Snoozefall by H_Moon

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made by H_Moon for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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This falling dream ... I never fell complete.

Falling Dream is one of most common dream themes - there also something mystical in the feeling of falling.

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The goal of the game is to keep falling in your dream as long as you can and gather as many points as possible. Don't wake up!

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Use your SNOOZE power to destroy pesky alarm clocks that want to wake you up (activate powerup with space (Try to do it next to clock - cleans up energy and breaks alarm clock to get more points))

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Win/lose condition:

The goal is to get as high of a score as possible.

Lose - hit an obstacle (alarm clock)

Player controls: ← Left, → Right, ↑ Up, ↓ Down, _ Space

Ratings

Overall 385th 3.8⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 500th 3.597⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 870th 3.278⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 534th 3.847⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 220th 4.222⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 55th 4.235⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1013th 2.379⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 102th 4.153⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

🎤 H_Moon
04. Oct 2020 · 12:18 UTC
First version with graphics - ![With_graphics.gif](///raw/ab5/43/z/3528e.gif)
🎤 H_Moon
04. Oct 2020 · 12:44 UTC
One of the first sketches - ![IMG_BAC5648D9ED1-1.jpeg](///raw/ab5/43/z/352b9.jpg)
🎤 H_Moon
05. Oct 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Final graphics

![ddff009a4d9880e08ad08c73a5673800.gif](///raw/ab5/43/z/37370.gif)
ansoneh
05. Oct 2020 · 20:54 UTC
Love the music and atmosphere!
SaraFilipa
05. Oct 2020 · 20:58 UTC
Gorgeous game! Love the graphics, gameplay, and it has a unique aesthetic.
PixelPaw
05. Oct 2020 · 20:58 UTC
I don't like that you go back to the top if you fall out at the bottom. Other than that, great atmosphere!
oceanm
05. Oct 2020 · 20:59 UTC
Very relaxing feel I really enjoyed this game well done!
wizard sino
05. Oct 2020 · 20:59 UTC
Best game I've seen yet!
Duck Reaction
05. Oct 2020 · 20:59 UTC
Nice game! I love the sound, so relaxing and visual works too :) The concept is simple and fun, enough for a jam. It would be so cool to have more damping in mouvements and have the possibility to make a vertical loop, but it's just a detail to make it better, great work
Skvader_418
05. Oct 2020 · 21:00 UTC
the visuals are cutesie and i lowed the music, the controls are fine enough, the game is pretty fun
Bentebent
05. Oct 2020 · 21:00 UTC
It feels a bit weird to come out at the top when you hit the bottom, an infinite scrolling implementation might have been a bit better. Even then the gameplay still feels nice. The mood is great, graphics are great and sound is great, very well done!
michaelha
05. Oct 2020 · 21:01 UTC
The mood of this game was great. Audio was on point and dreamy. Solid entry!
Anant Ahuja
05. Oct 2020 · 21:01 UTC
Good: The floaty controls, the music.

I couldn't figure out what the circle around the player is for, but that could be because I just suck. Do we get a power up when all colours light up in that circle?
Blue05
05. Oct 2020 · 21:01 UTC
It's very easy to understand and the gameplay is really fun! The graphics are also very good, especially for a game jam.
🎤 H_Moon
05. Oct 2020 · 21:16 UTC
@anant-ahuja Circle shows you that you can press <space> to destroy the mean clocks. Fuller round-stronger blast and more points :)
Anant Ahuja
05. Oct 2020 · 21:19 UTC
@h-moon Ahh will replay it knowing that.
perpetuaReality
05. Oct 2020 · 21:25 UTC
Very fun and challenging game! The atmosphere is excellent and very well realized!

The looping aspect of gameplay is very cool and in-theme. But the way you immediately appear at the top of the screen, where some alarm clocks may be littered, without any concrete indication of where you'll appear horizontally, makes it a little too unforgiving. Maybe an indicator could help?

In any case: awesome game!
wheatleyscience
05. Oct 2020 · 21:49 UTC
literally falling sleep :) cool game
Tristan10Cats
05. Oct 2020 · 22:49 UTC
Not sure if I understand the mechanics exactly, maybe I'm just not that good at the game but MAN I love that atmosphere and vibe. Good job!
testuser
06. Oct 2020 · 05:44 UTC
Good mood. Felt nice and surreal. The art and the music were great.
Kornel
06. Oct 2020 · 08:46 UTC
Love how you yourself make the level harder for yourself :smile:
KyonTyan
06. Oct 2020 · 11:33 UTC
I want to see the endless down-going camera here, I don't know why. But I got the idea and I think it's really good. Music is relaxing, the sounds are not annoying. Would be great on mobile with more than one difficulty!
Savvy Community
06. Oct 2020 · 13:30 UTC
This has to be one of my favorite entry of the jam! Great use of the theme, great graphics, easy to handle, congrats !!
SkelleRoznik
06. Oct 2020 · 16:14 UTC
Atmosphere, mood, art, and sounds are just amazing! Very interesting idea that fits the theme. High score doesn't seem to be working though, but it doesn't affect the gameplay so I don't mind. I enjoyed the game a lot!
GroggDew
06. Oct 2020 · 18:15 UTC
Yeah. This atmosphere and sound r really great! Thank you for this vibe!
Coding4rtist
06. Oct 2020 · 20:58 UTC
Very addictive game. I love both the concept and the realization. Great attention to detail. Music and graphics are amazing. A well polished game. It would be perfect as a mobile game. Congrats!

This is my highscore
![opera_xspP7EhWwI.png](///raw/1fb/53/z/39375.png)


I found a bug: I had to reload the page to change the highscore value, before it was fixed at 0

Some other suggestions:
- I would move the highscore to the retry screen (take up too much space on the screen while playing)
- I would also add the last score made in the main menu/retry screen (at the moment it is not possible to know)
Stefania Mak
07. Oct 2020 · 09:46 UTC
That was really nice!! My favorit thing was how smooth the model turned when moving left to right, just perfect. Good job! :smiley:
🎤 H_Moon
07. Oct 2020 · 14:26 UTC
@coding4rtist Thank you for ideas! Nice score!
Skeffles
08. Oct 2020 · 18:21 UTC
The hair effect really sells this for me. It's fun to play. Great job!
Pulni
10. Oct 2020 · 22:28 UTC
The hair is amazing!!! But also game was fun, good job! :)
Lyrcaxis
10. Oct 2020 · 23:13 UTC
Feels pretty good to play. Smart idea for a game jam, well done!
Virimine
12. Oct 2020 · 11:55 UTC
Amazing atmosphere! Both music and graphics are wonderful, adding so much in the experience~! This hair alsoo~ 🤩

I enjoyed playing the game as well! Even if it is a simple idea, with the mood, the concept, and the controls you enhanced so much, it feels veery unique!

Some points and suggestions:
- Highscore was stuck in 0 for me as well.
- An indication of the radius of the current SNOOZE power would help knowing how much space the power will take when the player uses it. I missed it a loot bcs i thought it would take more space which was a biiiit frustrating :sweat_smile:

Nonetheless, this is the the most beautiful game I've played up till now!! Great job guys~! Keep it up! :smile: