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KOGOSEI

by benjouille
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.94
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/!\ DISCLAIMER /!\ => I did not work in any of the visual or sound asset from the game, I mostly used stuff from assets pack I own or free of use found online. (see list at the end)

In KOGOSEI you are controlling the sun orientation and must light your plants to keep them alive.
Window's blinds will randomly close and you'll have trouble to give sun to all your plant.
If one of the plant stay out of the sunlight for to long you loose the game.

I worked alone on the project. Made with Unreal-Engine 4 and Blueprints.

It was hard to find a real interesting gameplay with this mechanics, so there is no real challenge, you'll end up loosing after some time.

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Gameplay video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3O_iyHu5Qg


Assets list :
Flowers_and_Plants_Nature_Pack (Unreal Engine MarketPlace)
HouseplantPack (Unreal Engine MarketPlace)
Seaside_Town Pack(Unreal Engine MarketPlace)
Sounds and music for freesound.org

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Tags: #atmospheric, #cute, #experimental, #flight, #flower, #game jam, #plants, #singleplayer, #unreal engine
Genres: puzzle

Comments17

d1str4kt0r21 Apr 2020, 21:40
I like the idea very much, its like Five Nights at Freddy for plants.. In other words, if i was a plant, i'd be bitting my nails with anxiety
pillitoka21 Apr 2020, 21:47
Nice concept. Would be nice to see the clock show the time of the day so that players can predict how the sunlight might change. Maybe add a weather report to plan ahead and some variation because weather reports are never true! Lots of potential.
Team Watt
Team Watt21 Apr 2020, 21:54
It was very relaxing to play.
LaraPoi22 Apr 2020, 08:34
Really loved the concept. It would have been really nice to see the plants moving to get the light :) good job as usual
AdonisDevs
AdonisDevs22 Apr 2020, 19:22
This is such a great concept, that I don't think I've ever seen it in a game before. Even though you didn't make everything, it was still put together very nicely and it resulted in a great atmosphere. Well done :)
Johannimations22 Apr 2020, 23:47
Great mechanic for the theme! But indeed a bit boring. I think the well crafted mechanic would have benefited from more plants and more variety, but i think thats obvious. It has a great calming mood and gives peace, until the plants all die :P
Fat cat
Fat cat23 Apr 2020, 00:35
遊びはちょっと遅くてつまらないだけど、本当にきれいです、そして面白いイデアです。ゲームをもっと楽しいにするために、何かを足すのが要りますよね
Lukas Mayer23 Apr 2020, 01:03
Unique gameplay, great mood.
UndyingMoon23 Apr 2020, 09:39
Love the concept and the mood, I had a very pleasant and relaxing time playing. Good job!
Bonus point for volumetrics
simonemueller24 Apr 2020, 09:33
wow, quite interesting gameplay. haven't seen something like that. at one point i decided to let my plants die, just to see what happened. a fun dying screen would have been nice, but overall cool game :)
Doritolord24 Apr 2020, 11:27
great mechanics, the ambiance is amazing, a bit stale i might say.
Raphiell24 Apr 2020, 12:27
It seems like by the end it forces you to lose by closing one of the two windows for too long, besides that, well done!
Azzure
Azzure25 Apr 2020, 08:20
Wow it's an interesting idea, i really enjoyed the experience! I would love that you add some more things to do
DylanPiserchia
DylanPiserchia25 Apr 2020, 08:20
I loved the mechanic! I would like that you add some more things to do, the game feels a bit boring, but the concept is fantastic.
Ranko9 May 2020, 21:18
Really beautiful game! I think if I can use the mirror for reflect the light, for the gameplay that will be more funny!!!

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