Go farm! by vidarn

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made by vidarn for LD31 (JAM)
A colorful farming game that features 5 different types of crops, several tools and upgrades and an awesome co-op mode.

What are you waiting for?
Go farm!

-- TUTORIAL --
View the second screenshot below for an animated tutorial explaining how to grow and sell your first crop (you might have to click it to view the animation)

-- INSTRUCTIONS --
To run the game, please drag and drop the file named go_farm.love on love.exe (on windows) or love.app (on osx)
In other words, do this:
go_farm.love ----> love

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.78 108
Fun(Jam) 3.44 213
Graphics(Jam) 4.02 157
Humor(Jam) 2.59 505
Innovation(Jam) 3.37 302
Mood(Jam) 3.79 81
Theme(Jam) 3.23 761

Feedback

rd127p77
08. Dec 2014 路 22:59 UTC
Don't know why you opt-out of the other, any way. The Graphics are great, love the floating animation, sounds are great and game-play is fun
mortus
09. Dec 2014 路 10:11 UTC
I like a lot how relaxing and forgiving this game is (after playing another LD game about corn I really needed it!). Will try it in a more relaxed mood and with someone to cooperate again.

Is there challenge in the gameplay, or just this relaxing Zen thing?
馃帳 vidarn
09. Dec 2014 路 21:01 UTC
Thanks a lot for the kind feedback!

@rd127p77
Opting out from audio seemed the right thing to do since we used an online ambient sound mixer for the background sound.

@mortus
We're glad that you enjoyed the game! You are correct, the game is more of a "relaxing Zen thing", there is no way to fail and there is no real goal to achieve. Just farming and having fun I guess :)
CornflowerBlue
09. Dec 2014 路 21:28 UTC
Pretty graphics!
kipelovets
09. Dec 2014 路 21:44 UTC
I like how monotony of this game represents the monotony of a real farmer's life. All the time it's the same journey from the 'seeds machine' to working on your field, and to the 'coin machine'. Your field of view is limited to only few squares of green grass, but the sky above you is blue and limitless, both of which allows you to enjoy the beauty of the graphics during your labor.
Maurogik
09. Dec 2014 路 21:49 UTC
The game is nice, a bit too calm/slow for my taste but it looks really good ;).
sorlok
09. Dec 2014 路 21:50 UTC
I get "no game". Any idea?
馃帳 vidarn
09. Dec 2014 路 21:54 UTC
@sorlok
I'm sorry to hear that!
What operating system are you on?
Are you sure you dragged go_farm.love to the love executable?
inkeystring
09. Dec 2014 路 22:30 UTC
really nice little game...couldn't help thinking of this :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X2GD5C_wHY
..for some reason
inkeystring
09. Dec 2014 路 22:31 UTC
and LOVE that you can define keys - thank you!
nuno
10. Dec 2014 路 08:12 UTC
Very cool! Hi-five from another L枚ver :D
hundredhundred
10. Dec 2014 路 08:31 UTC
Wonderful, i love how relaxing the game is, you should opted audio for your marking criteria would have still given it 4-5 stars! also i love the isometric pixel art! Overall sweet entry
Boracho
10. Dec 2014 路 08:43 UTC
I spent spent 45 minutes playing this, haha. The gameplay is amazing considering how little time there was to work on it. the graphics are quaint(in a good way) and really fit the overall mood of the game. The play on the theme is clever as well. The world is interesting to explore, even given how small it is. And I absolutely LOVE the ambient wind chimes in the background. 10/10 would farm again.
OttersDen
10. Dec 2014 路 08:53 UTC
There was a lot of detail to this game that really made it enjoyable. The wind chimes, the bobbing up and down of the world, the key customization... all that was great attention to detail.

Well done!
CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD
10. Dec 2014 路 09:53 UTC
very addictive game! Nice graphics, controls are a bit delayed. Can't understand purpose of sand =)
joppiesaus
10. Dec 2014 路 10:10 UTC
I think this is a game that would get very diverse opinions.
I love the graphics, the gameplay and the mood is unique, but after 10 minutes it gets boring.
Still a very good job if you consider the time.
Nice!
sanchitgulati
10. Dec 2014 路 10:23 UTC
on mac osx, it gives "no game" :(
inkeystring
10. Dec 2014 路 12:00 UTC
I too played this longer than any other entry..a lot longer, although I guess the gameplay forces you to take your time..it still had me hooked...especially once I was raking it in with a whole field of roses! I really thought it was great. Do you have plans to finish and release..perhaps with a game save?
christopf
10. Dec 2014 路 12:21 UTC
Well, the big plus of the game for me is its audio and mood. You create a really farmish atmosphere even while its damn cold outside i feel on a sunny farming day :)
The graphics doing their job and the mechanic is working fine.
The take on the theme feels a bit lazy also it felt like there is no goal except to let things grow all over the world. Solid game.
headchant
10. Dec 2014 路 13:18 UTC
I played this a long time. So calm. Love almost everything. Two minor problems: The collision is sometimes unclear and the animation looks a bit slow compared to the movement speed. Everything else is great!
Domicuc
10. Dec 2014 路 17:23 UTC
beeeh i dont want to be on farm! XD.. good game :) lovely graphics.. Also check my project if you have some time,mate! :)
sorlok
11. Dec 2014 路 06:20 UTC
@vidarn, Thanks, I totally failed to read the instructions. Works now.

Comments: Really cool! I loved all the content that was folded into this game: once you figure out that you can walk off the corner of *any* grassy screen, the game becomes a lot more fun! I think a world map (Tab) would have been helpful. This is one of the games I would really like to see expanded on. Great job!
goodbadokay
11. Dec 2014 路 18:27 UTC
Funny game. Cool control system! But a bit fast growing:)
puppetmaster
11. Dec 2014 路 19:31 UTC
My kids loved to play you game. First they think is boring but after buying the backpack they played for 1 hour.

Very well made.
skulioskarsson
11. Dec 2014 路 23:39 UTC
Very cool pixel art
Vinyl Pixels
11. Dec 2014 路 23:51 UTC
I don't usually download games (yes, I'm that lazy) I prefer the hassle-free web browser playing. But loved the isometric "island" floating in the air and decided to give it a try. That was a good decision :) Nice game, liked the atmosphere and the exploration bit!
Victory Garden
12. Dec 2014 路 07:59 UTC
Ah, this is sooo cute! I loved the experience of farming on a sky island. All of the ambience and graphical design are right on point (and THANK you for letting us set our own key bindings). I'm not really into straight simulators, sadly, so I sort of got to a point where I felt like I was supposed to be landscaping to my heart's content and didn't quite manage to engage with that goal, but everything you've developed here was great and I really enjoyed the opportunity to relax.

Thank you for the game!
Mekuri
12. Dec 2014 路 19:56 UTC
Nice idea. A good game for relaxing or chilling. I like the sense of progression you can have at your own pace. Graphics are nice and they create a nice atmosphere.
Rothens
12. Dec 2014 路 22:08 UTC
Love the zen feeling :) I didn't have any sound by the way. :( Oh.. and how is this connected to the theme? :O Otherwise I love this. :3
crazyrems
14. Dec 2014 路 14:35 UTC
The pane sliding animation makes me sick :S
And the player moves a bit too fast.
Otherwise graphics are beautiful and gameplay is solid.
ArcturusDeluxe
16. Dec 2014 路 19:34 UTC
Nice job! Very relaxing. I actually like how the area is sectioned off into 5x5 blocks, it sort of gives a sense of exploration, as well as fitting it into the theme better. Also bonus points for letting the player define their own controls before the game starts, that was pretty slick.
Chris M
17. Dec 2014 路 15:12 UTC
I think I've spent more time on this LD game than any other this time round. The atmosphere created by the music and whimsical graphics make me feel happy to pour endless time into the game. Being able to explore the all these connected islands added a great sense of mystery to the game, you managed to achieve something very close to Harvest Moon here.