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Save the Oak by gv1351

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made by gv1351 for LD34 (JAM)
My wife have planted a new Oak tree. But the rats, worms and birds keeps messing it up. BUT they leave seeds behind when they die. I must collect the seeds so that the Oak tree can grow. But one of the seeds is poison and it will kill the other seeds. Be careful of what seeds you collect.

Good seeds: Green and Purple
Bad Seeds: Blue

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Another great game by Givit Game Studios. A platformer shooter.
Visit our website for great games at. http://www.games.givit.co.za
Please enjoy the game and share it.
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WINDOWS ONLY.
Windows http://www.games.givit.co.za/saving-the-oak.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=40092

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.57 1049
Audio(Jam) 1.85 716
Fun(Jam) 2.50 970
Graphics(Jam) 2.39 939
Humor(Jam) 2.03 802
Innovation(Jam) 2.15 1010
Mood(Jam) 2.23 980
Theme(Jam) 3.07 909

Feedback

Submundo Games
14. Dec 2015 · 18:28 UTC
nice game dude.
bobismijnnaam
14. Dec 2015 · 18:32 UTC
Cool visuals, as well as an interesting idea. The size of the in game objects could've been bigger, like maybe zoom the camera in a bit next time? And also the waves spawned a bit too quickly to collect the seeds it seemed. But it was fun to shoot the animals and help the tree :)
eerongal
14. Dec 2015 · 18:36 UTC
Neat little game. Took me a bit to figure out i could hold down shoot instead of clicking it for each shot. Nice work!
qkerguelen
14. Dec 2015 · 18:40 UTC
I love the idea of protecting nature by killing animals with a gun. Fun one
Robin
14. Dec 2015 · 18:44 UTC
Pretty challenging game, could have used some more polishing. But overall pretty good :)
graceavery
14. Dec 2015 · 18:44 UTC
Controls work well, found the initial difficulty a little high. Love the caterpillars, good work! :)
xWarZonex
14. Dec 2015 · 18:57 UTC
Cool concept
Dooskington
14. Dec 2015 · 19:05 UTC
Fun game! The sounds hurt my ears though.
ManuSaiz
14. Dec 2015 · 19:07 UTC
That was fun! I want to find out which seeds are good and which ones are bad. Good job!
BloodJohn
14. Dec 2015 · 19:07 UTC
without imagination
fakefrogsonly
14. Dec 2015 · 19:10 UTC
The momentum-based movement, whilst unexpected, certainly added a lot to the fast-paced gameplay.
Piscythe
14. Dec 2015 · 19:14 UTC
This game made me think of impending doom more than growth. I really wanted the tree's health to be tied to its growth, but alas, I found myself desperately dashing around trying to prevent each and every blow. It was difficult balancing seed collection with keeping both sides of the tree within my weapon's video-game-flamethrower reach.
WolvesOfOdin
14. Dec 2015 · 19:21 UTC
Nice game, it's pretty tough.
jcmonkey
14. Dec 2015 · 19:32 UTC
nice game
Chewie
14. Dec 2015 · 19:43 UTC
Need some more polishing on the game play and graphics, but it works =)
Darkflint
14. Dec 2015 · 21:59 UTC
Cant play, Avast is blocking it :(
Andy Gainey
15. Dec 2015 · 18:51 UTC
A small suggestion on the seeds: If they were to flicker a few times before they disappear, that could be a helpful indication for the player to decide whether to keep running toward them or to give up and manage something in the other direction. Or in the case of blue seeds, when to start running toward in the hopes that they'll disappear before the player gets to them, making it easier to get to other seeds beyond the poison seeds.
jcwelgemoed
16. Dec 2015 · 07:32 UTC
Nice entry. The fonts are a bit much though - made it hard to read especially when pressing escape to quit as example. I died a lot, and quickly so I reckon difficult needs to be scaled a bit better to give players time to get comfortable with controls first.
MercuryXGames
16. Dec 2015 · 11:07 UTC
nice game!
zedutchgandalf
16. Dec 2015 · 12:45 UTC
Neat little game!
Just a heads up: this is not PC only, it's Windows only. Computers running Mac OS X and GNU/Linux are also, by definition, "Personal Computers" :)
triello
16. Dec 2015 · 15:33 UTC
I like your art style! Good work.
Weeping Rupee
16. Dec 2015 · 18:50 UTC
the circle of life concept is cool but the game was not what I was expecting based on the description and logo ( I thought it'd be a bit more peaceful, haha)

My chief complaint: when i held down shoot my game made an awful noise.
Sir Magic
16. Dec 2015 · 20:06 UTC
Interesting concept with a tree that progresses with you
fergarram
16. Dec 2015 · 21:12 UTC
I don't like the graphics, It crashes all the time, sound effects play more than once.
Mikhail
18. Dec 2015 · 00:58 UTC
Nice game i like it!
ElliotFiske
19. Dec 2015 · 23:32 UTC
It doesn't seem to run for me - is there maybe a 64-bit version?
ImYellowFish
20. Dec 2015 · 04:04 UTC
One problem about the audio: If I hold my mouse button, the shooting sound will play for many times, which produces an unpleasant sound effect.
Garris
20. Dec 2015 · 08:25 UTC
I like defense games in this style, but I think some more work could have gone into balancing. The game feels a little bit unfairly difficult at times. Maybe some power-ups or a way to help collect seeds. I think something might have been wrong with the shooting sound effect, but everything else seemed like it worked pretty well. Fun once you get the hang of it!
Troma
23. Dec 2015 · 21:39 UTC
good concept and nice game.
jstan
24. Dec 2015 · 03:48 UTC
I really like the gameplay. Keep good work.
Krafty
25. Dec 2015 · 23:10 UTC
This game was alright, although I think it should be a bit more polished. I died a few times without anything hitting the tree; maybe having a health meter for the tree would be good rather than having it get killed in one hit. Good job :)
Joror
27. Dec 2015 · 21:50 UTC
Quick shootin' game - pistol totin' treehugger defence. :)
Died a few times not knowing why (bad seeds? bird ate tree?) and in general ignore the color of the seeds since there was no way to avoid them.
Could have used some music for mood, but still a nice little game.