. But the part of programming need some revisions. Anyway, I enjoyed this short story, thank you
rosypenguin
rosypenguin6 May 2021, 07:45
Cute little game with some introspection about life and death (but with cute animals!). I wish the dialog system worked a little better, some of it skipped or overlapped, and the multiple choice selection using the mouse was a bit clunky. But overall nice and sweet. The pixel art and music are great!
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