257 Cobble Street

As part of a school assignment, I created concept art for a plant-care simulator called 257 Cobble Street.

Learning self care by caring for others.

 

You play as Isa, a directionless English major fresh out of college. She lives in a terrible apartment in Stone City, and struggles with her mental health and finding purpose in life. After receiving a letter and some seeds from her Tita Trisha, she learns to care for plants, and eventually herself.

By talking to your neighbors and growing plants they like, you’ll get to know them and they’ll contribute their unfulfilled outdoor hobbies to the community garden in the apartment building’s backyard. Ikuko wants to maintain a zen garden like her own great grandmother, but hardly knows how to since she’s never seen one in person. Masky is a mysterious, silent neighbor who offers the garden protection from pests. Paul is an aspiring bonsai artisan, who hopes to finally dabble in his dream hobby. Ejiro is an abstract sculptor who doesn’t have the space in his apartment to make his work, but maybe outside he’ll finally make his masterpiece.

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