Cloudlands by Infraxion

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made by Infraxion for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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Cloudlands

Embark on an epic journey in the dreamlike cloudlands, where what you can create is limited only by your imagination. With a rigorous dialogue system and crafting mechanics, you'll never run out of things to do in this wonderful realm.

Feature list: - Innovative construction system - Exciting resource gathering mechanics - NPC dialogue system - Many mysteries to solve - Difficult moral choices - Space adventures

Give it a sec to load on itch.io, it's a big game!

Controls

  • All you need are the WASD keys, and a mouse!

We hope you enjoy your time with Cloud Lands!

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Software used: - Unity - MagicaVoxel - Aseprite - paint.net - FL Studio - RX - Audacity

Made By: - Andrew Wilson (@chao, Twitter) - Coding, Art, Writing - Ango Zhu (@infraxion, Website) - Sound, Music, Art, Coding - Andrew Persic (@yung-failure) - Coding, Art - David Tenni (@ELVEVERX) - Coding, Art - Kris Lee (@Tendrils) - Writing

Ratings

Overall 657th 3.591⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Fun 521th 3.619⭐ 69🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 266th 3.769⭐ 69🧑‍⚖️
Theme 454th 3.848⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1070th 3.235⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Audio 669th 3.258⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Humor 55th 4.224⭐ 69🧑‍⚖️
Mood 685th 3.477⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 77🗨️

Feedback

UCSBDad
04. Oct 2021 · 13:58 UTC
This is absolutely fantastic, I hope that a lot of people get to play this.
🎤 Infraxion
04. Oct 2021 · 14:02 UTC
@ucsbdad Wow, thanks! We hope so too! :D
Vishwah
04. Oct 2021 · 14:13 UTC
Nice clicker game
🎤 Infraxion
04. Oct 2021 · 14:19 UTC
@vishwah Thanks! DVD Project Blue® promises there's more than just mouse clicking if you keep playing :eyes: Here at DVD Project Blue® we value all types of input peripherals.
amkingTRP
04. Oct 2021 · 14:35 UTC
Absolutely brilliant. Without spoiling anything, the hammer is an extremely versatile tool :)
Kenneth Gibson
04. Oct 2021 · 15:05 UTC
"Freddy isn't going to be able to fix this one" 5/5 humor
🎤 Infraxion
04. Oct 2021 · 15:54 UTC
@amkingtrp @kenneth-gibson Glad you enjoyed it! <3
BiOs3008
05. Oct 2021 · 01:00 UTC
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eharp
05. Oct 2021 · 01:07 UTC
Clever concept, wasn't sure what to do after reaching the tnt area.
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 01:09 UTC
@eharp Thanks! DVD Project Blue® would like to tell you that you have to get to the centre of the map to find the surprise!
🎤 Infraxion
05. Oct 2021 · 01:41 UTC
@bios3008 ,,,
David Hunter
05. Oct 2021 · 01:47 UTC
I am amazed you finished all this in weekend. 10/10 A clear winner on kwickstarer.
Noctiphobia
05. Oct 2021 · 02:06 UTC
Yeah, took me by surprise.
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 02:06 UTC
@david-hunter Thanks! for your kind review DVD Project Blue® Would like to ensure you we will be moving onto kickstarter we are planning to have 99 tiers from $1000 to $86,000 we of course will have 86 stretch goals for when we achieve our budget of 7 billion dollars, our release date should be 2077 give or take a century.
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 02:07 UTC
@noctiphobia DVD Project Blue® is very glad you were surprised, additional surprise will be updated some time in 2022
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 02:07 UTC
[Double Posted]
ThePelranthean
05. Oct 2021 · 02:22 UTC
This game clearly delivers on its promises. It is definitely not over-hyped and I'm sure it will be the game of the year.

With multiple game modes and a variety of content, it has something for nearly any player. While it may be a little unpolished, I feel that DVD Project Blue® has clearly lived up to their reputation.

I eagerly await the release of the main menu.

(Well done; that was great!)
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 02:26 UTC
Hi @thepelranthean, DVD Project Blue® appreciates your comment and agrees, we all ready won over 100 awards before voting opened and are now hoping to break new records!
OllieOA
05. Oct 2021 · 02:31 UTC
Nice work! Definitely less of a game, and more of an experience, which in my books is no small feat for a gamejam.

I started to lose interest on the text adventure one, unfortuantely, and stopped there, but the small and silly minigames up to that point were hilarious. Well done!
🎤 Infraxion
05. Oct 2021 · 02:36 UTC
@ollieoa Thanks for playing as far as you did! [SPOILER] ~~The text adventure is actually the last one so you didn't miss out on much!~~
Kybre
05. Oct 2021 · 02:44 UTC
Hammer.

(No but seriously, great job! Very unique take on the theme.)
🎤 Infraxion
05. Oct 2021 · 02:45 UTC
@kybre :hammer:
Rayredd
05. Oct 2021 · 02:59 UTC
So many twists! You really got my expectations up and then... :hammer: :joy:
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 03:02 UTC
@rayredd DVD Project Blue® was inspired by a 90s hiphop artist!
Foursay
05. Oct 2021 · 03:02 UTC
YOU GOT ME. I thought it was a fantastic 3D game that can play in the browser, and I am literally unstable while playing your game -- mentally. You guys did a great job on faking this, and I love the hammer and grappling movement! Great Job!
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 03:07 UTC
@foursay DVD Project Blue® would never mislead consumers or investors this was always presented as a fully 2d game experience!
Kwiper
05. Oct 2021 · 03:16 UTC
The poor janitor.
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 03:19 UTC
@kwiper DVD Project Blue® Hopes you treated our janitorial staff with respect!
MEGA Marlon
05. Oct 2021 · 03:27 UTC
Woah! These graphics are insane! How did you manage to fit 8 years of work into just 72 hours!?!?! This is GOTY for me!
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 03:29 UTC
@mega-marlon DVD Project Blue® thanks you for your enthusiasm, ew had a team of 60 artists working 35 hours a day.
Bakenshake
05. Oct 2021 · 04:33 UTC
Somehow, I ended up clicking for like 20+ minutes! Brilliant game and cleverly presented. Wish I had some ambient music in the background but overall good stuff. :)
🎤 Infraxion
05. Oct 2021 · 04:37 UTC
@bakenshake Thanks for playing!

Ambient music will be coming in a DLC within 2 years, we hope you will look forward to it. We apologise for the delay as we need to file some paperwork for our janitor, and repair our servers. Would you happen to know anything about that?
FlyWolfe
05. Oct 2021 · 08:27 UTC
Absolutely loved it, the humour, the theme interpretation, the mechanics, everything. So flipping fantastic! Wish there was some more audio, but wow was it a good game!
Elias Manzaneda
05. Oct 2021 · 08:54 UTC
Pure gold. Game of the year. Fantastic narrative. Eat your heart out, Spielberg!
Master Age
05. Oct 2021 · 09:22 UTC
Fell for the bait and then you switched me quick! The intro is hilariously long. Great work!
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 09:29 UTC
@flywolfe DVD Project Blue® thanks you for your kind comment, please be aware audio is coming 2024.
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 09:30 UTC
@master-age DVD Project Blue® Would never "bait" investors or customers, we were fully transparent!
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 09:31 UTC
Hi @elias-manzaneda DVD Project Blue® actually had hired Spielberg to do a first draft but fired him swiftly.
Mejzlosh
05. Oct 2021 · 09:44 UTC
I see what you did there :D
ELVEVERX
05. Oct 2021 · 10:42 UTC
@mejzlosh We at DVD Project Blue® have no idea what you are talking about!
LouieJams
05. Oct 2021 · 12:00 UTC
Very fun and interesting game. Loads of fun physics to play with and entertaining gameplay. Good entry!
43t4re
05. Oct 2021 · 12:08 UTC
Too long credits. Multiple simple 2d games in 1 game. Rather boring, but you made something.
LDJam user 202408
05. Oct 2021 · 12:11 UTC
haha was the name idea based on the actual company "cd projekt red" ? pretty fun game too I love it
🎤 Infraxion
05. Oct 2021 · 13:28 UTC
@louiejams Thanks! Glad you enjoyed <3

@43t4re I think you might have missed the point or didn't play long enough for the story/message to come together, but thanks for playing!

@0x-void-x0 DVD Project Blue® has no idea what you're talking about. If such a company really does exist, we will be promptly taking legal action.
tensoplast01
05. Oct 2021 · 15:32 UTC
This is brilliant, great idea. I was wondering what I was about to play, and it turns in a funny journey. Good job !
geist_191
05. Oct 2021 · 17:36 UTC
I love the huge variety of games you made! Great work on this one, loved the initial meme :D
Transylvanian Blacksmiths
05. Oct 2021 · 17:38 UTC
Well built game with loads to do and also no bugs. You guys actually delivered.
circle
05. Oct 2021 · 18:35 UTC
Innovative doesn't even begin to describe this game. I honestly don't think I'll ever bother to play minecraft again, or any other game for that matter. All I need in my life from here on out is cloudlands. My life from now on could just be cloudlands. That's all I do now. I just play cloudlands forever. Possibly not just the greatest game ever made but one of the greatest pieces of art ever created by the human race.
MeanSquaredError
05. Oct 2021 · 19:14 UTC
Wow this is fun! The little games have a big variety in terms of objectives and stressfulness, which made for fun and surprising gameplay.

I tested and reviewed the game in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfAVRo-ZxYM
Constantine Pallas
05. Oct 2021 · 19:19 UTC
What a unique idea! I enjoyed this a lot. I think the best part of this game is the execution. It's not terribly long, and it never stays on one idea long enough for it to get boring. Despite the games themselves being pretty janky (intentionally?), it has a pretty good amount of polish to it. I think the best way to describe it is commitment to the bit.

I actually started playing the html5 version, saw the first pop-up, and went and downloaded the windows version... started to pick up on it then.

So if I had to give a critique, I'd say I never really felt like I had a goal, and there wasn't any progression other than "ok, this is happening now" - and still - I don't care, because of how charming and short it is.

Fun game!
UglySwedishFish
05. Oct 2021 · 19:20 UTC
I'll be honest, I was really scratching my head at the start there
"how the hell did they make this in the span of ludum dare?"
I've never felt like more of a fool :joy:
curleysam
05. Oct 2021 · 22:02 UTC
I absolutely loved this entry! Made me laugh! and yeah you stayed in each section just as long as needed.
I did spend a while with the hammer in the first stage haha!
Great package that kept me guessing and was very refreshing and fun :)
really good job 👏👏
3mpty
06. Oct 2021 · 00:08 UTC
Fun concept, got some laughs out of me. I felt each level lasted a little bit too long though, particularly level 2 I was there for ages which killed the flow a little.

I appreciated the ending, a strong finish and a fun submission overall, the tone is great
LDJam user 245740
06. Oct 2021 · 00:33 UTC
You really had me there. I busted out laughing. Love the sound effects, too. Looking forward to the full release. :P
Levi
06. Oct 2021 · 04:53 UTC
To have the time to have completed such a an intricate and complex world is beyond me. Rendering, dialogue, controls, emergent gameplay. This one has it all.
PeachTreeOath
06. Oct 2021 · 07:31 UTC
Strange. Interesting. Tantalizing. With an intro as enticing and accurate as mobile game ads even.

I agree with comments above, hammer IS versatile. Zuckerberg might know a thing or two about using them.
HermesEs
06. Oct 2021 · 09:40 UTC
I wasn't expecting how it all went XD Pretty fun idea, and thanks for being honest with the players!
GingerNingerish
06. Oct 2021 · 10:02 UTC
I love how this a just one big puncline. I hope to see the full game before 2078 though
EdevJogos
06. Oct 2021 · 22:20 UTC
The Space adventures reminded me of Battlestar galactica, the intricacy of politics, moral and ethic are quite deep, very difficult choices along the way, the hammer of justice shows its power and value.
VPhyre
07. Oct 2021 · 02:27 UTC
HAHA I like the sense of humor in this game. Simply amazing. Good job.
randomphantom
07. Oct 2021 · 15:16 UTC
true to the promises of the game. 10/10
itsmebutsolo
07. Oct 2021 · 19:26 UTC
"truly a masterpiece" - ign 2021
FloppaDev
08. Oct 2021 · 10:35 UTC
Amazing game, the devs are very professional. Can't wait for the next release.
LDJam user 259103
12. Oct 2021 · 22:19 UTC
Interesting game, I like the sense of humour! The art is also gorgeous. Good job :)
mrchip
16. Oct 2021 · 19:09 UTC
A bit slow paced and confusing sometimes but overall good twist
Uhh.... I mean the voxel tech is great, love the clouds!