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Dr... It's Alive! by ChrisEvry

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made by ChrisEvry for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

​Created in 3 days for Ludum Dare #46 - theme: Keep It Alive

IT'S ALIVE!! Well lets hope you can keep it that way...

As the mad doctor, your latest experiment has finally bore fruit as you created new life, but it seems to be struggling. Keeps it's pulse in check with the defibrillators and feed it (questionable) meat when it's hungry.

As the situation with your creature changes the music will change.

All models, textures, music and sfx were created within the 3 day period (except the gloves which are part of my main project).

Notes:

Should work with most PCVR headsets, let me know if you have any problems and I'll try to fix them.

There is no way to restart from within the game since there seems to be a bug in UE4 with the TimeSynth music sync engine. Just quit with ESC and run again.

https://youtu.be/QurYE4iAcZE

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Youtube https://katanalevy.itch.io/dr-its-alive
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/dr-its-alive

Ratings

Overall 350th 3.891⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1034th 3.413⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 537th 3.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 231th 4.167⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 295th 4.288⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 463th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 401th 3.609⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 219th 4.042⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Ioan Pop
21. Apr 2020 · 03:41 UTC
I don't have VR so I won't try it/rate it, but the music and models look very polished and set an interesting atmosphere! If I get a VR headset I'll make sure to check it out tho.
ldd
21. Apr 2020 · 03:45 UTC
I also don't have VR, BUT! it looks pretty. Is there any way that you can make a non-VR build? thanks!
SuperGamersGames
21. Apr 2020 · 03:58 UTC
Dang, I really wish I had VR, on the other hand, that's disgusting I could bare to play it. *shivers*
Gal Afik
21. Apr 2020 · 05:43 UTC
I'm gonna have to come back and play this later. It looks great!
ChloeOfArroyo
21. Apr 2020 · 09:38 UTC
Tried on HTC vive but the controls don't seem to work - clicking the thumbpad teleports you below the floor, and none of the other buttons do anything :(

Regardless, graphics are very pretty (in a disgusting way! ;) )
Erikvdb
21. Apr 2020 · 11:20 UTC
I really like the overall atmosphere! Great sound design. I kept accidentally shoving the creature off the table due to collisions, but other than that I got it to work well on my Oculus Quest via Oculus Link.
🎤 ChrisEvry
21. Apr 2020 · 11:47 UTC
@ioan-pop , @ldd , @supergamersgames I appreciate you guys taking a look! Unfortunately there is no way to make it playable without VR since all the mechanics are based around motion controls.
🎤 ChrisEvry
21. Apr 2020 · 11:58 UTC
@chloeofarroyo - thanks for letting me know, that's really unfortunate! I don't have a Vive to test on and I know the default "reset HMD" commands set up in UE4 can be a little tricky (I had to mess around with the Oculus one to get it to work right on OG Rift).
I had set it up with the triggers to grab on Vive (since I've heard that is more comfortable on Vive controllers) and that should be the only buttons you need as long as it spawns you in the right location.
🎤 ChrisEvry
21. Apr 2020 · 12:04 UTC
@erikvdb haha, thanks! I had a lot of fun recording the creature noises XD
I didn't think it was possible to knock the creature off the table until it was already dead!
hgouveia
21. Apr 2020 · 15:21 UTC
I wasnt able to try it because I don't have VR, but I watched the video and looked AMAZING, graphics are great, the gameplay looks very nice, the atmosphere in general is phenomenal! very good job
JAsonsumm1
21. Apr 2020 · 20:37 UTC
Great idea! really nice 3d art. good job :)
Torh
22. Apr 2020 · 06:37 UTC
Hi! Nice work! I want to make a video with the best games of LDJam46. Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOdTsWE7iIk .
Can I find your game also on indiexpo website? The channel is linked with them.
BGameDev
22. Apr 2020 · 12:26 UTC
Really interesting and polished look.
Spooky
22. Apr 2020 · 12:28 UTC
I don't have vr so I couldn't play however I can rate the graphics ....
They are amazing if you are asking
stuckne1
22. Apr 2020 · 12:32 UTC
I don't have a VR head set either, but looks cool!
png
22. Apr 2020 · 12:48 UTC
i played the game via quest link, that worked well! very cool to see a VR entry. lighting and sound are atmospheric and the 3d assets are nice. :)
there was no feedback for me when i tried to use the defbibrillator but i managed to feed meat until the meet sign became dark.
🎤 ChrisEvry
22. Apr 2020 · 12:55 UTC
@png thanks for playing! The defibrillator has to be held on the creature until the next bar of music starts. A cymbal will crash to let you know it worked. I wanted to cue that with like a rising, warmup sound but I ran out of time unfortunately.
shikamaru
22. Apr 2020 · 13:15 UTC
I don't have a vr set but it looks incredible
kor
22. Apr 2020 · 13:18 UTC
Hey, the inputs didnt seem to work with an index. The models / lighting and sound design are really nice though. Seems like your concept starting point was similiar to ours! Good work
mlkvr
22. Apr 2020 · 13:19 UTC
Wow outstanding graphics!
gamescodedogs
22. Apr 2020 · 15:15 UTC
Thank for the game :)
Tried with Oculus Rift. Impressive visual design and the mood. So many assets and all of them suited to each other professionaly. I think it's not your first VR game because you made me feel being inside, I mean really, sense of presence. Additional Like for using Unreal Engine 4.
Wish you the best of luck!
🎤 ChrisEvry
22. Apr 2020 · 15:15 UTC
@kor that's so frustrating about the Vive and Index controls not working, I had set up all the inputs for the different headsets but don't have them to test on. Thanks for checking it out anyway. And yes, we both seem to have a passion for the old b-movies!
Epsulon
22. Apr 2020 · 15:25 UTC
Interesting Game Concept, well done!
OveRMolo
22. Apr 2020 · 15:55 UTC
Sorry, I didn't play but thanks for making a video.
Oh god, what a disgusting creature! Are you sure we need to keep it alive? hahaha
Nice and disturbing job!
🎤 ChrisEvry
22. Apr 2020 · 16:10 UTC
@gamescodedogs Thanks for playing it and your kind words! I've made a couple of small games for VR before and working on a bigger gothic horror project at the moment. Sense of presence is what I find really fascinating about VR so it definitely gets a lot of focus :)
🎤 ChrisEvry
22. Apr 2020 · 16:14 UTC
@overmolo I guess you're more of a cat or dog person than eldritch abomination person, haha. :) Thanks for checking the video out!
Pineapple_Po
11. May 2020 · 11:06 UTC
Dr. Frankenstein's first experiments?)) I wish I had VR. good graphics and sounds. that's all I can say right now))
🎤 ChrisEvry
11. May 2020 · 16:32 UTC
@pineapple-po Definitely a big influence! :)