Gardener in Minimalism Spring

by tcstyle
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Flashgame.

The start page of the game states the rules.

* Some advice:
- figure out the number of identical seeds in a row and place accordingly
- beware of spreading mushrooms, they won't grow on plants

My first try with HaxePunk.

Comments26

CogComp
CogComp29 Apr 2013, 17:36
Sort of a "zen garden" feeling to it. Perfect match to the theme
Michael Hall29 Apr 2013, 17:38
Interesting concept, however I couldn't really figure out how to separate the plants.
invaderJim
invaderJim29 Apr 2013, 17:39
Don't know how I feel about potatoes being bad, but I likes!
loxo29 Apr 2013, 17:42
Good idea and great mood, but I couldn't win.
tompudding
tompudding29 Apr 2013, 17:45
Confusing and relaxing at the same time. I too didn't really know how I should be separating the plants
tcstyleauthor29 Apr 2013, 17:52
Separating means not to place the two different ones close to each other.
Jacic29 Apr 2013, 21:30
Difficult! I really like the "zen" feel. :)
Folis
Folis30 Apr 2013, 11:39
My favorite entry so far. It was rather difficult to figure it out at first, but once you get it, it's surprisingly fun! (And it took me quite some time to get a good layout going. :p)
bvanschooten30 Apr 2013, 15:45
I like the graphics and the sound. The game itself is maybe a little too minimal. I beat it in only a couple of tries.
Gremlin30 Apr 2013, 21:24
A relaxing gardening/puzzle game.

The tricky bit is figuring out when it switches between each plant type. After that the puzzle becomes how to cram everything in the tight space.

Felt like there was a little bit of a delay after I clicked.
tcstyleauthor30 Apr 2013, 21:46
@Gremlin Delay is probably caused by triggering on mouse release.
dreamlogician
dreamlogician30 Apr 2013, 22:06
Enjoyable! The ambient sound really contributes to the relaxing vibe. I had the same problem as others with not fully comprehending the mechanics, but it was soothing just to play around.

As a game (rather than just a zen "experience") I do think it would work better if it was clear what plant was coming next. Did I miss something, or is there really no way to tell?
tcstyleauthor30 Apr 2013, 22:22
It is quite an easy mechanism. Each three clicks will seed the same plant. The seedlings are similar but have differently shaped leaves.
Gremlin30 Apr 2013, 22:39
I'd like to see more levels with a different seedling pattern. Of course, you'd probably want to have more hints as to what the pattern is in that case.
GetFun1 May 2013, 09:44
poteatoes. Cool idea for the game =)
Aceria1 May 2013, 10:26
I didn't really understand my objective, but it was quite soothing!
pragma1 May 2013, 16:13
Yay! I beat it! Once I figured out what to do, it seemed easy enough. Nice puzzle game.
Brunodev1 May 2013, 23:46
Cool, it fits the theme perfectly!
Hopps2 May 2013, 20:21
Cool game, very difficlut - i couldn't win :D
Quite a nice ambient!
PsenFilip2 May 2013, 21:16
Pretty relaxing zen game.
Took a while to figure out how the seeds work and it was rewarding. After that it is all about lay-outing your garden.
The art is OK for the purpose.
shawn423 May 2013, 16:14
Not sure I figured out how to garden well.. but I really like the pixel art flowers! This is very similar to my game SeedLife. Great minds think alike!
mrexcessive3 May 2013, 20:34
Some visual hint of where the active spots are would be a help, but maybe I'm missing the point. Wasn't sure how to "play", but it was enjoyable to tinker with for a while.
graytest3 May 2013, 21:23
Couldn't really figure it out. But still kept me playing for a while which is a good indication! :)
Idovoodoo
Idovoodoo4 May 2013, 22:34
This is great =) well done!
tcstyleauthor9 May 2013, 20:01
Thanks for the comments so far. I will try to make some of the proposed improvements for a post-compo version.

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