Journey Home by CRAZEERUSKEE
Hello there peoples of the Internets! This is my first ever Ludum Dare!
Ok so Journey Home is meant to be an exploration game. It's meant to challenge your imagination and make you go, "What the-?!" I tried to go for the Another World / Transall Saga vibe. Basically, you are presented with worlds that have small intricacies and patterns. They have nothing to do with you and are just a part of the background, but you still try to understand them and even make up stories for what they are or why they are there.
The game features my first ever attempt at procedural tile and entity sprite coloring/generation! :D
I've left a lot of subtle patterns and things in this game so I do suggest you look around and take your time when playing it.
The only controls are the arrow keys to move, shift + arrow keys to sprint, and the mouse... oh, and you IIIMAAAAAAAGINAAAAATIOOOOONNNN :P
Also quick note! You can't move during cutscenes - don't worry it's not a bug :)
I had a lot of fun and learned a lot with making this strange, strange little game, even if it was unfinished.
ALSO, I have an actual team making a more serious game and I make weekly devlogs videos of our progress. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjywaHBImnId4GNZXAuejKg
If you like that then please feel free to like our game's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/APeasantsTale
Ok so Journey Home is meant to be an exploration game. It's meant to challenge your imagination and make you go, "What the-?!" I tried to go for the Another World / Transall Saga vibe. Basically, you are presented with worlds that have small intricacies and patterns. They have nothing to do with you and are just a part of the background, but you still try to understand them and even make up stories for what they are or why they are there.
The game features my first ever attempt at procedural tile and entity sprite coloring/generation! :D
I've left a lot of subtle patterns and things in this game so I do suggest you look around and take your time when playing it.
The only controls are the arrow keys to move, shift + arrow keys to sprint, and the mouse... oh, and you IIIMAAAAAAAGINAAAAATIOOOOONNNN :P
Also quick note! You can't move during cutscenes - don't worry it's not a bug :)
I had a lot of fun and learned a lot with making this strange, strange little game, even if it was unfinished.
ALSO, I have an actual team making a more serious game and I make weekly devlogs videos of our progress. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjywaHBImnId4GNZXAuejKg
If you like that then please feel free to like our game's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/APeasantsTale
| Dropbox Runnable Jar Download (compatible with OSx, Windows, and Linux) | http://gamejolt.com/games/adventure/journey-home/33620/ |
| ZIP form - Dropbox Runnable Jar Download (compatible with OSx, Windows, and Linux) | https://www.dropbox.com/s/c55vli77t8ll412/JourneyHome-LD30V2.jar.zip?dl=0 |
| Dropbox Download of Jar (Source Code) | https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dtfrve4l7qhh5hi/AABHH20WnycKh5i2315Gm5rya?dl=0 |
| Youtube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjywaHBImnId4GNZXAuejKg |
| Facebook Page | https://www.facebook.com/APeasantsTale |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=21579 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 53% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.00 | 751 |
| Audio | 2.84 | 461 |
| Fun | 2.43 | 1039 |
| Graphics | 3.21 | 468 |
| Humor | 2.67 | 354 |
| Innovation | 2.71 | 887 |
| Mood | 3.48 | 174 |
| Theme | 3.46 | 393 |
Automatic awesome points for using recorded sounds.
Graphics are pretty good.
Not much in the way of gameplay. Yeah, it's exploration, but that doesn't excuse a game from being boring. Perhaps some narrative text/sound could draw the player in more.
Pretty cool overall :3
I like the dreamlike atmosphere and alien feel. Could have needed a few extra levels. Good job! :)