DREAM by BahamutZaero

made by BahamutZaero for LD26 (JAM)

DREAM puts you in the mind of someone thinking through what they wanted to do with their life - their goals and aspirations. Navigate the dream city and collect enough dreams to complete the experience. Dream Eaters fly around and consume dreams, however they are only as dangerous as you let them be.

DREAM incorporates the theme of Minimalism in multiple ways:

1.) The concept of seeing the world in a simpler way.
2.) The art style of the gameplay portion.
3.) The gameplay interaction (the entire game is a single click to move and navigate).
4.) Minimalism of the mind, and feeling that all is lost.

Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6678808/DREAM_WIN_130429_RC.zip
OS/X	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6678808/DREAM_OSX_130429_RC.zip
Web	http://www.ceruleangames.com/DREAM/DREAM.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=20151

Ratings

Coolness	79%	2
Overall(Jam)	3.32	200

Audio(Jam)	2.00	417
Fun(Jam)	2.51	412
Graphics(Jam)	3.94	88
Humor(Jam)	1.96	316
Innovation(Jam)	3.22	195
Mood(Jam)	3.68	68
Theme(Jam)	3.74	106

Feedback

Xellinus

29. Apr 2013 · 23:30 UTC

Very beautiful. Then depressing. Ouch =)

mikelovesrobots3

30. Apr 2013 · 03:17 UTC

Short but amazing. Beautiful.

Nekoyoubi

30. Apr 2013 · 03:23 UTC

Wow. I love what you were going for with the graphical style, and the simple play was nice as well. I even chuckled at the LD reference in the game itself. To be honest, though, I was a bit put off by the morose conclusion. Some techno-orchestral ambiance would have been epic as well. Well done overall!

Kitch

30. Apr 2013 · 03:24 UTC

the art style is fantastic, very fitting.

Topaz

30. Apr 2013 · 03:28 UTC

Graphics look nice.

BigBlackBeard

30. Apr 2013 · 04:27 UTC

Innovating game ! But to depressing for me.

But beatyful and good ;).

s0ulcrusher

30. Apr 2013 · 04:35 UTC

Cool effect on picking up those orbs, I like it.

LionelJitro

30. Apr 2013 · 04:37 UTC

Definitely took the theme to heart.

Quite mellow in a charming way.

Andrewves

30. Apr 2013 · 09:10 UTC

Great gameplay and art style, the particle effects were good too. The ending seems a bit off tho.

hellosimpson

30. Apr 2013 · 13:15 UTC

Great, simple gameplay! I liked the ending and the deeper message.

Zer0Kelvin

30. Apr 2013 · 22:12 UTC

See all the cats! :D

Great stuff!

mkpictures

30. Apr 2013 · 23:04 UTC

Sad it was so short :( The atmosphere is really beautiful, the graphics are nice :)

MinionStudios

01. May 2013 · 00:03 UTC

I liked it, but I keep picking up the dream eaters. Good game

Lev_Astov

01. May 2013 · 01:12 UTC

Uh, anyone else take this as a cry for help? Can we make sure the submitter is still with us? Based on this jam game, you clearly have great things in you dude, don't do it!

captainkraft

01. May 2013 · 02:03 UTC

The aesthetics are great and it short and sweet. Good stuff

🎤 BahamutZaero

01. May 2013 · 04:19 UTC

Lev_Astov: LOL! I'm fine, and not a cry for help. I just like creating alternate games when there isn't a profit margin on the line. :)

Per

01. May 2013 · 11:03 UTC

Wow, the ending was really something...
Very nice graphics.

olkeencole

01. May 2013 · 16:55 UTC

Fun concept and cool visual style. The cube controlled well and was fun to move around. I wish the text would have stayed on the screen a bit longer though. This could have been a lot better with some audio (and it was already pretty good). Also, your ending conflicts with the message of following your dreams. I was on board with everything until that kind of came out of nowhere. Otherwise solid entry.

ddionisio

01. May 2013 · 16:58 UTC

I hate to say this but, "See all the cats in the internet" is an impossible task.

Really symbolic game, I love it! The ending was a bit of a surprise though.

Good choice of color and nice particle effect, the landscape really felt dreamy.

If there is a music to accompany this game, it would maybe be something like Enya :P

villhest

01. May 2013 · 18:53 UTC

woot!?

🎤 BahamutZaero

01. May 2013 · 22:55 UTC

Thanks everyone for the great comments! I had this whole concept of audio and music I wanted to add to the game, but simply ran out of time to get it in there. (I ended up crunching the bulk of this on Sunday and wasn't able to touch it Monday at all). I've been chatting however with the audio developer of my company and he really wants to do a soundtrack for it. I think we'll see an improved / polished build of this game at some point, with a full soundtrack. :)

Komradus

02. May 2013 · 00:49 UTC

Well that escalated quickly. Good message being sent.
I particularly like the effects from the dream eaters, looks nice.

nancylewis944

02. May 2013 · 01:13 UTC

I can hear some new age music for this, or Native American Music. Graphics are mesmerizing, I liked this alot, though I am would need alot more time to play to do anything.. that said.. awesome, graphics, theme , Profound game..

thephantom

02. May 2013 · 08:41 UTC

amazing game , loved the graphics and idea althougth i hope you have made more goals

AaronYip

03. May 2013 · 00:01 UTC

I would definitely look forward to the polished version, as I'm liking this quite a bit. (: I think a more hand-written font (like a letter) could really add a lot to the mood. But regardless, great job!

lightnarcissus

04. May 2013 · 07:29 UTC

Excellent concept that's both deep and yet not entirely vague. Had a proper dreamy touch to it as well. Loved it!

Bloated Hippo

04. May 2013 · 19:10 UTC

Wonderful.

Travis Irby

07. May 2013 · 20:17 UTC

Woe intense ending! Really nice graphics, and premise nice work :)

SecondDimension

17. May 2013 · 20:06 UTC

It fits the theme really well and has a good look and feel to it.