| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #36 | 3.788 | 3.870 |
| Quality | #48 | 3.448 | 3.522 |
| Impression | #50 | 3.405 | 3.478 |
| Overall | #51 | 3.501 | 3.576 |
| Creativity | #61 | 3.362 | 3.435 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
# Game Description
SNES inspired soundtrack for an arcade puzzle game in the vein of Puyo-Puyo, Panel de Pon, and Dr Mario.
# Story
There once was a tree that stood at the center of the kingdom, its emerald leaves were said to cure any disease.
It was called The Crystal Oak, and the land flourished around it.
One day, the young prince fell so ill that even the tree could not heal it.
In a fit of grief, the king burned the tree.
Though he soon realized his mistake, it was too late.
The Crystal Oak's gemstone seeds flew across the land. A few grew into saplings, but most were crushed underfoot.
Twenty years have passed. They say if you find a sapling, you can sell it for riches beyond your wildest dreams.
Now, a new story begins...
# Playable Characters
Rose - Fire Mage (Red). Wants to heal her ailing sister's disease.
Aqua - Merfolk (Blue). Wants to trade the sapling to a dragon for her hostage mother.
Ivy - Dryad (Green). Wants to grow a new Crystal Oak in a secret place, so humans will not find it before it bears fruit.
King Alcrus III - The king (Yellow). Wants to atone for his burning of the Crystal Oak by planting a new one.
# Story Mode Notes
In the story mode, players journey through the kingdom to find a crystal sapling.
The opponents are rivals in searching for the saplings.
The player eventually ends up at the empty royal palace, and the final boss of story mode is the ghost of the Crystal Oak
Beating the spirit accelerates the growth of the saplings that are scattered around the kingdom, and the player gets a epilogue cutscene.
Message from the artist:
I tried to channel a lot of what I think Kirby songs are like. I haven't actually played a Kirby game though, so it ended up with me really leaning on the music box samples I had.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I took inspiration from the image, imagining the blue and red blobs as gemstones, which lead to the idea of a puzzle arcade game (via memories of Bejeweled and such).
I think this is a bit more novel than my original idea about a blue and red slime, but frankly I worry that it was too abstract.
Link to streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/arachnibot/sets/sparkling-seeds-ost
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