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Somnus

By stending, uinelj and Zido

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5293.6423
Fun12592.7222
Innovation4673.5222
Theme12393.0022
Graphics6483.6923
Audio3643.6522
Humor9732.4618
Mood774.2323

Comments

jm-janzen 2022-04-06 00:02

A bit confusing at first, but I think I got the vibe you were going for after a while. Was neat going from one place to the next, to see what awaited me. Music and visuals really capture the nebulous space of dreams well.

Wish we saw more of these "walking simulator" games in game jams. :)

mtbvibe 2022-04-06 20:34

Interesting and very chill, loved how the music is managed. One gripe: it was very easy for me to be moving outside of the viewbox, like the sprite movement speed maxed out higher than the camera movement speed; that caused a little confusion for me.

copito 2022-04-06 20:37

awesome camera transitions and music, really built an imposing atmosphere

solah 2022-04-08 13:19

Interesting experience, hope to see the post jam version soon!

theheheo 2022-04-09 11:10

A very beutiful experience, loved how the music changed depending on the the kind house/emotion. Very cool that you could send/read messages to other players, I am guessing inspired by the From Software games? I loved it. The one thing that threw me off a little bit was that it went completely quiet when you walked between the houses, might be good with some kind of ambience or sfx, but that's just me. Overall great entry!

uinelj 2022-04-09 11:14

@theheheo Thank you so much for your feedback! The messaging system might be inspired by the countless hours spent dying on bosses.. ;) There is an ambient sound of wind between the first levels, but it seems that a bug makes this sound disappear after a while..

olsie 2022-04-09 11:15

The concept is honestly very Interesting, and it was a worthwhile experience that im glad I made.

iluvatar 2022-04-09 11:24

I really like the philosophical and deep vibes this game has. Not your traditional adventure. Very thoughtful. I enjoyed it very much, nice moody music and incredible atmosphere really makes me feel the moment. Gameplay itself is a bit passive, but in such game it doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing. I really liked those little details like picking the words for what I like or don't like.

Overall very strong experience :)

eeaann9044 2022-04-09 11:30

Such a beautiful experience, Loved it! Great sound and visuals too!

codexzier 2022-04-09 11:57

Looks interesting and invites you to explore.

minus 2022-04-09 12:00

Whole game is fun to play and allowing people to leave messages for next players seems like a good idea. Messages remind me alot of nicovideo.jp or souls. Last location is locked, so I was kinda there waiting for game to end. Anyway good idea with this game and seems like it might be worth to return to it later to see new messages.

zido 2022-04-09 12:03

@minus Thanks for playing! The last place is where you have to wait for tomorrow when you are finally ready :)

0x746564 2022-04-10 02:18

Very immersive. Loved the idea of users leaving messages that other players could read.

The music fit perfectly, but when it stopped between the buildings it was a little jarring.

The character graphic was nicely done.

The text was cut off for me on the initial screen unless I played in full screen or maximized the browser window.

theblitz 2022-04-11 13:19

It was very abstract and took me a while to understand what's going on with those floating objects and words. A very interesting and unique game, loved the part where you can leave messages for other players :) Hope to see more of such games in future game jams

dingledorf 2022-04-15 10:27

The central mechanic reminded me a lot of the true ending to NieR Automata -- the ability to leave messages for other players makes for a very special experience. The music created a nice mood too. Good work!