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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #19 | 4.067 | 4.067 |
| Audio | #23 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Overall | #48 | 3.257 | 3.257 |
| Originality | #51 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
| Graphics | #63 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Accessibility | #80 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
| Controls | #87 | 2.933 | 2.933 |
| Fun | #96 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.3
Wildcards Used
One Hand
Game Description
Take care of your fathers bonsai
How does your game tie into the theme?
You grow your fathers bonsai tree
Source(s)
n/a
Discord Username(s)
endlesseboy88
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
6
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Comments
It’s a very stylish and atmospheric game. I haven’t managed to preserve the bonsai for long yet. But the process keeps you engaged and intrigued about how to achieve it.
I like the graphic style and relaxing music. Good choice! It would be nice to have thicker font so it's easier to read.
I really enjoyed the premise. I like visual novels, and the fact the mechanics were light so you could get to the story when you wanted. I do think it might be a nice accessibility feature to explain what a mushy stem or dry and hot dirt would want.
nice relaxation game, mine got stuck at "Oh no, the bonsia died what's dad gonna think." the "return to screen" didn't work and "next" button repeated the same line.
Thank you! Hope you got to the end though!
Great Game! The silohette graphics complement the story we get partial view of. The bonsai care mechanics aren't clear, but once you get used to it the care becomes a nice interlude between conversations. Some of the weed sprites were floating and could be cleaned up.
I love story driven games, and this one is such a beautiful game... The game mechanics are simple, but you managed to keep the storytelling aspect engaging. Great job!
Really cool game! I enjoyed the story even tho it's a pretty heavy theme. I liked tending to my tree, I am still not 100% sure if I was doing things right when the soil was hot, but I managed to get thru and complete the game! Awesome work!
I think this looks and sounds fantastic. Simple enough mechanics but its story driven so think keeping it simple made it easy to also engage with the story you are telling.
nice music and dialogue - very chill
Beautiful. Touching. Sad too, but I think that’s what makes it beautiful. Brilliant work.
Thank you!
Liked this a lot. Really nice music and a chill game. I was intrigued to see how the story played out and the dialogue was well written. I failed to keep the tree alive on my first attempt but managed it on the second go.
Thanks! I'm glad you got to enjoy it!
Great art and sound direction! Very chill. Great work! When I got to the failure screen though, I could only click next on the dialogue. I wasn't able to start over.
sry to hear about that. It was a bug that I patched out but it appears it got brought back. Hopefully you got to the end though!