Zephyr by cadin

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made by cadin for LD23 (COMPO)
Use your fan to guide the forest sprites to the flowers.
Don't let them fall off the bottom of the screen, and watch out for beetles!

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.84 43
Audio 3.87 25
Fun 3.51 97
Graphics 4.31 21
Humor 2.50 296
Innovation 3.43 199
Mood 4.02 9
Theme 3.52 177

Feedback

Cake&Code
22. Apr 2012 · 23:59 UTC
Love it! It looks great, is well designed, and the game is challenging but simple to pick up. Great work!
Danik
23. Apr 2012 · 11:34 UTC
Very relaxing and soothing, great visuals and audio.
bombom
23. Apr 2012 · 11:34 UTC
Awesome Zen stuff!!! Art is so pleasant to look at (programmers, learn! =))) Very relaxing and nice!
JaJ
23. Apr 2012 · 18:41 UTC
I liked it a lot! Best use of audio I've seen so far. I loved the atmosphere.
jeffreybiles
23. Apr 2012 · 18:42 UTC
Very nice! The background art is beautiful, but blurred enough to not be distracting. It was occasionally frustrating when a flower would pop up, open, and promptly close again right from under my sprite. I like that it happened, it just seemed to happen a bit much.

But as I said, overall very good.
matheus23
23. Apr 2012 · 18:42 UTC
Fun game, amazing graphics and never ever seen gameplay idea :P finally something, which I have never seen in any other game.
Hume
23. Apr 2012 · 18:43 UTC
Simple. Beautiful. Beautifully executed. Controls are great. Mood is perfect. Multiple "sprite" sprites is a good touch.

Like a lot of games with edges, I had issues with my sprites being hit by flies before I could react. This is not unique to your game. I just need to learn to keep my sprites away from the edge.

More of this. More from you. Please. :)
lasseastrup
23. Apr 2012 · 18:43 UTC
I really liked it. The music and gameplay was good and it quickly became challenging. Loved the graphics!
🎤 cadin
24. Apr 2012 · 00:21 UTC
Thanks everybody! I'm glad people are liking it so far.
PapayaJuice
24. Apr 2012 · 01:44 UTC
Really awesome idea with cool mechanics. This would fit perfectly on mobile devices.
Toast
24. Apr 2012 · 16:13 UTC
Definitely one of the above average games, I enjoyed this one.
aaronsnoswell
24. Apr 2012 · 17:58 UTC
A lovely, highly polished and relaxing game that I feel I am somehow unworthy of - first I tried to kill the flowers with my fan, then I tried to attack the bees, then I started pondering the sexual implications of what I was doing, helping pollenate plants :P

Jokes aside, this game stands out from the others - in particular I love that you can rescue sprites by catching them just before they go off the screen, kind of like a second chance.

Some 'Limbo'-esque subtle animations to the background would be nice, but otherwise, an amazing job!

Very well done! 4/5!
uprightpath
25. Apr 2012 · 00:54 UTC
I rather liked it. Difficult, and it felt like it'd be nice for you fan to have a hint more range, but overall good!
robcozzens
25. Apr 2012 · 02:15 UTC
Very nice! It's so beautiful and soothing and then the beetle flies through WTF!
Throbbery
25. Apr 2012 · 02:58 UTC
I could totally see playing this on the iPad or iPhone.
moltanem2000
25. Apr 2012 · 04:45 UTC
Awesome. I loved the musical cues, what a great way to let me know when another dude is falling. Well done all around.
R3ason
25. Apr 2012 · 05:13 UTC
Wow, this is great! Simple, challenging, visually appealing! Thanks!
mildmojo
25. Apr 2012 · 07:14 UTC
Zero-button game! Nice! Just need to change the starting and finishing clicks into gestures. =)

Very nice artwork, animation, sound, and music. All the assets are splendid. The gameplay was definitely challenging on a trackpad. Some of those little sprites just came rocketing down from the sky, and juggling a half dozen was fine until a flower closed or a bug came flying through. Nice mix of plausible elements.

It'd be nice if flowers didn't close when a sprite was in proximity, kind of like how a Piranha Plant will stop coming out of a pipe if Mario's standing next to it.
schattenkind.net
25. Apr 2012 · 09:23 UTC
Relaxing game. Nice visuals and innovative game idea.
spilth
26. Apr 2012 · 00:54 UTC
Very nice! I'd love to play this on an iPad or touch device. Wonderful graphics and animation. Fantastic audio. Really well done!
Make A Game
26. Apr 2012 · 02:14 UTC
An enchanted experience =D. A nice take on the theme, very moody, great mechanics. Congratulations and thank you, I really enjoyed playing your game.
Wyzfen
27. Apr 2012 · 14:59 UTC
Clever mechanics, and great use of music.
onehandclap
01. May 2012 · 17:23 UTC
Well made and relaxing, thumbs up!
character
03. May 2012 · 19:36 UTC
wow, great flow! I like how you used the first flower and little sprite dude to confirm what you just learned from the instructions. And thanks for including the source. Such a small game but so much fun. Definitely a keeper. Well done
SethR
06. May 2012 · 02:47 UTC
So nice and relaxing... well, until that fly/bee thing comes and tiny broken bodies litter the floor!
Jezzamon
08. May 2012 · 04:29 UTC
Great visuals!
bompo
10. May 2012 · 18:31 UTC
Nice, simple, polished game!
Krisjet
10. May 2012 · 20:24 UTC
Very polished entry, and VERY good sound and music. Best sound and music I've seen in the whole competition so far! Great mood and graphics too.
Dr.Pingu
11. May 2012 · 14:05 UTC
Love it :)

really nice work dude
Keirua
12. May 2012 · 16:14 UTC
Very good realization ! The game feels very quiet, but is not as easy at it look at first :)
KevinWorkman
12. May 2012 · 17:01 UTC
This is really well done. It starts out nice and slow, and ramps up quickly enough to stay interesting without being too impossible. Nice job.
johanp
13. May 2012 · 07:32 UTC
Really cute little game. Felt very much like an orisinal game, in a good way! Good job!
Puzzlem00n
13. May 2012 · 14:17 UTC
5/5. Nice, simple, and well made. Keep it up!
tacograveyard
13. May 2012 · 21:10 UTC
Very nice use of sound!
Shadow
13. May 2012 · 22:02 UTC
Great graphics, amazing music, relaxing mood. Beautiful game really! Damn polished as well. Congratulations!
SonnyBone
14. May 2012 · 00:39 UTC
Very challenging! More than I actually thought it would be. Juggling 6 of those little suckers while the flowers aren't in bloom is tough! Good work!
30dogs
14. May 2012 · 00:44 UTC
Very fun and, I think, appropriately challenging. Awesome audio and atmosphere.