FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD47 → Star-Dogged Moon

Star-Dogged Moon

By ree-rolph and Piotrus Watson

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall9933.3640
Fun11823.0037
Innovation10363.1239
Theme13672.9438
Graphics4143.9740
Audio1
Humor1
Mood1464.0540

Comments

pinneh 2020-10-06 00:35

Not really my type of game but I thought the art work and ambiance were on point.

gumemura 2020-10-06 03:46

Not really my type of game but I (2) but its a dog, so how cant i like it

lychee 2020-10-06 04:25

I didn't follow the story exactly, but I really liked the atmosphere you were creating with the art and music. I was afraid of a jumpscare the whole time haha. Good work!

ree-rolph 2020-10-06 04:28

@lychee Oops! Sorry, that wasn't my intent. I hate it when games do that. I don't blame you for not following it, I had to rush it and basically cut the conclusion so it's pretty incomprehensible.

lychee 2020-10-06 04:33

@ree-rolph I just read horror and my paranoid brain just started thinking jumpscare! I liked your writing a lot too, it is very vivid and paints a good description of the scene ^^

valkija 2020-10-06 10:17

Really nice artistic style, complements the game well!

frozentape 2020-10-06 11:48

Engaging writing, and a really spooky story - it's a winner for me :P Gave me Scottish highlands vibes in the best way. Great choice of music too!

tamail 2020-10-06 15:07

Great story, visuals and sounds! Nice package you got there! :)

joedev 2020-10-06 17:50

This is insane artwork for a jam game! I'm a sucker for text adventures too, and I really enjoyed the writing despite you saying it was rushed. Along with the music it was very spooky ambience and I got goosebumps at points. Good work!

merpui 2020-10-06 19:46

Nice game, really sets the mood with the visuals and the music in the background! :)

cyberfrank 2020-10-06 19:51

A solid and unique entry. I like the paper cutout effect thing, it's sweet!

projectaroid 2020-10-06 22:26

Very interesting game. The story, art, and audio really work well together. Nice work. Was that the 4th Doctor?

eugenik 2020-10-06 22:46

Great concept, also i love the music so funky!

ree-rolph 2020-10-06 22:54

@projectaroid Ha, a little flourish from the artist. The reference pics were Christopher Lee in the Wicker Man, but I wasn't going to say no to a Tom Baker!

cyphyrgriffon 2020-10-07 00:10

I liked this story! Usually I'm not big on this type of game, but I'm kinda curious what happens next. Beautiful art, too, and I love the detail of the dog having heterochromia! Very cute, good work!

arad-hamidsamiee 2020-10-07 07:03

Refreshing gameplay, neat art style and backgrounds (surely time consuming), nice audio design, good narration :thumbsup:

shortbread 2020-10-07 09:08

The art and audio is really nice, would be great to see it fully fleshed out :slight_smile:

etrealjunior 2020-10-07 09:39

I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection

invader 2020-10-07 12:00

Nice game. Not often one sees a visual nover these days. It is the first one for me in this jam :)

meowmeowlitclub 2020-10-07 18:27

Cool and amazing cover, which do attact me a lot. I also like the art style and the music!!

valentinefondreamer 2020-10-07 20:11

The atmosphere is similar to Roger Zelazny's A Night in Lonely October. Thanks for using this piece. Artistic view conceptual and good design in minimal time. Music scared me, great for a horror. Well done! Gameplay is a little blurry

pee-thief 2020-10-09 05:11

Really pretty

smiley405 2020-10-09 20:37

really nice story

fawnblue 2020-10-10 02:04

Really unique game - I had a good time playing through it :) Some impressions: - The art was great, and fit the music perfectly. The overall mood of the game was amazing - kudos! - It was strange that the dialogue you chose was repeated on the screen after you clicked on it. It might have felt better without it. - The punctuation/grammar was a bit off sometimes, and sometimes the dialogue was cut off. - It was unclear what was clickable/unclickable, some hover effects might have helped. - Story was really interesting, I wish it was longer :D

ree-rolph 2020-10-10 02:16

@fawnblue Glad you enjoyed it! Some of those issues are things we didn't have time to fix before the deadline, the script was basically thrown straight in without proofreading so there may well be some mistakes. Dialogue shouldn't have been cut off though, were you running it in full screen/odd resolution? There are definitely a few UI problems that show up if the window is too small.

fawnblue 2020-10-10 02:25

@ree-rolph It was the screen that started with "While we no longer act in support of ..."

The first line ended with "I have a young girl who would" and the second line ended with "You draw your power from".

Yeah, might just be a resolution issue but thought I'd let you guys know.

rend 2020-10-10 08:52

Really intriguing narrative setting, it had me hooked up from the beginning. The writing is pretty unique and combined with the art and music, it gives a cool KRZ vibe to your entry. I wish the game UX was better designed though, maybe with some hover feedback, typewriting effect, words emphasized (color/bold). It could make the experience less rough and attract more players.

nefeli 2020-10-10 16:58

I couldn't quiet follow the story, but the atmosphere, art and music was so intriguing! Well done!

darkmax14 2020-10-10 20:44

Gorgeous visuals and music, good job you guys

lelulagames 2020-10-11 19:00

You do the creepy factor pretty well. Good art, strange story. You had a few things that were a bit off like the dog jumping in the boat on his own in one panel then the master throwing him in the boat in the next. Minor things that could easily be fixed.

dane-tesla 2020-10-25 11:56

I'm a simple person, I see "inspired by A Day in the Lonesome October", I play. It was a wonderful experience and I loved the atmosphere! Menu was a little buggy for me tho btw. A great (old hehe) one! I wish the whole story was here x3