IMPORTANT --------- OS X and Linux users need to set the file permissions for the file to be executable using chmod +x or chmod 755.
UPDATE - FIXED (i hope) - --------------------------- I've also been told the game is crash prone - I can't reproduce it on my machine, but it has happened to a few different people. Until I fix it, a simple restart/refresh should solve it.
Turns out it wasn't an actual crash. I just managed to leave some debug code that would show the text on key input. Silly me <3
HOW TO PLAY ----------- A/D or the Arrow Keys to move. Collect seeds to sprout branches. Escape to quit (desktop).
DESCRIPTION ----------- Made in less than 18 hours for #LD34.
Explore the poetry of William Blake! Think Journey...
But made in 18 hours by one guy who may or may not know what he is doing.
Features:
Soothing minimalistic graphics Soothing ambiental music that dynamically changes
This poem: The Wild Flower's Song
As I wander'd the forest, The green leaves among, I heard a wild flower Singing a song.
I slept in the Earth In the silent night, I murmur'd my fears And I felt delight.
In the morning I went As rosy as morn, To seek for new joy; But O! met with scorn.
Both links include Web, Windows, OS X and Linux builds. OS X and Linux untested - tell me whether it works or not please :)
The droplet graphics make for a nice style, and the audio is very soothing. "Fun" is of course a bit lacking, but that's not what you were going for after all. Altogether a pleasant surprise for the first game I'm rating this LD.
Thanks for the kind words! @squarebridges: If by down you mean S - then I forgot to remove some early debug code so it might be interacting a bit fiddly with the rest of the game >.<
Asides from a few glitches here and there with credits appearing randomly on the screen on top of themselves, this was a really nice, relaxing, meditative experience. One of the most relaxing games I've played in a long time... overall extremely pleasant. Thanks for the experience and beautiful poetry!
Perfect mood, perfect sound, fits the theme very well! Not much else to comment, I think the game does perfectly what it set out to do :) At most, it could've used more visual effects towards the end of the poem, perhaps more atmospherics or more blooming elements of the "flower" that keeps growing - more color or shapes :)
Pretty :) I really wish I could appreciate poetry, but alas!
Note on the gameplay, I wanted to move around and make the tree grow in all kinds of ways, but often I'd see the next pickup too late and not be able to reach it in time. So in the end I just sat back and let it grow straight up until pickups arrived.
I like the pretty style, that's really interesting, but I feel like it can barely be called a "game"... I could just leave it running. The branches and the poem are pretty, but ultimately not interesting to me. Maybe it's just me. I didn't like Monument Valley too and it won like a million awards...
I feel like I couldn't make round shapes like the rest of the branches were - my lines were zig zaggy and that felt out of place.
Would have liked to see a zoomed out view of my creation - I feel like that that would add a lot more to the creative aspect of this. To be creative and be recorded as such.
Really neat experience! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/DUttdjt5uB4
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Permissions need to be set for the executable file using chmod.
Pretty relaxing, interesting concept, I enjoyed it.
Slight issue with the web version is that pressing down fades the screen to black (underneath what I assume is the credits, which are unreadable.
@squarebridges: If by down you mean S - then I forgot to remove some early debug code so it might be interacting a bit fiddly with the rest of the game >.<
I'll be reuploading a fixed build later today.
Not much else to comment, I think the game does perfectly what it set out to do :)
At most, it could've used more visual effects towards the end of the poem, perhaps more atmospherics or more blooming elements of the "flower" that keeps growing - more color or shapes :)
Very well done!
Cheers,
Ionut(Tyrants.not.found team)
18 works u did some work :P
Note on the gameplay, I wanted to move around and make the tree grow in all kinds of ways, but often I'd see the next pickup too late and not be able to reach it in time. So in the end I just sat back and let it grow straight up until pickups arrived.
Theres a *secret* button. Don't tell anyone!
I like the pretty style, that's really interesting, but I feel like it can barely be called a "game"... I could just leave it running. The branches and the poem are pretty, but ultimately not interesting to me. Maybe it's just me. I didn't like Monument Valley too and it won like a million awards...
I feel like I couldn't make round shapes like the rest of the branches were - my lines were zig zaggy and that felt out of place.
Would have liked to see a zoomed out view of my creation - I feel like that that would add a lot more to the creative aspect of this. To be creative and be recorded as such.
Pretty thing :)
I loved the concept and I was really hypnotized by the sound!
Thanks for this awesome experience!
This is game is perfect to play after a stressful day.