Pleasant Valley: New Beginnings by shaner421

made by shaner421 for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

PLEASANT VALLEY Is a Farming Game made for LD52!

The goal of the game is to tend to the farm left to you by your family member. Harvest crops, upgrade your tools, and unlock other areas of the map!

CONTROLS:

Move: WASD
Jump: SPACE
Interact: F
Use Tool: Left Mouse Button
Switch Seeds: Tab
Switch Tools: Scroll Wheel

KNOWN ISSUES:

Not clicking on the text box in the game at the start may put you into a softlock, please press the escape key to regain - mouse control and try again
There is a bug that causes the UI for getting hurt to stay, if you get hurt again it goes away - Update 1 fixes this
Scythe weapon is treated as a gun instead of a melee weapon - Update 1 fixes this
Seed bag when used on enemies instant kills them - Update 1 fixes this
A softlock can occur in the jam release when spending the initial cash you are given on stuff other than seeds - Update 1 fixes this

Windows Desktop	https://site12.itch.io/pleasantvalley
macOS	https://site12.itch.io/pleasantvalley
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/pleasant-valley-new-beginnings

Ratings

Given

2🗳️

3🗨️

Feedback

WouterK12

10. Jan 2023 · 07:46 UTC

Really awesome graphics, there is so much to do in the map!
I didn't understand why my seeds could instant kill the flowers but the game is quite fun! Well done!

artman

10. Jan 2023 · 08:52 UTC

This game is kinda fun, but I wish the plants that spawn randomly would grant some gold. Using the starting cash to buy a hoe upgrade softlocks the game it seems. If you are going to have a cash system that requires a small amount of money to gain money, my recommendation is to make a way of making a little bit of cash for free. Otherwise the game is super fun, and I really like what you did with the theme!

🎤 shaner421

11. Jan 2023 · 17:21 UTC

@wouterk12 Thanks for playing, totally missed that seed bag issue! I have since fixed the issue.

🎤 shaner421

11. Jan 2023 · 17:21 UTC

@artman Thanks for playing, I think you are right about the economy issues, I have since made adjustments to every price and made the weeds give a little cash to avoid the issues you mentioned!

icxon

13. Jan 2023 · 04:23 UTC

I made several attempts and it seems I am missing something. Not sure how to get Scythe or Shotgun or progress within the game. I was able to buy shells - no effect. Also even basic enemies can reach me from a really far distance and I die really quickly.

I checked how another person plays this game (video on itch) and they also made no significant progress as far as I can tell.

I would love to revisit the game if you are ready to share some more details because I see (from screenshots and description) that there is much more content that I was able to touch.

Here is my initial playtest:

https://youtu.be/wi0vQCXl580

She Wrote

13. Jan 2023 · 10:10 UTC

A bit of lag, but the game is fun, and the mood and art are great! Well done!

sakura_magika

14. Jan 2023 · 18:39 UTC

stardew valley + zombie plants! love the concept and the visuals, but i think combat is too hard and uninteresting, because (as far as I can tell), there's no block, so it's just a matter of kiting, and trying to get in for a hit, which gets old pretty fast, doesn't feel that satisfying. adding a block, or some other kind of evasion, would go a really long ways to making the combat feel more engaging and less frustrating!

D3kryption

15. Jan 2023 · 15:59 UTC

I do like the graphics. Very ps1 era style.

The concept is awesome and I did enjoy the mix between planting and attacking :D

nice job :)

arron-fowler

18. Jan 2023 · 08:37 UTC

I really like the art style. I could have done with some extra hand holding to get me started. I think it just required more time and headspace than I currently have to give it a full play. What I saw I liked.