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Somnus by Stending

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made by Stending for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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Take part in a asynchronous multiplayer experience in which remembrances and thoughts from all over the world are converging into one place. But beware, the sun is rising and you will wake up soon...

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🌜As you put yourself to bed, you feel a sense of unrest. Tomorrow is an important day..🌛

As you close your eyes, you join, as every other night, the realm of thoughts, dreams and worries. You venture into all these confounding and conflicting emotions, remembering places, times, dates and things you have a strong connection with.

We all know these moments, right before falling asleep, when we roam between all of these sentiments. We do it together, at the same time, simultaneously.

Somnus aims to crystallize those moments, making you able to explore this place between two worlds and to interact with other people's dreams, recollections and remembrances, while inciting you to share some of these (in)significant memories.!

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You venture into a dreamy world of emotions, full of remembrances and thoughts coming from other players. The sun is rising fast, and you must visit and reconnect with each sanctuary in order to delay the dawn. Maybe this initiatic journey will help you in the following day...

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  • A/Left Arrow: Go left
  • D/Right Arrow: Go right
  • Space: Jump
  • E: Interact/Read
  • X: Drop a remembrance
  • C: Let go of an ephemeral thought
  • Mouse: Select (in menus)

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Ludovichat : Art

Stending : Programming Unity / Design

Zidodelakaraye : Programming Server / Unity / Design

uj : Music / Project Managment / Design

HTML5 (web) http://francetrotteur.fr:8089/game
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/somnus

Ratings

Overall 529th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1259th 2.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 467th 3.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1239th 3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 648th 3.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 364th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 973th 2.469⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 77th 4.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

JM-Janzen
06. Apr 2022 · 00:02 UTC
A bit confusing at first, but I think I got the vibe you were going for after a while. Was neat going from one place to the next, to see what awaited me. Music and visuals really capture the nebulous space of dreams well.

Wish we saw more of these "walking simulator" games in game jams. :)
MTBVibe
06. Apr 2022 · 20:34 UTC
Interesting and very chill, loved how the music is managed. One gripe: it was very easy for me to be moving outside of the viewbox, like the sprite movement speed maxed out higher than the camera movement speed; that caused a little confusion for me.
Copito
06. Apr 2022 · 20:37 UTC
awesome camera transitions and music, really built an imposing atmosphere
Solah
08. Apr 2022 · 13:19 UTC
Interesting experience, hope to see the post jam version soon!
theheheo
09. Apr 2022 · 11:10 UTC
A very beutiful experience, loved how the music changed depending on the the kind house/emotion. Very cool that you could send/read messages to other players, I am guessing inspired by the From Software games? I loved it. The one thing that threw me off a little bit was that it went completely quiet when you walked between the houses, might be good with some kind of ambience or sfx, but that's just me. Overall great entry!
uinelj
09. Apr 2022 · 11:14 UTC
@theheheo Thank you so much for your feedback! The messaging system might be inspired by the countless hours spent dying on bosses.. ;)
There is an ambient sound of wind between the first levels, but it seems that a bug makes this sound disappear after a while..
Olsie
09. Apr 2022 · 11:15 UTC
The concept is honestly very Interesting, and it was a worthwhile experience that im glad I made.
Iluvatar
09. Apr 2022 · 11:24 UTC
I really like the philosophical and deep vibes this game has. Not your traditional adventure. Very thoughtful. I enjoyed it very much, nice moody music and incredible atmosphere really makes me feel the moment. Gameplay itself is a bit passive, but in such game it doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing. I really liked those little details like picking the words for what I like or don't like.

Overall very strong experience :)
eeaann9044
09. Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC
Such a beautiful experience, Loved it! Great sound and visuals too!
Codexzier
09. Apr 2022 · 11:57 UTC
Looks interesting and invites you to explore.
Minus
09. Apr 2022 · 12:00 UTC
Whole game is fun to play and allowing people to leave messages for next players seems like a good idea.
Messages remind me alot of nicovideo.jp or souls. Last location is locked, so I was kinda there waiting for game to end. Anyway good idea with this game and seems like it might be worth to return to it later to see new messages.
Zido
09. Apr 2022 · 12:03 UTC
@minus Thanks for playing! The last place is where you have to wait for tomorrow when you are finally ready :)
0x746564
10. Apr 2022 · 02:18 UTC
Very immersive. Loved the idea of users leaving messages that other players could read.

The music fit perfectly, but when it stopped between the buildings it was a little jarring.

The character graphic was nicely done.

The text was cut off for me on the initial screen unless I played in full screen or maximized the browser window.
TheBlitz
11. Apr 2022 · 13:19 UTC
It was very abstract and took me a while to understand what's going on with those floating objects and words. A very interesting and unique game, loved the part where you can leave messages for other players :)
Hope to see more of such games in future game jams
Dingledorf
15. Apr 2022 · 10:27 UTC
The central mechanic reminded me a lot of the true ending to NieR Automata -- the ability to leave messages for other players makes for a very special experience. The music created a nice mood too. Good work!