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Seedling

By spacefarmer

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness355
Innovation3783.07
Mood6112.61
Theme7882.36
Graphics9231.96
Overall9452.32
Fun9721.89

Comments

bloatedhippo 2013-12-16 05:22

I like your clouds :)

tsumei 2013-12-16 15:28

Hm. I think the issue with the game is a lack of feedback to the player. when I was doing the rain dance I didn't see any rain, so I thought it was broken.
Then suddenly the tree grew, and I figured it worked afterall, called on the sun to test that.
Sun did nothing, so again I called rain. And then I lost the game. :(

I love the idea, It's got a populous sort of appeal, god game trying to get your groove on and grow a world tree type deal. But Yeah, feedback to players is important.

sprawl 2013-12-16 15:33

I'm not certain how my actions are influencing the game. I'm also not too sure if they sky changing color is only a night/day cycle or If it indicates something.

Otherwise, the concept is great. Good job.

sensenmann666 2013-12-16 15:34

good game but really needs some feedback to the player

johnnysix 2013-12-16 20:36

As others said, more visual cues would be a bonus, like the sun casting rays when the sun dance was a success, or the clouds slowing down over the tree and raining when the rain dance succeeds. Interesting concept though!

bitslap 2013-12-16 21:57

haha, i almost got 4 branches. Harvested like 10 fruits. Highscore!

acp_ld 2013-12-19 21:52

I liked the idea but the execution needed some work. The player has almost no feedback as to what is going on. I assume the different "vibrations" are the different dances but since nothing happens when I press the buttons I have no idea if the controls are working.

I think despite just being outline blocks the graphics work perfectly for this game.

christina-nordlander 2013-12-19 22:19

Original concept, and I ended up getting quite involved in the fate of the tree. It got a bit boring after a while, though.

It would be interesting if you made a post-compo version with more elaborate follower sprites (and dances). However, I really like what you've done with the daytime and seasonal changes, and the rain cloud is great.

blazingfanfish 2013-12-20 00:34

I like the concept. The game needs some improvement and tutorial on how the mechanic works, since I'm a bit confused when playing it for the first time.

bach 2013-12-28 20:39

Interesting concept - but yea this needs more feedback to the player.. It's very difficult to decipher what's happening!