Calm Retreat by antoined73
Introduction
You are a cute cat that is taking a retreat in the nature to take a step back in his own life and process a recent event. Relax next to your favorite pond and listen to your thoughts while fishing. You can't delay the inevitable, but you have at least this retreat to calm down before going back to your day to day life.
Headphones recommended ! :headphones:
Features
- Day / night cycle
- Little story
- Fishing
- Nature landscape and sounds
- Love
Controls
- Left click or Space to fish
- Right click or E to continue the story
Credits
Made all the programming in unity3D, created the terrain and composed the scene with assets I found online to help me sell this relaxing place !
I didn't made the models nor the shaders. - Water shader : https://github.com/Delt06/urp-toon-shader.git?path=Packages/com.deltation.toon-shader - Cat : https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/fat-cat-3d-model-1563899 - Fishing pole : https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/stylized-fishing-rod-9762871f658a4e1f879c3a7fb241dd68 - Fish : https://sketchfab.com/ - Bucket : https://sketchfab.com/ - Nature pack : https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/landscapes/low-poly-simple-nature-pack-162153 - SFX : https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/ - Guitar loop : https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3CpkLYT71Dc - Crickets : https://orangefreesounds.com/relaxing-nature-sounds-crickets/ - Day background with birds : https://acousticnature.com/journal/download-seamless-loop-nature-sounds-free
| Itch.io windows | https://antoined73.itch.io/calm-retreat |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/calm-retreat |
Ratings
| Overall | 634th | 3.568⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1315th | 2.591⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 897th | 3.091⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 609th | 3.727⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 807th | 2.75⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 26th | 4.429⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 12🗳️ | 17🗨️ |
I immediately wanted to go to the lake.
Thanks you!
@velvetlobster I'll try to upload a webgl version if the webgl version is okay enought.
I opted out graphics because i didn't made any models.
@getsky Thank you, did you made it till the end ? :wink:
@kobahawk Super comment thank you, indeed I can see that most people will drop out before the end..
Because in fact there is an end to it with a day/night cycle, but I guess it is too long to reach it x)
It was my first try to make a story game, but I guess the story is not interesting enought and/or too long waiting time between sentences !
I really love to see original or experimental ideas, it's quite refreshing.
I think you really nailed it with the atmosphere (the day/night cycle and the fireflies are a nice touch).
20/20 game to play high, congratz on the submission !
Maaaahhh.. look how well my buddy did, found some fishz ^___^
A very cute and indeed calming experience :)
I just wish I found out more about the little buddyyyy :(
The scenery was so pretty and I really loved how the daytime changing :)
Nice job! <3
When you're not giving the player many things to do, there's a bit of a trade-off with giving them a variety in things to hear or look at. The changing day/night cycle, the fireflies by the end, and the moving shadows were all wonderful touches, that some players might miss if they're not hooked at the beginning. Adding in some ambient movement on the flowers/trees/bobber, or having the cat occasionally flick their tail/twitch their ear, especially at the beginning, would add some visual interest and hopefully give the player an expectation that the game will change visually over time.
Also I would have loved if there was the sound of running water, especially with the cat pointing out how calming it sounds! I feel like I'm missing out! But maybe the cat just has better hearing than me... :)
I really liked the story touches and you definitely nailed the relaxing mood, nice job!
Good job :slight_smile:
Thanks for this experience! good job :thumbsup: