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A jam submission

Dream ShapesView game page

A strange dream with an annoying pig
Submitted by Onian — 6 hours, 29 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#8033.5653.565
Enjoyment#10983.7393.739
Creativity#16473.8703.870
Audio#20373.3043.304
Artwork#33693.3483.348

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Count Down is built into both the gameplay and the story. The world rotates on a timer based on the shape you're in (4 sides = 4 seconds, 3 sides = 3 seconds, and eventually even 2 sides = 2 seconds), giving you only moments to reposition before the level changes. Meanwhile, the story reveals the dream world is collapsing, turning the countdown into both a gameplay mechanic and a narrative race against time.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
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SFX: myself
Music: @Big Fish [discord]
Assets:
Clouds -https://jan-elijo.itch.io/cloudy-pack
- [also in the comments someone asked if this can be used in a game jam and the maker replied yes]
Sheep - https://nmr9.itch.io/
Tileset - https://petricakegames.itch.io/cosmic-lilac
Pig - https://caz-bee.itch.io/golden-piggy

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Onian

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Love the timed rotation idea! I did sometimes have the countdown ui cover myself or the hole.

Submitted(+1)

a very cool mechanic and i enjoyed the conversations, they were a nice touch!! keep making games! :)

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

wow thank you amptomp!  I love how your games are like a diary and your animations/art are sick too! I will keep making games, thank you for being a huge inspiration. Hope to collab with you one day

Submitted(+1)

Very cool concept, I would love to see you expand on it!!!

Well done :)

Developer

Thank you Hue, maybe maybe haha 

(+1)

Actually a really cool concept that was pretty well done. The highlight for me was the music and the dialogue between the pig and the sheep. There were some bugs but with this being a time crunched project this was really well done

Developer

Thank you so much! Yes definetly bugs haha I was coding until the last minute so couldn't get to all of them.

Submitted(+1)

Nice project. 

Submitted(+1)

The writing here was perfect. Not only were the themes poignant but the absurd humour was on point for me. I had the biggest smile on my face the whole time. Who cares about making perfect games? You made a game that brought joy. Keep at it! (also this is the first and only 5/5 I've given for narrative for this jam xD)

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

:D wow this was my face reading this comment. Thank you! You keep it up as well :) Thank you for appreciating the humour! btw ur game reminded me of this : https://amptomp.itch.io/a-game-about-wow

Submitted

Just played that game, I hadn't seen it before. Thank you for sharing it, it gave me a lot to think about this medium we are all so deeply mired in playing and designing

Submitted(+1)

Cute, short and creative. Enjoyed playing it and managed to beat it :D 

Submitted(+1)

This is so cute!! The art style and color choice is so good! I really love the conversations between the pig and sheep too. The level with the triangle also gave me a lot of memories of the old sonic bonus stages. I really love the core gameplay idea and loop. I had so much fun with this! 

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much ! I loved ur game too :)

Submitted(+1)

AWW this was such a cute and charming game!! It was fun to play through, and it was nice to talk to the pig ^_^ it made each level more enjoyable! Love sheep!

Developer(+1)

Yay thank you :) 

Submitted(+1)

Nice idea! I honestly liked talking to Piggy more than doing the actual platforming tho :P You've got writing chops, it's witty!

Developer

Haha i figured that would be the case glad to know you liked talking to him 

Submitted(+1)

I love the idea of reducing the [SPOILER], very nice :D Also, love the self-aware dialogue of the piggy and breaking the fourth wall a little bit there. Was the SFX ticking down sort of like a sheep bell? I also like the idea but maybe something softer could have fit the lo-fi theme better :)

Developer

Thank you so much and yes, all my SFX was done with stuff I have in my house didn't really have a bell so I tried something else.

Submitted(+1)

I like the idea! Interesting start for a puzzle platformer!

Submitted(+1)

Okay this was really great!!! Lol that golden pig was hilarious and it was such an interesting mechanic and so fun to play!! I Want more now! Well done!

Submitted(+1)

I love the dialogue. Just wished there was more of it. The take on the theme is very cool. Actually interested in the game until the end. Love it :D

Submitted(+1)

Very good vibes visually and aurally, but the dialogue threw me off a bit. There were some gaps I feel I should be able to pass through.

Overall very cool, Maybe with a less rigid style like pixels it could land itself better to crazier ideas. Like what would a circular one second level look like?

Submitted(+1)

Loved the vibe, super chill. 

Submitted(+1)

I really like this (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧so cute the little sheep and bravo for the art style btw its a pleasure for u to try our game