WASD - movement E - interact Q - upgrade plant Space - plant a seed
Break rocks to find seeds. Hold Space in front of an empty space to plant a seed. Plants need watering. To get water build a well on a pond. Plants produce pollen. When you collect pollen the world grows. Use shrines for upgrades. Hold 'Q' in front of a plant to upgrade it.
Very nice spin on the theme, both the plants and his world gradually grow larger. It becomes slightly frustrating having to rebuild the wells all the time but other than that it's pretty entertaining.
Like the concept - and owl! The mood/theme of ethereal space came off pretty well, made me not question why an owl was gardening..! Sadly my well bugged out so I couldn't get any more water :(
the game is a lot faster than what i expected from a gardening game. the atmosphere is great, but you get a little too caught up on the plants to appreciate it.
I liked that the gamespace grew with your progression and i thought the owl was cute, the music fits well with the game although there is a distracting pause in the loop.
it kind of straddles the line between garden sim and management game and the feedback I would give if you were going to develop it further is to pick a lane with that. For a garden sim you the speed at which the plant can die and how often the well breaks feel at odds with the relaxing nature of those games. For a management game it needs that urgency of the "whats the next thing" something that points you to what you are upgrading to, why you want it and what that will let you progress to.
Good game, I found I had loads of pollen and not enough seeds though, not sure if I did something wrong or there was some way of making sure you got seeds.
Good entry to the theme. I love the music and the own. I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor. You already rated my game, but I was not allowed "innovation rating." Please could you assess this item now? Take the opportunity to play with some corrections. Very thanks:http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36629
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Good job anyway.
the atmosphere is great, but you get a little too caught up on the plants to appreciate it.
it kind of straddles the line between garden sim and management game and the feedback I would give if you were going to develop it further is to pick a lane with that. For a garden sim you the speed at which the plant can die and how often the well breaks feel at odds with the relaxing nature of those games. For a management game it needs that urgency of the "whats the next thing" something that points you to what you are upgrading to, why you want it and what that will let you progress to.
Enjoyed playing it, good work.
i didn't realize about stones... but then...