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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Is it related to spring and does it follow the theme? | #5 | 3.950 | 3.950 |
| Audio / Music | #16 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Overall | #21 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Gameplay / Fun | #31 | 2.900 | 2.900 |
| How much do you like the game overall? | #37 | 2.950 | 2.950 |
| Graphics / Visuals | #42 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I love those funny little bees, relaxing music and nice calm color palette. I was happy to see my first blossomed flower but then I remembered that I can not only click on bees but also watering them and you know what happened xD don't understand why bees are bad boys here tho... but gameplay is fun! clicking on weed or bee several times is more interesting than one-time click and idea with "levels" of tools is suitable for this game ^^
Yaa ><! Bees are actually essential to the ecosystem... I wanted 'enemies' in the game to increase the difficulty, and I found that bees' swarming and avenging behaviors would be a good fit (sorry bees). I am very happy that you like the game!
Just like the others have mentioned, its confusing at the start, but eventually it makes sense! I'm trying to improve "explaining" the gameplay loops for my games, but tutorials (as I found out) are actually kind of tricky to implement. Especially with limited time lol.
You are right! It's very hard to doa step-by-step guided tutorial in a game jam. I guess a simple text-based tutorial will be an easier solution. Thanks for playing btw!
Fun, my flowers were doing so well and then I got swarmed by bees ahaha. And the art is lovely 😊
Thanks! It means a lot to me!!
Had some problems with the bees filling up my screen to the point I couldnt bloom a flower, but the game completed anyway. Better background would have helped but nice overall
Thanks for your comments! The bees' swarming is designed to force players to avoid watering them, increasing the difficulty, but I also agree that it's a bit too hard to get a blossomed flower. I will polish the game further. Thanks!
Like other people mentioned as well, I got a bit confused at the start and it took me some time to figure out what was happening. After I figured it out, it was quite nice and the art is adorable.
Thank you! Indeed, a tutorial or clearer instructions are needed ><
Initially a little odd to figure out, but fun to get going after that! I thought at the beginning that water got rid of bees, so i definitely ended up with a screen covered in bees at one point, but still would recommend!
Thanks for recommending! In fact, (2 drops of) water can kill a bee, but each collision will spawn one more bee. This idea comes from how real bees respond to threats by swarming.
really love the vibes that the art style and music are bringing to this :) i agree with some of the other commenters that it took me a second to understand the UI and the difficulty curve could be adjusted. but once i figured out the mechanics, it was a lot of fun and very satisfying to see my flowers grow!
Thats encouraging! Indeed I did not have sufficient time to test and adjust the difficulty due to the time limit - that's a good lesson learned. Thank you!!
Fun unique gameplay loop and music vibes are immaculate! great job! :)
Thanks for playing! It means a lot to me <3
Once I figured out how the tools worked, I really like how they work, pretty cool way to have different tools. The watering and the weeds was fun, the bees were maybe a bit much, and the hitboxes are wayyy too small. The art was super charming though, and when I finally had my first flower bloom I was very happy with myself. Great game!
Thx for your comments! Due to limited time, the game didn't really teach how the tools work - a tutorial/ better UI is missing. And I agree that the bees are a bit hard to be stopped when they swarm, the difficulty curve needs to be polished. Your words also pinpointed that flowers are quite hard to blossom, and it is not even a required winning criterion. I am glad that you like it, and I will improve the game in the future!
The bees REALLY liked my plants. I found it super funny when they absolutely swarmed the screen. Fun management game, pretty visuals, cute music. Nice job :D
Thanks so much! Bees get damaged and angry when they are watered (and call their friends to revenge!). It's originally just a punishing logic, but it ends up bringing more fun.
great music and visual!
Thank you very much. Due to limited time, I was forced to draw the bees and the background in a more cartoon vibe. I am grateful that you like it!
Nice management game . I like the mechanics
Thank you! I am glad that you like it :D
Simple and engaging! (at least for me haha) But something funny happened, I had tall flowers and was killing the bees with water... and they started spawning by the millions hahaha
Thanks for playing! That's a mechanism that forces the player to water flowers strategically (or spawn more bees to earn scores). Its also a part of the overgrown ideas. Glad that you spotted it!
ooooh! :O