There's a key to mute music [M on QWERTY], you might have pressed it involuntarily.
And you're absolutely right about the non impact of clear cutting everything. We thought of it a bit too late sadly...so many gamedesign parameters to balance perfectly, and not enough time, that's the jam thing I guess.
Wonderful graphics, would have love a little audio track to complete the cozy vibrant vibe!
The gameplay is relaxing, but doesn't convey much in terms of showing a sustainable future or pushing to collective action. I felt the diminishing resources part though, because I wasn't able to water all my plants and they started dying :(
I'm a bit concerned about using that much of fertilizer though, but it could be something natural and harmless in these bags.
You got a point with the music, a fade will definitely help, and making it "reactive" to gameplay would help game feel. You're also right for pacing, that's something we struggled for. We took too much time to build a lot of "gameplay knobs", and there wasn't enough time left to tune them perfectly.
Gorgeous entry, never seen something like the opening scene before, well done!
The interactivity tricks you found are nice, but sadly, I was stuck after retrieving the necklace, when the character is shouting? In what seems to be a very sad scene. I wasn't able to go further.
Interesting concept, the low poly topview of the city is nice and relaxing...until some many shootings appear in my city? I clicked on bubbles multiple times, but didn't understand how to upgrade (so many buttons!).
Also, the controls are a pain, in the bedroom, the player is moving way to fast, makes it difficult to read the signs.
Maybe it's because I wasn't able to upgrade, but I didn't see the sustainable aspect of the game.
Sadly I can't play it right now. The setup concept is, in my opinion, too complex for a game jam. But I can imagine this for events and facilitation sessions. In that case, using real animals might be more impactful.
Awesome entry! Very well polished for a jam game, congrats!
Gameplay is relaxing, although too simple, even with the late levels. I knew the technic before, but your game just makes it perfectly clear how the "magic" works. The poems were a nice touch, but the "collective" side wasn't as present in the gameplay sadly.
The art is crisp and the audio is relaxing (apart from the cars, but they fit into the urban theme). I think you nailed the theme and impact, by showing the power of community gardens (moreover, in opposition to late-stage capitalism).
Sadly, the gameplay is a bit basic : I planted everything, then I was changing rows when I was given a new seed. Harvesting just removes the plant. And the walls of text are not easy to read, although the story is engaging.
A cute cosy game (with a crazy music that I muted, sorry), but sadly, it seems there are resolution issues on my laptop : I can't see all the scene, so I can't finish the first level :(
Yes, this game had a tough story: the gameplay that was thought as bad, as been kinda "salvaged" to be more interesting and fun.
Because of that, there might be a problem with the "risk" mechanic, which could have been a bit more intertwined with the scrolling.
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Cute game with an easy to grasp mechanic! I appreciate that you have the choice between multiplayer and solo. Sounds would have been nice though, it feels a bit bland without them.
Very good art, audio and gameplay, well done! I didn't understand the hacking mechanic at first, and ended up being wiped by the first enemy. Moreover, I didn't understand why I could not have better guns.
I also had difficulties to see health indicators top screen and spent a lot of time chasing the enemy instead of shooting it.
So there wasn't enough to push me to the end (or trying the endless mode), but overall liked the experience, congrats for pulling this by yourself!
I think the attack animation is too slow, the game does not feel much reactive. You can see that on this type of games (Hollow Night, Cuphead or Fury), attacks are fast, and you can chain them quickly. Same for the shield animation, there's some time before the shield is shielding you (what I called the "parry").
A cool procgen prototype! The idea is creative too, I could see a finished game where you have to do that (already exists maybe). However, it is harsh to play in this state: the back button in the menu is annoying, I don't understood what were all items doing, and the character was too slow. It felt a bit sluggish in this very big map.
Congrats on finishing the jam though, and learning all those things :)
A polished game, all the text and story makes it feel like a "finished" game. You're not right into the action, which can be a bit annoying. When the action comes, though, it gets pretty hard. The timing for parrying is really tricky (because the animation is too slow), and I gave up when the boss regenerated all his HP...
Didn't see the other levels, sadly, (but based on the screenshots, I think it's the same monster?).
Congrats for pulling this solo, it really feels complete!
A really fun game, easy to understand and effective gameplay! The cat sound effect is a bit repetitive, and the second level is already quite hard, but overall congrats for the jam!
A fun game with very pink aesthetics :) The gameplay is innovative and works well. I didn't understand some things though: what happens when the handle falls into an empty slice? I think it take the nearest item? I didn't understand how the oracle is working too. And the menu transition was a bit slow to quickly read the effects of all items.
It's a really polished game, with great art and sfx. I found the music a bit "depressing" though. Also, it becomes weird when you have too much speed and everything is blurry.
