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The Seed of Love by fullmontis

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made by fullmontis for LD34 (JAM)
The Seed of Love is a simple visual novel about growing love... And plants.

Made with Renpy in about 4 hours because I am an idiot and wasted all the time on an unfruitful idea. So here it is.

I used both themes. The game has 3 endings. I hope you like it.

FUN USELESS FACT: I made all the graphics for the game with a fountain pen

EDIT: It looks like there is a bug on the ending that prevents from finishing the game. I will fix it tomorrow as soon as I get some sleep. It is 4AM here :/

EDIT2: THE BUG HAS BEEN SQUASHED! This includes both he bug in hte ending and the bug where images won't visualize. The second one was a problem with exporting. Now it should be all fine. Thank God.

EDIT3: Added the postjam version! It has some fixes and music added.
Windows/OSX/Linux (fixed) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/117427134/LD34/TheSeedofLove-1.0-all.zip
Postjam Version (itch.io) http://fullmontis.itch.io/the-seed-of-love
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=21736

Ratings

Coolness 99% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.23 600
Fun(Jam) 2.60 915
Graphics(Jam) 3.55 468
Humor(Jam) 2.03 802
Innovation(Jam) 2.60 853
Mood(Jam) 3.76 146
Theme(Jam) 3.58 615

Feedback

carlsommer
15. Dec 2015 路 05:06 UTC
I tried to play, but it seemed unable to load any of the images in game. The application itself was showing the errors, I didn't actually read them over to figure out what they were, but essentially, I kept having to select ignore over and over until pages with only text showed up. I imagine this isn't what it's like on your machine, so I just thought I'd let you know.
James McVitty
15. Dec 2015 路 08:33 UTC
I also received these errors.
muffty
15. Dec 2015 路 10:19 UTC
there seems to be a bug displaying images
Bastienre4
15. Dec 2015 路 10:20 UTC
I actually have an error when i click on start game : can't find the file plant.png
馃帳 fullmontis
15. Dec 2015 路 12:00 UTC
I just finished squashing the bugs (both the ending and the image not showing) and uploading the working version. I tested it multiple times and should work fine now.

Thank you guys for the feedback!
Cyranh
15. Dec 2015 路 12:23 UTC
Good job on this game. It has a very unique mood to it.
daandruff
15. Dec 2015 路 12:28 UTC
A nice game with well written story. I would have liked a few more choices throughout the game. (Also it seems to be problems running this on multiple screens)
psychomonster
15. Dec 2015 路 12:43 UTC
Wow. This is a really nice story. I'm in a sentimental mood so I touched by it. Hope this story has got a true background, cause it sounds like somebody was going through that. +1 for mood!!! Goood Job!
x92rwzb
15. Dec 2015 路 14:11 UTC
Great story. I like your art style.
dodormeur
15. Dec 2015 路 14:12 UTC
Really nice game, different from everything else. :)
celisoft
15. Dec 2015 路 14:13 UTC
Very good story !
nopogo
15. Dec 2015 路 14:15 UTC
A lovely visual novel with beautiful images. The only thing I could think of improving this is maybe a soundtrack.
Belug
15. Dec 2015 路 14:22 UTC
Great game, I loved it. Best game I played in this Jam for now! Great job.
OwT
15. Dec 2015 路 14:28 UTC
It had the potential to be someting interesting, but in the end it bored me. The graphics are very minimalistic, I thought it's because of the lenght of the story, but... Not. Nice idea thougt :)
triello
15. Dec 2015 路 14:59 UTC
I love your art! Congratulations.

Thanks for the feedback on Parallax, man. We will work to fix the controls and IA too.
mrStrings
15. Dec 2015 路 15:44 UTC
Awesome! Loved the minimalistic art style, and the feel that it really happened somehow.
There were some parts where I would like some more choices and branches, but it's comprehensible since there is a strict deadline.
Max Amaden
15. Dec 2015 路 20:36 UTC
The game worked perfectly for me, and I loved it! The multiple endings were fun to replay and discover. The art style was simplistic and effective, and the writing was pretty well-done. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing your next submission!
Tuism
16. Dec 2015 路 14:57 UTC
You should separate the different platforms' files. I think a few people would be turned away by the fact I have to download files I don't need.

Now to the game :)

Ah, puppy love. A well written and cutely illustrated story. Reminds me of many many stories that I've read in my youth, mostly in manga :P

The choices were esoteric, like how you treated the plant would directly influence how you were in real life. That was weird but I guess you could sell it. But then it affected how other people treated you. That didn't make sense at all.

But still, a nice story. And stories are what makes us human.
lastninja2
16. Dec 2015 路 15:16 UTC
Really enjoyed it ;)
Dianouille
16. Dec 2015 路 15:51 UTC
Great little story. I only have 2 endings, and it make me feel so sad. Good job !
fakefrogsonly
16. Dec 2015 路 17:50 UTC
Really really enjoyed this. Loved the art (although wish there was more of it), and I feel some music or sound would have added a lot. Thanks!
DinnerInTheDark
16. Dec 2015 路 18:18 UTC
Nice story!
Tangible Games
16. Dec 2015 路 18:41 UTC
Great story. Could have more interactivity, but this wasn't obviously the goal.
Farelle
16. Dec 2015 路 21:22 UTC
it's interesting concept that something that seems unrelated to a relationship can affect it so much :)
vicious_br
17. Dec 2015 路 00:48 UTC
Ow, congratulation for your game! Greate visual design. I love the draws.
I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor. You already rated my game, but I was not allowed "innovation rating." Please could you assess this item now? Take the opportunity to play with some corrections. Very thanks:http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36629
MoonlightBomber
17. Dec 2015 路 01:59 UTC
Great going, fellow visual novel maker. My visual novel also anchors on the growth aspect of love.

I'd wish you add some music, and there are some typos I've spotted.
linseyray
17. Dec 2015 路 19:30 UTC
Really love the visual style! It's a shame though that you had only 4 hours for it, but for such a short amount of time--well done!
fluidvolt
18. Dec 2015 路 09:17 UTC
Touching little story :). I loved the art. The minimal organic style is very fitting and emotionally resonant. This made me feel something! Thanks for sharing~
WizzardMaker
18. Dec 2015 路 12:20 UTC
Wow, what a great story, I really felt like I am in it!
OrangeeZ
18. Dec 2015 路 13:19 UTC
I can't run!
Rocketship
18. Dec 2015 路 19:26 UTC
A nice story, a bit sappy but that's the nature of this sort of stories so I'll take it. I don't know what to think about the choices in the game. In one case they're a nice and mysterious way to influence the game, on the other hand kind of frustrating when you have to guess what happens. Would've loved to have some music in it too!
Dejvo
19. Dec 2015 路 10:35 UTC
really nice entry. superb story. great expierience. thank you for this. i needed this
Jezzamon
19. Dec 2015 路 12:31 UTC
While I'm waiting for the game to download: It'd be nice if you could make the downloads separate just to reduce the download size.
Fanatrick
19. Dec 2015 路 13:24 UTC
It was cool, storytelling was good and it kept me interested in the story so I got all 3 endings. The UI was great and the story was ok, I just wish there was more to it.

Nice presentation overall.
anv
19. Dec 2015 路 15:55 UTC
I really liked how the choices regarding the plant were supposed to reflect main character's way of thinking. Nice story and great use of "growing" theme.
Galvesmash
19. Dec 2015 路 16:30 UTC
Nice story and merging a plant with the story is really a nice touch! It's not my type of game, but the art is good and the game needed some relaxing music.
Nice job man!
Jezzamon
19. Dec 2015 路 19:46 UTC
This game was good, I liked it! I quite liked the simple drawing style, and really good use of the 'growing' theme in particular

I played the one labelled as "postcompo" because I'm assuming that's the one where you fixed the bugs? You are allowed to fix bugs and have it still count, so it's still compo in a way.
rijnswand
21. Dec 2015 路 18:45 UTC
Nice art style and cool little story.
NirabazGAMES
27. Dec 2015 路 00:53 UTC
Nice graphics and good take on the theme!
themadknights
03. Jan 2016 路 16:55 UTC
Beautiful. Nice visual novel, that fit the theme. I enjoyed reading it.
Jupiter_Hadley
29. Mar 2016 路 00:51 UTC
I like the art style. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you鈥檇 like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/S5oK4fsls3Q