Gifts of the Forest by Nut

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made by Nut for LD30 (JAM)
I ran out of steam a bit, so there aren't nearly as many puzzles as I hoped for. That's what I get for saving most of the level design for last!

Anyway I learned a lot from this jam; PuzzleScript has gotten a lot nicer since LD28 (my last Ludum Dare). I hope you enjoy the game!

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.44 217
Audio(Jam) 3.42 213
Fun(Jam) 3.42 173
Graphics(Jam) 3.03 513
Humor(Jam) 2.50 335
Innovation(Jam) 3.21 278
Mood(Jam) 3.59 144
Theme(Jam) 3.00 460

Feedback

jpverkamp
26. Aug 2014 路 06:32 UTC
Fun puzzler. Really liked the music. Took me a maddening amount of time to light up the second gate (?) I came across. Kept getting the pieces in *just* the wrong order. Probably the best puzzle game I've played yet this time around though.
TideS
26. Aug 2014 路 19:56 UTC
Fine game but font needs to be more readable.
puppetmaster
26. Aug 2014 路 20:02 UTC
+puzzle
+music
-gameplay
馃帳 Nut
26. Aug 2014 路 20:11 UTC
Thanks for the reviews!

TideS: yeah I agree about the font, I wonder if I could hack puzzlescript to use a better one or something

Puppetmaster: would you mind saying something about what you didn't like about the gameplay?
owyoow
26. Aug 2014 路 20:23 UTC
great puzzle game. I really enjoyed it.
grillaface
26. Aug 2014 路 21:46 UTC
Love the music!
馃帳 Nut
26. Aug 2014 路 21:46 UTC
Thanks owyoow and grillaface!
pjimmy
26. Aug 2014 路 21:52 UTC
this game is brilliant, very simple execution yet it has adventure, discovery and puzzle elements combined. well done
rojo
26. Aug 2014 路 21:56 UTC
Pretty fun, with decent puzzles. The music was pretty solid.
dook
26. Aug 2014 路 22:06 UTC
Sweet little puzzler. And pretty challenging too. (For me at least :))
kristof
26. Aug 2014 路 22:18 UTC
Love the complete mood. Took me some time to understand what all this is about. Maybe it was the level of graphical abstraction that made it difficult.
馃帳 Nut
26. Aug 2014 路 22:26 UTC
Yay more reviews! Thanks so much everybody I'm really glad you like my game : )
Draknek
26. Aug 2014 路 22:48 UTC
This is lovely! I think it's a good length.

Nice way of doing pulling as well as pushing, too.
puppetmaster
26. Aug 2014 路 22:54 UTC
I voted the gameplay negative because of the puzzlescript limitations. Hand from the player stick on the stone, need to change direction to take it away. When you need to do it one a small place, it feelt negative.
馃帳 Nut
27. Aug 2014 路 00:37 UTC
Draknek: Thanks so much! Really glad you liked it

Puppetmaster: OK, thanks for the feedback. I tried the "grab on" mechanic as a way to allow pulling blocks without forcing you to pull when you don't want to, and I think overall it works pretty well, but yeah having to move sideways to let go is sometimes counterintuitive. I'd love to hear suggestions if you have an idea for a better control scheme.
nonetheless
27. Aug 2014 路 11:08 UTC
Very nice soundtrack :)
馃帳 Nut
27. Aug 2014 路 21:09 UTC
Thanks nonetheless!
OinkIguana
28. Aug 2014 路 20:17 UTC
Great game. The puzzles are good. The graphics are simple but nice. The music and sound are calm and relaxing. Story is interesting. Only problem is I didn't figure out how to end it, just kept wandering and then got lost and gave up...
wdebowicz
28. Aug 2014 路 20:29 UTC
Font is hard to read, and I don't like the idea that I can talk with someone only once. I like very mych possibility to undo! I think it's first time I saw undo in such type of game and reaction is very positive. Also nice dialogues, makes a game mood. Keep going making games!
馃帳 Nut
28. Aug 2014 路 21:36 UTC
Thank you for the reviews OinkIguana and wdebowicz!
AdricZero
31. Aug 2014 路 13:44 UTC
Agree with comment about text being difficult to read.
dancingmad
31. Aug 2014 路 13:53 UTC
The puzzles are well-designed, it was fun to play!
馃帳 Nut
02. Sep 2014 路 02:01 UTC
Thanks for playing it, AdricZero and dancingmad!
Digiraze
02. Sep 2014 路 20:23 UTC
I really enjoyed this puzzle game, played it through to the end.
Rehacked
03. Sep 2014 路 10:44 UTC
Nice game liked it
jukimv1986
15. Sep 2014 路 21:22 UTC
It is said that this is a good game. Visuals could be better but the story was a good addition. Well done!