I feel more could have been added with the seasons. Some kind of gameplay change based on what season you were currently in.

- best music I have heard in a game jam, I really like the seasonal changes to the music
- game play was functional, however I didn't really feel like I had much agency or ability to 'play better', is was basically wander around, collecting stuff
- it seems like there might have been some sort of 'loop' between the seasons, but I really didn't get any feeling that I was following through that.
- props for a good menu
- not sure why graphics wasn't opted out of given that the art was from an asset package.

What I would have really like to see is some sort of bonus for traveling in season order or some other way that the seasons changed to be relevant (beyond the wonderful music changes).

Nice graphics and music. :slight_smile: I didn't really get the looping, seemed a bit random? I did keep pressing space to do something. Nice relaxing game, got 28 on my first try.
:thumbsup:

This was a cute game! I don't know what an orca is doing walking around in the middle of the forest though...
I did find a bug I think: sometimes when you pass from one "screen" to another, it teleports you to the same one you just left.

My highscore:
https://i.imgur.com/0sOSHSW.png

(Also, Joshua, I used your music in my game btw!)

He's staring at me! No matter where I go he keeps staring at me! :D
Jokes apart, I love the amount of polish in this game. From sliders in the menu, to music that changes slightly depending on the season - the game looks complete! Gameplay-wise it seems a bit boring and purposeless, but it works great as a walking simulator. :) Solid work!

@krapht @adroitconceptions @incd021 @mateusboga @yngvarr Thanks for playing, and for your feedback!

The intent was to have animals to follow you to a specific season, but couldn't get that in in time. You can get "stuck in a loop" if you go in the same direction. Each season is accessed though a direction, for example if you go up, you will always end up in summer regardless of which season you were in. Maybe I should've made it that whatever direction you go you always go to the next season :shrug:

Whoops, I intended to opt out of the graphics category. Fixed now. Thanks for pointing it out @adroitconceptions

An absolutely cute entry, though like others have said, a little light on gameplay.

Well-chosen art assets, with a super evocative musical score. Good use of sound effects for pickups and in the menu, though with all the walking I did I was kind of missing footstep sound effects. Given the four seasonal themes, different sound effects for walking per season (grass, dirt, snow - even sliding across the ice) would have added some more game-juice.

I assume the theme was reflected with the changing seasons per screen, but on occasion they didn't seem to change and simply returned me to the one I had just left.

Your level of polish is strong in general. I just wished there was a little more to do than collect animals.

Good little game, perfect for a little play ^^ Music and visuals are well choosed.

I don't really feel stuck in a loop why i played it, maybe always change seasons or pass to the next would be better.

Anyaway gg for the work on it ^^ keep jaming.

@mrjoshuamclean Simple and fun game. It can be a little bit repetitive, maybe adding extra objectives, like improving a barn that makes your animal type gives you more points... powerups like faster boots...

it would have been nice to maybe have some things that chased you while you were searching for the animals. still a very nice game with great music. i loved the transitions between the seasons. nice game.

Nice game, very cute. I think it could use a little more variety in things to do but maybe it's outside of your target demographic. :D

honestly the audio is like the absolute best thing ever in this game. I enjoyed it so much. <3 :D i felt like i was the greatest herder ever. The issue was i wasn't sure how i went from one season to the next.

The music following the seasons is brilliant! I'm not really in the target age bracket anymore these days, so gameplay isn't ideal for me, but I suspect it works well for the intended audience.

Maybe as you and other people mentioned in earlier comments there could be more gameplay elements, but the game feels finished, which is an achievement in ludum dare :)

Hey lilou! Very charming little game, enjoyed also the changes in music very much. You already watched me play the game but here it is again, just one click away:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkR8lNDoteU

Thanks for submitting! 😊

I thought I was doing pretty good! Then I saw my score... It was adorable and I love the little polish touches (the animals "bouncing") and the music was very fitting. Good game, guys!

cute game! had a lot of fun running into different animals, and the concept of seasons as a theme is always a pleasure. Can easily dupe the game by running in circles across 4 different maps by just spamming a camera corner, but imo figuring that out was half the fun of the play session.

I loved the graphics and music.

Missed some game end tho'. I mean besides the time-up.. Some objective. I'm not much of a fan of running around gathering points kinda games. But that's just me so I'll try to keep that in mind while scoring. :sweat_smile:

That being said, it was still a nice relaxing experience.

The Music and the Mood of this Game is really awesome.
The Concept of the different seasons where a bit confusing but was interesting.

A nice Game Well Done