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A jam submission

The WellView game page

Bring life back to the surface with the help of mother nature
Submitted by DrManatee, Anniemay Parker (@ParkerAnniemay), Drillu, Nickitus, Galen Molk — 1 hour, 47 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Game Design#703.9253.925
Audio#953.7633.763
Innovation#1323.7373.737
Overall#1493.6853.685
Fun#1513.7253.725
Graphics#2393.8133.813
Theme#7453.1503.150

Ranked from 80 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

In what way does your game fit the theme?
The plants and the player need each other to make it back to the surface. The player uses the plants to progress through the level and the plants will wither without the player nearby.

Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Our team did, yes

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Submitted(+2)

I really liked the idea of using the plants, I felt smart for climbing on the shot of the second seed. Nice art too, the vines on the inventory are a really nice touch. I found a bug where you can get stuck on the ground by standing directly in front of the shooting seed. One suggestion would be to bind the seeds to keyboard numbers like 1,2,3... I felt that clicking on them was a little tedious. Anyways great game, congrats.

Developer(+1)

if you feel smart, our job here is done ✅ 


thanks for your time and nice words!

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed this! I like how you made the platformer something you could use multiple seeds in various situations. I didn't know I could throw seed by jumping... then I did it and was like OHHHH that's how you get across... then later when the missile seed was fired I accidentally was jumping to throw a different seed and landed on it... Then I was like OHHH or maybe THAT's how I was supposed to get across! The amount of water needed for growing seeds felt like the right amount and the platforming wasn't so bad that I couldn't escape any part of the map if I ran out of water ... and even if I did there was no real consequence to death.

I also like how the platform seed protected from lava drops which was a nice added touch.  The audio was mellow and slightly repetitive but not to an annoying degree.

I feel the theme could have been used a little better here but I also noticed how there looked like there were plans for more seeds? (at least in the UI) So maybe this wasn't everything you had scoped out for. 

I just read your description I thought the plants were on a timer I didn't realize they withered based on their distance from me... so the theme was better used but I still think it could use some seed synergy. 

Great game!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing and leaving a detailed review! Glad you enjoyed figuring stuff out in the game! 

We definitely had more plant ideas but decided to limit it to 3 so we didn't overscope. Yeah it was a bit difficult expressing and incorporating into gameplay that the plants also needed the player. We had an idea of there being some sort of energy tether between the player and the plants as a visual indicator but decided against it and decided to go with the color shifting like what's in the game now., but that might have been too subtle.

Nonetheless, thanks for the review and the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Woah, really nice game here. It controls super well and the platforming is just the right level of challenging. Well done!

I ran into one glitch where the character's rotation was changed, so basically the character was on their side. This made it difficult to throw the seeds. 

Other than that the game is at a super high level of polish.

It would be cool if you could check out my game too and give it a rating. https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/925013

Developer(+1)

Well shucks, since you ask so nicely, I will check out your game! I appreciate that you took the time to write out a review, a lot of people just go "nice game, play mine". Glad you enjoyed the game!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I really enjoyed the movement and animations in this one. Like others already mentioned it has some bugs. I was walking in a bit of an angle the whole time and got glitched into the floor. But I really like the conept of placing flowers to help you. I also enjoyed the dialogue boxes. Well done!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for playing! I'm super glad you enjoyed the dialogue boxes and text (they were fun to make and write!) Can't wait to play your game! ✨

Submitted(+1)

Pretty cool game! great story, nice level design, good music, and art. almost everything works well.I feel enjoy playing. Especially the moment I figure out I can use flower type 1 to block the dropping water I feel so good! But I meet a bug and have to restart the game: as shown in the image, when you place flower 2 to destroy the wall if your character stands in front of the flower, you will be pushed into the ground and never escape lol, can move but can't jump. overall it's a very good game! 

Submitted (1 edit)

I had the same bug... I planted the first flower seed where I stood and was able to jump up onto it

Submitted(+1)

Great game little! I really enjoyed the look and the music,
I had a few little graphical glitches, I think some of the comments have mentioned those too.
The plant mechanic was cool too!

Submitted(+2)

Nice idea and fun gameplay, did have some issues with the sprites clipping through eachother and the background tiles would show gaps between them, other than that it was a fun game :)

Submitted(+1)

Like the ideae! Very fun and addicting! Keep it up!

It would be nice if you could rate my game too :)

Submitted(+2)

What a nice puzzle-platformer. Liked the arts and music, and overall the plants system. Unfortunatelly ended in floor after the rose-shot :-)

Submitted(+2)

A really fun game with rich content to play! I like the level design very much. The three times planting is really nice. The transit of the game state like falling from the well, taking the rose seed back to break the walls is fun. A well-designed map! 

The top UI is lovely. But I think it would be smoother to auto open the UI when the mouse hovers on it. (Though I notice clicking the top border can water the seed without loading the UI and I stick with it later on lol) The music and the sound effect fits the game very much. The green character looks in nature.

I ran into the floor bug a few time. I think it happens when you are standing close to the rose flower and the rose flower shots. Maybe a collider issue. If you are on the lake, you can try to plant more flowers to get out of it. But if you run out of water...

Overall, the game is quite challenging and creative. I like it very much.

Developer

this kind or review help us a lot to improve! Thanks for your time!!

Submitted(+3)

Unique style of platformer, using the flowers to help you through the level, great work!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty responsive Platformer! I like playing it and I hat platformers :D so please take as a compliment

Developer(+1)

thanks for playing our game, and join to the platform side of the life, we have cookies 🍪 hehe

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Na more of a tower defencler, maybe I can convince you (:P hint to my Game :P)

Submitted(+1)

It's fun experience. character's animations are lovely and i like hanging around in this place.

I think it would be better if there weren't pixel perfect jumps.

and also, one time after i died, the character rotated 45 degrees on re-spawn.

Overall, Good job!

Developer

yes, that is a common bug, but will be solved soon! Thanks for playing the game !!

Submitted(+1)

Nice game, really liked all the plants. I only ecountered like 2 bugs, 1 where my player after he died and respawned would sit at like 45 degrees angle and 1 where I see white lines appearing after I enter the caves. Great game overall!

Submitted(+1)

Really good game! I like your art style

Submitted(+2)

I like how each plant serves a different purpose and they're all useful depending on the situation. The rose plant in particular is creative, as it can not only break walls, but it serves as a platforming tool as well. I also had fun with the platforming and the movement feels nice to handle.

The UI is a little awkward to use as you have to open it whenever you want to use a flower. I'd probably move it to the bottom of the screen and keep it up permanently, then move the camera up so that the bottom platforms aren't obstructed. I also had some problems using the blue vines at the end. They drop through the floor, which made climbing out of the well pretty difficult.

Great game overall. I really enjoyed the graphics and the setting you guys have made.

Developer

Thank you for the feedback! Empty positive comments are a dime a dozen but real constructive criticism is so much more valuable, so thank you for that! I appreciate you checking out our game and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+2)

The game fits the theme pretty well, and I like you can create some dialogs to tell the player what's going on in this game. If you would like to continue developing this game, I recommend:

- Use the keyboard to place plants instead of using the mouse button

- The second flower sometimes stuck player (it happens when it's shooting)

- Falling from the top of the map to the bottom is frustrating as it resets the respawn point to the bottom

Developer

Thanks for playing! We will use your feedback whenever we get back to making this game!

Submitted (2 edits) (+2)

The game and animations were really nice! The sounds also very fitting. Sadly I got stucked in some parts and had to restart the game twice, I think i got stuck on the floor or something, couldn't jump.

Developer

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed! Means a lot since your game looked so nice! Unfortunately that floor bug only started showing up late into the jam so we didn't have time to address it

Developer

Thank you so much for the review!! Sorry you had to restart the game a few times though. 

Submitted(+3)

Cool idea, and (like everyone else says) great animations! I was a fan of the music in this one. Good job!

Developer

Really happy that you like the music, thanks for playing!!

Submitted(+1)

Really nice animations and solid platforming on top of an innovative mechanic. Very fun!

Developer

thank you, it means so much that you enjoyed the animations! Glad you enjoyed it!

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