Keep Plant Alive by cninja_

made by cninja_ for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

So I made my first game using Unity for my first game jam. I didn't managed to end this game and it's also really buggy but I wanted to submit anything.

Anyway if you really want to check some newbie games... You are supposed to water your plant and don't let it die. You do it with WASD for your movement and E for using wells. Every well can be used once, and once you use all of them you win. Pretty simple. I wanted to implement some mechanics like water gun, that knockbacks enemies while decreasing your water bar. Also pathfinding for enemies is kinda broken and doesn't works like I wanted but I didn't managed to create pathfinding by myself and had to use someone else's script.

In case anyone is interested in what I used: - Unity - Microsoft Visual Studio - Aseprite - Pathfinding Script - https://arongranberg.com/astar/

Youtube	https://www.kongregate.com/games/CNinja8/keep-plant-alive/
Youtube	https://cninja.itch.io/keep-plant-alive
Youtube	https://cninja.itch.io/keep-plant-alive
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keep-plant-alive

Ratings

Overall	1707^th	3.28⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Fun	1838^th	3.02⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	1979^th	2.88⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Theme	180^th	4.2⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	935^th	3.827⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Given		25🗳️	23🗨️

Feedback

doodlebrisk

20. Apr 2020 · 22:15 UTC

I also made a game about taking care of plants! I was a little confused about the size of the map. I tried exploring but couldn't get very far before the plant died. I liked having to kite the monsters away, so I had enough time to water the plant.

huthuthunter

20. Apr 2020 · 22:21 UTC

The game was pretty fun. I loved the pixel art especially.

🎤 cninja_

21. Apr 2020 · 09:54 UTC

Thanks for your comments!

@doodlebrisk I wanted to make it a little hard by having one longer dead end, anyway this game is pretty buggy, especially with my pathfinding script (slimes can stack in one place making it impossible to make it to the end).

@huthuthunter I'm also glad with my pixel art, tbh that was one of funniest part of making this game!

bredcrumb

21. Apr 2020 · 11:14 UTC

Fun game! I really liked the pixel art :D Although I think that the wells are a bit too rare and you can't explore the map :D

Ja_viera

21. Apr 2020 · 11:24 UTC

I really liked the concept and the idea of finding wells to keep the garden running, it was fun trying to discover things, but I wish the character could run faster, it was kind of frustrating. Also, I don't know if there is a way to win, but if you could only lose, maybe you could have shown some kind of score (it could have been just how many seconds you managed to keep the garden alive)

TimeTravelHamster

21. Apr 2020 · 11:28 UTC

The art is very nice and gameplay is good. If i can suggest something it will be to pay more attention on collision boxes and Z-orders of the sprites for the next game. Thanks

Rodi

21. Apr 2020 · 11:31 UTC

Interesting game and cute art style

Antraxxx

21. Apr 2020 · 11:45 UTC

Great first game !
The graphics are very cool.

🎤 cninja_

21. Apr 2020 · 12:17 UTC

@ja-viera you can win by using every well (four), also I spent too much time changing my concept and left numbers (player speed etc.) as it was.

@timetravelhamster z-oder is my next goal, but thanks for suggestion!

And everyone else - thanks for playing!

TheSmartieTubes

21. Apr 2020 · 13:18 UTC

I enjoyed the game! :) super cute graphics!
It took me a while to realise that you didn't have to go back to water the plant though

Gwandalf

21. Apr 2020 · 17:28 UTC

This game is very cute! For a first jam it's really good! I loved the little spaces that are only used for walking around. Even if you get quickly stuck by the slime.

🎤 cninja_

21. Apr 2020 · 17:59 UTC

@gwandalf when I started working on slimes I checked time and it was already pretty late in my country (and also that was last day of jam) so I decided to use someone else's script. Well, it ended as you saw, but next time I'll try to do pathfinding by myself. Thanks for your feedback!

PrimalShadow

21. Apr 2020 · 18:29 UTC

I LOVE the art style. It was a bit confusing at first figuring out that I didn't have to bring water back to the flower. Also, the character couldn't move after I lost and tried again. But overall, very fun.

Abb1x

21. Apr 2020 · 18:34 UTC

Nice Idea ! The art was very great! but no sounds effects :(

Bohrmaschine2000

21. Apr 2020 · 18:40 UTC

Use more sound. The game need a bit more UI for Interaktions

Wallaby

21. Apr 2020 · 18:47 UTC

Very challenging to me. I like it!

21. Apr 2020 · 19:53 UTC

For a first game, it's good. Well done.

n.feofentov

22. Apr 2020 · 12:42 UTC

Nice entry for a first try) Good luck!

mobiledev

04. May 2020 · 09:32 UTC

My run went way better when I found out that you don't actually have water the plant when you get to the well. I think there are way too many slimes right at the start, but I managed to save the plant anyways, so it's hard but no impossible. Overall, good game. Great job.