for the trees

by omaha
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.19
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.33
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.65
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★33%
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A game about a forest. Nurture your seeds and help them grow up big and strong.

WASD/Arrows - to move
Space - to jump
Mouse - to aim
Left Mouse Button - to fire

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I intended to make a game with big guns and explosions and lots of killing stuff, but something (someone) pulled me in a new direction.

#gamedevdad

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Comments16

Ditto
Ditto14 Dec 2015, 18:13
I loved this! Really really calming, makes me wish I could go a similar route with my own game instead of forcing a bunch of hectic input and stuff, lol, thanks for making it!
johntherobot14 Dec 2015, 21:41
Excellent! Relaxing and the art was incredible. Simple but powerful. Great job.
fluidvolt
fluidvolt14 Dec 2015, 22:47
This was lovely. Really good audio/visual design -- the soft billowing tree foliage and the woody kalimba notes when you grow a tree is really great. The only thing I would suggest is the player's walking speed seems a bit too fast, considering everything else about the game encourages patience and calmness. Nitpicking, I know.

I really loved this game. One of my favorites I've played so far.
dusho15 Dec 2015, 12:30
I was going for large aesthetic forest and then it went puff
nice one..
Anshul Goyal
Anshul Goyal16 Dec 2015, 02:08
Love sprinkling water around. Nice presentation.
Dayko16 Dec 2015, 21:06
Great atmosphere, very heartwarming :) Well done !
thedashdude
thedashdude16 Dec 2015, 21:10
Quite fun, nice sounds, was pretty. I would have liked a slower player (I don't say that much), and the watering sound detracted from all the others. Really nice anyway.
lurils16 Dec 2015, 21:29
Very pretty game, really like the mood of it, the art style and sounds work really well.
the31
the3117 Dec 2015, 02:35
Nice little game. I've gotta agree about the movement, though: having the player move faster than anything else on the screen has a weird feeling in an otherwise ambient, relaxing game.
omahaauthor17 Dec 2015, 05:02
Thanks everyone!

I definitely see where you're coming from regarding the movement speed. I fear my original plans to make an action game bled into my later attempts to make something peaceful.

I tend to make the same mistake in every LD: I don't turn all my systems into an actual *game* until late in the weekend, leaving very little time to balance and correct the finer details. I will try to remember this the next time around.
01010111
0101011118 Dec 2015, 05:31
Great job :) I'm really impressed with the graphics and style you pulled off in this, and the audio fits perfectly, and the ending is really special!
foolmoron
foolmoron19 Dec 2015, 23:13
Very awesome aesthetic! I love that it's a relaxing and passive experience, but the controls still feel really nice to play with. The way the trees grow and start to bloom colors is very mysterious and satisfying. Glad I played to the end. Very emotionally effective game.
Blobo
Blobo20 Dec 2015, 17:25
This was really cool! i loved the art of the trees, and even the colors of the water particles. really cool!
publicidadeba
publicidadeba23 Dec 2015, 02:05
Relaxing and great mood. 5/5 for Innovation, Mood, Theme and Audio! Well done!
NirabazGAMES
NirabazGAMES24 Dec 2015, 20:05
Nice little game for relax! I twisted his hand in a circle)) at the end "for Eleanor" :)

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