Flower Run

by jk5000
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.90
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.01
Mr. Small is not the largest man in the world, but he has the power to summon flowers under his feet. With this power he can get anywhere.

Controls:

- Press the spacebar to summon a big flower

- Escape to quit the game

*Good luck and have fun*

Comments37

MetaGen15 Apr 2024, 02:49
Ahh...I got stuck in front of first obstacle. Summoning flowers at the right time was actually harder than I thought.
tykenn
tykenn15 Apr 2024, 06:57
I chuckled a bit hearing the dramatic "flowerrr!" sound in all its variations
WubbaDuck
WubbaDuck15 Apr 2024, 06:57
Flower Power! Interesting take on an infinite runner type thing I could see this getting built out into something with a lot of variety, roguelike style where your build and timing/skill matter.
SigmoidDev
SigmoidDev15 Apr 2024, 13:59
Simple but effective - I could definitely see this being turned into something good, but in its current state it felt a bit lacking. There wasn't really any variation or randomness to the levels, and there weren't any decorations or anything. The environment felt a bit uninspired - even a few trees or bushes in the background would make it feel a lot more finished.

Good concept though, and I liked the audio!
Bx007
Bx00715 Apr 2024, 15:42
A simple game but I can play for a long time! The sound is quite interesting and graphics are comfortable! Nice work.
CaptainDreamcast
CaptainDreamcast15 Apr 2024, 15:56
F l o w e r

I really liked this one, getting into the rhythm of it and just timing it right so Mr. Small is propelled on the next platform. My best score was 10, I got a couple 10 runs, but I can't seem to get the timing right for the 11 mark. Got super into it, I think it has that nice quality where you immediately want to start again after a run to get farther. Very fun game, great job!
Owtuvammo
Owtuvammo15 Apr 2024, 20:39
The voice acting is definitely the best part. Otherwise, pretty simple but enjoyable enough.
Vasco Freitas
Vasco Freitas15 Apr 2024, 21:48
Simple but good enough to make me want to try to beat my score a few times (got to 12). I like how I have to time it differently as the level gets faster.
AbominableScience
AbominableScience16 Apr 2024, 09:50
very simplistic but it works perfectly. Mr.small is a cute little character who makes you want to help him on his climb. Maybe a little too simplistic, but I'll just end with "FLOWER" Thanks to you!
tinykidtoo
tinykidtoo16 Apr 2024, 17:04
This is a great twist on an infinite runner. Its harder then I thought to pick the right time to summon a flower. Also this is very well polished with some nice background music and great animations. I love how Mr. Small waddles, so cute. Well done!
LDJam user 38856316 Apr 2024, 19:02
Nice work. It's a simple idea, but fun to play for several runs. And the voice acting is a great touch :)
zablas16 Apr 2024, 22:53
A reincarnation of Flappy Bird :D
Josion16 Apr 2024, 22:55
Your game's charming concept and memorable "Flower~!" sound have captured my heart
Kirass16 Apr 2024, 22:58
I like this game! You guys are great!
vrdiy
vrdiy17 Apr 2024, 19:33
Charming and deceptively difficult. I love skill games and the timing is actually really tough. Some variety in the gameplay would give it more re-playability.
Codbaade17 Apr 2024, 21:57
love the "flower!!" sound hahahahaha cant stop laughing lol
rasblo18 Apr 2024, 13:43
Charming vibe with the music and art, the font and color choices were especially pleasing. Nice touch to have color variation in the flowers :)

Simple yet effective, as it gets quite frustrating at times! Fun interpretation of having to time jumps in an endless runner. As mentioned already, more replayability would come from further use of the mechanic or visual progress in the environment of some kind.

I also managed to continuously create flowers by spamming Space but I received no points sadly as I missed the triggers, that's what I get for cheating I guess!
Wouter52
Wouter5218 Apr 2024, 18:04
Fun game to kill some time with indeed ^^ The game gliched out at around the 8th or 9th platform: it would spawn in right in front of me. After that the platforms stop spawning and mr flower falls into the void. I think I found a bug there ^^"

The music and voice acting was superb, lots of people seem to love the 'Flowahhh', and so do I!
Baluj18 Apr 2024, 21:43
It's an interesting concept, good job!
Smidgens
Smidgens19 Apr 2024, 08:42
Neat and simple!
henk19 Apr 2024, 21:40
The linux build crashes on launch for me with the following error:
```
LowLevelFatalError [File:.\Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanUtil.cpp] [Line: 1131]
VulkanRHI::vkDeviceWaitIdle(Device) failed, VkResult=-4
at .\Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanDevice.cpp:1408
with error VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST
Signal 11 caught.
Malloc Size=262146 LargeMemoryPoolOffset=262162
CommonUnixCrashHandler: Signal=11
Malloc Size=131160 LargeMemoryPoolOffset=393352
Malloc Size=131160 LargeMemoryPoolOffset=524536
Engine crash handling finished; re-raising signal 11 for the default handler. Good bye.
Segmentation fault
```
This is on Ubuntu 20.04 with intel integrated graphics. From what I've found online this is likely Unreal's fault and not yours, but I just thought I'd let you know.
Fenix131113
Fenix13111320 Apr 2024, 07:51
I love this cute bird! Nice visual!
laszlotimar22 Apr 2024, 07:25
It is harder than it seems. It is full and working, the only thing I don't like is the file size, which is a bit large for my taste. After all a very well done and cool game!
Custodi
Custodi22 Apr 2024, 16:42
i vibe hard with this, awesome bird, phenomenal sound effects
Starlight Glimmer is best poney25 Apr 2024, 14:23
Charming. I wish there was a leaderboard, and the game over animation was a tad bit long.

Watching others play your game can be extremely insightful, so I recorded my playthrough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU9_b-v4dHQ
Linus Lindberg
Linus Lindberg25 Apr 2024, 14:45
Very cute and surprisingly fun! Really liked the "flower" sound effect.
Frank Gevaerts
Frank Gevaerts26 Apr 2024, 19:30
This was a fun game to play for a bit, smiling all the way through! The "Flower!" sound every time you summon a flower is great :)

I usually manage to get past 7 (unless I'm really careless) but over 10 feels hard! I think that's a good balance, I'm not sure I'd enjoy it if every run took half an hour.

One slight issue for me is that it immediately makes the fan of my graphics card go crazy, I imagine fps isn't limited? (playing on linux).
snesgaard27 Apr 2024, 14:56
~F~L~O~W~E~R~

Got to 9! Simple and fun concept. The game some time doesn't register your input, but otherwise I loved it.
cassowary
cassowary28 Apr 2024, 15:55
I like the sound effects a lot! The timing is pretty brutal, but I like that each run doesn't take too long. I wish it was a bit quicker to restart after dying, but otherwise this is quite a cute little idea.
funemaker
funemaker29 Apr 2024, 02:07
Loved it, simple and fun!
BalimaarTheBassFish
BalimaarTheBassFish29 Apr 2024, 08:52
My LD buddy @frank-gevaerts beats me! 7 is my limit!

It's a very nice and fun little game and loved the soundwork too. A fine entry indeed. A simple plan executed well!
AlexHoratio
AlexHoratio29 Apr 2024, 21:26
Well that's... an interesting game. Lol :D
Rugg1 May 2024, 19:57
"Flooowaah..." :D :D
jk5000
jk5000author5 May 2024, 15:17
@metagen @tykenn @wubbaduck @sigmoiddev @bx007 @captaindreamcast @owtuvammo @vasco-freitas @abominablescience @tinykidtoo @joniv @zablas @josion @kirass @vrdiy @codbaade @vivid-hallucination @rasblo @wouter52 @baluj @smidgens @henk @fenix131113 @laszlotimar @custodi @alaah @linus-lindberg @creeper-nade @frank-gevaerts @snesgaard @cassowary @funemaker @balimaarthebassfish @alexhoratio @psv-games-studio @rugg

Thank you all for rating and given feedback.

So I didn't win, but maybe I will have better luck next time. I'm this time just happy I managed to make a small little game. Yes it's really simple, and I could have done more, but I am still happy with what I made.

Hope to see all of you in the next LD. Good luck and have a great life.

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