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Suburban Garden

By ianmaclarty

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor793.44
Innovation1493.76
Mood3063.29
Graphics4093.32
Audio6262.59
Theme7902.89
Overall9242.82
Fun9572.57
Coolness154241

Comments

wolfmother 2014-08-25 05:45

I have no idea whether donationware hosting is considered acceptable for this contest?

The idea of using real-world photographs in this context is cool, very unique. Makes for a big game file though.
Not much in the way of gameplay though, and I think you'll struggle to get interest from game players/developers with a topic like that.
You did create that bee sprite during the 48 hours, right?
Nice that you used sound, but a single continuous buzzing sound adds little and gets annoying fast.

techblogogy 2014-08-25 12:47

What the hell was that?!

njord 2014-08-25 12:52

As much as I like the idea of using real world photos to build the universe of your game, I don't see how it really relates to the Connecting Worlds theme. I flew around until I found the Lizard, but then I was not able to move up & down anymore with him, so I had to stop there, I'm guessing it's a bug.

hate-marina 2014-08-25 12:54

Lol how can I play as an ant? :D

hungyg 2014-08-25 12:56

Thanks for giving me a tour of your garden! ^_^

druid 2014-08-25 12:59

This... Is... probably most impresive game here! I really like that abstract art and sound!

mess110 2014-08-25 13:14

nice gfx :D

the sound goes really good with everything

adrenalinehigh 2014-08-25 13:51

I got bored after 5 minutes of flying around. Like the other people have said, it's a really cool idea to use connecting photographs as the backdrop, but in the time I played I reached literally no gameplay.

tayloranderson 2014-08-25 17:24

to wolfmother: itch.io solicits donations automatically unless you switch a setting in your game's edit page.

idovingx 2014-08-25 22:51

Really cool and I loved the art style.

ianmaclarty 2014-08-26 01:30

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I've added some play tips to the game's description and turned of donations on the itch.io page.

ponk 2014-08-26 16:05

Liked the transitions and the last life-form was really cool.
Nicely nice !

lolshouse 2014-08-28 05:58

Amazing game with a beautiful concept. Imaginative use of the theme.
~funkeh

4xisblack 2014-08-28 06:13

Cute! I the lo-fi style of putting iconic on top of photographs; it plays well with the sound effects to produce a unique gameworld. I also think the circle of life metaphor is pretty clever and ties in well with the theme :D

zerkruemler 2014-08-29 20:12

Very nice. I loved to explore your garden and change my form. Good idea and well implemented. Also cool and fitting sounds. I don't really see the theme in this game.

ghostinthesoft 2014-08-30 06:19

Original concept :) The bee is a little slow for a bee ;) controlling the lizard is fun

tosic 2014-09-02 10:02

That was freaking scary and disgusting, but I like the graphics and how it shows the cycle of life.
BTW: if your garden is really like this, I will stay away from your house! ;)

arhpositive 2014-09-10 19:43

Raised two plants just to check if the second one is going to give different colors to flowers.. Nope. :) Nice entry.