Ludum Vitae by Slothmachine

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made by Slothmachine for LD34 (JAM)
//There is a random 2-5 second freeze in middle of the game. I have no idea why, yet.

In this LudumDare I did a solo run. And made a thing… Not sure if it is a game.
But it’s pretty short. Time is precious. Have fun!

Code: Miikka Harjuntausta, @slothrone
Music: "Kline Glen" from MrNightVarga

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1507
Overall(Jam) 3.50 344
Audio(Jam) 3.95 82
Fun(Jam) 3.05 602
Graphics(Jam) 4.09 170
Humor(Jam) 3.10 281
Innovation(Jam) 3.72 137
Mood(Jam) 4.35 17
Theme(Jam) 4.20 94

Feedback

justinooncx
14. Dec 2015 · 16:24 UTC
Uh... There's no link, no game.
SineGlitch
14. Dec 2015 · 18:42 UTC
can't find a link.
davesoft
14. Dec 2015 · 19:13 UTC
Phantom game?
🎤 Slothmachine
15. Dec 2015 · 02:02 UTC
Link added! I started submitting before I had the build online. But now it's done :)
dos
15. Dec 2015 · 02:11 UTC
I drew a heart. It was beauti-something.
Acerio
15. Dec 2015 · 03:20 UTC
Great game, love the graphics, and clever idea!
ryandali
15. Dec 2015 · 03:26 UTC
Visuals and audio look great, very calming.
Would prefer more options in terms of gameplay, maybe colors?
SkullPixel
15. Dec 2015 · 03:28 UTC
Well thought out game with pretty and somewhat minimalistic graphics, in a good way, and a VERY sentimental little tree. ;)
BoxedMeatRevolution
15. Dec 2015 · 03:29 UTC
Love the ambience
Nega Drive
15. Dec 2015 · 04:01 UTC
Pretty experimental, but cool. Very chill. The tree's talking was cute. It did crash for me unfortunately, I guess because of Unity's WebGL stuff still being a bit wonky. Oh well, good stuff anyway.
blohod
15. Dec 2015 · 04:03 UTC
very charming, nice atmosphere and fun too.
Rufson
15. Dec 2015 · 04:44 UTC
Love
TheMeorch
15. Dec 2015 · 05:12 UTC
This was lovely -- I could see this mechanic used in a more traditional game, but it's also great in this form. The art style and audio match the mood perfectly.

I hit a freeze during two playthroughs, but I really enjoyed this nonetheless!
alvaromartin
15. Dec 2015 · 06:27 UTC
The game froze for me as well, but I must say the mood was awesome. I loved the weird theme and the soundscape.
🎤 Slothmachine
15. Dec 2015 · 09:37 UTC
Hmm. I get a freeze too, but it continues after a while. Does anyone have ideas what could cause such a thing?
🎤 Slothmachine
15. Dec 2015 · 10:07 UTC
It comes randomly in mid way through the game. 2-5 second freeze. Then it continues normally. Nothing special is instantiated or done when this happens.
misteak
15. Dec 2015 · 11:21 UTC
such a kind little tree :')
Webravenz
15. Dec 2015 · 12:48 UTC
amazing mood, cutest little tree ever
Ildfuglen
15. Dec 2015 · 13:48 UTC
This game is a gem, a piece of art, I love it! It's really refreshing to play games like these. This game is not really a game in a normal sense, it's more of an interactive experience that showers you with compliments.

Great job on this, it's beautiful. This is one of the best games I have played in Ludum Dare so far, well done!

Thanks for the game, I hope to see you make more games in future Ludum Dares!
Patacorow
15. Dec 2015 · 13:50 UTC
Very polish entry!
The mood is perfect, the graphics are neat and the overall idea is lovely.
I wish there was a way to see other's plants online.
Good job :)
local306
15. Dec 2015 · 21:51 UTC
Cool story bro (it actually was :D)
adamk33n3r
16. Dec 2015 · 04:52 UTC
*Victory Dance*

Music was amazing
candlesan
16. Dec 2015 · 09:26 UTC
Very interesting take on the theme! Liked it! Calming and peaceful and a funny joke at the end :) Enjoyed myself.
GagaPete
16. Dec 2015 · 11:34 UTC
No audio in Chrome but in Firefox it works flawless. Great execution, lovely music. I like that experience. I guess you should try to make the result sharable on Twitter or alike, so people could share their "drawings".
Also it sometimes don't let you grow a pixel directly between two black pixels, that makes it hard to create really great art. :)
Akhera
16. Dec 2015 · 21:33 UTC
Not much of a game, but the atmosphere is relaxing.
VitasaMode
17. Dec 2015 · 03:48 UTC
didn't load at all for me on chrome but worked after some loading time on firefox.

Clever concept and the visuals as well as music tied showcased the mood really well. in terms of gameplay it was more open ended and artistic which didn't feel too much like a game, nevertheless I enjoyed it for what it was.

You could potentially expand this further and add some mechanics to turn it into more of a game per se. Either way I think this was a good entry that could have been pushed a bit more.
Aglavra
18. Dec 2015 · 20:33 UTC
I really liked your approach to the theme.
Pusty
18. Dec 2015 · 20:35 UTC
Nice graphics very good!
Troma
18. Dec 2015 · 20:42 UTC
Good graphics and sound!
tinyworlds
18. Dec 2015 · 21:56 UTC
Hm, interesting idea! I love how you tried to create a calm yet lively atmosphere with the camera movement and the particles.
I felt a bit like the lines screamed to make a penis or something bad with them ... I wonder if it would have felt differently with little round bushes to create your plant out of or something similar.
Zeriver
18. Dec 2015 · 21:57 UTC
I had to, im sorry
http://i.imgur.com/Wpnp1Yy.png

Interesting experience. I liked graphics and music, really matching together. Fun game.
jsmars
18. Dec 2015 · 22:38 UTC
Beautiful idea and take on the theme.. would be awesome if all trees were saved and you you got to see a forest full of all creations at the end.
alpha_rat
18. Dec 2015 · 22:38 UTC
Really touching little game! i loved it
jeroenwimmers
19. Dec 2015 · 01:04 UTC
it crashed to times for me at: "sometimes people are beautiful". I wanna see what happens:(
Rfdshir
19. Dec 2015 · 02:35 UTC
Wonderful experiment! Really like it ^_^
publicidadeba
19. Dec 2015 · 04:17 UTC
Thank you for being so nice to me.
rijnswand
19. Dec 2015 · 16:33 UTC
Good idea, that was a nice and relaxing experience.
Jwatt
19. Dec 2015 · 17:04 UTC
No se oli sitten vissiin vaan semmonen. Ilmeisesti aika helkutin tärkeitä puhekuplia kun pitää aina tulla hiiren tielle. Eipä mulla muuta.
rnlf
19. Dec 2015 · 21:48 UTC
Lovely little non-game :-) Great style, great audio, great little story.

Good job!
thebrickanator
20. Dec 2015 · 01:16 UTC
Awesome! I love the atmosphere :D
roaringcatgames
20. Dec 2015 · 02:34 UTC
Yes this is a game. I had a good time making the tree grow. I felt good about giving the tree weirdo limbs. Sometimes I was not able to shoot my tree particles the way I wanted, but it didn't matter. I wish I could export the tree. Tweet it or something.
LeReveur
20. Dec 2015 · 06:09 UTC
"Think through the hights is like a zen garden, but a vertical one."
- Loa Stue

"Straight minds can make twisted things. And vice versa."
- Jan Cloud Vindom

"What the hell am I doing in a quote ?!"
- Mimi Mansho
mike.cullingham
20. Dec 2015 · 06:40 UTC
Like the zen nature of this. A nice relaxing "game" to end my night of playing LD games. Would be neat to see a forest of everyone's creation. Thank you for this.
inbetweengames
21. Dec 2015 · 07:12 UTC
Very relaxing. Could be expanded into a longer experience for sure!
GFM
21. Dec 2015 · 12:37 UTC
Interesting little experience! :)

The aesthetics are great! I really liked how simple but effective the graphics are.
lurils
22. Dec 2015 · 00:37 UTC
really nice experience
Radnap
22. Dec 2015 · 15:47 UTC
ThReally nice graphics, i love the ambiance ! The dialogues are well written and i found it quite charming.
The only downside is the sound which are a too noisy and masked the music while not really corresponding to the overall mood. Well done anyway !
A-Flat Miner Studios
04. Jan 2016 · 03:42 UTC
What a charming little tree.
(Animating the pixels wooshing into place was a nice touch.)
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Mar 2016 · 03:01 UTC
Really lovely game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/MR4ln4T3mFk