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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #125 | 4.135 | 4.135 |
| Overall | #150 | 3.811 | 3.811 |
| Creativity | #164 | 3.838 | 3.838 |
| Fun | #257 | 3.459 | 3.459 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Preferred Name
Travis C.
Owen N.
Newbie?
Experienced
Nope - I've completed at least one game jam before.
How does your game fit the theme?
You are a botanist starting from scratch, having to figure out ways to take care of plants that have delicate tempers.
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Stardew Valley, loved that you could collide with the plants, that is a cute little detail. Didnt played it all as I read that it would take 3 hours but all I can say is that I now have some experience in farming.
fun: love me a Stardew Valley vibe, the farming mechanic was good and fun, really good
Presentation: The art style is really good, the sound design as well, though itis missing walking animation. Did you draw them yourself?
creativity: love the idea, fitst he theme well, adding to the farm mechanic was good, great work
Yeah! Everything you see in the game was made by the two of us! I'm glad you liked it
That's some great teamwork, keep up the hard work, and one day you will make a great full game 💪 I'd love for you to try my game as well, I'm sure you're gonna like it😁
There's a lot to say here, first the game fits the theme perfectly well since you're a farmer that (apparently lost their memories) and has to start over their fair without remembering how to take care of each plant. This is such a great concept and in a full game can be explored very well (if you put other NPCs it would be interesting having dialogues about their past and their relationships).
The mechanics are Stardew Valley BUT with the addition that each plant requires way more care, instead of just watering them you have 3 other options (besides the singing one, i couldn't figure out what the other two were, I'm interested in what would be the names of the actions). And there was lots and lots of try and error which may seen more frustrating but it makes so so much more interesting. Even making you think you're doing everything perfectly well and then the game strikes you with something new (like the flower killing the other while you're [gathering?? i forgot the word, picking it, farming it],,, i almost cried😭). So it's like Stardew Valley but you made the farming of it so much more interesting and that's awesome.
I was a little confused about how to gather more library point tho, for some plants it was easy to get a lot but for others i could barely get it, even interacting with them didn't do much compared to others, so my only more negative feedback would be maybe making more clear how to get points and depending maybe making it more easier to get.
This game is my top 1 of games I wish to play for a full version, it has SO MUCH POTENTIAL so please consider continuing on it, I would love playing more of it with it having more things to do in the town, more people to talk to, etc etc.
10000/10, the art and music is beautiful too i forgot to mention!
Thank you so much for playing the game and leaving such a long, thoughtful review. The other two care options were fertilizer and pruning (but to be honest those were definitely left aside some as I ran out of time to give them visuals). I definitely plan on continuing this project so your kind words mean a lot, I'll make sure you're the first to know when I have an update coming up.
I tried playing this one a couple of times now. The gameplay is a nice start to a farming sim. I like the art as well. As for the gameplay, it feels empty and not enough to do. Framing isn't bad, but I feel it's not enough to make me play for longer than a few minutes at a time. I think with more time and features, this could be a great game. The character designs make me want to know about the small world you have going on. I like character development, so getting to know your town more would be awesome.
If this game didn't have a load save system, I feel I couldn't give it a proper rating. The amount of plants you were able to get in here is extremely nice. The music flows well with your world. This is a wonderful game.
Yeah, I get that! For the jam I really wanted to emphasize the core gameplay loop surrounding the plants, so filling out the game with more things outside them wasn't a high priority. As a full game I plan to add more content to really flesh out the world apart from the plants (my design document is filling up FAST).