The Flying Tree by DavidPeterWorks
You use thermal wind to fly with a mount maple seed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_pseudoplatanus
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/R1wQbPm91EA
Find soil to grow a tree. You stucked in a loop thanks to mankind.
Inspired by paragliding and inktober. :)
Controls: Left/Right arrows
Credits:
Sztrovacsek David Peter Music: Unknown royalty free music from Youtube. (Let me know if you know the source)
| Youtube | https://davidpeterworks.itch.io/ld47-the-flying-tree |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/the-flying-tree |
Ratings
| Overall | 1065th | 3.327⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1587th | 2.385⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 747th | 3.389⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1356th | 2.962⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 204th | 4.241⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 95th | 4.185⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 28🗳️ | 26🗨️ |
Finding thermal currents is quite hard and if there is some way of predicting where they could be from afar, I didn't notice any. So it feels quite random - go the right direction, discover the current and survive or choose poorly and fall to your doom. That's the life of a seed in a nutshell I guess ;).
Meditative, but still quite challenging. The thermals could be a bit more visible, although I do understand that it would probably just destroy the beautiful landscape.
Wonderfully crafted game all in all, good job!