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Don't Wake Dragon! - GMTK 2024's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #1799 | 3.510 | 3.510 |
| Enjoyment | #1911 | 3.204 | 3.204 |
| Overall | #2284 | 3.231 | 3.231 |
| Creativity | #3545 | 2.980 | 2.980 |
Ranked from 49 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?
A stealth game where the enemy detection radius "Scales" depending on noise/light levels. Also you're collecting Scales from a Dragons lair...
Development Time
96 hours
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Navigation can be a bit difficult, but the skill improvement and memorization gives this game a fair bit of replayability for a Game Jam game.
Very cool dungeon crawler, the goal is quite simple when you start the game but you don't really know what to excpect after. A map or something similar would have been a good thing to know where to go instead of going every way because you can't remember all the places you went, also the character movement is smooth but a bit too fast, you can legit run on the mobs and they can't detect you or go crazy cause you're faster than their detection speed. Apart from that, very cool game !
This game is suuuper tense! Really great atmosphere! Nice work!
Loved the visuals, the lighting looks great! Plus pretty solid mechanics for a stealth game, nice work!
I could escape with 9 scales, great game!
I managed to escape the dragons lair with 5 scales! I think the BGM audio could have been a bit louder. I love the art style and the lighting in the game! looks very nice. I like that the detection radius on the enemies are visual and very clear. The screen shake towards the end was very nice as well.
Overall a nice and quick little game! Great work!
I don't really like stealth games, but yours truly do a great job. It has good pacing and I like the dungeon. Very interesting how you interpreted the theme, I like it.
Very well done! Wasn't expecting a stealth game, though I suppose I should have guessed by the title : P
Very good concept and nicely done. Good job!
i really liked this! a personal favorite of the jam so far, it reminded me a lot of the silent realms form Skyward Swords (in a good way!). i got all 10 scaled and felt accomplished, had a good time doing it, great job!
i think the lighting effects were especially nice, i'm curious how you achieved those
Thank you! I'm glad to hear you've enjoyed it, really appreciate your kind words.
As for the lighting, the Canvas Modulate Node is doing pretty much all the heavy lifting!
I made a quck vid to highlight how, but essentially it is just a Canvas Modulate Node set to a dark blue/purple, then various ambient low energy lights spread across the level.
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Great job with the visuals! I like the lighting! The game is smooth and I didn't encounter any issues! Good job!
Love the atmospheric feeling, love the environment. Gameplay is smooth too!
Really loved this one! Some of the radii were a bit hard to see in the dark, but I think that's a good thing, since it kinda represents the player's detection radius! I'd almost give sliiiightly less time, but I also can see how if you got really tangled up in the labyrinth that it'd be stressful to escape!
Thanks for trying it out!
Y'know, It was originally 3 mins instead of 5. I do agree and think that 5 is a little too much, as soon as the submittal period was over i realised that 4 minutes was probably a sweeter spot but hey ho, Some balance needed for sure.
It's so simple but atmospheric. I liked it, It was pretty easy to play and complete, hope this idea will grow into something bigger! Good job!
Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully i get the chance to expand on it a bit more in the future
shh.. i have to be very quiet writing this review.. i really enjoyed my time.. and.. -.. oh no.. he's right behind me isn't he?!
Aw crap!
Very fun! Felt sneaky. Love the warm torch lighting and dungeon feel to it. And the tension when time is about to run out really sold it.
Someone gets the reference! :P
Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!
Found the game oddly calming - love the atmosphere and sprites used, beautiful!
Thanks for trying it out!
Beautiful artstyle, and spooky, too. The lighting added a lot of atmosphere. Great game.
Thanks!
Love the light and shadow. Love the smooth movement. Love the font.
And really wonder what happened to dad lol
Thanks! Very kind!
We'll never know what happened to dad! Is he an obscure reference to an early 90's board game? Or is he lying in wait in the dungeon somewhere? ( He isnt :( )
Really cute and I love the use of the theme !