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Vine

By salmonmoose

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness371
Graphics634.16
Mood663.83
Theme684.27
Audio1313.52
Overall2443.55
Fun3013.39
Innovation3693.34
Humor5882.12

Comments

scars377 2015-12-13 18:11

I feel so dizzy

davidamiller 2015-12-13 20:47

I like how the vine grows, however, the controlls are a bit too sensitive and I don´t know if it was intended, but the walltextures glitched a bit (at least the edges of every block piece (i guess they were plane/cube parts how it seemed))

thejackimonster 2015-12-13 21:52

This is probably the craziest version of Snake, I have ever seen. You definitely represent the theme with it. Nice! ^_^

levithan6785 2015-12-13 23:59

Some people just want to watch the world spin.
Controls are definitely a little sensitive and could be worked on. Possibly adding a sensitivity slider if you plan on continuing the game?

salmonmoose 2015-12-14 00:58

I toned down the rotation a bit, but it is meant as part of the challenge of the game.

jangames 2015-12-14 04:01

The graphics are a little glitch and the controls are way too sensitive, good mood and vine looks cool.

jupiter_hadley 2015-12-14 15:19

Simple, fun, well made. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/aHYNcWsg9Wg

pluberski 2015-12-14 20:24

Great game! :) I love it!

joekinglake 2015-12-14 20:26

I like the idea, and the graphics are really good. I felt a bit disoriented afterwards!

dracolizardstudios 2015-12-14 20:27

im so dizzy xD. Nice game! I love the graphics. Good job

johngalt 2015-12-14 20:29

Good feeling. An indicator tells where are flowers will help a lot.

onilink_ 2015-12-14 20:30

Very nice graphics, but the maximum rotation speed should be limited...

sputnik 2015-12-14 20:32

Really sensitive controls but nice concept!

divineomega 2015-12-14 23:03

This is great. One of the really fun and addictive games on this jam.

I like the graphics that seem to imply you are deep within a garden or bush of some kind. The sound effects are very ambient and not intrusive.

Controls are very sensitive, which I assume is deliberate. This really adds to the difficulty.

My only suggestion would be to allow you to see your score (flowers collected?) on the game over screen so you can see it and then attempt to beat it, after you fail.

5you 2015-12-14 23:23

The vine is really beautiful, great job!

move127 2015-12-15 02:10

Disregarding a couple of glitches with the wall textures the graphics look great. The sound is good too.

obsessivenerd 2015-12-15 05:33

This is really cool! I'd have to say my main issue with it is the control sensitivity.

I know the idea is to just tap the buttons so you don't go flying but, if I may, I'd say drastically slowing down the sensitivity would benefit this game greatly. It would make you have to plan out where you grew and how you approached collecting flowers/cocoons. As it is now I can turn on a dime and it can feel like the reason I hit a block of leaves was because the sensitivity spun me too fast and I hit the block anyway.

Another idea might be to have an increasing speed sensitivity as you hold a button down.

Anyway, just wanted to throw some suggestions! Great job!

salmonmoose 2015-12-15 05:36

Yeah the glitchy tiles were because I didn't want to clean up how my tile pool worked, and it kind of, sort of, looked like the leaves were waving in the wind.

I like the idea of increasing sensitivity, the speed thing really is a problem for a lot of people, but you really need it in late-game.

guru-guru 2015-12-15 07:19

Pretty but oh-boy the controls.

emmavanderbrug 2015-12-15 07:20

I really like the theme and animations, controls are weird to use though. I figure it's meant to be a challenge but probably could be toned down more. Overall well done though! :)

treslapin 2015-12-15 11:18

This game is great fun! I could play for a long time. I hope you keep working on it after this, I would love to see something more polished. :)

suppi 2015-12-15 21:43

The game is visually stunning, I thought the butterflies were especially beautiful! the audio really adds to the mood. I like it a lot, reminds me of the game "flower" :) thanks and great job!

david-cookie 2015-12-16 00:00

A bit too sensitive but I understand why you made the controls like this. Otherwhise the game is pretty relaxing and well polish. Well done!

capitals 2015-12-16 01:24

Man this controls poorly. I love the graphics of the game. But I wonder whether it would have been nicer if the screen didn't rotate so much. Or you changed the sensitivity of the controls. Good Luck!

archonthewizard 2015-12-16 03:05

One of the most beautiful compo games I've ever seen. Way to go!. I would get rid of the camera acceleration - but otherwise an amazing compo entry!

amras0000 2015-12-16 03:14

If you could make a sandbox mode (as a seperate download) with the obstacles removed and the rotation sensitivty turned down a couple notches, I could play this for hours. I'm serious, btw. If you could add an alternate sandbox download that would make my day.

A lot of games this LD have done the vine/snake thing, but I don't think I've seen one done this smoothly or beautifully.

kirbytails7 2015-12-16 07:30

Butterflies! :D

candlesan 2015-12-16 08:17

Had a lot of fun!

mikaza 2015-12-16 13:52

Graphics are really nice !

lullaby 2015-12-16 23:17

Hard to control but so so satisfying when you success to play it :p

I really enjoyed it, great theme use!

lukezaz 2015-12-17 03:44

Became a bit confused as to where the blossoms were, but fortunately after a couple attempts noticed they were at spawn. Gets a bit hectic after speeding up enough, and the controls require a little getting used to, but altogether this is a nicely made game!

cherishing-team 2015-12-17 20:07

I like the controls, although I got a bit dizzy! The audio is really nice too. The vine grows nicely and it's really satisfying to just make pretty shapes.

jpdev 2015-12-17 20:26

I got really dizzy - it looks super nice, but I somehow think it would have been better just to change the direction you are growing and not rotate the screen.

01010111 2015-12-18 04:16

I got too dizzy to continue, but the vine, flowers, and butterflies were all really beautiful!

xanjos 2015-12-18 19:31

Pretty simple in terms of gameplay but art and sound wise it's incredibly beautiful and fits both themes very well (I probably agree with the others about the rotation making people dizzy though).

nsadie 2015-12-19 18:59

Your game looks incredible, it fits the theme really well and the vines look great. Buy the camera controls are a bit too sensitive and it actually ties my stomach into a knot!

trasevol_dog 2015-12-21 14:18

For some reason, this ridiculously high sensitivity feels very appropriate! I think it's because it makes you want to be more gentle and the game is all so very calm and zen... The choice to make the screen rotate rather than the head of the vine is also very clever. You definitely nailed the graphics and especially the audio! Gotta love the useless butterflies! Very good game-feel overall.

Great job!!

trasevol_dog 2015-12-21 14:20

Oh and I forgot, please next time don't make me alt-F4 your game to leave it, it makes me feel bad :(

secularbaron 2015-12-22 00:03

Awesome game.

f7f5 2015-12-24 19:45

Although in the core this is a simple Snake game, it's just beautifuly executed. I love the graphics and the audio (background sound and butterfly flight) and having to tap the buttons instead of pressing them gives the whole thing a weird subtle or sensitve mood.

But please have a "quit" option next time - I had to kill the task to leave the game.

dollarone 2015-12-29 18:56

Beautiful and excellent take on the theme. Audio adds to the mood. Controls a challenge, but intentionally so (I think). The vine looks really nice even with my spinning addiction. Great stuff!

georgebroussard 2016-01-04 17:13

This was AWESOME. Great art, sounds and controls. Completely fun to drive the vine around and rotate the camera. Great entry.