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Ochre by ben

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made by ben for LD27 (COMPO)
A game about helping things to grow in a landscape of barren, ruined structures.

I haven't tested the builds on mac or linux. Please try them out and let me know how it goes.

Theme: The game's system are based on "10 seconds", most things are influenced in some way by that.

++ Basics ++
- Left click and drag to look around
- Left click and drag a resource onto a cube to add it
- Right click on long grass or another plant to harvest it

Homepage : rvaises.com ------ Twitter : @benswinden
Windows http://rvaises.com/ochre/
OS/X http://rvaises.com/ochre/
Linux http://rvaises.com/ochre/
Web http://rvaises.com/ochre/
Source http://rvaises.com/ochre/builds/_SCRIPTS.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=11355

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall 3.48 188
Audio 3.51 83
Fun 2.70 737
Graphics 4.23 30
Humor 1.59 906
Innovation 3.56 178
Mood 3.89 30
Theme 2.30 1103

Feedback

VictorGrunn
26. Aug 2013 · 02:50 UTC
An unusual game. Strangely pretty. I couldn't get into it so much - the moving around aspect felt awkward. But I liked the animation and what I think the concept was moving towards.
ix
26. Aug 2013 · 02:55 UTC
I enjoy the meditative feeling of the game, but I'm also somewhat stymied by the slow pace -- though I guess that's the theme poking in. I really enjoy the graphical style, well done on that!
DanHayesGamer
26. Aug 2013 · 02:56 UTC
Even if there's not much too it, there was definitely a feeling coming from this game. I enjoyed it, seems like there's some ideas here worth expanding on.
disdanes
26. Aug 2013 · 02:57 UTC
The hand drawn-esque graphics are really beautiful. I definitely felt serene while I was playing the game. I wasn't quite sure what to do, but I enjoyed picking the grass and seeing how the world expanded.
fferro234
26. Aug 2013 · 02:58 UTC
Very soothing artistic game. I'm not sure what to do after you get to the middle platform with the arrow pointing up like what is in your picture. I followed the path going down where another glowing rock fell and I could not tell what else to do. I tried going far up but did not see anything.
Calahagus
26. Aug 2013 · 03:00 UTC
That game was wonderfully sweet! I agree with Victor, the movement is a bit awkward, but it was lots of fun playing around and watching things grow... I'm not sure how it fits with 10 seconds though, and I couldn't figure out how to get down to whatever the crown was. My little green stone floating down through the rings but I couldn't go any farther.
shohs
26. Aug 2013 · 03:06 UTC
I'd have to say that I really enjoy the look of the art for this game. I also enjoyed the meditative mood and how that fit in with the gameplay, although I'm not exactly sure what to do by the guy with the crown.
madk
26. Aug 2013 · 03:08 UTC
The graphics are gorgeous and it's a neat idea for a game. But you've deviated terribly far from the theme. Some sort of instruction would have been nice, I'm still not clear on the mechanics of the game. And I couldn't progress past the squares of 8 tiles even though I'd covered all the visible tiles with plants.
Ciaran54
26. Aug 2013 · 03:16 UTC
Wow. Incredible game. Fantastic art, great sound. I completely lost myself in is for 30 minutes :P

If this wasn't LD, then I would have thought this game had been in production for way longer than 2 days! Thanks for making it!

Also [SPOILER ALERT] is there any way to make the final stone glow or say something? I tried so many different things, but it wouldn't glow :(
Cosrnos
26. Aug 2013 · 03:33 UTC
I love it, you should definitely take this somewhere!
isharacomix
26. Aug 2013 · 03:36 UTC
It runs on Linux, but very slowly. Furthermore, the scrolling to move around the map is very hard to work.

That being said, I was still willing to put up with that to play the game. It's super-zen and crazy beautiful. It's the most fun I've ever had literally watching grass grow. :)
Bactopiad
26. Aug 2013 · 03:38 UTC
Great game! The entire work immersed me in the world you created.
flamecow
26. Aug 2013 · 03:39 UTC
Really relaxing game. It's very interesting.
Steve
26. Aug 2013 · 03:41 UTC
Very beautiful. Fitting low key audio. I kinda got stuck when I ran out of resources and didn't really know what to do though. But, I like it.
Waave
26. Aug 2013 · 03:47 UTC
I liked the graphics.
dmastergames
26. Aug 2013 · 03:47 UTC
Good Game very strange
Dotanukii
26. Aug 2013 · 03:47 UTC
Wonderful mood and graphics, I don't entirely see how it goes with the theme, but its really calming to play. It could have better flow in terms of the gameplay but other than that, really good job!
Tom 7
26. Aug 2013 · 03:48 UTC
Graphics are superb, though I was hoping from the screenshot that I'd get to rotate that thing. :) I think that I "won", but I didn't feel like there was enough confirmation of that? Although obviously this is a Zen affair so maybe you think it would be wrong to "win"...
Slader16
26. Aug 2013 · 03:56 UTC
Ochre is really peaceful, I love it!
JAH2488
26. Aug 2013 · 05:24 UTC
Wow. Beautiful.
matthias_zarzecki
26. Aug 2013 · 13:05 UTC
This is great! Love the artstyle and the atmosphere. Gameplay is quite satisfying too :)
skarab
26. Aug 2013 · 13:42 UTC
It's really fresh, hope there will be a more complete version later on!
aquilicoco
26. Aug 2013 · 13:53 UTC
Good work!
Tifu
26. Aug 2013 · 14:47 UTC
I got as far as madK and didn't know what to do next... tried going up, but if there is something up there, I didn't see it. Lovely graphics! Wish I knew what I was doing so I could see more :)
hughsk
26. Aug 2013 · 14:56 UTC
This has a really nice look to it - hope you get the chance to flesh out the gameplay post-compo! My favourite game so far :)
doctorscientist
26. Aug 2013 · 16:18 UTC
The art style emphasizes tranquillity. The open air sound scape is very welcoming. I have a hard time playing though on my small laptop screen(the resources are not always on screen so I have to scroll the window).
recursor
26. Aug 2013 · 18:16 UTC
This game has an odd and unique charm to it. It is quite relaxing to play with.
ModestArcade
27. Aug 2013 · 19:12 UTC
I like the mood of this game. Paced kind of slow for me, but this is really good work nonetheless. The graphics are really charming!
Hegemege
27. Aug 2013 · 20:05 UTC
The game felt pretty empty even though that was sort of the whole idea I think. I really like the graphics though! The background audio had some static noise which really started to get on my nerves.
Crowbeak
28. Aug 2013 · 14:43 UTC
It's beautiful, but It was really hard to see my cursor when I was holding energy.
Marcellus
28. Aug 2013 · 16:24 UTC
awesome job
TomCooper3D
28. Aug 2013 · 20:29 UTC
really nice mood and i love the hand painted look this could be really something special with a little more love
savethejets1
29. Aug 2013 · 05:14 UTC
The Graphics are crazy good! They really help set an overall great mood.
Xatulu
29. Aug 2013 · 05:57 UTC
Beautiful graphics, controls are a bit wonky thou
Linus Lindberg
30. Aug 2013 · 07:23 UTC
Lovely graphics and music! :)
xndr
30. Aug 2013 · 11:28 UTC
Beautiful game. Thanks!
GarethIW
30. Aug 2013 · 21:17 UTC
Nice and relaxing to play. I don't know if there was anything after what I assume was the final stone, but I enjoyed the journey getting there ;) Possible bug with the clicking/dragging of the red and green resource?
wine
31. Aug 2013 · 05:28 UTC
It was a very unusual adventure ) Concept and style! Love it
Zerkruemler
31. Aug 2013 · 09:41 UTC
Very nice game. I was however not able to find out how it exactly works after playong for more than half an hour. It is always surprising what happens and I miss some feedback what should happen.
neekobus
31. Aug 2013 · 12:58 UTC
Interesting graphics, miss instructions.
Sometimes you can't scroll (Chrome/OSX), and when you can, it's too fast.
Jiggawatt
31. Aug 2013 · 15:56 UTC
I like "toy games" like these. This is like an environment of its own. Feels like there should be something more to do and grow though.
Sestren
05. Sep 2013 · 06:43 UTC
I like soothing, interactive art like this, although I never quite got the hang of exactly when I was supposed to be able to plant what kind of grass; it seemed random to me. Very beautiful game and nice sound effects.
ghostonline
05. Sep 2013 · 06:49 UTC
I love the art style and the atmosphere it conveys. Still, I did not really 'get' the game mechanics and the various interaction triggers.
brgarnet17
05. Sep 2013 · 18:24 UTC
Great and gentle game. I'll have to come and play this one again. there is probably mysteries left to uncover. The only thing that bothered me is that the drag and drop could be smoother and more accessible at times in the level. Thanks for this game!
fdevant
05. Sep 2013 · 19:50 UTC
I didn't understand very well what the rules or objective were, but it was nice to interact with and had a nice mood. The cursors, at least in my screen became really hard to see.
ZYXer
08. Sep 2013 · 15:56 UTC
Wow! This game creates such a nice atmosphere. Calm and meditative. Nice artwork and fitting sound.