Under The Tree by Feng

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made by Feng for LD35 (COMPO)
Control:
Left/Right Arrow or A/D
if nothing happens, just click inside of the game area.

About:
Under The Tree is an experimental feel-based story telling game, leaves plenty of bandwidth for your imagination. Just be patient for the tree to grow.

Windows version is recommended, for less bugs than the web version.

This is my first time to Ludum Dare, hope you will enjoy my game and have fun! :)

Ratings

Coolness 33% 1754
Overall 3.30 387
Graphics 3.88 116
Innovation 3.63 173
Mood 4.12 17
Theme 3.28 520

Feedback

aegypticus
18. Apr 2016 · 02:05 UTC
I have to say that this was an excellent game. Kind of long, but worth it. The style, mood, and simple story were really awesome. And the theme was, if not overtly, present.
Tanton-H2X
18. Apr 2016 · 02:40 UTC
wonderful idea,and amazing amibent... day and night、breath and muse...home-a snug nest with new friend; everywhere let me fancy and every pixel all soliciting idea.
day pass with each passing day
a great game which give peace/revery to me.
love it.♡
jerryzhao
18. Apr 2016 · 03:28 UTC
I like the artistic conception of the game, it is the similar experience with the iOS game ”Mountain“, but I still prefer the human( I like the aged pixel), the dog ,the tree, life is always a tough.
WayneTao
18. Apr 2016 · 05:37 UTC
that is great
seitnerk
18. Apr 2016 · 14:06 UTC
the minimalistic design is great!
Alexandre Szybiak
18. Apr 2016 · 19:35 UTC
The little animation details are cool :)
Lancelot Gao
19. Apr 2016 · 02:52 UTC
目前已经成老大爷了。像素画面和动画很专业,游戏体验就是左右行走吗?
Le_Sarus
19. Apr 2016 · 21:40 UTC
Very clever little game, themed very well
plaguespark
20. Apr 2016 · 00:23 UTC
I come into house and hero starts to switch light on and off! No UBOA yet...
TeamScripta
20. Apr 2016 · 00:44 UTC
Deep bro
wtfrara
20. Apr 2016 · 01:35 UTC
This has a great ambience.
Wahooney
20. Apr 2016 · 05:50 UTC
Interesting, if a bit long. I love the dog :D
zillix
20. Apr 2016 · 06:23 UTC
very beautiful. loved the simplicity.
Rakowu
20. Apr 2016 · 11:00 UTC
Best ppart is the dog. I like the concepto and the grafic. Also the smart little behaviur of dog and plants are really good. But maybe should be mor interaction. It look like more as a movie. But great idea. Nice
BitDare
20. Apr 2016 · 11:03 UTC
I didn't play long for I was in a rush but I loved the concept a lot.
Hyoga-3D
20. Apr 2016 · 13:21 UTC
Very nice game, it has a great mood, just to slow for me, but that is just my personal preference.
Quantum Cupcake
20. Apr 2016 · 15:36 UTC
Loved it! Oh and the simple yet incredible artwork! Really enjoyed it!
APantaloni
20. Apr 2016 · 17:06 UTC
Weird experience. Looks great but it is really slow, so not for everybody. Interesting but I wish there was more to do. I guess I'm not a patient enough guy ;)
BubsyPoochies
20. Apr 2016 · 18:02 UTC
Very interesting and unique game! It's really valuable when someone tries something this different, the experience was really singular. The calm and relaxed mood is nice, as well as the graphics which are really simple yet very consistent! Congratulations on this one!
ShadowTemplar
20. Apr 2016 · 18:43 UTC
I liked the simplicity and animations.Great idea, but a bit too slow and lack of interaction distracted from the mood.
wissuk
20. Apr 2016 · 19:27 UTC
This is something else, I love it so much. My favourite entry so far! :D
antglynn
20. Apr 2016 · 19:32 UTC
This really is a lovely entry.
hregrin
20. Apr 2016 · 19:49 UTC
Nice idea, but I am pretty sure the meaning would have transpired just as fine in half the time. Right now, despite the warnings, it still feels a bit like a waiting game. Enough to leave me guess the end while waiting, and that is, in my opinion, detrimental to the experience. Which is sad, because it is well and carefully crafted.
Skruffye
20. Apr 2016 · 23:47 UTC
Lovely game, a bit slow at the beginning though. I know that was intentional, but I was quite close to quitting before the dog showed up. Mood was really pleasant and bitter-sweet.
Good job. :)
BrianSChung
21. Apr 2016 · 00:13 UTC
I like your interpretation of the theme! I do wish the tree and house were closer, so everything can be zoomed in larger. It looks very small, and I want to be able to get a great look at this tree that's growing.
joemid
21. Apr 2016 · 23:48 UTC
Most moving game that I have played in this LD so far. Great job! Holistic!
mar3k
22. Apr 2016 · 19:19 UTC
Cool idea, but I feel like it might not be the best for LD, because lot of ppl won't wait I feel like, I actually did, but was doing other stuff on my 2nd monitor, which is not the best imo. It is quite atmospheric, but some nice quite music in the background would be really nice addition, also if it was not for the comments I would probably end the game in first few minutes. Anyhow, nice idea, original and the animations are cool as well, but might be relaying on the imagination and patience way too much, maybe some other actions happening in there like having the character from when he/she was young and then ppl leaving the house and graves appearing under the tree, season changing, birds flying by might make it lot better. Good job though.
LeReveur
24. Apr 2016 · 16:59 UTC
It seems more to be a concept realisation than a game, but the animation mechanic is really good. :)
emmelineprufrock
25. Apr 2016 · 01:27 UTC
Interesting. I like quiet it is, and the details that you choose to focus on.
Rock Eaters
01. May 2016 · 22:54 UTC
nice story but a little to slow in the development , i really enjoy you simple graph style
TinyHugger
02. May 2016 · 10:32 UTC
Beautiful.
PinkIndian
02. May 2016 · 10:43 UTC
Easily one of my favourites. A great concept and overall execution. Amazing how you managed to tell so sad story told with such minimalistic visuals.
frondeus
04. May 2016 · 16:03 UTC
Holy. Simple but deep. Nice work!
knason
06. May 2016 · 19:40 UTC
really moody and the graphics works real good. Great job! Congrats on your entry
flummox3d
09. May 2016 · 05:52 UTC
Simple, yet really atmospheric. Awesome work! :)
wg_phancock
09. May 2016 · 08:19 UTC
Atmospheric and interesting. I do worry it might be too slow paced for your average LD voter to play through. Some more stuff going on here and there, or more of a hint at a story earlier, would probably help it feel more alive and draw the player in better so they stick around for the full experience.
DesignerNap
09. May 2016 · 17:39 UTC
Nice entry, great tone. A little long but I think that adds to the overall tone.