Dreamer by James_7777
Nightmare above. Dream Deeper.
Submit your high score to the LIVE leaderboards!
Fall deeper into your dream to get a higher score! Defeat the dream sheep to increase your multiplier! The faster you fall, the quicker your score increases, but the harder it gets to control.
Controls - A/D = Left/Right - S = Speed Boost - W = Slow Down - S, quickly followed by W at high speed = Quick boost upwards - Space = Attack

| Link | https://samhorner97.itch.io/dreamer |
| Link | https://ipingui.itch.io/dreamer |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/dreamer |
Ratings
| Overall | 573th | 3.72⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 351th | 3.76⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1242th | 2.98⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 712th | 3.8⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 794th | 3.78⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 889th | 3.22⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 907th | 2.674⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 620th | 3.7⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 30🗨️ |
I think that the main menu was a bit better aesthetically than the game itself and led to even higher expectations, but everything was a-ok! Just think the color choices were better in the menu than the game itself.
I did wish it was a little bit easier to hit enemies with my attack, especially when descending at high speed.
_And_ the animated control UI hints on the menu are a big win.
Too many jam games don't spend the few minutes to put their controls in game and its a BIG boost to getting people to come play past the first few seconds.
The visuals are a bit inconsistent, but I can attribute that to the dream/nightmare strange theme of the game. The sprite have a nice retro touch to them.
It definitely looks flashy. The animation on the player and enemies were great, and the frightening nightmare really makes you want to fall faster.
The falling controls were simple but felt good, same for the lone attack. Nothing groundbreaking in the actual gameplay, but it handled well enough for me to give it multiple plays!
I think combining a 'going down' theme with the 'dream deeply' idea is an excellent use of the Jam theme, and the whole game hangs together pretty well!
Nice work!
edit: finally got on the scoreboard!!! yes!