Owl Boy's Stellar Garden by Oxeren

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made by Oxeren for LD34 (COMPO)
Theme: Growing

Help Owl Boy to grow his garden and his world.

Instructions:

WASD - movement
E - interact
Q - upgrade plant
Space - plant a seed

Break rocks to find seeds. Hold Space in front of an empty space to plant a seed. Plants need watering. To get water build a well on a pond. Plants produce pollen. When you collect pollen the world grows. Use shrines for upgrades. Hold 'Q' in front of a plant to upgrade it.

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall 3.55 244
Audio 3.49 140
Fun 3.20 446
Graphics 4.03 104
Humor 2.36 480
Innovation 3.15 483
Mood 3.49 168
Theme 3.98 267

Feedback

gene-z
14. Dec 2015 · 11:27 UTC
Vera Nice game, congratularíamos
donvermo
14. Dec 2015 · 11:27 UTC
Very nice spin on the theme, both the plants and his world gradually grow larger. It becomes slightly frustrating having to rebuild the wells all the time but other than that it's pretty entertaining.
vegapomme27
14. Dec 2015 · 11:27 UTC
The basic idea looks great and the 3d models are nice, but it was very very laggy on my side :(

Good job anyway.
fakefrogsonly
14. Dec 2015 · 11:29 UTC
Loved the art style of this one! Was a bit unclear what to do, but would love to see this fleshed out and explored more.
George
14. Dec 2015 · 11:31 UTC
Like the concept - and owl! The mood/theme of ethereal space came off pretty well, made me not question why an owl was gardening..! Sadly my well bugged out so I couldn't get any more water :(
togo
14. Dec 2015 · 11:37 UTC
the game is a lot faster than what i expected from a gardening game.
the atmosphere is great, but you get a little too caught up on the plants to appreciate it.
BUNN1E5
14. Dec 2015 · 11:41 UTC
Really cool and looked nice! Cool how the world grows! The music is kind of weird when it just cuts off
cynicalmonkey
14. Dec 2015 · 11:45 UTC
I liked that the gamespace grew with your progression and i thought the owl was cute, the music fits well with the game although there is a distracting pause in the loop.

it kind of straddles the line between garden sim and management game and the feedback I would give if you were going to develop it further is to pick a lane with that. For a garden sim you the speed at which the plant can die and how often the well breaks feel at odds with the relaxing nature of those games. For a management game it needs that urgency of the "whats the next thing" something that points you to what you are upgrading to, why you want it and what that will let you progress to.
Taffaz
14. Dec 2015 · 12:01 UTC
Good game, I found I had loads of pollen and not enough seeds though, not sure if I did something wrong or there was some way of making sure you got seeds.

Enjoyed playing it, good work.
The Merge Conflicts
15. Dec 2015 · 10:22 UTC
Cool concept of adding more to the world! However, having to rebuild wells was frustrating.
dustyroom
15. Dec 2015 · 10:51 UTC
Couldn't find out where to get more pollen when broke the stone. Also, my plants die too fast. Nice feel and look of the game.
redmassacre
15. Dec 2015 · 19:09 UTC
nice game) or perhaps life simulation)
i didn't realize about stones... but then...
SirSoltex
16. Dec 2015 · 01:10 UTC
looks really nice, i like games that have 3d models and pixel art
KaiseanGames
16. Dec 2015 · 06:41 UTC
One of the best I've played this LD. Well done.
karlipoppins
16. Dec 2015 · 07:44 UTC
This was such an impressive game for a compo!! Lovd the graphics, amazing music, quite challenging as soon as you have multipl flowers. Great job!!
VladRusu
16. Dec 2015 · 13:18 UTC
Awww you have an owl <3 !!! (The girl in our team couldn't help it)
SecondDimension
16. Dec 2015 · 14:14 UTC
Really nice game, I liked the art style and character design.
liquidmedia
16. Dec 2015 · 17:28 UTC
Cool game took some time to get it running but once loaded runs ok
vicious_br
17. Dec 2015 · 01:49 UTC
Good entry to the theme. I love the music and the own. I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor. You already rated my game, but I was not allowed "innovation rating." Please could you assess this item now? Take the opportunity to play with some corrections. Very thanks:http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36629