Dream Chaser by Sengi

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made by Sengi for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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Controlls: [SPACEBAR] to interact with objects. [D] to Move forward.

You play as a regular man, a man that is chasing his dream. Though he is stucked in a loop of a daily routine, you can try your best to break through and reach your Dream.

(Use windows download version for best experience)

Design: Alexander Ponomarov

Art: Kateryna Hnativ

Music: Clement Panchout

Ratings

Overall 16th 4.37⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 450th 3.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 100th 4.065⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 8th 4.609⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 13th 4.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1th 4.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 2th 4.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Zashers
06. Oct 2020 · 04:52 UTC
The polish on this game is amazing, the music and effects make it seem like a much more developed project. The mechanic was pretty simple but it drove a point home, especially about how you couldn't walk backwards.

If you rate other games and leave feedback then this game will be more visible, you need twenty ratings to qualify. Great game and good luck!
coryru
06. Oct 2020 · 05:05 UTC
This is a truly beautiful experience! It actually moved me and I welled up a bit. Truly great stuff here. The only thing I think needs adjusting is that you can out run the camera. Seriously good work you have a true piece of art here.
No Grapes Games
06. Oct 2020 · 05:10 UTC
Really cool game here. Looks very pleasing and the writing along with the music really set a powerful mood. Was it fun? No, not to me BUT that is not a negative thing in this case. The game had a good feel and was a great work of simulator art. Very nice work, I enjoyed it.
JaviCoder
06. Oct 2020 · 17:13 UTC
wow, such a beautiful game! visually impressive. also and a well done concept.
love the lighting, dust particles, and reflections on the floor.
smiley
06. Oct 2020 · 17:56 UTC
Great polished game! After dying I wish it was quicker to skip the text. Also it was a bit annoying if you missed an item with just a few pixels and the guy refuses to go back.

Great take on the theme.

Was the music created by Clement during the competion? Otherwise I think you must opt-out from Audio.
🎤 Sengi
06. Oct 2020 · 18:17 UTC
@smiley Thank you, for your feedback regardless timing, sometimes you just miss the right temp.

Yes, the music was made specificaly for this jam entry and during jam.
Stefan B.
06. Oct 2020 · 18:20 UTC
Wow! Beautiful. Just beautiful!
johanhelsing
06. Oct 2020 · 19:32 UTC
Great art style and soo moody. Fitting music. Great use of lighting/smoke. Cool text animations.
Manages to be minimalistic, but still look interesting.

Also fits the theme quite well.

Only feedback I have is that the itch.io site background was a bit bright and I couldn't find a way to fullscreen, which is sad because it's so moody and beautiful and I wanted to view it without distractions.
smiley
06. Oct 2020 · 20:58 UTC
@sengi nice! :) great piece of music.
tpsy
07. Oct 2020 · 16:59 UTC
The mood was really nice. I'm really impressed by how polished this is. Great job!
Love the simplistic mechanics as well.
Squidzilla
08. Oct 2020 · 21:37 UTC
It was so pretty! And the music is super dreamy. Lovely repeating theme, changing harmony, chello, flutes. Don't get me wrong, the art in the game is fantastic and the game play is amazing. But I really wish I could give 6 stars for music. <3
lduser125
09. Oct 2020 · 04:37 UTC
Liked the music a lot. The theme of the visuals was really neat too. Well done!
Jakob Reborn
10. Oct 2020 · 18:00 UTC
Wow such an amazing experience! I loved your music, loved the 3d/2d graphics mix and the whole concept, very touching indeed <3 I would change a little thing, being able to skip first cutscene would be nice, like skip it only after second time and onwards.
Joshua Stone
27. Oct 2020 · 20:02 UTC
Really loved the mood and overall message of this game. Great submission for sure!
makerart
28. Oct 2020 · 14:20 UTC
SO true! B̶a̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶p̶̶̶o̶̶̶n̶̶̶g̶̶̶ ̶. Literally life,... so happy life!!
GarfSnacks
30. Oct 2020 · 19:55 UTC
Fantastic job on...everything! Simple, highly polished, beautiful visually and audibly. I enjoyed attempting to reach the dream, unfortunately we all know how difficult it is to get the balance right :p