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Glowing Meadow by Ekilibr

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made by Ekilibr for LD 40 (JAM)

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:herb: Welcome to the Glowing Meadow! :herb:

The more plants you have, the worse it is!

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You've just been awaken to free the three other forest guardians in order to revive the Ancient Oak, thus bringing peace and balance back into the Glowing meadow.

To do so, you'll have to gather four golden seeds. These ones will bud if you have enough plants. For that purpose, you need to take care of your garden by watering the glowing plants and cutting off the dark weeds.

Each freed guardian will help you in your quest by granting you a magic power !

By the way, do not forget to water your faded plants, or they might catch fire..!

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:videogame: Controls - Actions :videogame: - Water plants: SPACE BAR - Cut: E

:videogame: Controls - Powers :videogame: - Speed Boost: B - Summon plants: V - Summon Rain: C

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:clapper: Credits :clapper: - Louis Denizet - Programing - Mathieu Clavel - Game Design - Arthur Dos Santos - Sound Design - Thibaut Risler - Concept Art - Alexandre Magnat - Graphic Design - Melissandre Samson - Support Graphic Design

Other (platform) https://ekilibr.itch.io/glowing-meadow
Windows http://ekilibr-forge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Glowing_Meadow.zip
Other (document) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8t_XewzXPU
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/glowing-meadow-jam-work-in-progress

Ratings

Overall 33th 4.158⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Fun 172th 3.776⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 235th 3.608⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 81th 4.154⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 34th 4.603⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Audio 32th 4.189⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Humor 450th 3.176⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 42th 4.158⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

wujood
05. Dec 2017 · 00:14 UTC
Is there a link missing?
🎤 Ekilibr
05. Dec 2017 · 00:19 UTC
Just updated the links!
GerardB
05. Dec 2017 · 12:43 UTC
Really like the concept. Also the game fells polished for a jam :)
Bastienre4
05. Dec 2017 · 13:00 UTC
Great game ! Maybe it was a bit too long, but I loved the graphics and the mood of the game. Looks polished. Congrats guys.
hadesfury
05. Dec 2017 · 13:00 UTC
waow .. quite challenging .. a little bit repetitive .. but awesome work .. the power to unlock give you the will to go beyond !

Well done
ibrahimshersha
05. Dec 2017 · 13:10 UTC
art and music is superb, power up wears off quickly. the main problem for me is the screen size, its too big for my laptop screen .overall the game is cool.
Netherlab
05. Dec 2017 · 13:13 UTC
I was immediately immersed into the game. The pixel art was executed beautifully, the music and sounds matched the environment. I initially thought this was going to be an easy game, but it very quickly revealed itself to be a challenging game and very fun at the same time!

This truly fits the theme the more you have, the worse it is. Well done guys!
Annie Owl
05. Dec 2017 · 15:01 UTC
Wow, great game guys. Graphics are really cute, music is chill and the whole game just feels great, so you want to play more and more, even though you already can't manage all this plants.
TBaudon
05. Dec 2017 · 15:10 UTC
Très bonne finition et feeling, bravo
GoZz
05. Dec 2017 · 16:30 UTC
Awesome little game, simple concept but the game is really well made and polished.

Graphics and sounds gives an awesome mood. Great work !
Reality Blind
05. Dec 2017 · 16:54 UTC
Just amazing and beautiful ! Great job !
Xacur
05. Dec 2017 · 22:51 UTC
Amazing game. Beautiful art, nice music and sound. It feels so polished, and it's so rewarding. It's short and not that hard, but it's entertaining.
harusame
06. Dec 2017 · 12:28 UTC
Wow, great game with lot of polish ^^
I finish at my first attempt but it start to be hard after the third power.

Quite relaxing with a great feeling.

Good job team !
Lynnaira
08. Dec 2017 · 13:34 UTC
wow, very polished for a jam game! nice graphics, neat mechanics, and a good bit of challenge. great job! :^)
Hugimugi7
08. Dec 2017 · 13:41 UTC
Wow! This is amazing. Great graphics and amazing polish.
Good Job! :thumbsup:
Samurai Spark
08. Dec 2017 · 19:29 UTC
Guys this is a really awesome game!

Its absolutely beautiful to look at and the sound fits perfect to the mood.
Its very well polished. The gameplay is minimalistic and very relaxing.
Two little Notes:

1. I stuck right before the first big leaf because there were no new green plants.
2. And indicator on the "good" plants before they dry out would be nice (or maybe I just missed it^
^)

Overall I love it fantastic job!
🎤 Ekilibr
09. Dec 2017 · 10:51 UTC
Thank you guys for your warm feedbacks!

@SamuraiSpark, yes we considered having that kind of feedback, but you would have lost the "always keep an eye on" thing ^^
For your first remark, could you tell me what happened exactly ? You watered the first plant of the tuto and then nothing happened?

Thanks again guys for all the love!
FernandaBatista
09. Dec 2017 · 12:21 UTC
Great game! So intense and fun! The game is so beautiful.
Junber
09. Dec 2017 · 23:39 UTC
Windows told me that the .zip file is invalid. I tried downloading both from itch.io and from the direct link. But the problem was fixed, weirdly enough, by simply changing the file extension to .rar, idk how this could be caused.
The art style and sound were really lovely. The gameplay is fun for such a simple concept, the difficulty curve as great and new powers got introduced at the perfect rate (though it would have been cool if there were more possibilities to use them) Really well-done and polished game.
pcmaster
10. Dec 2017 · 11:15 UTC
Fantastic! A very balanced, smooth, polished and pretty long gameplay. Brilliant graphics, sounds, music. I was interested to see what the subsequent tricks did, so I finished in one run. Good job guys, please continue making games! :) 5/5
Tuomo
10. Dec 2017 · 15:17 UTC
I had same zip-file problem, windows didn’t recognize it as proper zip, 7-zip worked though. Really cute and well executed game, easy to learn and hard to master. Gameplay became quickly really stressful and I started accidentally cut down plants and watering weeds. I don’t know whether game is too hard or I’m bad at it;) At least it really fits the theme. Also it’s bit annoying when you have plant surrounded by other plants and can’t get to it. Pixel art is really well done and sounds and music build up the atmosphere. Overall great job guys!
🎤 Ekilibr
10. Dec 2017 · 15:25 UTC
Thank you for your kind feedbacks!

The issue with the zip format is quite annoying, we'll try to reproduce locally and fix it asap.

For the plants being surrounded by other ones, that was kind of a conscious choice, to make you cut "good" plants in order to keep a clean garden and avoid fire starts ;)
Sorry if you felt it was too much penalizing!
SolsForest
10. Dec 2017 · 15:36 UTC
The graphics for this game are stunning! There is so much attention to detail and all the animations are perfect! The controls are smooth and the game is simple and quick to learn and fun to play. The audio is great and. You guys have made my favorite entry!
tulipekoni
10. Dec 2017 · 16:30 UTC
Nice Entry! I really loved how the game felt, very polished, nice music and sounds, graphics fit in well..

Few nitpicks: It would have been great to move diagonally. Also snapping to nearby plants wouldn't be a bad thing (very hard to polish, I know). I kinda felt that the game was bit too slow (I kinda got stuck sometimes since new plants weren't spawning). more action and speed wouldn't hurt :D

In conclusion: nice game! enjoyed playing it. good job!
sirikan
11. Dec 2017 · 03:19 UTC
Awesome game, spent a fair amount of time playing it. Really liked the art style and animations too.
Tinis Games
11. Dec 2017 · 12:09 UTC
I love drawing and general graphic rendering! Maybe too easy to win? I didn't need to use powers in my game. But I had a lot of fun and the work really impresses me (only 72 hours to do everything, don't forget!) :)
CreamyBacon2
12. Dec 2017 · 01:44 UTC
One word "Challenging" Your game was Great! The art, sound, controls, and especially the theme are all on point!
But let me take a moment to appreciate whoever set the pace of the difficulty curve. Difficulty curves are very very important to set the flow of a game and also a games ability to keep your attention. You guys did a fantastic job at setting the pace of your game, and that's not an easy thing to do... trust me I know. Great Job Guys!
🎤 Ekilibr
12. Dec 2017 · 20:30 UTC
Thanks again for the warm feedbacks!

Yes, balancing was definitely one of the biggest challenges we faced while developing the game.
I'd say it's been a team effort of playtests and tweaks to make it as it is!
Andrej Hoos
12. Dec 2017 · 22:37 UTC
Great game. I kept thinking that the game will be easier as I was collecting the guardians, but getting the last one was actually pretty tough. Overall, really liked the graphics and sound, as well as the general idea.
IllaBom
15. Dec 2017 · 00:16 UTC
The art is incredible well Done! Very fun game!

Check out my game if you like! You shant regret it
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected
pndaa
16. Dec 2017 · 11:22 UTC
Wow finished it.

Take me some times to realize dead plants can be revive. So the second part was longer for me x) but well that was fun.

Apart that: really good progression, controls, sound, musics art... Everything fit wells! I had a wonderful time, thank you.
jandourek
23. Dec 2017 · 11:14 UTC
Very nice! I enjoyed the graphics, audio and the game was really fun to play. This game feels very professionally made. Congrats!
MaiMai
23. Dec 2017 · 22:51 UTC
Great submission! Looks, sounds, and feels excellent!
The only issue I had, at first, was telling the difference between a dying plant and a weed.
StratosKakalis
24. Dec 2017 · 16:11 UTC
Incredible submission! Nothing wrong with it but I would probably advice you add a pause menu (if there isnt already one in a post-jam version). The visuals were AN EASY 5/5 everything else was also very well done.