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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #1983 | 3.345 | 3.345 |
| Overall | #2587 | 3.057 | 3.057 |
| Enjoyment | #2718 | 2.793 | 2.793 |
| Creativity | #3118 | 3.034 | 3.034 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You play as god instead of a farmer on a magical lad.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
What a fantastic idea for this weather contorl & sim game! I also like this cute art style very much. Nice work!
Cool idea to make a little sim game. I love sim games. I liked the art style. I enjoyed it.
I am not sure which effects the different weather have. Of course rain is necessary but I would think that during rain the plants not growing but that wasn't the case. Maybe you can explain?
The scene transitions was a really nice touch and I loved the art style! Only thing that was tripping me up was I wasn't sure when to harvest. Overall, great work!
I was surprised by this game - its fun. Great take on the theme!
Cute relaxing game. Adding a chill music would have benefited the game a lot. Had a good time!
Neat game, im not the biggest fan of afk / grinding games but i get that for a game jam a simple game loop is ideal. The snow was a wierd inclusion, as it doesnt help you at all, but overall a good game with a very nice sheep
Lovely calm game~ Wish it had music but was very cute and play really well!
What was the effect of the snow?
nothing i forgot to add it in LMAO
The choice of sprites and the whole color palette is super cute ! Is there any limitation about plants growing faster ? I reached quite a big growth level but I wondered if it was limited of not :)
I would have loved to buy an automatic plant picker to optimize everything :D
Nice calm game, not sure I see the role reversal theme but I did enjoy playing it. Add some zen music and you've got a nice idle clicker game brewing. Good work.
role reversal as in u are god and control the weather
Neat and cute game. Some addition of sfx and music in the post jam version would do well. Some indication for when something can be harvested would also be nice. But other than those, a solid game!
Cute game with slow, rewarding progression! I would add in some music and sfx that further push for a calming aesthetic, and maybe some different tasks for the player to do while waiting for plants to grow like some previous comments mentioned. Good work!
Very relaxing and zen game! A little bit of music would go a long way to improve this!
I enjoyed the game because I love development games in general.
I know we only had limited time but here are some suggestions that I think will make the game more fun:
Add a visual thing to indicate a harvestable plant
Add a mechanic so the player can enjoy the time while waiting (maybe clicking on plants to fast grow them)
Add different effects for different plants ... some plants love winter while others prefer summer.
A nice simple game. I like it. :)
The game art is nice and the game art very good to look but the game needs more visual and auditory feedback like to make upgrading and growing more fun. also the gameplay gets repetitive a bit fast I think its because its simplicity. I think adding some complexity would help. Overall good game idea with good art.
To be completely honest, I did not enjoy this game. It is fun in the same way a clicker game is fun, which is to say I felt like it wasted my time. It is a cool concept, but there's no reason to ever use snowy, so it's just alternating between rainy and sunny and then occasionally harvesting and buying upgrades. If you made it so that maybe certain plants grew better in different weather conditions, or something to make there be a reason to vary the weather cycle, the game might be improved.
Gameplay gets stagnant really quickly, but it is very satisfying. I like it!