Notes from gameplay:
- Ability to change font is nice, the default is hard to read
- Nice range of settings options!
- Music is fun and boppy
- Whoa, wall of text. This would be a lot better if it was fed to the player in sections
- Music stops when text intro comes up
- Nice worldbuilding with the instadrone
- lol @ cactus
- Intro text is well written, funny and sets the scene well for gameplay
- Text on the left sidebar is getting cut off (maybe because I have the 2nd font choice?)
- Clicking on tiles to dig and plant feels very slick and satisfying. Excellent use of changing graphics and giving auditory feedback to actions.
- The pixel art is very well done. You convey a lot of details in a just a few pixels!
- I'm enjoying meeting the community! I like how you show vs tell, eg kia ora and abuela indicate different cultural backgrounds without flat out explaining it
- A bit confused by the gameplay itself. It looks like the lettuce is grown on day 4? Do I pick it? I clicked on it, but nothing seemed to change in my UI, although it vanished from the garden
- Love learning about new types of plants through the zine, great educational inclusion
- How do I not have enough plants for worms?! The entire garden is planted (maybe it's not counting the grown lettuce?)
- Oh, Sabbah brought worms the next day without me doing anything
- Ooh, I love the little butterflies around the grown plants. I forget what those are called (some sort of labeling in the UI would be helpful)
- lol @ the old grumpy man who actually just wants the garden to be better
- No more story :(
- Surprise story! The ending is very sweet and I love how the community came together to stick it to the corporation
- Aww, the tree blooming is a lovely touch and it's the most beautiful art in the game!
- Pigeon consulting, eh?
- Love the call to action at the end about community gardens
This was a lovely little narrative piece. The gameplay feels more like a relaxing way to progress though the story. I really wish the text had been easier to read - the story is wonderful, but SO hard to read :( A bit of polish there would definitely improve the game! Overall, great work and inspiring. I want to go make a community garden now!