I have to say... the sound design is so satisfying. A lot ! I really care about the details and hearing the fire go up in flames, the sound of the clothes in the wind... the mixing is so smooth, I love it. 

Visuals and puzzles are really cool. Perhaps we could have a short story about that forest guy beating the death over and over ahah

Nice job

What an amazing game ! I really love the concept, especially because, during our brainstorm for the jam, the idea of "hey, our character could fall asleep/die/coma and have an irreal projection of himself that could do stuff" also came into our minds, but we just couldn't find a way to make it interesting, so we scraped it. Your "fake death" mechanic is genius, and is the final piece of the puzzle that we were not able to find, so kudos to you =) !

The game itself is very incredible. The general atmosphere is enjoyable, the graphics are very good, and I really like the "dream" visual effect ^^. The sound design is also well done : every action has a distinct sound and there is a little background ambiance that is really fitting and help with the game's atmosphere. The only little flaw I see here is the lack of music : I would have loved one, with a variant that plays while in the "dream world" =p. But, to be honest, it's just me being fussy, your work on the sound design makes the absence of music not really annoying.

The level design is also on point : the puzzles are clever and it felt really rewarding to find the solutions. There are a lot of levels for a game jam, and the difficulty curve is managed perfectly. The mechanic is greatly exploited and leads to really interesting scenarios : it completely blew my mind when I understood that I had to lure a guard in a pit for him to kill me. That moment made me say "Oh wow !" out loud, and I had to think about "do I really want to kill that enemy ?" for the next levels, that was soooo cool. A little complain about the puzzles is that I would have liked to know in advance the actions of each buttons, like having wires linking a lever to a door or a button to the spiked ground. My first attempts in a room were always trial-and-error to gather intel about "what does what" before being finally able to think about the puzzle. Games like Portal are a great exemple of this : every button is linked to its action, so the player can directly focus on resolving the puzzle. But, don't get me wrong, once I got all the pieces, it was really enjoyable to put them together and think about the solution !

The gameplay was smooth, dashing through the levels was enjoyable, even if I'm not a fan of the key-binding you chose ^^'. The game never felt unfair, and I always could do want I wanted to do.

Overall, that's a really, really solid entry. It's a great and polished game, and I'm really curious of what else can be done with that concept. I feel like there is a lot of potential for more complex puzzles : maybe having something like "sleeping pills" in later levels that the player could collect to fall asleep anywhere, without the need of a bench, or go full "inception" with dreams being able to dream and have their own projections, for exemple. In short, that is an amazing game, I enjoyed the time I spent playing it, and really I hope you will make something out of it after the jam. Congratulations !

Hey there!

First of all, congrats for finishing the game! I have to say right away that I love the pixel art, the game looks amazing. I like the sound effects but some music would be great. The gameplay was very smooth, however, it was really hard for me to use WASD to move, C to dash and Z to hit, I had to play with my both hands on the right side of the keyboard.

Other than that, it was a really fun game with great looking assets. Congrats, you did an amazing job!

Great game, excellent audio. I would have liked if the timing weren't quite so skin-of-your-teeth sometimes, and I got stuck on the second rest puzzle, with the lever in the pit. My working assumption is that maybe resetting keeps the lever active? So perhaps I'm not good enough at the skill part to complete the platforming, kill the enemy and get to the door in time to see it still open. But if I'm off the mark there, maybe a little hint?

Best game I have played in this jam. I had fun for real this time. You know how to make a game boy.

An excellent game! The awesome pixel art and sound design blended together to make a great atmosphere, and I loved the CRT effect used whenever the player rests. Each puzzle was varied, and I liked the use of time-based mechanics mixed with the cloning function in various scenarios. My critiques are small, but I noticed there was a little bit of stutter between each restart on the Web version (I could notice the scene reset). Also, I think that adding a little bit of music would help elevate the already great sound effects. Still, this is definitely one of the top games I've seen in the jam; congratulations!

Very fun game! The rest mechanic is really well done, the puzzles are balanced. I had some trouble with the bindings for the controls, but other than that, amazing job!

A really enjoyable puzzle game, I'm surprised the  assets weren't all made by the same person, they all worked here. My only real complaints are that there was too much tutorial before the main bench mechanic and that some puzzles felt like you had to be lucky that you wouldn't be blocked by an enemy because you can't see them when you start the timed button, but overall, really impressed!

A really solid concept gameplay-wise, none of the assets feel out of place, the audio is convincing too (apart from the footsteps bug), and the visual effect when you rest are really cool. As said by others, the learning curve is really smooth for the puzzles, however, i think you should have teached the dash, and even the basic movement, in a safer environment, but it's a nitpick really. The controls are really not ideal, the dash and the attack should be relocated, preferably on the other hand. 

The movement feels really fluid and responsive (maybe the dash is a bit too "smooth", some pause in the player's movement before or after the dash could make it a little more impactful, or even a micro-pause in the game's time). Also, the round bottom of the player's collider has a tendency to slip off ledges, it's not that annoying now but it could be for more tricky platforming sections. I like how you explored the main mechanic, and i think it has a lot of potential, i especially liked when i had to rest twice in a row to use the door opened by my first "ghost"; it felt a bit like inception lol, maybe you could have special benches for the "ghost" to create another "ghost" of himself? 

Bonus point for the flag noises and the visible prop behind the last door, it's a subtle and organic way to motivate players. Same for the text going progressively from tutorials to hints to questioning life. Also, the souls vibe is pleasant.

In conclusion, i am eager to see what you will do with it in the future!

I soft-locked myself in the buttons/lever part XP

but from what I played so far, the game is pretty cool. Nice!

The mechanics are very fun, interesting concept, congratulations on the result!

Very smooth gameplay! And the learning curve was on point, well done! :)

Would be great if you could check out mine too ^^

Smooth gameplay!

Very nice game! Nice idea, nice concept. Liked it a lot!

Another game that hits it right out of the park. The puzzle design was fantastic and introduced the puzzle elements at the right pace to allow you to understand them. The artwork is great and the sound design is equally good.

Really smooth gameplay and the difficulty curve was on point.

I liked it very much

Nice game! Graphics were beautiful and the sounds were nice! Really polished for a game jam

The game is so much fun! The game is beautiful, very fun and I had a lot of fun on all levels. Congratulations. Please continue!

Nice game. I like the gimmick. even though I didn't get to use it much. 

There instructed controls were kind of hard for me, using one hand only. Luckily I discovered the other - default I guess - key binds. There could be a list for those in the options or something. There also wasn't any notion of being able to reset, was there? You just have to figure it out yourself. 

Also, I think there was a sound bug. I kept hearing the footsteps after I stopped moving. 

Pretty challenging and fun otherwise, good job!