Dream World by GaTechGrad

made by GaTechGrad for LD30 (COMPO)

Adventure through the connected dream worlds to find the clarity of your true reality.

Controls:
Arrow Keys to move
Spacebar to Jump

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Note: Background and audio assets are not included with source code.

Tools used:
Engine - Stencyl 3.1.0 (used standard behaviors such as "Jump and Run Movement")
Audio - Audacity 2.0.3, Bfxr 1.3.3, Garage Band (Mac)
Graphics - Taron's Verve Painter 0.99u.12, Gimp 2.8, Inkscape 0.48, Spriter b10

Web	http://gatechgrad.itch.io/dream-world
Time-lapse	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXu6mCbnHbM
Source	http://levidsmith.com/ld/ld30/DreamWorldSource.stencyl
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=19778

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall	2.96	802

Audio	3.09	336
Fun	2.60	934
Graphics	3.19	484
Humor	2.55	407
Innovation	2.43	1027
Mood	3.57	138
Theme	2.81	840

Feedback

dylanwolf

25. Aug 2014 · 04:15 UTC

Good job on the surreal atmosphere. The parallax backgrounds (especially with the texture and blending) and the voice-overs were good (though given the length of the game, you might reduce the frequency).

peejaygee

25. Aug 2014 · 18:56 UTC

I really enjoyed the parallax effect, it takes me back.. :) only thing I found weird was the "let go of the controls and still slide but facing towards the user" issue.. Overall though, I enjoyed the game, simple to grasp, simple to play [KGD]

vinull

25. Aug 2014 · 22:22 UTC

I will confess I got to the fourth stage but did not finish - the movement felt a little slow and there wasn't any new items or abilities so I stopped. The background art was cool (loved the Dali clocks) and the voice overs were a great touch. Really made me want to kill some bunnies!

IAmSpencer

26. Aug 2014 · 06:46 UTC

The backgrounds are trippy and really compliment the game well, great job! :)

recursor

26. Aug 2014 · 23:37 UTC

I really like the parallax background and the music is pretty cool too. I kept hoping for a power-up that would let me shoot the stuffing out of those evil red bear/rabbit things. Or are they vampire rabbits? Whatever they are, I kept my distance.

emmelineprufrock

27. Aug 2014 · 00:19 UTC

Very surreal, not sure about that voice over.

leafarz

27. Aug 2014 · 15:26 UTC

very creepy game man imo! but i assume you deliberately made this game this way especially the voices in the game. had some trouble moving the player but the game is still good!
great job!

Jupiter_Hadley

27. Aug 2014 · 20:47 UTC

A bit creepy, but I liked it. I included it in part 10 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/KmqpyEAAVGM

Two Scoop Games

28. Aug 2014 · 04:04 UTC

Really trippy. This is some weird stuff. I wish I could jump on the baddies!

Two Scoop Games

28. Aug 2014 · 04:05 UTC

Some mood going on here for sure! Very odd and trippy, I wish I could jump on the baddies though.

Christian Scandariato

28. Aug 2014 · 16:49 UTC

What a funky game! The movement felt a little sluggish though.

Squidtank

28. Aug 2014 · 16:50 UTC

The voice-over really creeped me out and I think I could live without it. Maybe it was too loud? I felt like it was really jarring. There was also the sliding movement but other than that I really like it. The backgrounds and music really set the mood and atmosphere!

EndingChaos

29. Aug 2014 · 02:39 UTC

Felt surreal and trippy, as well as unsettling.

fauge

29. Aug 2014 · 02:40 UTC

When you jump everything moved...got me dizzy but good work!

badlydrawnrod

29. Aug 2014 · 20:32 UTC

"The Fall" don't make video games, but if they did then this would be the result. Were you channeling Mark E Smith? It would certainly explain why I liked the music a lot yet my wife found it creepy!

Enjoyed the game, and the backgrounds were vibrant.

lorniebear

31. Aug 2014 · 12:20 UTC

I like the graphics, the audio, and the parralex scrolling. I remember the day I discovered that real life had paralex scrolling...

jukimv1986

31. Aug 2014 · 23:55 UTC

aaaaah so weird! and yet so cool! nice graphics and audio, great parallax for the background, cute protagonist, what else? Great job!

rantt

31. Aug 2014 · 23:59 UTC

The graphics and music were awesome. Good game, I enjoyed it.

Kate Kligman

01. Sep 2014 · 00:54 UTC

Trippy! Liked the graphics of the planets in the background. Music was interesting, the narration worked with the drumbeat.

howkj1

01. Sep 2014 · 20:03 UTC

This one is kinda scary. I did like the coin noises and traditional platformer sound effects. Voiceovers and music and little red guys are sure to give nightmares to little kids! :-o

klianc09

02. Sep 2014 · 18:04 UTC

Really WTF atmosphere (in a good way). I want to jump on those rabbits heads! It's just very unforgiving, when you touch a rabbit at the end of a level and you have to walk aaaaallll the way to the end again.

It feels really repetitive and slow. Still I continued, hoping something new would happen, until I got stuck at one level because the jump was impossible to make.

Mach60KAS

04. Sep 2014 · 00:29 UTC

That was very surreal indeed, I think you captured the feel of a nightmare scape pretty well? I'd possibly tweak the character's inertia, it feels a little slow just now. The music was a tad odd, but I just assumed that was intentional to fit the theme! :) Again, good job! :)

Shivur

05. Sep 2014 · 02:05 UTC

Loved the surrealistic mood!

CartoonJenn

05. Sep 2014 · 04:36 UTC

Great graphics!

loadsofmana

08. Sep 2014 · 23:56 UTC

I really like the backdrops and overall weirdness...not the most interesting plat-former though.

MRvanderPants

10. Sep 2014 · 17:31 UTC

Great mood! The voice clips really adds up to the atmosphere