{"author_link":"\/author\/squeka\/","author_name":"Squeka","author_uid":"20503","comments":[{"author_name":"goadrich","author_uid":"50710","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 3:37am","epoch":1429587120,"text":"I had not played a game in a pdf before, nice way to tell a story without requiring a game engine and have it playable by almost anyone. I like the moustachize option. There were a few typos &quot;Play Death&quot; and &quot;too&quot; once when it should say &quot;to&quot;."},{"author_name":"Lissar","author_uid":"27179","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 3:53am","epoch":1429588080,"text":"Interesting!  I never considered making games in PDF before."},{"author_name":"LeftRight92","author_uid":"38834","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 3:53am","epoch":1429588080,"text":"Really clever use of PDFs, liked the idea of using a line.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>TENATATEN"},{"author_name":"Squeka","author_uid":"20503","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:03am","epoch":1429588680,"text":"@goadrich: Thank you very much for spotting the typos :3.\r<br\/>About the &quot;too&quot;, was it in the Ending? I have rephrased it in the update :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Lissar: \r<br\/>Thank you :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@LeftRight92: \r<br\/>Thank you :)."},{"author_name":"Azure_Kyte","author_uid":"52473","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:19am","epoch":1429593240,"text":"This was a very interesting way to make a game! Having an interactive story in a PDF is very different! Good job!"},{"author_name":"sararyCow","author_uid":"50072","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:23am","epoch":1429593480,"text":"First time I see a PDF game. Really interesting concept."},{"author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:40am","epoch":1429594500,"text":"Cool, I have never played a pdf game before. Nice illustrations! I also liked the idea with the line as a weapon.\r<br\/>I had to download the pdf and play it locally. In Safari the scrolling did not work correctly.\r<br\/>Nice work!"},{"author_name":"retrophantom","author_uid":"48958","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:43am","epoch":1429594680,"text":"interesting execution, really nice graphics"},{"author_name":"chromebookbob","author_uid":"49589","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:20am","epoch":1429596900,"text":"What an interesting game! Really nice graphics, well done"},{"author_name":"bradur","author_uid":"40138","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 7:42am","epoch":1429601820,"text":"The combination of the art and storytelling really sold this one for me. At first when I read &quot;pdf game&quot; I thought it was a framework of some sort. Really interesting!"},{"author_name":"Mouch","author_uid":"36699","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:53am","epoch":1429609680,"text":"Really funny idea to make a game out of a pdf, but tt worked out in the end."},{"author_name":"lcarpentier","author_uid":"19213","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:54am","epoch":1429609740,"text":"I just played a PDF :| (loved it!)"},{"author_name":"Bandersnatch","author_uid":"49734","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1429649280,"text":"I liked the idea, it's a clever way to make a universal story which can be played by everyone. I did run into issues where it went one slide past the one it was supposed to alot though."},{"author_name":"tikilittle","author_uid":"22639","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:08am","epoch":1429671780,"text":"Very rarely have I seen a game played in PDF form. Very clever. Next time consider porting it to Twine or another choose-your-own-adventure. There were a number of times that my choice lead me to a blank page and I had to scroll up to see the choices."},{"author_name":"andrewjoy","author_uid":"44467","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:10am","epoch":1429671900,"text":"Wow, a game in a PDF. Fun gameplay and nice art, well done."},{"author_name":"TheColorMan","author_uid":"20438","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:10am","epoch":1429671900,"text":"That's really creative to put the game in a .pdf"},{"author_name":"GTA LUDUM V","author_uid":"3968","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:11am","epoch":1429671960,"text":"First time play PDF games.\r<br\/>Idea, art, and gameplay are good."},{"author_name":"SuperKid","author_uid":"52645","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:15am","epoch":1429672200,"text":"Really good, different and original, i have never played a pdf.\r<br\/>Amazing idea, execution and graphics, good job!"},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 6:42am","epoch":1429771020,"text":"Wow, this reminded me of the old Hyperstudio 'games' I used to make back in the day. A funny story with stylish art and a great use of the theme. Totally unexpected with the PDF, but pleasantly surprised. :D"},{"author_name":"kabutakogames","author_uid":"51243","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 11:13am","epoch":1429787280,"text":"I like the concept, and it was a cool sort of story book though there were a few glitches in how the document progressed me"},{"author_name":"lochmann-apps","author_uid":"52509","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 11:15am","epoch":1429787400,"text":"sweet :o) i killed the boss!!!!! yeah"},{"author_name":"ker0chan","author_uid":"51317","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 11:16am","epoch":1429787460,"text":"Unexpected format, that's rad ! The game is pretty easy, but the concept is solid. Also, cute graphics !\r<br\/>Great job !"},{"author_name":"gogo199432","author_uid":"44205","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 11:33am","epoch":1429788480,"text":"A very interesting game! Loved it :)"},{"author_name":"lumscum","author_uid":"51911","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 3:05am","epoch":1429844400,"text":"Really interesting game! Graphics were really cute!"},{"author_name":"jacketsj","author_uid":"51647","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 3:06am","epoch":1429844460,"text":"I didn't even know you could make buttons like this in pdfs... I've thought about powerpoint games before, but this is a new level to me."},{"author_name":"sentendo","author_uid":"50005","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:31am","epoch":1429863960,"text":"really nice!!! Maybe there was some frame more, especially at game start! But I enjoyed so much this game! :)"},{"author_name":"TeamCalcium","author_uid":"53017","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:34am","epoch":1429864140,"text":"Didn't work for me!\r<br\/> (the screens seem not to be linked right)"},{"author_name":"reheated","author_uid":"15514","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:37am","epoch":1429864320,"text":"Hey, a game in a pdf file! Very clever. Entertaining story - I found myself laughing a few times. Nice art too."},{"author_name":"Squeka","author_uid":"20503","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 11:29am","epoch":1429874640,"text":"@Azure_Kyte, @sararyCow, @kristof, @retrophantom, @chromebookbob, @bradur, @Mouch, @Icarpentier, @Bandersnatch, @tikilittle, @andrewjoy, @TheColorMan, @GTA LUDUM V, @SuperKid, @SonnyBone, @kabutakogames, @lochmann-apps, @ker0chan, @gogo199432, @lumscum, @jacketsj, @sentendo, @TeamCalcium, @reheated:\r<br\/>Thank you and thanks for playing :D.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Bandersnatch, @tikilittle, @kabutakogames:\r<br\/>About the slide past one, did you use firefox built-in pdf reader? firefox has issue with that.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@tikilittle:\r<br\/>Perhaps someday I will port to other engine :D.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@TeamCalcium: \r<br\/>Did you click the screenshot? \r<br\/>Even my game is web, I didn't embed it here. Not sure if it is possible to embed it here with pdf file."},{"author_name":"nassi","author_uid":"45156","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1429885980,"text":"Seeing your post on the front page immediately got me intrigued. Even though I didn't grow up with &quot;choose your own adventure&quot; type of games I somehow still got very nostalgic playing this. I love how in each Ludum Dare there is at least one idea or execution so unique, that it almost leaves me speechless.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Didn't notice any incorrect links either, even though I checked all of the different routes. Of course it was really short and didn't provide a challenge to speak of, but I still enjoyed it greatly."},{"author_name":"Saltysandwiches","author_uid":"16475","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 4:18pm","epoch":1429891980,"text":"This is really innovative. I never played a pdf game before, but I am more interested in this genre now. The game was ok, not bad for a ld entry, but the fact that it's pdf increases my rating quite a bit."},{"author_name":"CriticalMammal","author_uid":"26681","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1429901160,"text":"Like most other people, I've never thought of pdf files as a potential avenue for making a game. It's intriguing, that's for sure.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The actual game itself ends up feeling somewhat bland. This is probably mostly just a limitation of the toolset though. It boils down to being presented with an obstacle, and one of the 4 or so options being correct, the others leading to death and a &quot;page flip&quot; back to the choices. Very choose your own adventure-y, though there aren't many &quot;grey&quot; choices. Ones that keep you progressing in some direction, but sort of take you off the &quot;main&quot; path briefly. All of the choices seem to either push you forward or kill you instantly.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>*Spoilers for those who haven't played*\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The actual story was the standard &quot;knight goes slay beasts&quot; narrative. Some of the choices had interesting results though. I think my personal favorite was the playing dead option with the bear. It makes you think that it worked for a second and then kind of pulls the rug out from under you haha. The mustache option for the demon also was surprisingly effective (it was my first pick).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The art also was nice, especially considering the abundance of slides that need to be done. It had a style that fit well with the tone of the story.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall, the main pull for this entry is that it was made as a pdf file. It's a bit of an eye-opener that reminds us a game can be made as long as the user can provide ANY kind of input. The actual game content, however, is a little weak and not terribly intriguing."},{"author_name":"drludos","author_uid":"29773","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1429903200,"text":"Woaw, you just won the &quot;most original platform\/tool&quot; for this LD I guess! :)\r<br\/>Congratulations on thinking about and doing this, it's very original and innovative. The game itself is quite classical, but I like the graphics and the humor, a although it may have been interesting to have more &quot;meaningful&quot; choices for each screen (here, only one is valid in the end).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anyway, congrats! :)"},{"author_name":"6DownStudios","author_uid":"39552","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:12am","epoch":1429945620,"text":"I'm with these guys on using a PDF instead of a game engine, quite clever.  I like the art style too, sort of like Harold and The Purple Crayon but more angular and macabre. :)"},{"author_name":"syncxzoz","author_uid":"50852","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1429974780,"text":"LOL... amazing idea.... using pdf.... great!!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>also you have good art and story.... cool"},{"author_name":"Squeka","author_uid":"20503","time":"Apr 30, 2015 @ 4:07am","epoch":1430366520,"text":"@nassi:\r<br\/>Thank you very much and the feed back. Sorry if it is lack of challenge, I didn't have enough time to add the trickier part. Perhaps I will add more challenge in the future :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Saltysandwiches:\r<br\/>Thank you very much :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@CriticalMammal:\r<br\/>Thank you very much and for the feedback :). Yes, it has so much limitation compared with other platform.\r<br\/>Also, sorry for lack of grey choice and content, I will probably add more in the future update. It was planned longer but because of the time constraint I had to make it shorter :). \r<br\/>\r<br\/>@drludos:\r<br\/>Thank you very much :).\r<br\/>For more meaningful choice, I hope I will do update in the future especially the initial plan was longer than this version :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@6DownStudios:\r<br\/>Thank you very much :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@syncxzoz:\r<br\/>Thank you very much :)."},{"author_name":"Sri Harsha Chilakapati","author_uid":"22490","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 2:19am","epoch":1430878440,"text":"Grab my 5 stars dude. Very interesting, never seen a PDF game before."},{"author_name":"boateye","author_uid":"49785","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 3:04am","epoch":1430881140,"text":"Making a game in a PDF is a...novel concept! I'll see myself out, but I'll leave you with a solid 4 star rating. Good Job!"},{"author_name":"Squeka","author_uid":"20503","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 3:59am","epoch":1430884440,"text":"@Sri Harsha Chilakapati:\r<br\/>Thank you for playing and the 5 stars :3.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@boateye:\r<br\/>Thank you for playing and the stars :3. It can be VN too, but I have never done it before."},{"author_name":"jordgubben","author_uid":"51939","time":"May 7, 2015 @ 5:13pm","epoch":1431018480,"text":"A PDF-game was clearly not something I expected to see in an LD (or anywhere else for that matter). Unfortunately it does not work in Firefox or OS X build in PDF-reader. :("},{"author_name":"Azlen","author_uid":"18078","time":"May 9, 2015 @ 5:55pm","epoch":1431193800,"text":"interesting idea, I have never seen a game in pdf form before, reminds me of choose your own adventure books."},{"author_name":"Squeka","author_uid":"20503","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 10:19am","epoch":1431339240,"text":"@jordgubben:\r<br\/>Thanks :). \r<br\/>Yeah, it has problem in Firefox or OS X :(.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Azlen:\r<br\/>Thank you :)."}],"images":["ld32\/20503-5b7bdaacb6110d3be402de79a692b33b.jpg","ld32\/20503-5c9e90f37525f426c4cd9727aa492cff.jpg","ld32\/20503-99b206bc6ff91d4149bb8532ecf6494b.jpg","ld32\/20503-fc0b44bf041c8ac34a0f59ab851f1ae7.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/a-knight-and-a-line\/download-distribution\/63220\/?os=windows","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/other\/a-knight-and-a-line\/61788\/","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/other\/a-knight-and-a-line\/61788\/","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/other\/a-knight-and-a-line\/61788\/","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/a-knight-and-a-line\/download-distribution\/67432\/?os=windows","text":"Post Mortem"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"10248","g_author":"20503","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"10282","g_title":"A Knight and A Line","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"474","g_commentcount":"42","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/20503-shot0-1429580890.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/20503-shot1-1429580890.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/20503-shot2-1429580890.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/20503-shot3-1429580890.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"One day, an evil demon attacked a land. It causes evil to the land.\r\nA brave knight, wielding a line, is assigned to defeat the demon using the knight's line weapon.\r\n\r\n> How to play:\r\n- Play by clicking the correct action choice. \r\n- Right action choice will lead to next progress. \r\n- Wrong action choice will lead to game over.\r\n\r\n> Note:\r\nTo play this game, you need a pdf reader like \"Adobe Reader\", \"Foxit Reader 7.x and later\", or Chrome's built-in pdf reader. Usually a pdf reader is already installed in your computer.","title":"A Knight and A Line"}