{"author_link":"\/author\/cryotube\/","author_name":"Cryotube","author_uid":"50657","comments":[{"author_name":"Matsuki","author_uid":"25407","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:45am","epoch":1429501200,"text":"It is fun, reminds me of bayblades or whatever that was called. Interesting concept, and I love the art."},{"author_name":"jbasinger","author_uid":"9019","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:46am","epoch":1429501260,"text":"Wow awesome concept. I wish I wasn't terrible at it."},{"author_name":"omgnoseat","author_uid":"14763","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:46am","epoch":1429501260,"text":"Slick graphics and the sfx is spot on :p"},{"author_name":"handkor","author_uid":"39462","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:46am","epoch":1429501260,"text":"This is fun. Very good idea and concept."},{"author_name":"nurabsal","author_uid":"21614","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:47am","epoch":1429501320,"text":"art is great. needs to be less ricochet =O"},{"author_name":"Cherrymochi","author_uid":"52393","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:47am","epoch":1429501320,"text":"Great art and mood."},{"author_name":"Neonlare","author_uid":"1913","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:47am","epoch":1429501320,"text":"Music drove me CRAZY. The midi instrumentation is kind of wild, erratic and just not composed well, which is a shame, because the art style, presentation and general simple to pick up but fun to do gameplay was really sweet. Definitely enjoyed my time on it, the art is really something else, good stuff all around~"},{"author_name":"shyupuff","author_uid":"34906","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:50am","epoch":1429501500,"text":"I love this! Awesome graphics, music, animations. A very original idea and I feel like I could play this for hours (:"},{"author_name":"ehtd","author_uid":"11246","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:13am","epoch":1429502880,"text":"Fun idea, nice graphics and music"},{"author_name":"bnhw","author_uid":"3267","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:46am","epoch":1429504860,"text":"I really like the art style, but the controls felt really unresponsive and I found it hard to reliably land on an enemy."},{"author_name":"Valon","author_uid":"43846","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 5:28am","epoch":1429507380,"text":"Awesome!"},{"author_name":"retrophantom","author_uid":"48958","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 10:26am","epoch":1429525260,"text":"let it rip!"},{"author_name":"syawqy","author_uid":"15312","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 10:54am","epoch":1429526940,"text":"this is great\r<br\/>I really like it"},{"author_name":"DragonXVI","author_uid":"35553","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 10:58am","epoch":1429527180,"text":"Nifty! Don't see many spinning top type games. Love the visuals too.  The physics seem a bit crazy fast when getting launched, found it difficult to recover if I made a mistake :p"},{"author_name":"Figglewatts","author_uid":"18833","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 11:53am","epoch":1429530480,"text":"This was pretty fun. Difficult too, but that's not a bad thing."},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1429536120,"text":"Whoa, that's hard! I can't go past 15 kills before I get swarmed ad die. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Lovely graphics, music and sound effects are a little underwhelming to be honest. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>All in all I like it :)"},{"author_name":"Cherrymochi","author_uid":"52393","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:39pm","epoch":1429544040,"text":"It is very fun! It reminded me of bayblades!!"},{"author_name":"dalbinblue","author_uid":"13960","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:42pm","epoch":1429544220,"text":"Pretty hard game.  My best after a dozen or so plays was 10 enemies defeated.  The stun is good but doesn't last long enough if there is more than one enemy on the screen for me to get much further.  Despite this I had a really good time playing it.  A two player mode would be awesome."},{"author_name":"EwChap","author_uid":"50010","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1429553280,"text":"Great entry. I love the control of the player. the bounce is a bit aggressive but once you get the hang of it its not bad."},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1429562700,"text":"haha really nice beyblade style game, but playing in the ludum dare embeded game were difficult, because the window is smaller than the game."},{"author_name":"anokta","author_uid":"13553","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:28am","epoch":1429590180,"text":"wow i think it's the very first time i've seen a game on these guys! awesome idea, well put! :)"},{"author_name":"nov1kk","author_uid":"46977","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 11:52pm","epoch":1429660020,"text":"Funny game, i really enjoy playing."},{"author_name":"TheMeorch","author_uid":"44776","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:40am","epoch":1429673700,"text":"I really enjoyed this, even though I'm apparently terrible at it.  The art is really nice, and it's satisfying to send enemies flying! Nice work."},{"author_name":"Taldius","author_uid":"12650","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:42am","epoch":1429673820,"text":"This look like a Dark souls mini game, really well made and challenging ! love it !"},{"author_name":"ruerob","author_uid":"36728","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 9:38am","epoch":1429695180,"text":"very nice entry! It reminds me of a game from mario party, but there wasn't the head jump thing in it I think. Thank you for reminding me of these good old memories."},{"author_name":"Lynx","author_uid":"44477","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 12:37am","epoch":1429749120,"text":"Being huge Beyblade fan as a kid back in the day, I can say your game brought back really great memories! Would be cool to have changing environments and traps and stuff added in the future!"},{"author_name":"FuzzyWuzzie","author_uid":"22923","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 2:13am","epoch":1429754880,"text":"Awesome game!"},{"author_name":"nassi","author_uid":"45156","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 3:13pm","epoch":1429801680,"text":"Great idea and execution is spot on too. Different enemy types would've added to the experience, but for a Ludum Dare game this was more than enough.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>My best score was 28. Still a long way to go :P."},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 9:18am","epoch":1429866780,"text":"This is like one the best games with the best concept this jam.\r<br\/>Very impressive and the detail on the avatars are amazing."},{"author_name":"BearishMushroom","author_uid":"34560","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 1:58pm","epoch":1429969980,"text":"Pretty solid game, getting surrounded and then bouncing about was really fun. The graphics were great, too!"},{"author_name":"PlasmaErnst","author_uid":"52774","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 11:07pm","epoch":1430089320,"text":"Fun to play and sweet music. Good job!"},{"author_name":"MrShoestore","author_uid":"20984","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 1:21am","epoch":1430097360,"text":"fun, reminds me a lot of those mario party\/fusion frenzy mini games where you have to knock people out.  wish the rate the enemies knock you back ramped up as time went on, making the beginning a little easier to get the hang of."},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 10:14pm","epoch":1430172540,"text":"Really interesting concept which seems to me too hard, but I need to increase my skill. There is a good potential for this entry. It's your first entry here? Whoaa! Impressive. Thumbs up ++"},{"author_name":"zimmy87","author_uid":"16224","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 5:45am","epoch":1430199600,"text":"really well done. simple, yet has a nice challenge to it that scales well"},{"author_name":"UnconventionalFusion","author_uid":"52397","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 12:33pm","epoch":1430224080,"text":"Hard and fun. Well done!"},{"author_name":"MasterOfNaN","author_uid":"50499","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1430254500,"text":"I dig (hehe) the overall style and it feels solid. I found it pretty difficult to start with, but I was able to knock enough off over time to feel a bit better about myself :)"},{"author_name":"randoman","author_uid":"13710","time":"May 7, 2015 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1431006900,"text":"It's very fun! Graphics are well done and mechanics are nice. Good entry"},{"author_name":"FistBumpGames","author_uid":"30260","time":"May 9, 2015 @ 8:54am","epoch":1431161340,"text":"Very nive game! Good Visuals, audio and feel, but the gameplay is very hard, owing to the crazy ricochet."},{"author_name":"Almost","author_uid":"1168","time":"May 9, 2015 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1431210960,"text":"It's hard to tell how far I will knock somebody or be knocked on collision, as sometimes you don't move at all and other times you are knocked a full screen away.."},{"author_name":"TeamSpatch","author_uid":"50621","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 6:50pm","epoch":1431369900,"text":"Good retro style graphics. Good concept, but the physic sometimes behave strangely, what prevents to play too long, sorry.\r<br\/>Nice first entry indeed, go on : )"}],"images":["ld32\/50657-2bd19d999ed7a999da4b9ab3d4cc074d.jpg","ld32\/50657-8ed4fe0488e14710f8b4ed815dc27894.jpg","ld32\/50657-b55ba1ede1845ea8a315b608df463f6c.jpg","ld32\/50657-ed8dd93820cf7e807adc49494f3f26ef.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/cryotube.itch.io\/drill-knight-unity","text":"Web (Unity Webplayer)"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/folderview?id=0B-PXhStGjfHofk1kYVpKNFc1aU94Z2xUOEE4bUdzUWxZVlpXMkRRcF9wUm5MTXFYTGRNLVk&amp;usp=sharing","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/folderview?id=0B-PXhStGjfHofmgyYU9Wb1Q1MXhGaFkwX3c1R25BM0FnVTJZb1NqNGZiMXBPM0hYN2VhT2s&amp;usp=sharing","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/folderview?id=0B-PXhStGjfHofjhSQ3Z0UnFQLUxMRFNPTlIxWU9IQWVRSExZUXViMVFWUVdhN0xKUXY3azQ&amp;usp=sharing","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/folderview?id=0B-PXhStGjfHofm1YaHBqUmxBT2JIN2JoUzRteWlhbkhBTVB0WHdFN2ZxSnhaajAwOWpscTQ&amp;usp=sharing","text":"Source Code"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"12922","g_author":"50657","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"12952","g_title":"DRILL KNIGHT","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"243","g_commentcount":"40","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\/50657-shot0-1429494157.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/50657-shot1-1429494157.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/50657-shot2-1429494157.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/50657-shot3-1429494157.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"As the Drill Knight, you must punish those who would use their drills for evil! Survive an oncoming swarm of drill skeletons in this physics-based top fighting game. The difficulty ramps up as you grow closer to your goal!\r\n\r\nThis was my first time doing a Ludum Dare, and the first time developing a game on my own. Hope you enjoy!\r\n\r\nGameplay tips:\r\n-Hit stunned enemies into other enemies to clear multiple at once\r\n-Position yourself between enemies to prevent yourself being knocked out\r\n\r\nIf you're playing in the embedded webplayer, there is a toggle fullscreen button directly below it.\r\n\r\nNote: No html5 version for now, simply because it's way too laggy to enjoy at all\r\n\r\nPatched 4\/21\/15: \r\n-Fixed an issue with AI stunning each other if they spawned too close\r\n-Fixed an issue with AI getting perma-broke if smacked by player on the way down\r\n-Fixed an issue with AI spawning past the 100 mark","title":"DRILL KNIGHT"}