Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD54 → The Garden
By dorren
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.55 | 11 | ||
| Fun | 2.00 | 11 | ||
| Innovation | 3.55 | 11 | ||
| Theme | 3.33 | 11 | ||
| Graphics | 4.00 | 11 | ||
| Audio | 2.61 | 11 | ||
| Humor | 1.87 | 10 | ||
| Mood | 4.33 | 11 |
Man.. felt like going to a museum. Nice little story about the passing of time. Newspaper segments are neat. The chores are just slightly too long, really tested my patience. Square format camera is a nice way to adhere to the theme.
Immediately I was drawn in by the art style. At first, tending to my garden felt tedious and slow paced. After being sent to war, I found myself craving the simplicity of watering my crops once more. I was moved. 10/10
Wow, that ending though. Just like a garden, this game takes patience. However, it did feel more like a narrative piece than a game. Really liked the overall tone and mood.
I love the slow pacing and the style going on here. Really felt like an old movie. I appreciate how the gameplay reflects it getting harder for the man to care for his garden after the war, that was a nice touch.
Although the gameplay was boring, the visuals and story were enough to make me want to keep playing, though I wish the story did end up being more interesting as it's pretty basic. Also the default unity ui elements and buggy animation take away from the really good aesthetic you have going.
I was drawn in by the artstyle and mood of the game. I didn't mind the slow pace. The spiky shrubs look very good.
The whole experience was interesting and artful, even though it was simple - but simple can also be good. Very finished and complete narrative-based interactive experience. I particularly found the ending very beautiful.
*Spoiler warnings*
What an epic, I did not expect it will actually take me to war. Aiming with A/D and shooting with E was hard, but that's just the same man still being a gardener. The story's depth and subtle take on the theme is appreciated.
Like someone else said, default UI element is a bit raw, but I get most of the compo time window was spent polishing visuals and making that smooth movement work. It was a pleasure to play this.
This was a really cool experience. I was surprised by how much content there is. The story was cool and it was presented in an intriguing way. Well done!