FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD52 → Reap, Water, Sow

Reap, Water, Sow

By zirrrus

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2883.0221
Fun2732.9420
Innovation1303.4720
Theme1333.7821
Graphics3152.6521
Mood3142.3519

Comments

ab0303 2023-01-09 00:26

Unfotunatelly didn't work on html windows. Maybe im doing something wrong

kiv 2023-01-11 19:30

haha i really like this clumsy character! fun tiny game, enjoying playing it

creativecodingsebastian 2023-01-15 12:06

The web version seems not to react to keyboard input. The windows version worked and I played it through. The game is still in its early stages. I would have like to have sound effects, music and some enemies. Why limit yourself with only growing crops, you could also grow aliens or other stuff.

theherborist 2023-01-15 12:09

Man that was difficult. Cute little tiny game, controls were amazingly frustrating and fun (not an easy combination to achieve), and the mechanics simple enough.

Missing some sound/music to spice it up in my opinion.

Also, if you were to continue developing this game, I'd suggest keeping all the screens the same and just "transfer controls" to the different robots without reloading the scene as it takes the player a bit out of the game-space

ntb896 2023-01-15 12:35

Cool game! The only issue is that the machine is kinda hard to control, but that's also the way to make the game slightly more interesting.

oleg20111511 2023-01-15 12:39

Played windows build with WASD controls, worked perfectly. The physics make controlling the harvest a nearly impossible task, but that's what makes it more fun. The idea is nice, and the game is challenging in a good way.

What's lacking is replayability, the game felt way too short and there was no motivation to start again.

bradu 2023-01-15 12:52

- (HTML5) WASD didn't work for me (only the on-screen controls) - Sometimes the controls felt unresponsive (unsure there was some input delay e.g. pressing a button once vs holding seems to do the same thing) - Straight-forward objectives, appreciated! - Liked how everything aligned on a grid (makes it easier to understand where you can plant/water/sow) - Some feedback (audio / vfx) would be nice to have to know when you do something valid - Highscore section could count your own scores against your previous scores - Sowing phase felt a bit floaty (aka didn't look like the blades were hitting the plants you wanted harvested)

Enjoyed this, good job on the mechanics!

timon 2023-01-15 16:04

So hard to control,10/10! I agree with others that a little sound effect on each successful planting/watering/harvest would be lovely if you were to work more on the game. Nice job :)

initialposition 2023-01-15 16:19

Really fun short game. The three stages are a nice idea, especially since they all build on each other. Wonky physics games are usually really fun and this is no exception.

It's a bit sad that I had to control the drone using the on screen buttons. Having to look back and forth between the drone and the controls takes fun away from an otherwise really nice game.

I could easily see this expanded into a full game, maybe with different stages containing different environmental hazards or even a competitive local multiplayer with multiple drones.

j0ye 2023-01-15 16:22

I liked a lot about this. Your starting concept is really smart, nothing beats game but make it janky. Tho I think that the on screen controls are a bit of a unnecessary hassle. Good job tho

verttixpertti 2023-01-17 22:00

I honestly think this is genius. Might steal this concept >:D

kr0k 2023-01-19 17:56

That's a fun take on drone based farming! Having keyboard input would have been nice - it feels quite out of control. Good job!

jimbly 2023-01-21 16:26

That's a neat idea. I like that I really felt the consequences of my doing well or poorly on the previous round. My score: 35. I would have liked a little better visual feedback on where the drone was (just a shadow dot underneath), I kind of got lost sometimes. Nice job!

chevalbancal 2023-01-21 20:08

Cute and short game. really like the controls. Good job