TOTALLY NORMAL GARDENING SIMULATOR by plufmot97

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made by plufmot97 for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Welcome to TOTALLY NORMAL GARDENING SIMULATOR

Enjoy the peace and quiet while keeping your beautiful garden alive in this relaxing gardening simulator.

Controls / Tips in the Newgrounds description.

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Ratings

Overall 1155th 3.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 370th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1330th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 656th 3.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1860th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 872th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 19th 4.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 982th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Matt Burton
20. Apr 2020 · 23:35 UTC
This game is freaking hilarious! I played it 5 times. Its also quite fun for being so simple. The audio cracked me up. My fave game so far. Keep it up!
Stickle
25. Apr 2020 · 20:38 UTC
Wow that's a funny game. Love the sound effects! Game crashed for me right when I lost though. Really love the idea of it.
yxmx_rsx
09. May 2020 · 04:01 UTC
Interesting simple game! I like the un-expectedness and the funny sound-effects used. The game keep freezing when all of the characters come in. Fun game though.
Jenny Bourke
11. May 2020 · 16:09 UTC
These kids gotta get off my lawn!! :0
invader
11. May 2020 · 16:20 UTC
LOL... Cool concept. Had a good laugh :)

The game freezes on my machine each time I lose. There supposed to be hight score or something?
GameOverMexico
11. May 2020 · 16:42 UTC
hahaha the stick man make poop and eat plants, its fun!!!
![poop.jpg](///raw/aa6/03/z/33ff9.jpg)
pee-thief
11. May 2020 · 16:53 UTC
Haha. Luv 2 poop
Bredian
11. May 2020 · 16:58 UTC
Interesting short game. Loved the sound :)
gustavo.christino
11. May 2020 · 18:30 UTC
O que eu acabei de ver!?
What did I just see!?

Hahahahahahah!

![HAHAHAHAH.png](///raw/bc7/6/z/34012.png)
gustavo.christino
11. May 2020 · 18:38 UTC
Análise...

1 - Mecânicas, Aprendizado e Fluxo:
Que jogo insano... Hahahahah.
Resume-se em jogar água em entidades inimigas que vêm até a horta para fazer todo tipo de travessura (incluindo comer as minhas plantas).
Eu posso jogar água nas entidades inimigas ou regar minhas plantas para elas crescerem um pouco de volta.
Aprender a jogar é bem simples, com exceção do botão de recomeçar o jogo (que precisa de informação de fora). Acho que temporariamente seria útil fazer aparecer um botão (ou o texto dizendo para apertar "R" caso queira recomeçar) na tela sempre que não tiver plantas.
O fluxo de jogo é bastante desbalanceado, muito difícil se manter por ali por mais tempo e é difícil controlar o jato e água (o que torna o jogo bastante engraçado, mas faz a gente se sentir incapaz de avançar, ao menos eu).
Creio que ir mais devagar com as waves iniciais de entidades inimigas seria um bom começo para melhorar o balanceamento. Hahahahah.
Implementar a lista de melhores pontuadores (mundial) seria interessante.

2 - Gráficos, Áudio e Narrativa:
Os gráficos são simples, mas transmitem bem todas as ideias necessárias.
O áudio é engraçado e descontraído, ri bastante com essa implementação.
A narrativa é bem simples e não é o foco: proteja seu jardim, senão ele morre!

3 - Cultura:
Creio que o jogo seja para relaxar um pouco (estou até mais tranquilo aqui em casa, hahahahahahah). Obrigado.

4 - Monetização:
Creio que o jogo possa viralizar bastante e possa render algum dinheiro se colocar propaganda nele, ao exemplo de ter ele num site que lhe renderá doações ou visualizações. :)
gustavo.christino
11. May 2020 · 18:38 UTC
Analysis...

1 - Mechanics, Learning and Flow:
What an insane game ... Hahahahah.
It boils down to pouring water on enemy entities that come to the garden to do all kinds of mischief (including eating my plants).
I can pour water on enemy entities or water my plants so they can grow back a little.
Learning to play is very simple, with the exception of the restart game button (which needs information from outside). I think that temporarily it would be useful to have a button appear (or the text saying to hit "R" if you want to start over) on the screen whenever you don't have plans.
The flow of the game is very unbalanced, very difficult to stay there for longer and it is difficult to control the jet and water (which makes the game quite funny, but makes us feel unable to progress, at least me).
I think that going slower with the initial waves of enemy entities would be a good start to improve the balance. Hahahahah.
Implementing the list of top scorers (worldwide) would be interesting.

2 - Graphics, Audio and Narrative:
The graphics are simple, but they convey all the necessary ideas well.
The audio is funny and relaxed, I laugh a lot with this implementation.
The narrative is very simple and is not the focus: protect your garden, otherwise it dies!

3 - Culture:
I think the game is to relax a little (I'm even more relaxed here at home, hahahahahahah). Thank you.

4 - Monetization:
I believe that the game can go viral and can earn some money if you put advertising on it, like having it on a website that will earn you donations or views. :)
dollarone
11. May 2020 · 20:44 UTC
Cool little game. It's basically impossible to keep a nice, full garden. I enjoyed trying out different tactics, but those poopers will shit on your tactics every time.

It was very intuitive to play but at the same time hard to "get good at". Not sure why you have two different scores? I scored 16 / 64 in my best run.

I also enjoyed the animations and sound effects! Good work :)
Literal Games
12. May 2020 · 11:21 UTC
Nice job! I liked the silly humour and the gameplay loop was satisfying. The mechanics worked well together and nice to see a game with achievements!
falstro
12. May 2020 · 11:35 UTC
Haha, I love the silliness of it, and the sound effects cracked me up. Nyeeeooooom! :laughing: Good job!
stuembi
12. May 2020 · 13:10 UTC
love it :smiley:
Convg
12. May 2020 · 13:11 UTC
This game is surprisingly intense, and the sounds are really funny. Nice job!
yy404
12. May 2020 · 13:52 UTC
Interesting artwork :smile:
TheWustache
12. May 2020 · 14:21 UTC
it's really silly and surprisingly satisfying to play. I like it :)