{"author_link":"\/author\/tcstyle\/","author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","comments":[{"author_name":"CogComp","author_uid":"16225","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:36pm","epoch":1367256660,"text":"Sort of a &quot;zen garden&quot; feeling to it. Perfect match to the theme"},{"author_name":"Michael Hall","author_uid":"20062","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:38pm","epoch":1367256780,"text":"Interesting concept, however I couldn't really figure out how to separate the plants."},{"author_name":"invaderJim","author_uid":"2117","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:39pm","epoch":1367256840,"text":"Don't know how I feel about potatoes being bad, but I likes!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:42pm","epoch":1367257020,"text":"Good idea and great mood, but I couldn't win."},{"author_name":"tompudding","author_uid":"12467","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:45pm","epoch":1367257200,"text":"Confusing and relaxing at the same time. I too didn't really know how I should be separating the plants"},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1367257620,"text":"Separating means not to place the two different ones close to each other."},{"author_name":"Jacic","author_uid":"5267","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:30pm","epoch":1367270700,"text":"Difficult! I really like the &quot;zen&quot; feel. :)"},{"author_name":"Folis","author_uid":"2494","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:39am","epoch":1367321640,"text":"My favorite entry so far. It was rather difficult to figure it out at first, but once you get it, it's surprisingly fun! (And it took me quite some time to get a good layout going. :p)"},{"author_name":"bvanschooten","author_uid":"14520","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1367336400,"text":"I like the graphics and the sound.  The game itself is maybe a little too minimal.  I beat it in only a couple of tries."},{"author_name":"Gremlin","author_uid":"12047","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1367356740,"text":"A relaxing gardening\/puzzle game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The tricky bit is figuring out when it switches between each plant type. After that the puzzle becomes how to cram everything in the tight space.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Felt like there was a little bit of a delay after I clicked."},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:46pm","epoch":1367358060,"text":"@Gremlin Delay is probably caused by triggering on mouse release."},{"author_name":"dreamlogician","author_uid":"23224","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1367359260,"text":"Enjoyable! The ambient sound really contributes to the relaxing vibe. I had the same problem as others with not fully comprehending the mechanics, but it was soothing just to play around.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As a game (rather than just a zen &quot;experience&quot;) I do think it would work better if it was clear what plant was coming next. Did I miss something, or is there really no way to tell?"},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1367360220,"text":"It is quite an easy mechanism. Each three clicks will seed the same plant. The seedlings are similar but have differently shaped leaves."},{"author_name":"Gremlin","author_uid":"12047","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:39pm","epoch":1367361240,"text":"I'd like to see more levels with a different seedling pattern. Of course, you'd probably want to have more hints as to what the pattern is in that case."},{"author_name":"GetFun","author_uid":"8548","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 9:44am","epoch":1367401140,"text":"poteatoes. Cool idea for the game =)"},{"author_name":"Aceria","author_uid":"15100","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 10:26am","epoch":1367403660,"text":"I didn't really understand my objective, but it was quite soothing!"},{"author_name":"pragma","author_uid":"5323","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1367424480,"text":"Yay! I beat it! Once I figured out what to do, it seemed easy enough. Nice puzzle game."},{"author_name":"Brunodev","author_uid":"22282","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 11:46pm","epoch":1367451660,"text":"Cool, it fits the theme perfectly!"},{"author_name":"Hopps","author_uid":"7316","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1367525760,"text":"Cool game, very difficlut - i couldn't win :D\r<br\/>Quite a nice ambient!"},{"author_name":"PsenFilip","author_uid":"20764","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:16pm","epoch":1367529060,"text":"Pretty relaxing zen game.\r<br\/>Took a while to figure out how the seeds work and it was rewarding. After that it is all about lay-outing your garden.\r<br\/>The art is OK for the purpose."},{"author_name":"shawn42","author_uid":"571","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1367597340,"text":"Not sure I figured out how to garden well.. but I really like the pixel art flowers! This is very similar to my game SeedLife. Great minds think alike!"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1367612940,"text":"Some visual hint of where the active spots are would be a help, but maybe I'm missing the point. Wasn't sure how to &quot;play&quot;, but it was enjoyable to tinker with for a while."},{"author_name":"lpcustom","author_uid":"20747","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1367613120,"text":"Nice concept!"},{"author_name":"graytest","author_uid":"11705","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1367615880,"text":"Couldn't really figure it out. But still kept me playing for a while which is a good indication! :)"},{"author_name":"Idovoodoo","author_uid":"18162","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1367706540,"text":"This is great =) well done!"},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1368129360,"text":"Thanks for the comments so far. I will try to make some of the proposed improvements for a post-compo version."}],"images":["ld26\/4834-2cc133137d110da8c68033618a7d9b60.jpg","ld26\/4834-8e22bc46222b19fcdcc0e781855ac705.jpg","ld26\/4834-53855709882065d48293cd0ed1470cb6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.rustybotgames.net\/blog\/?p=201","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/38904596\/Gardener.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25671","g_author":"4834","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25701","g_title":"Gardener in Minimalism Spring","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1027","g_commentcount":"26","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4834-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4834-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4834-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Flashgame. \r\n\r\nThe start page of the game states the rules.\r\n* Some advice:\r\n - figure out the number of identical seeds in a row and place accordingly\r\n - beware of spreading mushrooms, they won't grow on plants\r\n\r\nMy first try with HaxePunk.<\/p>","title":"Gardener in Minimalism Spring"}