Sprout

[mantrakid]

Hey dudes, here's a (Mac / PC) game I've been working on the past month or 2. Ive poured just about all I have left of myself into this in the past couple months, and am really proud of the results so far. Would love to get any feedback as I move into the next / final stages of development!

YouTube Teaser Trailer

http://www.3030.ca/Sprout_069/

Thanks for checking if you have the time!

[mantrakid]

BTW - im from Comox. Would love to meet you guys & girls @ Hinterland.

[robdoar]

Not really my kind of game, but I can appreciate the work you put into it.

Good luck to you.

[mantrakid]

Many thanks, robdoar. All the best in 2014 for you guys.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Looks cool! Nice art style. The video works but unfortunately the website doesn't load for me.

Congrats on making it! Finishing any game is a huge accomplishment.

[RollingCarey]

I gave the game a few play throughs and here are my thoughts.

Let me first say the art style is great, really loved it.

I find the fact that the mechanics aren’t super obvious a bit of a double edged sword. Its really cool to discover how things work but if that process of discovery takes a lot of time it can be frustrating. I am not sure if there are enough clues to figure out some of the mechanics eg I couldn't figure out if the planets heart growing then losing saturation with too many plants effected anything.

Also on my first play I made a plant then tended to it then wasn't sure what was next. I think there needs to be clearer indication that the plant is going to grow. Maybe some spidey senses to show growth Ex: {(Plant)}

Hope the feedback helps

As someone who lives in Cumberland if you bump into Raph don't be too intimated by his epic beard!

[mantrakid]

RollingCarey, thanks so much for checking the game out and even more for the awesome feedback! You have given me some things to think about and thats all I could have asked for! I will try to make some of these things a bit clearer for the player. Many many many thanks & looking forward to running into that beard one day, haha!

Wait, not literally *into* it... but .... nevermind.

[RollingCarey]

Mantrakid, Glad the feedback helped as someone who has dabbled in game design I can appreciate the amount of work that has gone into your game. Like I said before I live in Cumberland so its not impossible that we may bump into each other on our travels.

Cheers