Seed by deadlypear

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made by deadlypear for LD28 (JAM)
You have one seed. Plant it wisely to take over the whole lawn in the least number of auto-run turns.

Ratings

Coolness 26% 1516
Overall(Jam) 3.00 312
Audio(Jam) 2.73 307
Fun(Jam) 2.06 495
Graphics(Jam) 3.33 232
Innovation(Jam) 3.47 73
Theme(Jam) 3.50 70

Feedback

LatFoued
16. Dec 2013 · 22:02 UTC
i really loved the concept here, it was just simple and full of life.
McFunkypants
16. Dec 2013 · 22:30 UTC
Really beautiful art. I would love to see this turned into a deeper turn based puzzle game with many seeds rather than just one. With more clear interaction feedback between different terrain types, I would know which layouts of garden would grow the fastest. Right now I'm not sure I got how to best choose the ideal spot. GREAT WORK!
Lorenzo Maierú
16. Dec 2013 · 23:52 UTC
I like the concept!
I'd suggest more player feedback. Can't really weigh my choices at the moment.
Coin Flip Games
18. Dec 2013 · 05:03 UTC
The graphics are pretty good!
lubos
19. Dec 2013 · 18:16 UTC
Simple. Loving the art style.
psychomonster
19. Dec 2013 · 21:31 UTC
Cool art style... funny music... but is this really a game ^^ Nice to watch... what else t do?
🎤 deadlypear
21. Dec 2013 · 23:56 UTC
Thanks for playing and commenting! Of course we had further ideas for this... that you'd only get one seed, but you would get multiple helpful items such as watering can, compost, etc. to battle and direct the growth versus the weeds taking over... so yeah, more interactive. Right now it's just pick a spot and watch it grow, but hey, it's just a seed of an idea... and we had a fun time making it for the jam. :-)
01rafael
22. Dec 2013 · 01:12 UTC
I love it! You get only one seed of weed )
jimmypaulin
22. Dec 2013 · 10:44 UTC
Upbeat and lively, a really nice idea and the first cellular automata I've come across this LD! I think I found an attractor state because it kept running for over a minute without significantly changing state. Lovely music and graphics, it is juicy but I'm not sure I really understood what made the best start position, being unable to execute the CA in my head ... Have you found any garden of eden states?!! ;)
ploogle
22. Dec 2013 · 23:17 UTC
It wasn't entirely clear to me what was going on, but it looked cool while it was happening!
plancien
26. Dec 2013 · 10:35 UTC
A cellular-automata game ! Great idea, and beautiful graphics.
Could you add a replay button when it took too long to complete ? My first try was really bad, it never ended, I had to relaunch the game.
And without giving us the simulation rules in detail (that would spoil the puzzle), you could guide the player with one or two vague indications.
CosmicAdventureSquad
02. Jan 2014 · 20:32 UTC
Nice graphics and music, just wish there was more interaction. The first seed I planted I waited for about five minutes and the game still didn't finish, so I was confused if there was something else I had to do. After a few more playthroughs I learned to pick better places to plant the seed based on the surrounding terrains. Great job!
Sebastian
04. Jan 2014 · 11:56 UTC
Very cool concept! I think if this went in a more puzzle-game direction it could be really interesting to figure out the best place to plant your one seed.
FrederickK
05. Jan 2014 · 00:36 UTC
Not much gameplay, but very clever concept and well made!
Diptoman
05. Jan 2014 · 04:07 UTC
The concept was great, the beautiful music and the dynamism made it enjoyable. I would have really liked some more information, it was hard to figure out what was enhancing or inhibiting growth, since everything was going so fast. Placing the seed in a corner seemed you yield the best results. But I liked this.