Edit - 20.07.2016
Hello TIG! I'm starting my first devlog here about my current project Eda.
Eda is a bonsai-growing game based on a prototype I made for the Ludum Dare 34 last December :
here is the LD version of the game on itch.io!
I'm developing it further since 10 days now, and plan to have it finished by the end of 2016.
The idea :A relaxing and aesthetic experience, the goal of the game being mainly to create the most harmonious tree possible by controlling the growth of the Bonsai and trimming/shaping it using tools and processes inspired by the real-life process of bonsai care.
My goal is to offer an interesting variety of different trees to grow, and to have the most harmonious/life-like way for them to behave. The focus is the easthetic experience and the expression of the player's creativity.
Platform : PC, and i'm also aiming for an Android release
Controls : mouse/touch controls
What is alredy implemented :
- randomized background elements (pottery, little carpet...)
> to be expanded later on- different types of tree to grow
> implemented, I still need to draw the art assets and create different growing patterns for each tree type - growing mechanic : allows the player to subsivide and grow branches from the end of another one
- pruning mechanic : allows the player to prune an unharmonious branch
> later on, a pruned branch will grow two subdivisions from the cut point, creating shorter branches with more subdivisions, traditionnaly considered more aesthetic - rough camera movement
- rough UI
The next important things to implement: - Make the tree grow by himself, add some life! : make the overall tree grow and expand, new branches grow from existing ones, etc...
- Have a season/lifecycle for the tree: make the leaves grow and wither, allow some trees to grow flowers and little fruits, etc...
- Add more shaping/trimming/styling possibilities for the player
- Add some care possibilities for the player: change the pot when the tree is to big (or it withers), etc...
- Allow players to take pictures of their trees easily
Ok... now, screenshots!
example of a bonsai you can grow in the current version
a preview of the current gameplay!
Thanks for your attention