Spread by Typedeaf

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made by Typedeaf for LD26 (JAM)
Find the fruits, spread the trees and enjoy the world.

Buttons:
Arrow keys - Move
x - Pickup/throw/open crate
space - Change to flight mode

Needs XNA 4.0 redistributable (included in rar file)

This game is very low on the gameplay and intended to be heavy on the atmosphere. Unfortunately, we ran out of time when adding the atmosphere so the air might not be entirely fit to breathe.

The balls are seeds, if they stay in touch with the ground long enough they become trees. Red and orange grow slow, white grows really fast, blue grows fast but is unaffected by gravity, so it's a bit tricky to make them turn into trees :)

Music credit of DST
http://www.nosoapradio.us/

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.39 168
Audio(Jam) 3.74 61
Fun(Jam) 3.05 215
Graphics(Jam) 3.24 262
Humor(Jam) 2.44 199
Innovation(Jam) 3.46 116
Mood(Jam) 3.84 36
Theme(Jam) 3.58 163

Feedback

metaldemon
30. Apr 2013 · 10:00 UTC
great game, the atmosphere is there! nice graphics fitting the theme, and my god! a physics engine! :D
spriters2000
30. Apr 2013 · 18:25 UTC
i love the atmosphere! I spent much time enjoying it :)
nintendoeats
30. Apr 2013 · 21:07 UTC
I really want this to be a game so that I can play a lot of it. There was something really magical about the first time I picked up a ball and started rolling faster and faster :)
Whiteclaws
30. Apr 2013 · 21:22 UTC
The atmosphere is great , nice job :)
DST
01. May 2013 · 12:39 UTC
Really neat! Fits the theme nicely and plays well too!
DaanVanYperen
01. May 2013 · 12:46 UTC
Enjoyable music. One of the few games with some mood going!
rustybroomhandle
01. May 2013 · 12:48 UTC
Very pretty. Loved the ball going fast, loads o' fun!
ShellfishGames
01. May 2013 · 13:24 UTC
Nice atmosphere and accoustics. But I just couldn't find out whether my actions had the slightest effect on the world. What are the crates for? I opened them, threw around the colored balls and nothing happened. I watched two trees for a while, they created more colored balls and still I had no idea what to do other than throw them around aimlessly.
I'd really like to see something actually grow, or even affect the world around me in some way, but have no idea how to achieve that. =/
🎤 Typedeaf
01. May 2013 · 13:26 UTC
@ShellfishGames the balls are seeds, if they stay in touch with the ground long enough they become trees. Red and orange grow slow, white grow really fast, blue grows fast but is unaffected by gravity, so it's a bit tricky to make them turn into trees :)
PPLo
01. May 2013 · 14:19 UTC
Wooow ... I didn't understood your game, so I left the computer for a few minutes. Then I came back to my pc and ...
Tadaaaa! A whole forest was growing! Awesome!
I can't say that I understood everything, but I played a lot.
Good game, nice work on the mood.
Tokken18
01. May 2013 · 15:16 UTC
Can't play, have a mac.
GetFun
01. May 2013 · 20:54 UTC
Cool music and concept. Good written =)
messiano
01. May 2013 · 23:13 UTC
Not very fun, b
messiano
01. May 2013 · 23:14 UTC
Not very fun at first, but the atmosphere is great, it's very nice when you realize things are changing
Jellycakes
02. May 2013 · 00:36 UTC
Really nice ambient game, can see myself sinking a lot of time into this game without realising it. Really draws you in and hypnotises you. Nice work!
Uhfgood
02. May 2013 · 06:55 UTC
Nice atmosphere, you guys should develop it more.
PsenFilip
02. May 2013 · 13:07 UTC
The game is good overall. Even more when you start growing your seeds.

Notes:
* There is only one way to plant the blue ones. Pretty hard as well.
* I wish there were more seeds in the world. The world is fairly large.
* The white seed seems impossible. I had a time where one just rushed away from my screen as soon as I broke the box. Another time where I did manage to get it but after I tried to place it, it flew right away in opposite wind direction.
* I would take extra care on the wind controls. Either you need to give the play a hint on where the seeds are or something else.

Keep it up since it is a pretty good concept.
GranaDa
02. May 2013 · 14:25 UTC
Really nice mood. The music is great. Good job!
Norgg
02. May 2013 · 14:38 UTC
Pretty and soothing! I love what you've made here, really satisfying to just plant some stuff and have it grow.
Robrock55
02. May 2013 · 18:32 UTC
I just... love this game. Everything is awesome in : the gameplay, the music, the trees...
SonnyBone
03. May 2013 · 19:40 UTC
LOVE the mood in this game! Great job on nailing the theme.
Felix20
03. May 2013 · 22:51 UTC
I would love to see an expanded version of this, with some more things to look at, some added sound effects, and possibly some more gameplay elements this would be really neat.
I enjoyed this a lot, the lack of gameplay wasn't hindering it at all in my opinion.
ddionisio
06. May 2013 · 07:08 UTC
Really cool growth effect, I was able to just sit and watch things grow. The landscape felt a little to big at the beginning though and I manage to hit the end of the world...where there's a mushroom of some sort. Overall this game was a great experience.
Dietrich Epp
06. May 2013 · 07:25 UTC
Kind of a toy. Movement is slow, and the landscape is sparse. It does have nice atmosphere, but it's not very engaging.
twelveplusplus
09. May 2013 · 08:20 UTC
i think it's cool that it's like a toy. that is the making of a good game, when it's just fun to play with it and not have a specific goal. I am actually thinking of making a game kind of like this (finding and growing seeds), so i'm stoked to see this game.
Binary Gambit
12. May 2013 · 01:12 UTC
Could not find a white or blue seed. Very enjoyable mood. Really needs some player direction on where to go next like a pointer to the next seed, at least until the player has planted one of each tree.
AtkinsSJ
13. May 2013 · 10:38 UTC
Brilliant! Fun to roll around in, and to play with growing trees. I look forward to seeing how it gets expanded on!
pighead10
20. May 2013 · 21:52 UTC
Really good feel to the game.