The Search for The Golden Crown Plant by DuzzOnDrums

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made by DuzzOnDrums for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

A simple little gardening game I made with my 7 year old kid. He came up with the idea and did the art and I put it together.

Grow plants to eat or sell. Cross pollinate them to find new seeds. Discover the golden crown plant if you can... but watch out for the stinky turdmelon!

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INSTRUCTIONS - Arrow Keys or Left Stick to move. - Spacebar or 'A' to interact. - Buy and plant seeds, then eat or sell the fruit at the truck. - Fruits can be cross pollinated, giving you different seeds when eaten!

Ratings

Overall 74th 4.017⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 199th 3.724⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 310th 3.431⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 48th 4.345⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 108th 4.283⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 33th 4.172⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 37th 4.103⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Dragon B.R. Studio
09. Jan 2023 · 18:40 UTC
Very cool
Luftwafflesnsyrup
10. Jan 2023 · 02:49 UTC
Nice!
dramonsa
10. Jan 2023 · 03:48 UTC
Okay, i love this game ! The drawing and the little cartoon animation look very well , but the most impressive things is the polish overall. My new favorite game of this game jam.
StormCat
10. Jan 2023 · 07:28 UTC
Really cute and fun game! The sound effects and art are wonderful, and the animations really bring them to life. A very very well polished game for sure.
Dom De Re
10. Jan 2023 · 07:35 UTC
the aesthetic really works! classic humour also :D
tanis
10. Jan 2023 · 17:02 UTC
It's a fun game and I like the art and the voice overs (I guess that's Tom). The only con is that I managed to drop the waterer in a corner and then I could no longer pick it up :smile:
LDJam user 315748
11. Jan 2023 · 00:10 UTC
incredible work, so very charming and polished. smooth onboarding, and nice attention to detail (like the bee proximity volume). the only thing i found myself frustrated by was not picking up seeds immediately after buying. i kept walking away leaving a seed on the ground thinking i was holding it. but very minor nitpick overall.

PS i am a huge crawl fan and would be honored for you to try my game <3
Cornflowerblue
11. Jan 2023 · 02:53 UTC
Very charming, I like the drop shadows on the drawings a lot.
LDJam user 320570
11. Jan 2023 · 04:17 UTC
The art and the story behind it is so cute & charming! I like the feedback the player character gives and the ability to cross polinate is really very cool - I got a whole lot of turdmelons on my first attempt, yum! It's simple but fun, nice work you two!
morgie
11. Jan 2023 · 06:31 UTC
Probably the most adorable game I have ever played. Best SFX ever; whoever was behind those needs award. I loved the art as well! The cutout style of the art and the bouncy animation added suuch a nice touch to the game. Also the truck design is epic. Thanks so much for making such an awesome game!
JfeeefL
11. Jan 2023 · 07:42 UTC
Sweet game! whole art atmosphere is harmonic and perfect! Like this game.
jamdong15
11. Jan 2023 · 10:17 UTC
this game is so, so cute!! the voice acting and art were top tier >>> i'd honestly love to see an entire game in this style. i think the idea of a gardening game is really cool, and i played for a while trying to get the golden crown plant but unfortunately, i don't have a green thumb in either real life or in games, haha. i think this game would've benefitted from a book that records new discoveries (e.g. X + Y = Z) so that the player can keep better track of hybrid flower combinations. otherwise, it becomes a sort of memory game rather than allowing the player to really experiment. all in all, a great game, certainly the cutest one :) congrats to you and your son!
Martynas
11. Jan 2023 · 11:37 UTC
Very cute and polished game, the art style and custom sounds make it very charming!
VictorRypl
12. Jan 2023 · 01:03 UTC
Adorable! The shadows really add to the aesthetic, could easily see that style on a commercial game.
bartalomew
12. Jan 2023 · 10:13 UTC
mastermind idea to delegate some work to your son. the game feels very polished and has great mood, lovely entry you have here!
Roroto Sic
12. Jan 2023 · 21:51 UTC
A really cute farming game ! very detailed ( Audio and Drawings are very greats ! )
ANd i'm rich héhéhé !!!
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Qooorti
13. Jan 2023 · 11:48 UTC
This game is proof that solid polish and mechanics matter. Even with child art and audio, it still plays better than any other game this jam I've played. Very good job. It's just a joy to walk around and interact. Also it's surprisingly deep with the cross pollination mechanic. It's no stress fun, aside from dealing with the turdmelons, which add just a pinch of needed conflict to craft the perfect little experience.
Jonathan Lorenz
14. Jan 2023 · 10:35 UTC
Very nice little game, I liked the home made aspect of th art and audio. Congratulations to the young artist and game designer! And to the dad who put all of this together!
Jimbly
14. Jan 2023 · 18:06 UTC
What a game! I managed to become the king of all plants. I really love the audio and art and visuals tying it all together, nice job, team! Took me forever to get a Gemelon, I guess because things kept getting cross-pollinated from whatever I had just harvested or something, I managed to miss that particular combo twice (but concluded from how the Hattermelon was made, that it _had_ to be that combo, so tried it a 3rd time and it worked ^_^). Maybe a little game-y feedback on what pollen the bee currently had would have saved some headache there.
🎤 DuzzOnDrums
14. Jan 2023 · 22:28 UTC
Thanks everyone! It's been lovely sharing all your feedback with Tom! Really showing what a great community LD has and what LD is all about :D

Tom drew a little basket for the bee to carry that I didn't have time to put in, but that could have been a good way to show the pollen the bee was carrying, since it's all guesswork otherwise ;)

If anyone does want to see the ending - in the build on the itch.io page I made a few more combos work to get the special plants. The bee pollenates in the order plants fruit, so if you get the special seeds, best to wait until nothing else is growing to plant them both so you can get the ending one.

When we put it in it felt like a bit of a hidden secret though, and the real goal is just making a nice garden to hang out in ha ha.
amarokczukay
14. Jan 2023 · 22:58 UTC
this is a really adorable game, i LOVE the style i mean children's drawing are always soooo good, plants are perfect, the idea is nice, sounds are incredible. great job to both of you!
TRSTHSTRS
15. Jan 2023 · 17:05 UTC
Oh! What a lovely little Game! The Art is lovely, Sounds are nice & i had no bugs at all! Love that the bee keeps sitting on a flower, even tho you have picked it up :D I'm a huge fan of TomandDadGames now.
khaotom
16. Jan 2023 · 23:48 UTC
Very cute game. You made a great team!
Manan
18. Jan 2023 · 17:53 UTC
Great game, cute drawings and the mechanics feel very nice. I liked the art style a lot.
Pentadrangle
19. Jan 2023 · 21:22 UTC
The art style is fantastic. The compo collab dad-kiddo is always a winner!