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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Design | #15 | 3.860 | 3.860 |
| Overall | #18 | 3.877 | 3.877 |
| Graphics | #26 | 3.912 | 3.912 |
| Fun | #27 | 3.649 | 3.649 |
| Originality | #29 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Topic | #42 | 3.825 | 3.825 |
| Audio | #87 | 2.614 | 2.614 |
Ranked from 57 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 "Unconventional Means"?
Its a traditional 2D platformer where the player shapes the environment in order to traverse it.
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Ideas are unique but the level design + how plant grows makes the game more challenging than needed
It was hard to balance. I definitely should have reduced the amount of randomness of the foliage growth. I tend to try and make jam games easy. I probably could have tweaked the amount of seeds the player gets per level as well as water. Will improve upon this learning experience in the future.
Personally, i would focus more on the gameplay of growing tree, connecting them from platforms to platforms instead of limiting amount of seeds and water.
Or maybe add refill, at checkpoints every now and then. Game would still be challenging but also more forgiving.
Right now, it feels like i have to conserve seeds and water through the whole map which i don't even know how long it is.
I’m not fond of removing the seeds or water limitation, but I do like the idea of checkpoints. That would be a nice trade off, and could allow for larger more open ended maps.
It doesn't have any music, but somehow it still fits the atmosphere of the game. I love the art style and the idea of your game!
We definitely wanted to make music but poured our focus into refining the level design and gameplay above all else. Glad you enjoyed playing!
This game is fun and well done! It took me a while to figure out how it works my way through the first level but was definitely unconventional. I am also missing some music and a little bit more audio. Great entry overall.
First off this game looks great! The sprites and UI are on point. The jump feels good, and it's a pretty creative and well executed concept. It's a bit unforgiving if you miss a seed in the level and have to start the whole thing over again, but that could be a good or bad thing based on your perspective.
The hardest part to balance was how limited should the player’s toolkit be. We made these decisions after blocking out the levels and after a lot of play testing on our part we ended up with the result you played. Definitely needs improvement. Thank you for playing and I’m glad you liked it!
This is really well done. I enjoyed it a lot. It is a neat concept and pretty challenging in a good way.
thank you so much!! We really appreciate the feedback, I'm glad you liked it! :')
Really Really cool game! I love how unique it is! Definitely, some music would have been a lot better, especially in the parts where I had a struggle. Amazing game nonetheless.
The only problem with the game is the lack of musical accompaniment, otherwise, everything is perfect. Nice implementation of the jam theme.
Thank you!!! We had trouble coming up with an idea at first, but my roommate owns 30+ plants so we found some inspo!! :D
It is a pity that pleasant music does not play in the background. But this game can be forgiven. Cool idea. Artstyle - GREAT! (I also tried to brick myself up and I succeeded, thanks)
ahaha glad we're forgiven! Thank you!!! :D
It was my opinion that it would be better to have no music than potentially bad / mediocre music. Maybe I was mistaken. Either way glad everything else makes up for it :D
Very unique game and I really like the idea of it. Although sometimes throwing seeds could seem to random and would block my path. Overall pretty good game
Thank you for the feedback. I think you’re right, I should have toned down the randomization a bit. Thanks for playing!
10/10. The only issue I had was when throwing water down below me it would sometimes be glitchy and throw me off. I wouldn't hold it against this game. I absolutely love it!
Thank you very much for playing the game! If I had more time to polish the main mechanics I would have spent longer tweaking the collision detection of the foliage / vines.
Love the idea of a platformer where you have to make the platforms haha, very fun to play and art looked very nice!
thank you so much!!! :D means a lot!
Wow! I'm impressed! This game is actually good. The only thing I missed was some nice music. I love the puzzle platformer style where you have to be creative to find your way to the flag! The graphics are great as well. The background is so well done! Hats of!
Thank you!! We don't have a lot of levels so we tried to be pretty intentional with the ones we have. We'd definitely have loved to add some music if there was more time ahaha. Glad you enjoyed it!!
Really enjoyable game. I could tell there was a lot of thought into the level design. There were enough hints that it wasn't too difficult but also some technically challenging spots that made it fun.
My favorite level was the first one where you had to figure out that the water could create a bridge to get over the tall wall. Games that have a seemingly simple mechanic, but take it to the next level are really special.
My only critiques would be that I felt the number of seeds felt like they were too limited and didn't allow room for much error. I found myself getting past a tough spot using a lot of seeds and water to see that there was more platforming that required resources I didn't have - maybe just adding more resources allow for error. Also I felt strangely slippery on the plant growth. I wanted to feel more firmly "planted" but it's not a biggie.
Overall, a very fun, good-looking game with a very unique and fun mechanic!
Wow, thank you! This comment, along with all the others so far have really made my day! The gameplay and programming I did are one thing but the whole project would not have come together so nicely without the help of Sarah.
I will look into whether or not the rules allow re-uploads if its minor balancing tweaks to give players a bit more freedom with the seeds and water.
Really appreciate the feedback, thanks again!
thank you!!! I'm really glad the thought I put into the levels came through! I really tried to make the best of the great mechanics that were implemented!
such a very fun and creative game! The controls are really neat and the visuals are so well thought out.
Thank you! My partner for the project really did great job given the time frame they had to work with.
Thank you!!! :D
This is amazing, love the concept and enjoyed playing! Well done!
Thanks a bunch! Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, really cool game! So simple and so good!
Thanks! Really appreciate the kind words, and I’m glad you enjoyed playing!
Simply FIRE!
Thank you for playing! I’m glad you enjoyed it :D
cool concept and WONDERFUL execution, the game was challenging and interesting without being too hard or outstaying it's welcome.
Being able to see the aim of the water droplets would be a welcome addition!
Shoot! I knew I should have added the aiming feature to water as well haha. Honestly I was too lazy to integrate it into that. Thanks for playing! I’m really glad you enjoyed it! I was worried some of the stages would be too difficult.
Great game, simple controls and beatifull graphics.
It kinda confuses me that the bushes can't be planted on the grass blocks.
Overall a great experience.
Thanks for playing! Yeah it was kind of an arbitrary decision. It was hard to nail down a consistent art design in a few short days. Hopefully it didn’t take away too much from the experience.
Very good game, creative but me and my sister have some small problems with it
Me: the fact that seeds you have to release the button to shot and water just clicking shots it is a little bit confusing
sister: you spend to much water with a single click
Thank you for the feedback, and for playing our game! I’ll have to take a more thoughtful approach next time to programming the controls for any gameplay mechanics I make in the future.