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Fever Dream by RAFFE

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made by RAFFE for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Descend into the dream like world of Fever Dream by zooming through its various landscapes as swiftly as you can. The game tracks your times and at the end you get awarded based on your performance.

Feel free to post your best times in the comments!

If anyone is able to beat the dev team's top time 3:25:422, @raffe will give you a virtual handshake. 🤝

CURRENT WORLD RECORD OWNER: @ausstein with an absolute banger of a time: 3:25:375 🤝 (video in comments!)

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Credits - @JustMars with every bit of programming & the UI 🤖 - @jokku & @raffe with the 3D models + all the graphics and level design 🎨 - @HappyTomato with the astonishing audio & music that you hear during the game 🎶

  • Everything in this project was made from 0 to 100 during the game jam! 💥
Link https://justmars.itch.io/fever-dream
Link https://justmars.itch.io/fever-dream
Link https://justmars.itch.io/fever-dream
Link https://justmars.itch.io/fever-dream
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/fever-dream

Ratings

Overall 229th 3.97⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 256th 3.848⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 622th 3.469⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1457th 3.167⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 190th 4.333⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 74th 4.212⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 157th 4.182⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

gamefive
27. Apr 2021 · 06:13 UTC
It was an interesting level. I love the music. 3D graphics are great.
IAAndrei
27. Apr 2021 · 18:22 UTC
Beat the game twice! The music and sfx are nice, the graphics are pretty good and the overall game idea is simple and fun. Great work!
ChrisAP
27. Apr 2021 · 19:13 UTC
"Welcome to fever dream!" The audio and visuals are amazing, I tried to get that sweet virtual handshake by Raffe but I am a noob Sadge. It's actually really fun to play, the controls are simple and make you feel fast and cool. The theme was not super obvious but I can see how you came up with the idea coming from "Deeper and Deeper". Defo a fever dream and Ill try to get that sub 3:30 later. Congrats! <3
🎤 RAFFE
27. Apr 2021 · 19:17 UTC
@chrisap I'll give you half of it just for being epic. 👐
teshimoto
27. Apr 2021 · 23:33 UTC
Wow! This is awesome! Reminds me of the sonic adventures. If you make it faster with more responsive controlls it could become even more captivating
Stroe Andrew
27. Apr 2021 · 23:35 UTC
Oh, I really enjoyed playing it. Really really cool and fun!
The Phase with all the math related stuff was so cool, haha! *High School Math Tests PTSD Intensify* lol

Nice job! ;)
kr4ft3r
27. Apr 2021 · 23:43 UTC
From title screen to the ending, very nice and smooth experience. Last level is the prettiest I'd say, but it all looks quite good. One remark is I'd feel more comfortable if Shift (boost) wasn't an option and if it was on by default, thinking when would be the right time to hold it or let go was a bit of burden, but it is no big deal.

Implementing plenty of checkpoints was a good choice, I'm not into games that punish you for smacking into something by rewinding you all the way to the start of the level. Very good job, especially considering it was all made during the jam as you say.
Threeli
27. Apr 2021 · 23:45 UTC
Green ribbon winner here, 8 seconds away from being better, but oh well. The visuals and sound were extremely fitting and it was a cool take on an underrepresented genre. My only minor annoyance was how slowly I moved in the air? Though, I actually enjoyed hitting a ring and landing on the ground in the canyon, that was a cool touch and it made me think that maybe you could always offer twin tracks. Make the ground more punishing but faster as a trade off?

Finally, I don't know how impossible it would be to translate to a VR experience, but I kept thing it would be really intense in VR.

Anyway, very cool stuff.
LRL64
27. Apr 2021 · 23:47 UTC
The visuals and audio are really good. Flying through all those equations was kind of trippy. Lol, really cool game. I don't know if it was something I was not understanding but it felt like the responsiveness changes sometimes and I don't mean when I am going really fast. Sometimes you just barely go left or right even when moving slowly.
WarTronic
28. Apr 2021 · 00:04 UTC
Very nice game! the only thing I'd have made different is to make the hoops not stop you when you hit them directly (and only giving no Bonus) - otherwise perfect!
Zelberor
28. Apr 2021 · 00:21 UTC
Nice. A really great experience. The music was super relaxing and the visuals are just great. Nice shaders indeed. I did'nt quite make the golden ribbon with 3:32:783, but so close ... need to play again. Cannot think of anything bad (maybe it could be a bit faster) sooo...
This game really is a piece of art.
aaranos
28. Apr 2021 · 01:25 UTC
Really nice game. I got a blue ribbon, just barely. The flying speed seems a bit too difficult to maneuver to the next ring in time, but it was still something unique.
Okamit
28. Apr 2021 · 20:34 UTC
Really great graphics and style, nice soundscape, good idea. Overall great game!

Great work!
Maksime
28. Apr 2021 · 20:40 UTC
Very nice atmosphere, the key hole at the end is a very nice touch !

The controls on the ground feel very smooth and snappy but while flying, it does seem a bit slow though.

But very cool game overall, nice soundtrack and some synthwave vibes, keep it up ! :thumbsup:
Daniel Whittaker
28. Apr 2021 · 20:40 UTC
Gorgeous graphics, the terrain especially looks so cool. Vibey sound effects, and on top of all that its fun to play! Great work guys!
jaybaus
28. Apr 2021 · 20:48 UTC
The music was right up my street, I could listen to that all day! The visuals were awesome too, and I enjoyed the alternating between flying and driving. Really great job, well done :)
LDJam user 233347
28. Apr 2021 · 20:51 UTC
dig the audio, really setting the mood for the game.
blaster391
28. Apr 2021 · 20:57 UTC
Beautiful game, so many cool graphical effects, my personal favourite being all the floating equations, very creative. My best time was around 3:45, I died once during the second section so I'm sure I can improve!
pestodesign
28. Apr 2021 · 21:00 UTC
Nice soundtrack, shout out to @happytomato!
Hengen
28. Apr 2021 · 21:05 UTC
Very aesthetic and pretty. 10/10 would play again!
Micia
28. Apr 2021 · 21:09 UTC
Really enjoyed the soundtrack and look. Not sure if it was itch but if i went to fast my framerate dropped and often died. great job!
Rovernoon
28. Apr 2021 · 21:30 UTC
**+** Good sound and stylish visuals, nice variety in areas

**+** good tutorial section

**+** fun to go fast

**-** Sometimes it seemed to slow down for no reason, breaking my vibe

**-** In the "indoors" part it started going backwards and I flew out of the map

**-** I felt the need to hold boost down all the time, perhaps a slow-down button instead?

Great entry overall
Linkwin
30. Apr 2021 · 03:16 UTC
Good looking game! Really impressive. I had fun playing, it was a nice challenge, I played the android version, Im going to try on desktop also.
JustMars
30. Apr 2021 · 08:42 UTC
Glad you had fun @linkwin !

May I ask what device you played the game with on android + did it run well? I personally have an older phone and it lagged quite a bit, so I am curious about how well it performed on your's?
Langotriel
30. Apr 2021 · 12:51 UTC
:large_blue_circle: :rat: Gotta go fast!

Man, what a blast. Good tutorialization and fun gameplay! I also appreciate the direction the music took; the perfect blend of fun and dreamy.

I am sad to say I didn't beat the developer time :sweat: I tried.
Linkwin
30. Apr 2021 · 13:46 UTC
@justmars I have a galaxy note 10. It ran verry well! No lagging, beautiful graphics. Only complaint was the control scheme felt overly restrictive, but I assume you just did a quick export..?
JustMars
30. Apr 2021 · 13:56 UTC
@linkwin great to hear! :ok_hand: And yeah we didn't put too much effort in the touch controls, just scraped something together and made sure they were functional.
Simon Rahnasto
01. May 2021 · 07:24 UTC
Great concept, you managed to make it very clear that you are going deeper and deeper into a dream and it goes well with racing! It's a very underused genre in game jams and I always appreciate when people do something a bit different. My favorite part of the game is the level design, each "world" or track had it's own unique feel.

I also really like the in-game tutorial!
azagaya
01. May 2021 · 16:33 UTC
Nice game! Great art and sound! Deeper and Deeper into a dream is a cool concept. Liked the voice acting too. Congrats!
wizard sino
08. May 2021 · 18:10 UTC
the name is very aproppriate.
also, i can't feel my brain.
LeReveur
10. May 2021 · 20:57 UTC
Runners are not my kind of games, and I gave up before the end, but this one is very coloured, and it was like riding a dream, very well done!
Ausstein
12. May 2021 · 18:42 UTC
You owe me a Virtual Handshake!

![FeverDream.png](///raw/7a3/22/z/42623.png)

I'll post the full video Playthrough once it has uploaded to youtube!
Ausstein
12. May 2021 · 19:12 UTC
Here is the full Video:

Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/EqeyVj74Duk
🎤 RAFFE
12. May 2021 · 20:15 UTC
@ausstein is the first and only person so far to get the virtual handshake and the world record time, with an insane 3:25:375 🤝

check his WR playthrough vid to support the chad <3

https://youtu.be/EqeyVj74Duk
Ausstein
13. May 2021 · 06:10 UTC
@raffe Thank you for the kind words <3

I mostly do this since I'd be playing and rating anyway, so why not just hit record and make some videos that help the other devs😊