Whispers of Life

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.29
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Guide the tree roots deeper and deeper by keeping the energy levels up. Obtain energy by whispering to flowers. There is an end to the game, it just keeps getting harder!

Comments28

Isabelle Szeto27 Apr 2021, 02:28
THE ART FOR THIS GAME IS ADORABLE!!!!! The music and atmosphere was so well done
Knipsch
Knipsch27 Apr 2021, 05:12
This game is so beautiful!! I love the aesthetic and the idea of whispering to flowers to regain your energy! The main character is super adorable too. Great job!!! :)
GamesBySaul
GamesBySaul27 Apr 2021, 09:08
The art for the game and the audio is lovely! Especially the sound that occurs when you whispering to the plants it was way too cute! Amazing work! :D
BattleCat
BattleCat27 Apr 2021, 11:41
Really cute game. The music and the sounds made when whispering make this a cute game and quite atmospheric. The only "problem" I had was that I didn't find it immediately obvious what I was supposed to do without having to read the text but that's it. Overall an enjoyable experience.
GoldenEvolution
GoldenEvolution27 Apr 2021, 11:53
I just love the look of the character so much, and the little whispering sound is very cute!
Zizhen9627 Apr 2021, 12:35
I AM SO IMPRESSED THAT THIS WAS A COMPO, ITS JUST SO SO POLISHED! I also really love the character design, well done Manisha!
anchorlight
anchorlight27 Apr 2021, 12:54
Your entry is very polished and I like the unique mechanics. It only took me maybe a few seconds to figure out the mechanics, and the controls felt very smooth. I appreciate the light palette and music, and the presentation in general just removes the game of any sense of danger or dread (not that it's a bad thing).

Above all the game just feels very complete, and that's not something every Compo game can pull off. Well done!
Cekitian27 Apr 2021, 13:22
Really cute aesthetic! Also the whispering to the flowers idea is really fun, and especially the sound xd
pune007
pune00727 Apr 2021, 13:25
Cute art and great and fun gameplay. what more to ask from a game-jam game. Really cool entry. Also is the character a radish and if so are the small things on his head mini radishes or horns.
gamesplusjames
gamesplusjames28 Apr 2021, 12:38
This was fun! I really love the artwork and it was a fun mechanic filling up on flower power! Great work! :)
MidnightMist
MidnightMistauthor28 Apr 2021, 14:35
Thank you all for the kind words!!
MidnightMist
MidnightMistauthor28 Apr 2021, 14:36
@pune007 Thank you!! and I have no idea what he is hahah just a random character I came up with xD He's just a little plant whisperer :)
Blue Pin Studio
Blue Pin Studio29 Apr 2021, 03:07
Great submission! I gave it a few tries but eventually it becomes too hard haha. I dont really have any recommendations, the art and music were well done and fantastic whispering SFX
MidnightMist
MidnightMistauthor30 Apr 2021, 15:45
@blue-pin-studio Thanks for checking it out!
@ursagames Haha thanks so much for playing, I was hoping to be on while you played but it was getting late. Enjoyed the playthrough! :D
Tauheed Game Dev
Tauheed Game Dev30 Apr 2021, 16:58
Really cute game​ but definitely a challenge. Really love the art and sounds and the gameplay is solid.
BoxedMeatRevolution
BoxedMeatRevolution3 May 2021, 16:36
Fun and challenging! I think I made it through about 1.5 cycles of the soundtrack... though I'm not exactly sure. A depth counter would have been nice to better keep track of my best run. Also, I ended up always holding down the "whisper" button, because there didn't seem to be a penalty for doing so. Very nice art and sound effects! Congrats!
cvetk03 May 2021, 23:05
Lovely game. The art is great and the sounds fit well. I just loved the little character and the way it enjoyed smelling the flowers. The color indicator reacting to the current flower is a great touch and nice use of screen space. Perhaps the music loop could be a bit longer though. As for the game play, it is really challenging and I wasn't able to get to the finish. But still I think it's quite well balanced. I had issues with sprite positions but good thing you put info on zooming on itch page. Had to zoom out quite a bit though so the game came out pretty small on the 4k monitor. Wish I could have played it full screen with properly positioned sprites.

Keep on jammin'! :slight_smile:
bitsandcrafts9 May 2021, 15:09
Very cute and solid audio. Cool mechanics and gameplay. Bit hard for me because I'm bad at videogames.
SleepyStudios
SleepyStudios9 May 2021, 22:48
It's a really nice little game - the music and aesthetics work together really well. I liked how you gradually kept introducing new mechanics too. Nice work!
Francisco Lucas
Francisco Lucas10 May 2021, 00:37
It was a challenge, but I got to the end! Great game, it was very very cute :sunflower: I liked the sound when you pick up the flowerssss! I'll be happy if I can play my game too c:
chtimy10 May 2021, 06:47
It is kinda buggy in my side :(
Some platforms are invisibles.
We agree the flowers should be on platforms?
Anymway, the graphism is cool :) I would really like to play to this game.
I'm using firefox.
Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts10 May 2021, 09:59
Really like your art style! Took me a bit to figure out what to actually do, I tend to press space to jump, which restarts the game. Otherwise, I like the energy management system, its forced me on more than one occasion to make risky plays. Overall, its a neat little game with a really cute art style, good job!
MidnightMist
MidnightMistauthor12 May 2021, 16:52
Thank you all for the kind words!!

@francisco-lucas haha it was definitely unbalanced at some parts, so happy you got to complete it! Will be checking your game for sure!

@chtimy Apologies for the bugs. The zoom level of the browser really breaks it, maybe you can try zooming in/out to see if it looks right. I will try to upload a new version if I have time :)

@vixenmink Aww thank you so much! This was my first solo weekend jam and I dont consider myself an artist so I am very happy to hear this
Soul Grinder
Soul Grinder14 May 2021, 23:06
Cool idea for the theme and for having to top up flower bars by whispering to them, nice pixel art and music too. Fun to play, nice work.

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