A Dream Of Life by LukeDJ

made by LukeDJ for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Life flashes before your eyes...

Left-click to select/pick up items, and right-click to drop them. Find & left-click the pictures/signs to progress. (the signs in the white dream scene of the original version of the game are a bit tricky to find, but we ran out of time to polish this level)

A game by: Chris Rhodes, Daniel Lush, Luke Dicken - Jones, Oliver Fayers, William Loveridge-Rushforth

Change log for post-jam version: * Player can no longer fly using the basketball * Added colliders to room ceiling to stop player being able to exit the room using the mirror * Reduced required number of successful basketball throws * Reduced number of signs in boneyard level * Improved basketball sounds * Player can no longer fish when not holding the fishing rod * Slightly re-positioned table in the room * Added colliders to some objects in the final level * Made basketball easier to pick up * Fixed glitch where mirror would be flashing white * Improved room window * Fixed a bug where door would lead to a small empty room, trapping the player * Made fishing rod easier to pick up * Player & fish no longer collide with surface of pool water * Pool now has a collider * Improved the spinning of the clock hands in the final level

Youtube	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ONlPkD029HH9T6d1ni6L1R-zEJb-Ts39/view
Youtube	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wP0_980SFLm7hNYgXI-UYTaYbvtV63I3/view
Youtube	https://github.com/dhog10/LD45
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/a-dream-of-life

Ratings

Overall	245^th	3.778⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Fun	662^th	3.139⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	419^th	3.389⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Theme	328^th	3.657⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	78^th	4.329⭐	40🧑‍⚖️
Mood	41^th	4.222⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Given		29🗳️	42🗨️

Feedback

urasmellyduck

07. Oct 2019 · 22:39 UTC

trying to find them damn signs was a task and a half. other than that very good game much emotions

Coaleh

08. Oct 2019 · 11:39 UTC

Dear Esther, A Chair in a Room and maybe a little Antichamber? Nice :)

Zsombro

08. Oct 2019 · 17:50 UTC

Fantastic, absolutely jaw dropping atmosphere

I surprised by it's scope, based on the available time! Really liked the visuals and audio, although the part after the piano scene was very glitchy and I couldn't progress any further

SideKick

08. Oct 2019 · 17:54 UTC

What a beautiful game... in 72h thats crazy... nice one.

Ventz

08. Oct 2019 · 18:04 UTC

@zsombro Thanks for the lovely comment! It's a shame you got stuck on the piano level, we had some bugs with various game mechanics trying to iron out the bugs before the deadline, but give it a go and see if you can reach the end if you like :D

Sir Galloy De Fierpâté

08. Oct 2019 · 18:40 UTC

I don't understand how the game works, so I ended up at the basketball part, with the doors that disappears... Was I supposed to open one of them ? Btw the game looks cool, but the music made the whole a little bit creepy...

Ventz

08. Oct 2019 · 18:46 UTC

@sir-galloy-de-fierpate Heya, bit confusing I know (would make it more obvious if we had more time). You gotta dunk the ball 5 times for the door to open, forgot to really add an audio queue for that :D (Left & Right click to use the ball)

mindtricks

08. Oct 2019 · 20:02 UTC

Seems really cool, too bad it runs terribly :\ not sure if my pc or just some bug, low fps and super shaky cam, if I jump in the first room it goes crazy

ModdingMachine

08. Oct 2019 · 20:07 UTC

Super laggy when I started it, but after that it was still pretty laggy. Overall nice game! I really liked how the camera motion blur looked, it really gave the mood a whole new dreamy effect.

Shad

08. Oct 2019 · 20:18 UTC

non euclidean spaces FTW

🎤 LukeDJ

08. Oct 2019 · 20:22 UTC

@mindtricks Sorry about that, with more time we would definitely have put greater focus on optimization. We also used Unity's HDRP which certainly didn't help performance.

Shinmera

08. Oct 2019 · 20:28 UTC

The basketball is extremely glitchy, you can even use it to soar through the sky. My biggest complaints are that it's very hard to actually pick it up, and the motion blur makes me nauseous. Otherwise, nice mood and visuals.

KiOskars

08. Oct 2019 · 20:38 UTC

Really good execution and I firmly enjoy these kind of games. The music and visual style was spot on! I did have some trouble in chasing the dream and the boundry cubes dissapearing which made me question the right actions, knocking down the signs.

Marco Marchitelli

08. Oct 2019 · 20:50 UTC

What a neat little experience you made! I see you didn't put audio in the ratings. Nonetheless using the right track and combining it with the right visuals requires some skill and taste. Great job my dudes.

TheMoonrise

08. Oct 2019 · 21:38 UTC

Great atmosphere. The mood really caught me. Only the blurry visuals were too much for my girlfriend, so I couldn't make it to the end ;)

Yaroslav Kravtsov

08. Oct 2019 · 21:51 UTC

Yeah, 10 out of 10. Totally correct life simulator. No clue what is going on and what shall I do. Somehow I managed to get the end.

Digital_Pie

08. Oct 2019 · 22:03 UTC

wow,the visuals and way stuff moves about as you look around is increcbly cool, the camera movement felt a bit odd, but overall impressive stuff

Pandamnesik

08. Oct 2019 · 22:13 UTC

This disapearing objects mechanics when you turn the camera have totally fucked up my brain haha, I'm so sad that the final part (I guess it's the final part but I don't want to spoil) is really glitchy when I approach a door, my fps are so down :(
But well done ! It was a really good experience to me :D

Malai

08. Oct 2019 · 22:17 UTC

Stunning. Such an amazing atmosphere. But i have found a bug, i was somehow able to fish before grabbing the fishing pole, so the fish i had fished went somewhere?

GreenDinoGames

08. Oct 2019 · 23:08 UTC

Wow that's a really good game! The dreamlike atmosphere fits very well, music is great, and it's challenging to find everything! Good job!

Wolf4D

08. Oct 2019 · 23:11 UTC

Game is crashing right after music starts. Hm.

BrokenMirrorMedia

09. Oct 2019 · 02:38 UTC

I got stuck on the fishing part, it doesn't seem to be working right, and the optimization was a bit lacking, but the atmosphere is fantastic, I would really love to see this improved on and released!

Taylor Reynolds

09. Oct 2019 · 05:09 UTC

What a cool concept! I got stuck at fishing, but I really enjoyed the music and vibe. The disappearing mechanics are real slick.

AFestiveDolphin

09. Oct 2019 · 07:30 UTC

Wow!! This looks really good!! And the music is very nice and professional sounding..really adds to the atmosphere. I really like the idea you did that matched the theme too! Overall a nice experience!

mimusangel

09. Oct 2019 · 07:34 UTC

Good little game, pleasant to play.

givit-game-studios

09. Oct 2019 · 07:47 UTC

This is the best game or experience I had ever on a Ludum Dare. BRAVO! I really loved this game the mood, the music the simple gameplay and puzzles oh wow this was good. This was really great. Well done.

Herex

09. Oct 2019 · 08:32 UTC

We are really blown away with the response we've had so far, thank you guys very much!

@wolf4d sorry to hear the music bugged out for you and looking into it later tonight, hope that didn't stop you trying again.

@themoonrise glad to hear you've enjoyed it, hope you try get to the end again 😂.

Naddir

09. Oct 2019 · 14:24 UTC

Good atmosphere, the music combined with the graphical effects and the story provide a very good experience. Maybe the part with the monolithic structures was a bit too long (even if I understand that it serve the message here).

Very good entry ^^

Jonathan Fischer

09. Oct 2019 · 16:19 UTC

I had a little bit of trouble with the camera shaking uncontrollably at first, but it went away right after the first room. That said, I love this game! The atmosphere, the music, the mystery--fantastic! I hope you consider expanding this further, because I want to play more! Great work!

Andreas Roschal

09. Oct 2019 · 17:48 UTC

Outstanding graphics and effects! It's amazing what some people can do in just 3 days.

Ventz

09. Oct 2019 · 18:17 UTC

Thank you very much guys for the kind comments! We might release a post-jam build today with a few fixes and quality of life changes to make the experience a bit less confusing on what you are supposed to do at the start.

SKDF

09. Oct 2019 · 19:24 UTC

As said above, a bit buggy, very cryptic, but totally in love with the ambience and the neat tricks like objects disappearing. I hope the new version will be even better!

dikkop

09. Oct 2019 · 19:43 UTC

You have SOMETHING here, it is NOT....NOTHING! Well done, nice atmosphere, very dreamy-like :D

fabula_rasa

09. Oct 2019 · 20:14 UTC

Awesome atmosphere! Everything in this game adds up to this dream-like experience. Well done!
I only did not like the basketball level. Had quite a bit of trouble actually picking up the ball, kept kicking it away instead.

woody_builder

09. Oct 2019 · 23:10 UTC

WOW... thank you for sharing your creation

_Le_Dav_

12. Oct 2019 · 13:12 UTC

Ambitious and creative, but a bit confusing. Great job :)

Franciszek Pyrć

13. Oct 2019 · 16:42 UTC

Nice puzzles. Keep it up!

GoupixM

14. Oct 2019 · 16:59 UTC

Wow, the graphics are really beautiful ! A real pleasure to watch ! The effects are really nice too and the sounds are perfect.
This gives a really beautiful atmosphere and the game is really interesting. A real creation ! I really like this game ! Good work :D

Dane Tesla

19. Oct 2019 · 20:53 UTC

As much as I liked the theme, sounds and atmosphere that much I diskied the piano level. It was really hard to navigate and click the right ones :< But besides that, a solind entry for sure and one of the more memorable ones.