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Delaying the Waking World by EOShadows

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made by EOShadows for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

icon.png We all want that extra minute of sleep.

In this simple bullet hell game, you must stay asleep as long as you can by staying alive in your dreams, running away from the ever approaching wall and dodging never ending bombardments of bullets. Survive, and stay in the dream world.

Survive, and delay the coming of the waking world.

Controls:

  • WASD to move

  • Use mouse to interact

Guide:

The green items heal you, or in other words, keeps you a bit further from waking up.

The blue/purple items slows down the approaching wall a bit.

The yellow items are tokens, which you can collect along the way for fun.

Beware the alarm clock.

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Fixed the following bugs:

Music wasn't playing. Alarm clock not working correctly. Looped animations. Sprite Sorting issues.

Link https://eoshadows.itch.io/delaying-the-waking-world
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/delaying-the-waking-world

Ratings

Overall 447th 3.712⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 687th 3.385⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 414th 3.577⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 54th 4.327⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 250th 4.192⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 537th 3.423⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 322th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

jSmile
05. Apr 2022 · 02:23 UTC
Ngl all of the sound effects startled me when they played. Also, the controls felt unresponsive. The art is super cute though. Love it, and keep making games!
🎤 EOShadows
05. Apr 2022 · 02:48 UTC
@jsmile Hello, and thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked my game. Do you think turning down the volume of he sound effects would make them less startling?
jSmile
05. Apr 2022 · 02:50 UTC
Yes that probably would help, and some music would make the game "pop". (Not sure if that's right word)
silkmeloni
05. Apr 2022 · 06:10 UTC
Yeah, I like your theme,I want to sleep!
Nice anim and graphics, making the game juicy
🎤 EOShadows
05. Apr 2022 · 06:19 UTC
@silkmeloni Thanks! I'm glad you liked the game!
fjlucas
05. Apr 2022 · 06:44 UTC
Good game!! We implemented a game based on the same use of the theme. Please have a look! And good work!!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/dont-wake-me-up
Georgii Gerasimov
05. Apr 2022 · 06:46 UTC
I like this game, but sometimes particles spawn in me and hit, that was strange) Music fantastic match the game idea!
Nash
05. Apr 2022 · 06:50 UTC
A simple but solid and good-looking game! The theme is great and I like the overall mood.

Some minor comments; the movement felt slightly too slow at times. There are spots on the map (especially when the way moves diagonally) where it can be almost impossible to stay alive.

Overall, a nitfy little game with some cute graphics. I'm sure you could do a lot with this theme if you kept developing it after the jam!
yarpoplar
05. Apr 2022 · 06:52 UTC
Cute art but damn, those sound effects and music will haunt me for the all day long!
phats604
05. Apr 2022 · 07:20 UTC
controls were not responding on my play through . interesting idea though :)
Kulu
05. Apr 2022 · 07:29 UTC
Nice game! Liked the procedural levels, always keeping each run fresh. One thing that was quite inconvenient was the texts appearing again when starting a new run, maybe it could play on the first run and be allowed to skip for consecutive ones?

Overall, very cool concept with some very nice art!
OlenIkimid
05. Apr 2022 · 07:37 UTC
I like the concept. Aesthetically it's pleasant and interacting with the non-dream world keeps you on your toes!
Izokia
05. Apr 2022 · 08:35 UTC
Hey a great jam submission! Art really stuck out as the strong point of the submission. Really well done there. The audio seems a little out of place and generally just a bit too loud. Hit the theme really well and a pretty unique take on the theme. I think the only true downside was the gameplay loop, I just couldnt hold interest for a long period of time.
Feesh
05. Apr 2022 · 17:59 UTC
Well done! As always your art is fantastic! Gameplay was definitely unique and interesting and the implementation of the theme worked really well. The onlything that I had a bit of trouble with was the gameplay didn't fell completely under control. I felt like I often times got hit by random projectiles which may have been nearly impossible to avoid. Overall great job!
BougieBirdie
06. Apr 2022 · 21:09 UTC
This game is gorgeous, it's quite cute, and I can't decide if the soundtrack makes me feel relaxed or anxious (I swear that's a good thing)

Sometimes the player is too slow to dodge enemies, which is somewhat frustrating, but overall it was an enjoyable experience
🎤 EOShadows
06. Apr 2022 · 22:51 UTC
@bougiebirdie Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked my game!
Okamit
06. Apr 2022 · 23:20 UTC
This game speaks to me on a personal level! ;)
Really cute, the art is supercute and works very well!
Fun gameplay, I think the procedural generation blocked my path with a unmovable cloud on first round though (if I'm not missing something)

All in all, nice work!
🎤 EOShadows
08. Apr 2022 · 01:00 UTC
@Okamit Thanks for the feedback! I'm really glad you liked it. No, you aren't missing something. I kinda just chickened out of spending time trying to write code to prevent that, so I just hoped it wouldn't occur too often for people. It would definitely be a good post jam update, for sure.
Okamit
08. Apr 2022 · 01:07 UTC
@eoshadows understandable, the short time you have during a jam leads to many shortcuts hahah. I hope you make a postjam version, would be fun to play!
eeaann9044
09. Apr 2022 · 10:24 UTC
Love the art style and sound. Only comment would be to make the controls more responsive, but overall its great!!
Aniki_ta
09. Apr 2022 · 16:55 UTC
The best survival game so far
🎤 EOShadows
09. Apr 2022 · 18:03 UTC
@aniki-ta @eeaann9044 Thanks for playing and for the feedback, I'm glad you liked it!
AlbertOZ
10. Apr 2022 · 12:29 UTC
I love the concept and this is kind of game that I can play... Well done!
Arend Hintze
10. Apr 2022 · 15:06 UTC
The concept is hilariously awesome! Well done! Cheers Arend
SilverlyBee
10. Apr 2022 · 19:50 UTC
The music and SFX work really nicely with the atmosphere of the game. It's simple but well done!
Crygos
10. Apr 2022 · 20:22 UTC
I really like the theme here. Personally, I also enjoyed the sounds and think that they fit quite nicely. Sometimes my controls felt a little unresponsive, but it was really not a big deal. Overall, I like this game. Keep up the good work!
Kate_Black
13. Apr 2022 · 10:14 UTC
its nice)
SamirEmpty
14. Apr 2022 · 11:03 UTC
Interesting idea and implementation. It was fun to play it, the music created a good atmosphere, very nice artstyle
fatPenguin
14. Apr 2022 · 11:11 UTC
Very cute game and I really like your interpretation of the theme. The graphics, sounds and the atmosphere overall fit very well together and create a dreamy mood :)

Sometimes I was surprised by bullets spawning a little bit too close to my character which sometimes felt a bit unfair when they hit me out of the blue but besides that I really enjoyed playing the game! Good job!
🎤 EOShadows
14. Apr 2022 · 14:48 UTC
@albertoz @arend-hintze @silverlybee @crygos @kate-black @samirempty @fatpenguin Thanks for playing, I'm glad you liked it! And thanks for the feedback as well!
JOZGames
20. Apr 2022 · 23:13 UTC
Genial 😀

Adorei a forma como tem que controlar ao mesmo tempo que clica para evitar acordar. Gráficos bonitos apesar de minimalista e jogabilidade bem concisa. Parabéns 👏

Alias, protagonista parece um espermatozoide 🤣
Papaver
20. Apr 2022 · 23:22 UTC
I really like the idea of the game, very relatable, haha.
The graphics are very cute.

Maybe I missed something, but I didn't get when the alarm would go off or how to delay it. I found the character movement a bit slow, and the field of vision a bit small. I played several times, and really wanted to skip the introductions on the re-runs. :wink:
sakura_magika
21. Apr 2022 · 04:37 UTC
combining arrow button dodging with mouse point and clicking, is an interesting idea, but it is pretty stressful to split attention and split control mechanics. innovative, but quite "fun".

good job with the art, theme, and metaphor with gameplay!
🎤 EOShadows
21. Apr 2022 · 18:49 UTC
@jozgames (Lo siento de antemano, usando un traductor aquí) jaja, ¡sé que sabía que el jugador se veía así! XD. Me di cuenta mientras jugaba. El fondo tampoco ayuda mucho. Esperaba que nadie se diera cuenta, pero bueno, xD. Sin embargo, gracias por jugar, ¡me alegro de que te haya gustado!
🎤 EOShadows
21. Apr 2022 · 21:53 UTC
@papaver Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad you liked playing my game! The clock goes off at random intervals, and yeaaah funny thing is I usually add a skip feature for intros, not sure why I didn’t think to this time.
🎤 EOShadows
21. Apr 2022 · 21:55 UTC
@sakura-magika Thanks for playing and for the feedback! Glad you liked it.
TechnoNugget
26. Apr 2022 · 20:48 UTC
Dude WHAT a great concept for this theme! Awesome job man :)

Maybe seems a bit unfair when the bullets spawn on top of you, but other than that, great execution