{"author_link":"\/users\/pandan","author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","comments":[{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-06T22:39:16Z","epoch":1570401556,"modified":1570558028,"text":"HTML5 Version added last minute Lol.\nEnjoy~ (desktop Windows version looks prettier) \n\nEDIT: web version removed, too many people are experiencing this Cactus bug on the HTML5 version.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Ktao","author_uid":"1144062","time":"2019-10-07T05:19:00Z","epoch":1570425540,"modified":1570425540,"text":"Holy s*it I feel outdone! This was really good! I played it the whole way through and enjoyed it the whole time. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"zuf","author_uid":"1158506","time":"2019-10-07T06:51:29Z","epoch":1570431089,"modified":1570431089,"text":"Great work on 3D models, and I liked the exploration.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"emmyoop","author_uid":"1141317","time":"2019-10-08T00:26:50Z","epoch":1570494410,"modified":1570494410,"text":"Game looked good!  It crashed when I got to the cactus.  I wasn't able to move anymore or switch off of water.  Playing on the web version.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-08T00:46:24Z","epoch":1570495584,"modified":1570495584,"text":"@emmyoop the webversion is sorta experimental, im sorry this happened! What browser were you using? Ive had success with Firefox, Chrome, and Safari","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PronomicalArtist","author_uid":"1041942","time":"2019-10-08T01:09:43Z","epoch":1570496983,"modified":1570496983,"text":"Really goood game! I especially like the feel and look of the game. I wish it had a little music. Game mechanics were very enjoyable. \n\nI happy that I could finish the game.\n\n4.5\/5","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"emmyoop","author_uid":"1141317","time":"2019-10-08T15:18:58Z","epoch":1570547938,"modified":1570547938,"text":"@pandan Chrome Version 76.0.3809.100 (Official Build) (64-bit) on a mac.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-08T17:01:42Z","epoch":1570554102,"modified":1570558276,"text":"@emmyoop Seems like it runs better on Safari on this mac here, i think Chrome for mac has a compatibility issue. Thanks for the reply :v: \nWas able to replicate this, real shame. \n\nEDIT: Removed web version.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"D1gital Cuts","author_uid":"1098333","time":"2019-10-08T17:57:57Z","epoch":1570557477,"modified":1570557477,"text":"Love the character model!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"AmigoPadilha","author_uid":"1035748","time":"2019-10-08T18:13:09Z","epoch":1570558389,"modified":1570558389,"text":"Awesome game, had a lot of fun playing!\nGreat entry!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artyom Volkov","author_uid":"1145628","time":"2019-10-08T18:44:24Z","epoch":1570560264,"modified":1570560264,"text":"Nice work, fine core gameplay and great visuals.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"neonlare","author_uid":"1006790","time":"2019-10-08T19:12:48Z","epoch":1570561968,"modified":1570561968,"text":"Pretty darned charming visuals and a nice vibe playing this overall, feels like it could have used a lil more in seeds, but this is pretty sweet especially for the time, good work man!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"uchiro","author_uid":"1005634","time":"2019-10-08T21:09:49Z","epoch":1570568989,"modified":1570568989,"text":"Awesome game with cool art and sounds.\n\nIn the beginning, I didn't understand why I should dig up the cactus, so I went down to the water 2-3 times more. But then I understood how it works and finished the game without any problems.\n\nThank you for the game! It was fun. \ud83d\ude04","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"candlesan","author_uid":"1009980","time":"2019-10-09T06:16:09Z","epoch":1570601769,"modified":1570601769,"text":"This game was really great! The models and the island were really well done. I got stuck for a bit not noticing I could water the palm tree, I almost quit at that point but other people in the comments said they \"finished\" the game so I went back and looked harder and then once I got the palm tree down I was able to finish the game.\n\nLove the watering, planting and gathering mechanics. Worked really well.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-09T06:25:23Z","epoch":1570602323,"modified":1570602374,"text":"@candlesan Thank you! That palm tree ended up being a very tricky 'gate' for me to design, and I've learned a lot from that. Haha\n\nI think in the future, i should put an already fallen palm tree down that the player walks over. To communicate that they can do that. :spy: ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"vfqd","author_uid":"1074404","time":"2019-10-09T09:14:38Z","epoch":1570612478,"modified":1570612478,"text":"Really cool little game! Yeah I echo the sentiment about the palm tree, other than that, I thought the progression design was stellar!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Lightwaves","author_uid":"1162238","time":"2019-10-10T01:15:12Z","epoch":1570670112,"modified":1570670112,"text":"Very nice graphics and very complete game though I feel like the theme could have been interpreted in a more original way ^^","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-10T01:17:12Z","epoch":1570670232,"modified":1570670241,"text":"I did what i could with the theme, i certainly understand your point though ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"velvetlobster","author_uid":"1058592","time":"2019-10-10T01:19:51Z","epoch":1570670391,"modified":1570670391,"text":"the most interesting thing here is the main character which is very very polished and has a aesthetic that reminds me of a n64 game i used to play a loooong time ago, it also reminds of megaman n64, except the character is yellow this time .. love the sunflowers btw","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Imphenzia","author_uid":"1000525","time":"2019-10-11T21:03:46Z","epoch":1570827826,"modified":1570827826,"text":"What a nice compo entry!! First of all, I really like the art style, I love low poly =) Nice colors, objects, and animations including the walk cycle and movement. As for the game play, it was maybe a bit too slow for me, or repetitive, but I understand all the challenges that are involved in making a game like this and testing to improve gameplay is tough, especially when you have so many assets going on!! I really like this entry mainly from the visual aspects, so great job! I should also mention that even though I'm not a great fan of the genre itself, I am sure many others are!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Avzgui","author_uid":"1066820","time":"2019-10-21T19:35:29Z","epoch":1571686529,"modified":1571686529,"text":"Wow, all of these made only in two days ? Impressive !\nGreat entry ! :smiley: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"room606","author_uid":"1123086","time":"2019-10-21T19:38:42Z","epoch":1571686722,"modified":1571686722,"text":"Hey. This is nice puzzling + crafting mechanic. Simply low poly LEGO-like style is also cool, my applauses, sir! Also, I like this charming sound of character foot steps. How did you record this one?\n\nP.S. I just stood in water for a long time and grew palm tree so it felt down like a bridge =DD. Is it a known feature\/easter egg\/intentional puzzle? Very funny quirk.\n\n![palm.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/ec0\/e1\/z\/29c43.png)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-21T20:44:15Z","epoch":1571690655,"modified":1571690655,"text":"@room606 the palm tree bridge is indeed intentional! I was going to have it fall on harvest, but decided automatic was better (at the time)\n\nin hindsight making it fall on harvest would have been smarter!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"chuchuw","author_uid":"1163239","time":"2019-10-22T07:02:20Z","epoch":1571727740,"modified":1571727740,"text":"Interesting graphical design","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"acronaut","author_uid":"1041470","time":"2019-10-24T05:33:02Z","epoch":1571895182,"modified":1571895182,"text":"Cute idea that harvesting the cactus grants more water..\n\nSound-design work well for this entry, effective articulation for gameplay : from the steps, actions, harvest, maxed-stat, etc..\n\nThere were times it felt that not having a character jump seems so out of place, but there's no need.. She's a patient robot, She got all the time in the 'peaceful'(not a ripple in the ocean) remote island growing plants and harvest for energy. \n\nNice touch on palm-tree bridge, I was thinking at some point it will fall some coconuts.\n\nThe 'Watering-can' upgrade + cactus harvest felt nice instead of making numerous trips to the ocean for refills.\n\nSuggestions:\n- Time Trial (most number of seeds planted \/ harvested)\n- Drought (challenge mode based on resource limitation between cactus, 'contextual ocean' and allocation of plants)\n- Harvest-Defense (a mashup between garden harvest and defense; the adversaries could be of invasive plants or plants turn rogue ( based\/inspired by plants reactive on chemical-balance: e.g. - bigleaf hydrangeas [blue (acidic) to pink (alkali)])\n- Soundtrack? or Add more subtle variation of sound-ambience (there were occasional instance of birds, but why not some breeze, ocean)\n\nLooking forward to seeing further expansion of this entry.. :palm_tree: :cactus: :sunflower: \n\nNice one of this entry! :dizzy:  ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"daria-toni","author_uid":"1144203","time":"2019-10-27T20:21:10Z","epoch":1572207670,"modified":1572207670,"text":"I finished it! The only oddity is the balance, I didn't feel it. Otherwise I love it. Cute design (the robot and its sounds reminded me of Tachikomas from Ghost in the Shell series). I like the plot idea, great mood. I think this little game can grow into a big game. I would add different kinds of plants and more story behind. Anyway, great solid entry!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"elysiagriffin","author_uid":"1047013","time":"2019-10-30T00:40:16Z","epoch":1572396016,"modified":1572396016,"text":"Congrats on #8 overall! :D\n\nThanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!\n\nIf you\u2019d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/494940957?t=6h50m29s\n\nHope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D\n\n\ud83d\udc9c Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady\n\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elysiagriffin","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandan","author_uid":"1121411","time":"2019-10-30T18:31:35Z","epoch":1572460295,"modified":1572460295,"text":"@elysiagriffin thank you for playing it on stream!\nIt's a shame I had the web version up when you played it, as you experienced the rare bug :(\n\nThanks for the kind words ","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld45\/163990-5ae0ed273babdc179e5048793c5d4ef8.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/pandan.itch.io\/garden-circuit\/","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/westomopresto\/Gardening\/","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"62246","g_author":"1121411","g_event":"LD45","g_eventkey":"78","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"276324","g_title":"Garden Circuit","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"8","g_commentcount":"28","g_site2_node_id":"163990","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"163990","n_urlkey":"276324","n_parent":"159347","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/garden-circuit","n_slug":"garden-circuit","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"121411","n_created":"1569950077","n_modified":"1570423137","n_version":"505953","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":163990,"parent":159347,"superparent":9,"author":121411,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2019-10-06T19:29:53Z","created":"2019-10-01T17:14:37Z","modified":"2019-10-07T04:38:57Z","version":505953,"slug":"garden-circuit","name":"Garden Circuit","body":"![header.png](\/\/\/raw\/34a\/d1\/z\/2620b.png)\n\nYou play as Mizu Kyooboko a gardening robot stranded on remote islands.\n\nTo escape, you must grow and harvest crops for energy. 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Refuel your ship by filling the energy stations.\n\n![ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif](\/\/\/raw\/34a\/d1\/z\/26cca.gif) \n\n    Sunflowers: gives 2 energy on harvest\n    Cactus: gives 150 water on harvest and will regrow\n\n\nControls:\n\nW, A, S, D - Movement\n\nMouse click to interact with Computers, Plants, etc\n\n1, 2, 3 keys to switch tools\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/6BVN5rVt04g\n","title":"Garden Circuit"}