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A jam submission

Happy cultureView game page

a game about taking care of bees and collecting honey
Submitted by deraju, lolupenza — 1 hour, 41 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#103.8153.815
Concept#143.8523.852
Overall#153.7413.741
Presentation#273.7043.704
Use of the Limitation#283.5933.593

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Lolita Luppens (visual artist ig : lol_needs_an_artsy_name), Felix Boucher (programmer itch : deraju.itch.io)

Software used
Unity, LMMS, Procreate

Use of the limitation
We incorporated a cellphone which contains many useful applications : an online shop, a wiki, a IoT app which lets you view your beekeeping stats ...

Cookies eaten
zero I think ._.

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Submitted

This is a surprisingly stressful cozy game.   Once I learned the mechanic, it was extremely enjoyable!

Developer (1 edit)

I know right?! It does require to stay surprisingly attentive XD

Submitted

Really relaxing, until at some point I had too many bees, or I placed a hive too fast and couldn't place enough flowers in time.

 The music and the art style really fits the game and having a phone instead of a simple menu is a great idea.

Developer

Thank you for the comment ^^ yeah it does require a bit more planning than one might think hehe

Submitted

Very therapetic and relaxing game - but I have a hunch it gets progressively more stressful as you get more bees and expand, so I guess you as the player can decide how stressful or relaxing you want the game to be XD

Developer

I does become a bit stressful ^^' but there's a peaceful mode you can activate if you want (in the options)

Submitted(+1)

that was like, way too addicting. I don't know how or why but I could only put it down after getting so many bees my browser crashed, fantastic job

Developer

I'm so happy to read that haha I must admit I didn't expect the game to be that catchy when we started

Submitted

Fun and chill, I love it!

maybe the progression is a bit too slow? idk, that's not much of a problem but it's a bit long to get into business I think.

also, but it was already discussed in the comments, the music deserves to be longer ^^

Appart from that, ggwp, it looks cool, plays nicely and everything fits together perfectly :D

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the feedback! :)

I was thinking about getting the progression a bit more linear (instead of quadratic as it is now). maybe dropping the price of first hives a bit + adding other reward items. I guess this would help a bit

Submitted

So cute! Love it. Fun and addicting. Good job

Developer

Thank you for your feedback ^^ 

Submitted

Love the game! The music is simple but fits the game very well. 

Developer

Thank you for the comment :) it's not the most complicated song I made indeed lol but I agree with you that it fits the "calm gardening" vibe

Submitted

This one really hooked me in - I like the simplicity of it, and I think with a some more time put into it you could have a full game here! 

Developer

We do have some ideas for making the game deeper and more balanced indeed! glad you enjoyed the game!

Submitted

Good idea, i like it, preaceful and chill game to play, good entry!! I would recommend adding some button to play again instead of refreshing the page

Developer

there's actually a replay button in the phone! it's in the "power" menu

Submitted

This game is very addictive! I couldn't stop playing it, it's very fun
It has a good concept and cute graphics, I could play and relax for hours

Developer

yeah I've played quite alot too xD we're pretty happy with the result. thank you for the feedback 

Submitted(+1)

Cute and relaxing game with cute and relaxing art and music :)

I was really surprised by the scope of the gameplay referring to all the updgrades, many different "building" options, even a multi-functional smartphone :O

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you liked it! we've been working pretty hard lol. programming something like 30h on the first three days lol

Submitted

This is a very cute and fun game. Honestly at first I was getting bored and was thinking to myself... this game needs more than just a couple flowers and then all of a sudden I got an achievement and BOOM. Way more flowers and the options just didnt stop. A lot of cool features and I love the idea of the phone. Its very creative. Was worried at first that this game was too simple and then it exploded and became very fun and interesting. I love how you can get more land. One of my favorite entries. 

Submitted

One thing I think would be a nice add to the game is if the hives costed less at the start and then costed more when you had more on your little garden. Also I love the achievement system!

Developer

Thank you for the feedback :) I'm happy you enjoyed it. 

Making hives more expensive after buying them is indeed a good idea. It could also make the game more challenging over time. 

Submitted

Great game! Loved the interpretation of the limitation, and it felt very well executed.

Developer

Thank you! We worked pretty hard haha

Submitted

This was a lot of fun. Relaxing and happy and clever.

Developer

Thank you!  I'm happy you enjoyed the game!

Submitted

Nice, I really enjoyed it! It reminded me of a game from the GMTK 23. Nice game! I have basically no complaints! One complaint is that the music is relaxing but I think it needs some variety. Other than that I loved it. The art was fantastic! If you have time could you come rate my game?

Developer(+1)

Do you remember which GMTK 23 submission that was? tbh I didn't follow this jam very thoroughly so I only know about like, 2 - 3 games from this jam hehe

Submitted

The Shopkeeper Is Saving Up For An Ice Cream Machine! is the gmtk 

game. 

Developer

Oh yeah I can see the resemblance (relaxing vibe and guitar music)

Submitted

Did you take part in the GMTK 23? If so can you tell me the name so that I can play it?

Developer

No I didn't. :) Did you?

Submitted

I did! I would love it if you tried it out! Tell me what you think! It's called Better Cluck Next Time.

Developer

I've played your GMTK23 game, and I must admit you got me at the trap soundtrack hahaha + you can actually time your chicken splashing right to provide to the beat xD

Submitted

Thanks for playing it! Could you follow me so that if it comes out as a full release you'll know?

Developer

also yeah, the music is really repetitive xD I had ideas for additional parts to the song but time was against me

Submitted

wow i really enjoyed the game, i actually spend like 10 minutes playing it, i liked how you implemented the limitation.

Developer

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself :)

Submitted

I like this game!

Developer

Happy to read that ^^ 

Submitted

I really liked this game! I liked how the game got exponentially more complex! I remember this before the end of the jam, this is really good!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the kind words! it was nice having your game on early access too :D

Submitted

Fun game! I bought the land expansion and couldn't control trash spawning all around the land and bees cruising to the trash on the other side of the land the moment their color is not available, so had to restart and just keep it small and under control:


Very good stuff. Pretty cool that flowers started growing randomly later on. And the phone like little UI is neat. Would be nice if there was a way to guarantee that the harmful trash won't spawn in a certain region so I can set the game at the fast-forward speed and not have to worry about a hive suddenly getting wiped, especially after building the satellite thingy that makes the bees super fast.

An enjoyable game overall. Well done!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for the comment! There is a peaceful mode in the options if you want to just plant stuff and watch bees buzz :)

Submitted(+1)

Oh I don't know how I missed that. Time to watch my empire grow =D


Submitted

Calm music and fun art style, had lots of fun with one. Also, Great interpretation of the theme!

Developer

Thank you for the comment! ^^ Glad you enjoyed it

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