Cool idea and really nice artwork! I did find it a bit difficult to understand at first, some handcrafted tutorial levels or clearer onboarding would definitely help ease the learning curve. Once it clicks, the concept feels like it has a lot of potential. Grat job overall! (pls play mmy game)
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The druid's garden exam's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #3098 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Creativity | #3863 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Audio | #4613 | 2.762 | 2.762 |
| Narrative | #5996 | 2.179 | 2.179 |
| Enjoyment | #8374 | 2.107 | 2.107 |
Ranked from 84 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The exam need to be completed in certain number of turn, each card count down this counter and need to be calculated how spend the turns.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Lose Music # 1 - remaxim
Win Music #2 - remaxim
O Jardim dos Encantamentos EsquecidosComposiia - Composiia
Dogica de Roberto Mocci
Splash-eau-goudron1.wav by rombart
Comments
cool game, but it is a bit difficult for me. maybe some handcrafted tutorial levels can help ease the difficulty curve. nice artwork and idea.
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Dungeon_Level - -As others have said the idea seems very interesting but I had absolutely no clue what was going on ahah! just add a tutorial and this can be fire! well done :)
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Yume: The Last DreamThere is good potential in this concept. I think it might be good to "tutorialise" the mechanics by ramping up with each flower type and how to manage them. Nice work :)
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Dawn WalkerLove the idea! Unfortunately, I have no clue how to actually pass the exam.
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Countdown to Usudok DayThis is such a cool concept and neat style! I think the game has a lot of potential. Maybe reduce the complexity - at least at the very start. Have the player start with a totally empty lot, and then play cards to plant the seeds and do the watering. Making the player build the garden from scratch would give them more of a connection to the garden, and also have them enjoy slowly discovering all the nice plant pixel art as the plants grow.
Top notch design of the ui, background, cards and plants.
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Down the CountYes, after the jam i like to expand the idea more, and reduce the complexity, i think i don't explain very well its each plant have a max on point that can gain, and it's pointless put more resources if the cap of that plant its reached( the green bar in each plant), i want to remove this cap and others changes for more easy experience.
I think it’s got potential. It looks entertaining, but I can’t quite work out how to win. It needs more detailed instructions or a tutorial to guide you a bit.
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ChronoTimerAgreeing with most other comments, cool game but I do not have the brain cells to comprehend it xd
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The Jester's QuestAs others have said, this games kinda confusing. An ingame tutorial would have helped, but this game is decently polished nontheless, which i appreciate.
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BANKRUPTAXIReally confusing, sorry… even after I figured out how to play I felt like it wasn’t really easy to know if a given pattern was even possible it felt really RNG The idea is super cool though! I’d love to see a more fleshed out version of this game where you have more choice over what plants you grow and what spells you have at a given time.
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09 Days Till AnnihilationCute little game, I love the pixel art and how cute it is, I had a very good laugh when instead of "game over" i got a "You no pass the exam"
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Untitled Penguin GameI like the idea of the game, but as many others have pointed out, a lack of instructions on how the game works maked it very difficult to figure out what to do!
Great job with the visuals!
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Pay Back TimeSame suggestion as others have already said - some kind of tutorial would be nice. Interesting idea though!
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Make them count
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