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STARDUST CREATURES

By aerloth and Satolas

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2023.9222
Fun8043.0722
Innovation5673.2722
Theme4413.8022
Graphics304.6522
Audio244.2722
Mood484.2722

Comments

yoanntsitionis 2024-10-08 09:26

The mood of the game is pretty cool. Calling creatures is fun too, well done.

kevin-meissner 2024-10-08 10:35

very cool and atmospheric good job thanks

warflame 2024-10-08 16:51

I like the concept, really can be boosted with focused audio and atmosphere. Fun overall, good vibe.

endejck 2024-10-08 16:52

Wow, visual style is realy something! Thanks for the expirience!

deantwotwo 2024-10-08 16:53

Really cool ambience and camera. Feels like i'm in a movie!

zyppi 2024-10-08 17:06

Amazing graphics, great audio and really moody feel. I cant believe you made this in just 72 hours.

satolas 2024-10-08 18:49

@endejck Thanks for the comment :)

Could you elaborate on the "Concept can be boosted with focused audio and atmosphere" It's actually what I tried to do with the sound design, maybe there is specifics points you would improve to make audio better ?

peter-dam 2024-10-08 20:17

I'm not sure I fully understood the game... After I got a bunch of the 3 different creature types the camera panned down as if I passed the level, but then nothing happened... Anyhow, the graphics are awesome, controls are really good and fun to run around... I really liked everything I saw in this game, aesthetically very pleasing. Great job!

aerloth 2024-10-09 09:45

@peter-dam woops sounds like a bug! there's an additional very nice ending scene after you jump in the door, will investigate why it didn't trigger - thanks for playing and the kind words

@yoanntsitionis @kevin-meissner @warflame @endejck @deantwotwo @zyppi thanks for downloading, playing and your kind words! We really appreciate it - as it's not as frictionless and quick as a web build :pray:

p0l4r 2024-10-09 21:45

This felt super polished. Super nice graphics, colours, lighting, sound, controls and everything. Great work!

steamhat 2024-10-09 21:47

YO thanks for making this guys! what a cool little game! I felt like the climbing up ledges was a weird break in how you feel you should flow with the airy feel to everything else, it's not something wrong but it was a bit of a vibe break? perhaps it's a case of just too many mantles in a row? keep it up (please)

j-rara 2024-10-09 21:48

First time I've played this style of game. I don't think it will steal me away from FPS :wink:, but very well done!

happytrollangus 2024-10-09 21:50

5 Stars. This felt like the demo for a game I would buy. I loved the audio mood and the ambience. Loved the pretty visuals. Loved the exploration and puzzle solving. Loved the low-stakes "Walking Simulator" vibe.

Edited to add: On my first playthrough, at the end the screen just went black, like @peter-dam described. I think because I was standing in the portal when it opened the first time. I found the end scene on my second playthrough, by standing at the edge and waiting for the portal to finish transforming.

winter2277 2024-10-09 21:51

Beautiful soothing experience! I also didn't get the ending after the door but everything else went smoothly. I love the graphics and the rendering for the tiny flying creatures. The character movements are great and the environment is nice. Well done!

aerloth 2024-10-09 22:12

@happytrollangus @winter2277 thanks for playing, kind words and debugging! will look into end scene trigger issues and hopefully do a fix soon

jkyd 2024-10-11 18:57

Beautiful game! The character animations were great, the ledge grab specifically felt really good. As someone who typically uses keyboard/mouse controls, I really wanted to be able to control the camera with the mouse, or at least show a little more of what's in front of the character when running "south"/towards the camera. But it definitely gives it a more ethereal vibe with the camera automatically zooming in/out facing the same direction. The unique sounds for the tiny creatures were very creative, and definitely added to the mood of the game. Awesome entry :)

brainles-etertainment 2024-10-13 14:55

Visuals are simple but pretty. I like such a low-poly 3D gfx.

natnspectrum 2024-10-13 18:52

Felt like a solid demo, but I don't know if I bugged out the ending when the hole give way and I fell? Just faded to black, then white after the span of a few minutes. No credits... regardless! Fun, immersive, and audio was well made!

gmary 2024-10-16 17:40

Very cool explanation of the controls in the game, as well as coolly made credits. Atmosphere and sounds in the game are good, but I did not really understand what to do in the game, except for attracting butterflies

asfdfdfd 2024-10-18 13:39

It's really cool. I wonder why there are not millions comments here. Visuals, music, idea, controls, everything in place.