noelle.exe

My #playdate arrived today! And Bloom (https://rngpartygames.itch.io/bloom) looks and sounds gorgeous on it!

I do wish the screen worked better in the low light environment of my bedroom though. It’s hard to spot all the little details without a lot of ambient light to bounce off the display.

Bloom by RNG Party Games

A real-time narrative-driven social sim about starting up a flower shop made exclusively for Playdate.

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Apr 30, 2022 at 1:01amWeb
Show threaddani little ponie ​Apr 30, 2022
@nleigh huh, is it not backlit?
Show threadnoelle.exeApr 30, 2022
@00dani nope, it’s a high contrast, high dpi 1-bit LCD without a backlight. That means it has great battery efficiency, but playing it can be difficult depending on the lighting.
Show threaddani little ponie ​Apr 30, 2022

@nleigh oh interesting! ​

seems like an odd choice not to have at least an optional backlight for dark conditions, like on the pebble? but it would definitely produce better battery life to omit the backlight yes

Show threadChrissy 🏳️‍⚧️May 4, 2022
@nleigh Turns out, they're only taking orders for 2023. :/
Show threadnoelle.exeMay 4, 2022
@ecgarrison yeah, there was a big demand when preorders started last year!