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STALKer by Hegemege

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made by Hegemege for LD34 (COMPO)
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The smoothest STALKer experience is waiting!

Grow your plant as you please, no annoying limitations or goals! The definite day dream of the 3rd millenium mankind.

Controls:
Left and right arrow keys

Note:
If you don't hear the music, refresh the game page.

You can guide the stalk around whenever it's growing. When you see growth energy going up the stem (yellow blob), you can start a new stem by pressing left or right. You can also hop onto stems when the blob is at their intersection. Gain more energy by collecting the water droplets.

Author's notes:
This was my nth time participating, and although I almost felt like giving up after 24 hours and no progress, I carried on. This is my first LD entry in javascript, and I lost a lot of time learning a new library - Phaser.js.

The game doesn't have a goal, but maybe it's just perfect for you :)

Tool stack used:
-Code:
http://phaser.io/
Sublime Text 2

-Graphics:
GraphicsGale
Photoshop

-Audio (generated):
http://abundant-music.com/
Play (Web on itch.io) http://hegemege.itch.io/stalker
Source (GitHub) https://github.com/Hegemege/ludum-dare-34
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=11022

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall 3.21 502
Audio 3.35 182
Fun 2.82 709
Graphics 3.55 256
Innovation 3.39 334
Mood 3.56 143
Theme 4.18 104

Feedback

hpearson2
14. Dec 2015 · 02:08 UTC
Two button and growing!, relaxing to play and has good music :) I wish it was a little more lax on path selection (Keeps making a new branch rather then follow a made one)
(hold left or right to follow branch, press left or right to make new path)

Anyway,
:D good work man!
TerraCottaFrog
14. Dec 2015 · 03:10 UTC
A cool game, but I feel it could be a little faster. Not in terms of game speed, but how far each branch can go. It didn't hold my interest for long enough to get to the items.
AlmightyTuna
14. Dec 2015 · 03:39 UTC
Nice idea, well executed. The controls are a little too slow and clunky though
aamatniekss
14. Dec 2015 · 17:34 UTC
Great mood! Though I think some limitations would have been good, but well now it's a cool relaxation game.
Ghen
14. Dec 2015 · 17:37 UTC
theres lot of soothing and atmosferic game this LD, love it!
awesome idea, i like the graphics and music fit really well!
seththefirst
14. Dec 2015 · 17:40 UTC
I liked the idea, but I think that the game was a bit slow for me. I was not sure when I should press the keys, cause the yellow ball just disappeared. Hahahaha
Anyway, cool concept, can be improved a lot.
shanton
14. Dec 2015 · 17:43 UTC
Great use of both themes and loads of fun, graphics look weird when the stem is close to horizontal though
hexagore
14. Dec 2015 · 17:45 UTC
I thought this looked great, the music really suited it too. I feel all relaxed now. If I had one piece of constructive criticism, it might hvae been better if the water drops weren't moved after every growth, because it made it impossible to plan things and most of the growth ended up being wasted?

Nice though :)
farnsworth2
14. Dec 2015 · 17:49 UTC
An interesting idea with strong visuals, but it felt a little too slow to hold my interest. Most of the game was spent waiting for a branch to finish growing a short distance, then accidently switching to the wrong branch.
rantt
14. Dec 2015 · 18:20 UTC
Cool game, and so relaxing. Good, job!
Elenesski
14. Dec 2015 · 18:46 UTC
neat idea ... well executed. It would have been better to have control over where it went. Perhaps a slight pause at a junction or something.
pparke
14. Dec 2015 · 19:15 UTC
Nice work! The music was enjoyable and I liked the atmosphere created by the slow pace. With a little more polish and touch screen controls this could be a relaxing way to spend a few minutes on a phone or tablet.
Jakob37
14. Dec 2015 · 19:25 UTC
I liked the mood in this game a lot. For me right now, I didn't have the patience to play it for long, but I think I will come back to it sometime when I want a calm moment :) Impressive visuals.
Integershift
15. Dec 2015 · 01:56 UTC
Pretty cool game! I found the beginning pretty confusing, I couldn't really get a good grasp of the controls. The music is really soothing, and the overall mood was nice. Good job!
psychonull
16. Dec 2015 · 22:09 UTC
Nice graphics and music.Good use of the theme. Good job!
blackbird806
17. Dec 2015 · 20:25 UTC
Great use of both themes, very cool music and ambiance =)
But a little too slow.Nice work !!
simon.parzer
18. Dec 2015 · 17:10 UTC
This is a nice game, the music fits the general mood and atmosphere. The controls however are kind of unresponsive and it is a little too slow for my taste. In 10 minutes of playing I couldn't get a single water drop and they change positions too often.
piper82
18. Dec 2015 · 17:20 UTC
very nice idea. controls are bit off but its manageable. music was ok but i would swap organ for something less intrusive.
monetai
18. Dec 2015 · 18:03 UTC
its slow but that's relaxing, it's calm, the music is cool, i liked it
loxo
19. Dec 2015 · 22:23 UTC
Growing a plant is a great idea. I like the calming atmosphere of the game, but I think the music is a bit too strong.
cilerba
05. Jan 2016 · 01:13 UTC
Perfect fit to the theme, and a great concept. The leaves that grow out of it is the perfect touch. Personally excited to look through the source code to see how you went about coding this. :)