Small Dreams
Small 2D metroidvania where you are trying to escape from a dream.
Controls:
Move/Aim: Arrows or Dpad
Jump: Z or A Button
Shoot: X or X Button/RB Button
Reset: R or Select Button
(playing with keyboard recommended)
Made for the Metroidvania Month 30 game jam.
Tools used:
Godot
Aseprite
FLStudio
Credits:
Sounds from "The Essential Retro Video Game Sound Effects Collection [512 sounds] By Juhani Junkala"
Rest by me
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Very fun! Pretty precise, but nothing unfair. I love how the extra bullets let you navigate some previous areas with ease. I didn't manage to figure out how to get the blue diamond in the room to the left with a grid and four masks (sconces?), but I figure it is some sort of map indicating where the gem will be hidden in another room. However, I didn't get the chance to find out because *SPOILER*
When I found the secret room by hitting the red triangle, the game totally locked. It showed the other room for a moment, then popped back to the previous screen with a slightly faded appearance, as if stuck in a spawning animation, covering the whole thing. No button presses do anything.
Edit 2: replayed, it worked now. But HOLY CRAP that secret level is nasty hard. Way crazier than the rest of the game! Wish it had some checkpoints. Or it does, and I just haven't gotten to one yet.
Edit: Also, KITTY! :D
Thank you for playing it!
I'm sorry that bug happened when you got into the secret room, I kind of quickly added them on the last day so didn't thoroughly test them, I'll see if I can replicate the issue so it doesn't happen again.
And yes, I did make the secret rooms way way harder than the rest of the game, as some optional challenges to try to push the movement to its limit (there is one of them I was able to finish it proper only once lol)
(i'm also happy somebody found the kitty :>)
SOFTLOCK: when I got my 4th red bullet, I tried to escape with it, but nearly ran out of bullets. I thought respawnning would either bring me back to the last save point I used or at least refresh my bullets. But lo and behold, I ran out of bullets, and I can't get them back!
EDIT:I had just noticed that I could climb my way up to the roof, which I had inconveniently cropped out. I feel stupid now.
Thanks for playing it!
Even though you ended up finding it, I guess I didn't make it clear enough that you could exit by climbing up. I changed it up slightly to hopefully make it more easy to spot