I would like to know does the main character have any relationship with anyone because i am not into any romantic games or is it just her and her family and friends 😊
Overall, I also really like the game and don't regret buying it. But I also feel with some minor improvements it could be even much better. I also think it's a pity that characters responses like "good morning / evening" going to school etc. don't match with the real lifetime with destroys immersion a bit. The gardening could imo be a bit more complex and be integrated to the story. Once, they even mention that the company wants a particular flower, and it would have been cool if you would need to plant this flower. It also doesn't make so much sense story wise that Midori is annoyed that she has to pay back 200k to their parents when I already had like 10 million on my account. And the loading times! It almost takes 40s to boot up the game, which is not so great for a game you like to pick up for only some minutes at a time. But like I said all in all a great game and a cute little story!
congrats to the whole team - this game is really good. I played twice the whole game. For v1.1 you mention that there are new characters at the end, what are they ? I am not sure I am seeing this new content. Thank you !
So, I finished the game when the Playdate first came out and was really surprised and exited to see an update. Do I have to start over from the beginning to play the update? Not that I mind playing the game again, I just put a lot of time into my first run and I'd like to continue that playthrough.
Please make more games like Bloom. Best game on Playdate by far.
"For web sideloading: simply upload the new zip file and your Playdate will automatically patch the game." I can tell you that it does not work in this way if you downloaded the game originally before February of 2023.
I’m on the fence about this one. The description is clear enough: this is a social sim. You watch characters type messages to each other. It does a great job of getting you to come back and follow along with the story. But there is not much more to it, and I’m feeling meh about it. Guess it’s not my genre. Regardless, I wish it would load in a few seconds max. The actual load time is 38 seconds. That is a very long time for a game that you want to play every day for several weeks to follow along with the story.
I love the music. Great in atmosphere, very fitting. Props to Pichuscute who made it.
Props for giving thought to accessibility as well.
I would recommend this to people who like social sims. For others, it might be fun to try this as part of a bundle or discount. At the moment, it is still sold at full price.
While I can see some room for improvement, I liked the game a lot! I would have wished for the gardening part to have an impact on the story part. Is there any way to start a new game without deleting the savegame? My girlfriend would like to play the game too but I would prefer not to lose my progress.
I felt like Bloom was a big breakout hit for the Playdate in that it was one of the only worthwhile homebrew games that could compete quality wise with the games available in season 1. I felt justified in paying $10 for this game with compelling characters and story. That was at least until I got to the ending. The game builds to what should be a grand finale and yet falls on its face with a rushed ending that in no way closes out the story arc for any of the characters that have been introduced. You really get the feeling that the developers ran out of time as the ending of the game was being made. I'm very disappointed in this game and no longer believe it's worth the $10 it goes for.
Part visual novel, part gardening sim. You play as Midori, a university drop out who has opted to start a flower business.
The game unfolds via text messages in semi-real time. You grow and harvest flowers, all with their own timers for seeding, watering, picking, etc, and each time you check back in to the game, snippets of conversation appear in a messaging app on your in-game phone. It's not quite real time, in that messages come through after time has passed as opposed to at set times, but with a little suspension of disbelief it still works great.
Most effective are the way the writing handles events: texts that lead up to an off-screen event, then texts that cover what did or didn't happen at said event after the fact. It's an incredibly immersive way of framing things.
The game deals with Midori's relationships with her partner, friends, and parents alongside her business, and there were moments of real gravity in the way these conversations were handled. The art is great, the writing is superlative, the music is a lovely set of lo-fi beats, and the structure of plant, water, chat, wait, repeat fits the little handheld incredibly well.
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I would like to know does the main character have any relationship with anyone because i am not into any romantic games or is it just her and her family and friends 😊
Yes, there is a prominent romantic relationship as part of the story
If you have a playdate. Buy it!
My money suddenly went down to 0 yen while picking flowers... Weird. I had about 1 bil. Glitch?
Hi, there is a section of the story where this happens, so your game is likely working as intended.
The discord invite should be https://discord.gg/BWW9YNF
Just a wholesame experience. I need more of it - plllleeeaaase 🥹
Overall, I also really like the game and don't regret buying it. But I also feel with some minor improvements it could be even much better. I also think it's a pity that characters responses like "good morning / evening" going to school etc. don't match with the real lifetime with destroys immersion a bit. The gardening could imo be a bit more complex and be integrated to the story. Once, they even mention that the company wants a particular flower, and it would have been cool if you would need to plant this flower. It also doesn't make so much sense story wise that Midori is annoyed that she has to pay back 200k to their parents when I already had like 10 million on my account. And the loading times! It almost takes 40s to boot up the game, which is not so great for a game you like to pick up for only some minutes at a time. But like I said all in all a great game and a cute little story!
congrats to the whole team - this game is really good. I played twice the whole game. For v1.1 you mention that there are new characters at the end, what are they ? I am not sure I am seeing this new content. Thank you !
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Hi, please follow Panic's instructions to load the game: https://help.play.date/games/sideloading/
If you're still having issues we can try to help.
So, I finished the game when the Playdate first came out and was really surprised and exited to see an update. Do I have to start over from the beginning to play the update? Not that I mind playing the game again, I just put a lot of time into my first run and I'd like to continue that playthrough.
Please make more games like Bloom. Best game on Playdate by far.
Thanks! You can use the same save file, see the instructions here: https://rngpartygames.itch.io/bloom/devlog/499006/bloom-v11-major-update
Thank you for the instructions!
Just FYI, I tried doing this on a Windows PC and the computer stroked out. Tried again on macOS and worked perfectly!
Looking forward to the update, again PLEASE make more games.
We will certainly be making more Playdate games!! <3
"For web sideloading: simply upload the new zip file and your Playdate will automatically patch the game." I can tell you that it does not work in this way if you downloaded the game originally before February of 2023.
There's a giant big blurb on the sideload page with instructions for how to copy your save file over to the new format if you played before Feb 2023. https://help.play.date/games/sideloading/#duplicate-games
Sorry about that and thanks for bringing this to our attention! We've updated the post with more thorough instructions.
I’m on the fence about this one. The description is clear enough: this is a social sim. You watch characters type messages to each other. It does a great job of getting you to come back and follow along with the story. But there is not much more to it, and I’m feeling meh about it. Guess it’s not my genre. Regardless, I wish it would load in a few seconds max. The actual load time is 38 seconds. That is a very long time for a game that you want to play every day for several weeks to follow along with the story.
I love the music. Great in atmosphere, very fitting. Props to Pichuscute who made it.
Props for giving thought to accessibility as well.
I would recommend this to people who like social sims. For others, it might be fun to try this as part of a bundle or discount. At the moment, it is still sold at full price.
While I can see some room for improvement, I liked the game a lot! I would have wished for the gardening part to have an impact on the story part. Is there any way to start a new game without deleting the savegame? My girlfriend would like to play the game too but I would prefer not to lose my progress.
Looking forward to your next game!
I felt like Bloom was a big breakout hit for the Playdate in that it was one of the only worthwhile homebrew games that could compete quality wise with the games available in season 1. I felt justified in paying $10 for this game with compelling characters and story. That was at least until I got to the ending. The game builds to what should be a grand finale and yet falls on its face with a rushed ending that in no way closes out the story arc for any of the characters that have been introduced. You really get the feeling that the developers ran out of time as the ending of the game was being made. I'm very disappointed in this game and no longer believe it's worth the $10 it goes for.
Loved it till the end since it feels like the story was cut in half. I give it a 5/10 since well... the story was cut in half.
Wondering what happened to that update teased back in May.
The best game on Playdate.
A genuinely astonishing bit of work.
Part visual novel, part gardening sim. You play as Midori, a university drop out who has opted to start a flower business.
The game unfolds via text messages in semi-real time. You grow and harvest flowers, all with their own timers for seeding, watering, picking, etc, and each time you check back in to the game, snippets of conversation appear in a messaging app on your in-game phone. It's not quite real time, in that messages come through after time has passed as opposed to at set times, but with a little suspension of disbelief it still works great.
Most effective are the way the writing handles events: texts that lead up to an off-screen event, then texts that cover what did or didn't happen at said event after the fact. It's an incredibly immersive way of framing things.
The game deals with Midori's relationships with her partner, friends, and parents alongside her business, and there were moments of real gravity in the way these conversations were handled. The art is great, the writing is superlative, the music is a lovely set of lo-fi beats, and the structure of plant, water, chat, wait, repeat fits the little handheld incredibly well.
A beautiful thing.