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Seeing Eye to Sky - Simple Owls's itch.io pageArtistic Statement / Use of Theme
Our project incorporates the theme of the jam by showing progress throughout the game through the mayor planting a literal Seed of Change, which symbolizes the town gradually realizing the importance of its environmental impact and how the community can only improve by caring for its climate. The mayor brings awareness to the town by visiting each location and helping residents little by little, increasing their favorability and encouraging them to care more about their individual impact. Artistically, we were inspired by Stardew Valley and other cozy farming games, using muted colors that gradually become brighter as the town changes, along with simple, relaxing music to reinforce the game's atmosphere.
Development Summary
We were able to implement most of the features we envisioned, including the day and night cycle, environmental progression, favorability, and money systems, but we wanted to improve how the town's transformation was visually communicated through the backgrounds. Based on feedback, we reworked the dialogue, adjusted several gameplay mechanics, and created additional background variations so players could more clearly see the town gradually changing over time. We also experimented with several music tracks before choosing the versions that best matched the game's progression and overall atmosphere.
Topic Tags
visual novel, climate, climate jam, light pollution, beach pollution, change, small acts, community
Sprint Participation
yes
Game Engine, Platform, Format
godot 4.6
Generative AI Disclosure
No Gen AI was used
(optional) Promotional Video
https://youtu.be/IlzIjgJ-NGg
(Optional) Feedback Form
https://forms.gle/WWgWoigzhEoYAA3h7
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Comments
I really loved the writing in this game! I like how you focused on light pollution, which is often an overlooked issue. I honestly felt really moved by this game, and I can tell a lot of love and heart went into it. I definitely feel like this is the most impactful project I've seen so far. Great work!
Hi! I got this message.
Error: Couldn't load project data at path "/". Is the .pck file missing?
If you've renamed the executable, the associated .pck file should also be renamed to match the executable's name (without the extension).
Hi Magn! The project was exported as HTML to itch, can you please tell us when you get that error? thank you!
The error occurred while I was loading the web build.
That's really weird, I didn't rename any of the files, I don't understand what it might have caused it, because it works on my and others' end.
I'm really sorry, I will try and find out the root of the problem, but in case I can't I wanted to thank you for your interest in our game :)
And thank you for bringing up this issue!
The visuals and sound play very well for me! This game offers a quick glimpse into a world affected by environmental change. What I'd love to see more of is how complicated the position as a mayor is and how it would affect the players' decisions, particularly when your interests and stances are in conflict with the citizens' interests. Overall, this is a pleasant game to play (and the typewriter sound is so satisfying!) Thank you for sharing this:)
I enjoyed my playthrough of this game. I was not sure where in the world I was exactly. I sort of wondered what kind of town and it's citizens might be all up in arms at the same time about not being able to see the sky, and why. It might be nice to consider the outside forces that make this community unique from others, grounded in real-world science of air pollution and nightime sky visibility and its occlusion as it pertains to city smog encroaching on community culture. Thanks for making!
Nice game, really liked how you walked through and changed the minds of people in town to do good thing.