FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD39 → Dreamlight

Dreamlight

By blksocks

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2233.6736
Fun3083.3236
Innovation3293.2037
Theme3433.6138
Graphics1444.2139
Audio1133.7636
Mood644.0538

Comments

bocodillo 2017-08-01 03:27

That intro was oozing atmosphere, like seriously cool. Unfortunately however the game itself didn't work (windows version). Most of the elements seemed to be there just the screen was completely whitewashed.

jdoughty 2017-08-01 03:28

I got the same deal, I'll try to check back later

blksocks 2017-08-01 03:28

@bocodillo will fix the Windows version for tomorrow when I have a Windows PC to build on.

dubsol 2017-08-01 04:47

I could play it and it was pretty fun! The graphics were really unique too

jack-folkner 2017-08-01 06:25

Really liked the visual style and mood of the game. Out of most of the entries I've played so far, this one did a pretty decent job of holding my attention for awhile. I feel like the controls could be refined a little bit more. Other than that, enjoyed playing it.

articnet 2017-08-01 07:17

Loved the game. I really needed something like this... it reminds me some old Commodore 64 game :)

teddydd 2017-08-01 10:39

I'd love to see some in-game instruction how to play, It's easy to figure it out but It takes few tries. I love the graphics and overall mood of the game. Evading attacks is a lot of fun :)

blksocks 2017-08-01 11:26

@TeddyDD Will add a quick text description and I'll add a proper tutorial in an update, I'm liking this Html5 thing

blksocks 2017-08-01 11:26

@ArticNet Thanks, had fun making it, glad it was kinda fun to play!

blksocks 2017-08-01 11:32

@jack-folkner yes, I would like to make a bug free version which removes unintended bugs from the Jam version. By Friday I'll finish my "feature freeze and bug fix" and next week I have some ideas I want to add for more levels/stages etc. I don't mind being rated on the Jam version but arrows aren't supposed to stop mid air when they hit each other, and thats literally a one boolean on an if statement to fix.

baby-dino-herd 2017-08-01 15:35

Excellent cohesive structure; the graphics and audio both help to establish a consistent mood. I would have liked a little more feedback on how effective I was / how much damage I was doing to the demon; without that, I did find it a little hard.

blksocks 2017-08-01 17:00

@baby-dino-herd I have a counter for the hits and all it was just glitching the final version so I cut it. I'll toss that in the bug free version.

ganbaregameskyle 2017-08-02 22:02

It's impossible not to get hit by those scratch attacks. That's unfair and unfun.

blksocks 2017-08-02 23:45

@ganbaregameskyle its totally possible to dodge the attacks, I beat the game to make sure its fair. I've done it on many pc's and with each weapon. Is it glitching for you?

dragonzbw 2017-08-04 00:54

It was totes hard, yo. Not impossible, but hard. I think a large part is the movement speed, when I'm falling I get hit by horizontal attacks because I can't move side to side and falling isn't fast enough to get me out of the way. Still a solid game though, the difficulty didn't kill the fun.

blksocks 2017-08-04 00:54

@dragonzbw you can dash downwards for that

omlahid 2017-08-04 01:10

The visuals and audio were simply amazing, no better way to describe it. It's a bit unclear what we're supposed to be doing. Having maybe a tutorial-like stage at the beginning would've been better.

aurel 2017-08-04 01:46

That was actually super fun. It was a bit hard to figure it out, but the fast pacing I finally got the hang of after a while. I kept trying to kill it, but I had no idea if I was actually damaging the demon or if it had avoided me! Some sort of indication would have been nice.

And damn, those swipes! The scratchy ones are so hard to avoid - I don't know if I've successfully avoided them so far!

studio-rtv 2017-08-04 05:30

Really great game! I think even my favorite of all the games I've played and rated so far!

The gameplay itself was simple and engaging enough to get me hooked, but challenging enough that I couldn't just win right away. It actually made me want to keep trying again, because I could tell that it was definitely within my skill range and I was just not playing well rather than the game actually being too difficult. Reading through the description after playing made me realize I missed a lot of the subtleties of the combat, like what the candles around me even were or the fact that I could get a second spell with the staff, but it was still fun nonetheless. :)

mrerdalural 2017-08-04 12:34

Awesome soundtrack cool game! I really enjoyed it!

gabet-games 2017-08-05 16:35

Really liked it! It seems very fluid and fun to me. :D

sagarpatel25700 2017-08-06 17:16

- Graphics of this game is very unique i like it and sound goes hand in hand with the game - player movement is really good - yes its really difficult to avoid scratches of enemy - overall very good game

antaresvaldemar 2017-08-06 17:28

Really cool game. I really like the movement, being able to dash down to dodge the attacks was satisfying. The aim and click nature of the attack system was difficult for me to get used to, overall I didn't mind it though. I made it to phase three and then the game kept freezing for me, not sure if it was an issue on my end or with the game itself. In any case, this game works great as a whole package, the visuals, audio and gameplay all worked together nicely. Very challenging!

simonhutchinson 2017-08-06 17:53

Really stylish entry. I love the graphics and how they fit in with the gameplay. It's super-hard, though that seems like what you were going for. Great work.

mahalis 2017-08-06 17:55

The art in this is amazing - I love the detail and the sort of gritty / smoky pixel animation. Good music / sound too. It's pretty difficult, but I started to get the hang of it after a while. Nice work!

vegard1992 2017-08-06 17:56

Brilliant. Too short! Mechanics could use some work.

minimumentropy 2017-08-06 18:10

Really well done! I had to keep trying until I beat it, it was tough!

bombjack 2017-08-07 08:53

the art is great and the game is fun. Very nice simple palette :smile: good job!

codechomper 2017-08-10 19:16

I Recently played your game during a live stream at your request. You can find the video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKsM8vugRs) .

I really enjoyed your game! I liked how it took energy to throw my sword and I had to spend time building more energy by dodging. It was a good back and forth balance between the player and the bad guy. Excellent entry!

if you haven't already please give my game a try [Zombie Power Station](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/zombie-power-station) HTML5 Thanks