The Roots Of Evil by JaviCepa

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made by JaviCepa for LD29 (COMPO)
"A strange meteorite has landed in the middle of the night.
Tommy feels an evil presence outside and decides to take a look..."

Pick up your shears and fight the evilish Roots of Evil (TM) during three amazing minutes of vegetal gameplay.

I almost had no time in this LD so I decided to go for a GB style. I only had 12 hours but I am really glad with the result.
I hope you enjoy!

Controls: Left/Right arrows + "X"

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.83 94
Audio 3.49 154
Fun 3.65 124
Graphics 3.83 177
Humor 2.93 277
Innovation 3.78 128
Mood 3.52 185
Theme 3.93 67

Feedback

DavidErosa
28. Apr 2014 · 02:01 UTC
I love the graphics. The gameplay is really well balanced and scales nicely. Thanks for the game.
Brian Stegmann
28. Apr 2014 · 02:51 UTC
Really enjoyed this one!
Sestren
28. Apr 2014 · 03:16 UTC
Exactly the right amount of difficulty to be a lot of fun and just below frustrating! Loved this entry!
trueyomic
28. Apr 2014 · 04:25 UTC
Frustrating, but original. Neat concept, mood, and gameplay. Hurts my wrist to slam x so much though.
baboum
28. Apr 2014 · 08:39 UTC
You sir, made a great game <3
kbm
28. Apr 2014 · 10:47 UTC
ABSOLUTELY loved it! The best game I've played so far! 5 out of 5 stars, amazing work! <3
Katamori
28. Apr 2014 · 10:53 UTC
The first game I rate in LD29.

I though about the pix that I'm gonna be the evil :/ still a nice survival game BTW with amazing graphics and music.
mortus
28. Apr 2014 · 11:01 UTC
It's quite depressing... in a good way. The game reminded me 'Inevitable' theme from rounds 1-4 that didn't get chosen. Great feel and great game.
adamwoolridge
28. Apr 2014 · 11:02 UTC
Nice! Very playable.
fserb
28. Apr 2014 · 11:27 UTC
Loved the graphics and the way you set up the night/moon/time thing. :)
lief
28. Apr 2014 · 11:32 UTC
very nice retro feel, if anything the controls feel a little too smooth. is there a way to regain hearts?
Jeremias
28. Apr 2014 · 14:18 UTC
Interesting concept, was fun to play. But I had problems with the difficulty. I just can't beat it! :D How the game would play with jumping?
Hypnohustla
28. Apr 2014 · 15:47 UTC
Simple and nice! Really moody music and the GB colors fit it nicely. :)
local minimum
28. Apr 2014 · 15:50 UTC
Great evilish evil root fun. Though I never managed the 3m my best strategy was to halfway through abandon one side and just cut on the other. They never seemed to sprout right on-top of the the seed making it quite a lot easier to have one side pest-free.

I would have liked a stronger "you are standing in the thing your are cutting"-indication. Or actually being repelled back some.

Many shots, especially those going up, seemed quite harmlesss. It would have been cool if they could seed new plants.

Really great game though, had fun trying and dying.
Ludonaut
28. Apr 2014 · 17:24 UTC
Great, well implemented idea. Some slight graphical glitches, tiles looked like they were 1 pixel out of alignment.
AlvaroH
28. Apr 2014 · 17:30 UTC
Awesome! The game is a total challenge. Love the graphics and the music.
AlbertoSM
28. Apr 2014 · 19:44 UTC
Can't get past the last 30 seconds. Frustrating but fun! Nice job :D
pinkmonkeyhead
28. Apr 2014 · 20:06 UTC
nice mini game. well balanced difficulty
Seraphic Media
28. Apr 2014 · 21:42 UTC
Nice game!
Gamepopper
29. Apr 2014 · 00:03 UTC
Love the gameboy style, a very unique game with a clever use of being beneath the surface.
Bit difficult though.
Jellycakes
29. Apr 2014 · 00:09 UTC
Really well made, was really difficult but getting better at the game really paid off when you win the game. especially with the self applause.
xhunterko
29. Apr 2014 · 02:12 UTC
OW MY FINGERS! OW! But really I had fun so it's okay. :)
IvanDashSmith
29. Apr 2014 · 06:46 UTC
Hmm, web player version isnt working for me at all. Anyone else having this issue?
alvarop
29. Apr 2014 · 21:21 UTC
There is something deeply unsettling about this game, and cute at the same time.
ArcturusDeluxe
29. Apr 2014 · 23:18 UTC
Pretty cool game. I'm liking the Gameboy aesthetic. Starts off a bit slowly but soon picks up. Good job!
theholychicken
30. Apr 2014 · 00:21 UTC
That is 3 very long minutes! My left hand is sore as hell and I still cant survive the last minute.
Very original and great take on the theme. Good job!
rylgh
30. Apr 2014 · 08:26 UTC
nice game... cool idea, and love the visuals. would be even better if the plants flashed or something when you snipped them, it doesn't feel like you're actually damaging them
Kragnir
30. Apr 2014 · 11:54 UTC
The game have a clear theme going, the bullets are not handled in a good way however making the challenge pretty odd.
javifugitivo
30. Apr 2014 · 13:27 UTC
It's a really retro game very very fun.
El juego me ha encantado, la música retro es lo único que me taladraba los oidos, por lo demás genial. Puedes probar por ejemplo a convertir midis con http://solmire.com/ y sacar las pistas en mp3 con buenos resultados, para futuros proyectos.
Un saludo y enhorabuena por el juegazo!
PriorBlue
01. May 2014 · 03:17 UTC
Funny idea and a nice GB pixel art.
VictoryGarden
01. May 2014 · 07:32 UTC
This is a lovely, minimalistic game. I've played a few times but been unable to beat it at any point... there's something great about how you can see the roots coming, but you can't necessarily keep track of them. It feels inevitable, and your weapon is larger than you, but the enemy is so much larger than it... you've done a really excellent job of making a simple game with a complex emotion attached. Great work!
King_Mew
01. May 2014 · 23:28 UTC
I loved this one! It's wonderfully challenging. It has great aesthetics. It's pure awesomeness.
moonmagic
02. May 2014 · 05:42 UTC
Plant Song, the doom, song of plants, the song. I listened to the song and I was led into the maw of evil and clacked my clippers futilely all the way down, good song.
BeeintheCarGames
02. May 2014 · 14:53 UTC
Loved this! I loved the graphics and the audio. Really well done, especially if you really only had 12 hours to work on it.
DragonXVI
02. May 2014 · 17:40 UTC
Lovely little minimalist game. Great twist on the theme too! Very well presented and all round pretty cool! :D
malmazuke
03. May 2014 · 04:55 UTC
Cool game. Could do with a little polish here and there, but I really enjoyed it
CaiusTSM
03. May 2014 · 16:32 UTC
Nice sound, and graphics. I also like the different plants.
mrexcessive
03. May 2014 · 19:33 UTC
Hi. Very tough... Like the graphics and the algorithm around the roots, seems to second-guess me.. not that hard but still! Good job.
Lyje
03. May 2014 · 19:35 UTC
Surprisingly difficult for just surviving 3 minutes! Nicely tactile feeling on the shears. Good gameplay and simple but effective graphics. Love it!
Rodaja
05. May 2014 · 11:39 UTC
Nice game. Loved the idea and execution. Gameplay felt more Game&Watch-ey than GameBoy, thought.
Frump
06. May 2014 · 03:37 UTC
Simple but fun! Cool art and music.
Jiggawatt
07. May 2014 · 18:37 UTC
Streamed this. I could've used some more threats until the last minute, the difficulty curve is kind of exponential. Maybe you could've incorporated the branches into the gameplay somehow (like being able to prevent monsters from spawning). Randomness in arcadey games like this is kind of cheap, and this could've used more tweaking than some 12 hours.
Jupiter_Hadley
11. May 2014 · 12:14 UTC
Really fun game! Loved it. I included it in part 22 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series! :) http://youtu.be/7oB_8pUypJo
Crowbeak
11. May 2014 · 12:40 UTC
This game is difficult. I like it. Fun with foliage!
csanyk
13. May 2014 · 04:11 UTC
Novel gameplay. Reminds me of an early 80's arcade game. The graphics are pure GameBoy, but the music sounds like an Atari 2600. Not bad.
pansapiens
20. May 2014 · 00:40 UTC
Great fun - wish I could whip something like this up in just 12 hours ! There was a moment where I thought the difficultly curve wasn't ramping up fast enough ... and then I quickly started dying ... so it's probably just right :)