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Sprouting Tale (LD46)

By tony-artz

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall21053.0546
Fun20162.9046
Innovation13233.2346
Theme19673.2545
Graphics9993.7747
Humor16422.4640
Mood19812.8945

Comments

fermak 2020-04-21 05:58

The pot throw was so small and fast I had a hard time catching it

teto 2020-04-21 13:51

Really love the atmosphere in this game and it does look great. If you had had the time to add any sound, it would have been beautiful. Great concept as well with putting a twist on the usual platformer and I liked the take on the theme as well with keeping the plant alive but not directly protecting it from attack. I am pretty awful at coordination though and didn't make it very far through the first level despite multiple tries as I found it very diffcult to catch the plant again since it goes off screen and comes back down so fast with little indication of direction other than th dandelions in the wind but it is hard to react by the time it comes back into view. Possibly making it easier to catch would make it a little more enjoyable but you can still keep the difficulty up through the level design. Great job though and an amazing product especially since it was a solo effort!

doctortm 2020-04-21 14:53

Love the sprites :) nice idea of having to throw the pot to shoot the enemy. Great first game jam!

subby 2020-04-21 14:56

Love the Character Artwork, nice idea of using the flower pot as the theme.

neowhoru 2020-04-21 14:58

The pixel art is very great - the controls are ok but it is a little bit hard to hit it right.

quackqack 2020-04-22 03:30

Really hard but very fun.

2020-04-22 06:44

I'm a youtuber, your game is very nice! I want to make a video with the best games of LDJam46. Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOdTsWE7iIk . Can I find your game also on indiexpo website? The channel is linked with them.

tony-artz 2020-04-22 14:56

@torh I would be honored to be on your channel. However I was not aware of indiexpo and so I don't have my game there. However I have no problem hosting it there if its required.

epsulon 2020-04-22 17:23

Cute game, with very nice graphics!

petturtle 2020-04-22 17:26

Very nice game with great art! It would be nice if the flower was bigger, also when you throw the flower the camera should try to include it in the frame, so it's easier to catch.

the1 2020-04-22 17:33

Beautiful game! Good job!

marcusnystrand 2020-04-22 17:35

Love the artstyle. Would be nice with sound but I understand there was limited time :)

javasaurus 2020-04-22 17:40

Thank you for making a nice game ! We enjoyed it , also I really don't like snails so this was fun to do. Great innovation by coming up with a nice mechanic to make a platformer way more challenging. Well done !

2020-04-22 17:42

Awesome game.. The instructions are very clear while Playing the game.

ctran13 2020-04-22 18:32

Interesting game! I think the only real issue i have is that it needs more feedback for when your plant is about to die. I'm too focused on the main screen to notice what's happening on the side. Just a small nit-picky thing, but well done!

imod 2020-04-22 19:24

Good game, i very like your pixel art graphics!

plasmonic 2020-04-22 19:53

Nice idea, good fun!

maggardjosh 2020-04-23 02:02

Cool twist on a 2d platformer. I also liked how the tutorials popped up as they were needed. Sound basic sound effects would have added a lot. Also I didn't like the fact that when I threw my pot it went off the screen and I couldn't see it. Great first entry!

2020-04-23 03:06

Nice game..great work !!

fabrito 2020-04-23 04:19

Hi there, nice way to start jamming, welcome aboard! ;) I really liked your graphics and, has you mentioned, missed the music background, since this fast pacing platforms kinda require that. I did not find the time to add sounds to my game as well... :P

I felt like the camera was up too close, so it had to move a lot only to keep the girl on the screen for a single jump. I have to confess that it took me a while to get used to the fast moves with a view so up close. The idea of being able to shoot only when the flower is in the air is good, but as @petturtle mentioned, if the flower was bigger, that would help a lot. And again, if the player was able to see the flower up in the air while shooting enemies it would be fair. If it was meant to be this difficult, than maybe there should be some sort of progression, cuz the player will just get frustrated and give up, so he will not enjoy all the levels you planned.

Another thing, since there is a health bar in the right, I felt bad for dying so quickly when touching the enemie. That bar went straight to zero and game over. By the third time I gave up because I had to do all over again. Maybe some checkpoints along the way, idk...

Well, congrats and keep quality games coming! ;)

tomas-poblete 2020-04-24 17:41

Wow, this is a very nice game! Those graphics are very pleasant c: I really hope to see some updates of this game in the future!

linluk 2020-04-28 12:30

very nice entry. the graphics are great. it is very tricky to get used to the mechanic of throwing, shooting, catching. but its a very good idea and worked well.

gagapete 2020-04-29 20:38

Clever idea and a nice take on the theme. I played on Android and it took some time to understand how to manage shooting and catching the pod. The graphics are awesome.

bulent-altinay 2020-04-30 20:39

Nice game and graphics. With sound&music it will be better. It's very hard to shoot&catch the plant.Tried many times but no success! Overall good entry...Congrats..!

sheldonzs 2020-05-06 03:17

Your first game jam, and you did all that by yourself? Well done! I haven't dared to try making a platformer in unity yet, and your runs beautifully. I couldn't get through the first level because I kept running out of water, I wish I could see more of the game.

shreyasrao-ts 2020-05-11 07:58

Amazing graphics. Loved the pixel art style. Great gameplay and mechanics. Great job.👍

vernalbehemoth 2020-05-11 08:43

Smooth response feel, nicely done!

I really liked the game mechanics, keeping the pot in the air was a great idea made the game unique.

Simplify the controls and get it on app store XD

invixel 2020-05-11 09:35

Surprisingly fun and compelling gameplay once i got the hang of it. One time, i threw the plant when i stood too close to the wall so i couldn't pick it up, that felt a bit weird.

Graphics were super cute, especially the main character. I would've liked it if the levels were shorter but more of them instead, sort of like super meat boy or some other arcade-style platformer.

Overall, fresh idea, good take on the theme, and great game!

kaisean-games 2020-05-11 10:46

You know you are not supposed to UPDATE your game without specifying what you have updated. The rating process must take into account the ORIGINAL submission, not the update.

Please specify what you have changed so that I can rate this game. Feel free to ping me when you do.

Otherwise, it's not fair to other people who are rated only on what they managed to squeeze in 72 hours.

gameovermexico 2020-05-11 13:06

I wish you had put sounds and music, the pixelart is nice, and the way to shoot the snails and moles is interesting, a little more life to the plant to travel certain points plantaas.jpg

tony-artz 2020-05-11 17:36

@kaisean-games I am extremely sorry, I knew about the rules and how one could update if there was a game breaking bug but one thing led to other and I completely forgot to add the update notes. I have updated the post with the things I changed. First being a bug where one of the breaking platform disappeared on load which made the game impossible(2nd level) other was where the camera would clip out of bounds when the player jump from a high place(all levels) and just showed the sky.

I am wholeheartedly apologize to you and assurr you that I completely understand the competitive and fairness aspect of this game-jam. I hope you understand that I didn't mean to break any rule or play unfair. I feel really bad for causing this mess and wasting your time. I am really sorry.

kaisean-games 2020-05-11 18:18

Hey, no worries. I apologize if my words sounded harsh, it wasn't my intention.

I just needed to be sure that the update is clarified. And considering that this is your first LD, I can understand your situation.

Don't worry. I just want the LD to be a community based on trust.

Now that you have clarified, I will now play/rate your game 😉

Review upcoming.

kaisean-games 2020-05-11 19:43

I've played the game. The graphics are really nice. The controls could have some refinement, but otherwise, it's a nice game. Too bad there was no music.

Keep up the good work.

dreadeddruidstudios 2020-05-12 04:14

Graphics are beautiful, some sound would have really added to the atmosphere of the game. I love platformers and games with collectibles so I found this enjoyable to play. I kept forgetting to throw the flower pot so I could attack, this probably led to most of my deaths. I made a platformer too, maybe you could check out. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-adventure-of-mr-bubbles

pee-thief 2020-05-12 05:04

very nice. the throwing and shooting mechanic is clever

stolen-biscuit 2020-05-12 06:00

Very nice. I like the duality of the control's having to throw the pot and shoot the seed. Was very challenging, the graphics are also awesome too. Great job

lazzydev72 2020-05-12 07:02

very beautiful artwork. welldone