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Save the Plants by joski

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made by joski for LD 40 (JAM)

Pep up your daily grind with plants! Keep them hydrated and happy.

With the help of your protagonist's spaghetti arms and two watering cans. Try to water all the plants in the office. Refill your receptacles at the sink or water cooler and keep an eye out for a watering bonus. For every plants that dies, you loose a leaf ... life.

If you don't have a controller, you can use "w,a,s,d" to move the left arm and your arrow keys to move the right arm. Use the "left shift" key for the left watering can and "right ctrl" or "numpad 0" keys for the right watering can.

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Credits:

Code: Thibault (https://twitter.com/tsequier) and Josquin (https://twitter.com/josquinz)

Design: Raed (https://www.instagram.com/mr_radley/)

HTML5 (web) https://joski.itch.io/save-the-plants
Windows https://joski.itch.io/save-the-plants
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/save-the-plants

Ratings

Overall 149th 3.889⭐ 74🧑‍⚖️
Fun 276th 3.634⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 27th 4.13⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Theme 310th 3.753⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 145th 4.243⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Audio 268th 3.543⭐ 71🧑‍⚖️
Humor 297th 3.463⭐ 70🧑‍⚖️
Mood 235th 3.699⭐ 70🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

witylernn
05. Dec 2017 · 03:19 UTC
Plugged up the controller for this one. Great fun man
DanMannGames
05. Dec 2017 · 03:28 UTC
Love the unique controls! Multi tasking is a good interpretation of the theme.
AluminumAlienist
05. Dec 2017 · 03:36 UTC
Presentation and graphics are smooth and solid, controls are cool, and you chose a novel and interesting interpretation of the theme. It reminds me a little bit of, say, a really good flash game. Definitely a good entry.
wdelvi
05. Dec 2017 · 20:01 UTC
Looks great and is funny. Difficult to control, and the audio could have been better, but overall, good work!
mambojambo
05. Dec 2017 · 20:12 UTC
Really nice idea and well executed! Was a little too hard for me (after so little sleep developing our game), but still a ton of fun :)
MrAssassin
05. Dec 2017 · 20:15 UTC
Absolutely fantastic. Love the dual control system and how hectic it can get with many plants, works really well with the 'release to zip backwards' making the quick backtracking a tactical decision to make, whether it to be to replenish water or to make the most of a infinite water power up. Graphics are beautiful menu UI and instructions are clear and follow the theme nicely, nice one!
RubixAlchemist
05. Dec 2017 · 20:17 UTC
Love the mechanics, I kept losing track of which arm was which. Art was very nice too. Nice work!
Daniel Jackson
06. Dec 2017 · 14:57 UTC
It's a bit hard to figure out with keyboard, but I think it's well put together and fun, like the theme and art is nice.
Space Backyard
06. Dec 2017 · 17:05 UTC
Really interesting mechanic,
Nice to see something different and well executed. Great job!
awerar
06. Dec 2017 · 17:14 UTC
It looked quite fun but i didn't seem to be able to water any of the plants manually. The power ups did work but as i said, no watering for me. I really liked the art style and it is really well done
Papiertig0r
06. Dec 2017 · 17:16 UTC
It's much easier to play with two players so you don't have to split your attention.
I love the art style and that fishing sound when the arms extend :D
lunarDust
06. Dec 2017 · 17:17 UTC
I love this game! the control is so special and so cool! the music fits the theme. can't stop playing.
Noxbuds
06. Dec 2017 · 17:20 UTC
Very interesting idea, fits the theme perfectly. The audio and graphics are great. The controls were a bit messy with a keyboard, but it was fun :)
Raed
06. Dec 2017 · 17:40 UTC
@noxbuds @daniel-jackson, I agree! Definitely need to rework the keys for this one. I hope you got a chance to try it out with a controller?
Angelonias
06. Dec 2017 · 17:41 UTC
Game looks nice. If you implement keyboard functionality I shall return here.
Noxbuds
06. Dec 2017 · 17:44 UTC
@Raed Unfortunately not, but I can imagine it working quite well with a controller ;)
Gemoshi
06. Dec 2017 · 18:17 UTC
Love the concept and your Aesthetic! Wished I had a controller but the controls feel very strange for keyboard. Overall, nice game!
Pablo Abraham
06. Dec 2017 · 19:53 UTC
Look, I thought it was cool!

A very original idea.
ehe
09. Dec 2017 · 17:03 UTC
The arms are sooo hard to control with a keyboard for me, but that made the game even funnier (: I really like the idea!! You did an awesome job (:
jaimuepe
09. Dec 2017 · 17:05 UTC
Very original take on the theme. Works very good with a controller, but i gotta say i'm very bad at multitasking both sticks lol. The sound effects were nice, and the "rewind" (not sure how to call it) mechanic was very funny. Good job guys!
Tay
09. Dec 2017 · 17:14 UTC
I really enjoyed this one. Sadly I didn't have a friend close, but I enjoyed it a lot. The "fishing rod" arm mechanic is a really good idea, the fact that you can use it at your advantage to come back faster. I'd see this becoming a full co-op game, maybe adding different tasks using the same spaghetti arms. One of my favorite without a doubt. Good job!
BenBurgh
09. Dec 2017 · 17:25 UTC
Really fun idea, but it's really hard with akeyboard!
LooksLikeSomething
09. Dec 2017 · 17:44 UTC
The idea is very original, and the game is beautiful-looking! (plus it's fun!) Good job!
Joror
09. Dec 2017 · 18:34 UTC
Nice looks, mood & feel! Not very handy to do it on a keyboard tho.
zanzavar
09. Dec 2017 · 19:07 UTC
Nice and original idea, perhaps use some snake mechanics, e.g. not allow one hand cross over the other. For me it was extremely hard to keep my attention to two places at the same time :p Great work overall!
Badly Drawn Rod
09. Dec 2017 · 22:24 UTC
It is a unique idea. My wife did get stuck in a plant she watered... not sure how that happened, but it could have been operator error. However it was nice to see a co-op game.
SecretPocketCat
09. Dec 2017 · 23:46 UTC
I'm so rubbish at this it's incredible. That being sad, the game is awesome and I love how the theme can be interpreted 2fold (the more hands and the more plants). There could be a third hand controlled with the dpad, but that just would be pure evil. Then again, maybe I'm just terrible at this. In any case, it's great.
nahual
09. Dec 2017 · 23:48 UTC
Good mechanic! But seems something works wrong in my case, cause I can't use the watering can :(
Tried everything.
🎤 joski
09. Dec 2017 · 23:53 UTC
@nahual were you on a Mac? With controller or keyboard?
Thanks all for your feedbacks!
nahual
09. Dec 2017 · 23:57 UTC
@joski
I use windows 7 with chrome. PC. I noticed the problem with controls on Safari browser, cause have the same issue in my game
Naca
10. Dec 2017 · 16:58 UTC
Super fun gameplay! Very solid entry. My best score: 2.27. Great work!
Visperal Games
11. Dec 2017 · 16:54 UTC
Interesting! Its actually quite original :) It's a bit weird to get the hang of the controls at the start though. But good job.
asilva4000
11. Dec 2017 · 17:13 UTC
I found this game a bit hard to play (used firefox on a mac and a keyboard) but still, very well executed and it didn't seem unfair. The graphics are very good as well as the sound, including the funny voices. Good job!
Flubz
11. Dec 2017 · 19:33 UTC
Super difficult but also super charming and fun! Love the art style and music too, a wonderful few minutes of fun right here :smiley:
tonicreates
11. Dec 2017 · 20:07 UTC
Love the art style!
ZeAntwan
11. Dec 2017 · 21:25 UTC
This is GORGEOUS ! And fun to play ! You get overwhelmed pretty quickly, but with practice I suppose you can get better.

Really great game !
Lazard
11. Dec 2017 · 21:36 UTC
Man that was hard but fun ! I looooove the graphisms, very neat =O
Overall a great game, impressive !
tomer_cool
12. Dec 2017 · 10:47 UTC
Great game, amazing graphics. It's pretty hard but other than that I love it.
SaFrMo
12. Dec 2017 · 16:43 UTC
Really impressive work! It's really difficult, but works perfectly for the theme, and the graphics style absolutely stands out. Awesome job on this!
dom
12. Dec 2017 · 17:04 UTC
Fun game. The controls are a bit difficult without a controller though. Also I'm a bit confused about the "reel" mechanics, is it just to add difficulty? What's the inspiration for that?

Overall I have enjoyed playing this game though. Nice job :)
jelch
12. Dec 2017 · 17:24 UTC
Absolutely brilliant. Just the right amount of obtuse to be fun!
King Kujito
12. Dec 2017 · 17:36 UTC
You did a good job on this :-)
Grentacular
12. Dec 2017 · 18:22 UTC
It took some getting used to but in the end the controls were perfect for what you were doing and the game was challenging but not overly difficult. Nice work!
sbeif
12. Dec 2017 · 18:22 UTC
Great graphics, audio and gameplay. My right arm got stuck on a plant at some point but I managed to set it free by wiggling the analog stick. Great job!
arron-fowler
12. Dec 2017 · 19:08 UTC
So much quality work on show here, great job, challenging and satisfying. Reminded me a bit of playing Brothers: A tale of two sons, on the 360. I wish I had a controller to really get into the flow of it. Great job.
Pixelome
12. Dec 2017 · 19:13 UTC
Unfortunately I couldn't play it with a controller so it was harder. For some reason I couldn't activate the right bucket, tried both right ctrl and num 0. Otherwise great work! I really like the menu and tutorial artwork :)
Goloso Games
13. Dec 2017 · 18:29 UTC
Original game, great graphics. It was fun to play, good job !
Kaisean Games
13. Dec 2017 · 21:45 UTC
Very nice graphics.

I am rather bad at multitasking so I am not any good at this game, but it's a nice concept. Very great potential for expanding on it.

The only thing I noticed is that the music is somewhat repetitive and that the pulling sound is rather synthethic making it annoying.

But still a great game :) Well done!
YouBeStrong
14. Dec 2017 · 05:50 UTC
Wow this gets incredibly hard as more plants appear. It fits the theme perfectly. I love how the controls are intuitive and yet not really. It looks superb and I loved the audio. The only thing I had an issue with was when my hand collided into something and the "*stretching*" sound kept playing even if my movement was blocked. Amazing job!
DDRKirbyISQ
21. Dec 2017 · 19:21 UTC
Played using a controller. A tip: You might want to use something other than right ctrl as the right bucket button, as ctrl + w closes the browser tab!

This was kind of hilarious and entertaining as well. A good amount of multitasking challenge; very cool concept. One thing that would improve it with minimal effort would be to add a highlight whenever your arm is near a plant or the water supply, so you have better visual feedback for exactly when you can interact with them.