{"id":2267,"edition":12,"categories":8,"features":0,"size":13309,"name":"The Dandelion Wars","authors":[{"name":"Jure Triglav","url":"https://juretriglav.si","twitter":"juretriglav","login":"jure","gh":238667}],"description":"

Mysterious aliens, waves of attacks, weaponized dandelions: you name it, this game’s got it.

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WebXR only game. Microphone permissions are essential and used to determine if you’re blowing hard enough.

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Pick up a dandelion with the trigger button on controllers (hands work, but weren’t tested), hold it, pick a target and blow. Blow! If you blow hard enough the seeds will launch.

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Beware the dandelions with 13 seeds!

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Tested on Quest Pro.

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Totally blew me away :) Fantastic job on the scenery, the grass blades and all. The ambient music is very nicely done.

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I was skeptical at first about the mic use for controls, but hey, it works great!

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VR entries are really a highlight of this year’s compo, I hope we manage to get more people to check them out.

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Looks good, great music, innovative gameplay, swarms of seeds, very solid overall!

\n","games":["The King's Crowns"]},{"at":379571983,"author":"Jerome Lecomte","login":"herebefrogs","gh":1383818,"url":"herebefrogs.com","text":"

Such an innovating concept to use the microphone to “blow” on dandelion and attach. The health counter on the hand controller is well visible and consistent with the visual style of the enemies’ HP. Sometimes a bit difficult to catch a dandelion despite the hand being right on the model.

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Excellent VR experience, reminded me of playing in the fields as a kid, what a vibrant and fun game!

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Needed a good sized play area to collect flowers, started a little small and was waiting on flower to grow, love the attack using the seeds, cool to watch them fly around!

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Great idea to use blowing! Surreal but fun.

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Love the concept of this game, and the whole microphone aspect.

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Reminds me of the microphone use on some DS games.

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Music is relaxing and atmospheric.

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The game looks good, is about all I can say, as without VR I can’t play it.

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It does look fun to play after watching the video.

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Theme: The game effectively explores the main theme by utilizing 13 dandelion seeds to combat aliens.

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Gameplay: The gameplay is enjoyable, with an impressive environment that creates an appropriate atmosphere. The mechanics are somewhat innovative, especially with the use of the blow sound effect. I believe this game has potential for further expansion. However, I encountered issues with the blow mechanics on my Quest 2.

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Audio: The music and sound effects are really well done.

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Innovation: The use of blow sounds could be expanded into other games, but it works perfectly for this one.

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Graphics: The graphics are very good and enhance the overall experience.

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Controls: The controls are also very good, providing a smooth user experience.

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Theme: Amazing fit to the theme.

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Gameplay: The gameplay is impressive. I really love how natural it feels to blow the Dandelion. This is also a direct hit into innovation. Last game I remember blowing on was on 3DS :-)

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Audio: The overall audio participates to the full immersion in the game nicely.

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Innovation: The blowing mechanic is amazing.

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Graphics: Simple yet amazing and cute!!!

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Controls: Great and enjoyable.

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Innovation: The use of microphone for launching is a genuinely new input scheme and game design element that I have not seen before. The closest I can recall is an old school Nintendo DS game but it wasn’t like this! The projectile control scheme was also unique as well and picking plants in a combat setting is definitely unique – sort of like “missile control” but with flowers.

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Gameplay: The unique gameplay took a bit of practice before I could focus on improving my performance, offering replay-ability and desire to do better each time.

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Theme: The game integrated the 13 component and at first gave me a hint of inspiration from “Duck Hunt” which seems like it’s setting the right user expectation as a projectile game.

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Audio: I was impressed by the audio design with both music and sound effects, again evoking the charm of classic 8-bit era games.

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Graphics: The visuals are solid – embracing a retro style with thick lines which is both nostalgic and effective for this type of game. Small details like the waving grass and the animation paths of blown projectiles demonstrates attention to detail that elevates the overall aesthetic. Well done.

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Controls: The game features unique microphone input, which is an innovative approach to control and the the gaze control scheme for guiding projectiles was effective. The new control method contributes to the game’s distinctiveness, though it might also present a learning curve for some users.

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I loved it! Super original idea to blow to shoot the dandelion. The music is also a great addition for more atmosphere. The details of the grass moving are really cool too. Definitely one of my favorites in the competition. Great job!

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