{"author_link":"\/author\/valeour\/","author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","comments":[{"author_name":"D.B.O.NStudios","author_uid":"45506","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:00am","epoch":1418086500,"text":"Very relaxing!"},{"author_name":"Ranmara","author_uid":"22529","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:54am","epoch":1418122140,"text":"Really loved this &lt;3"},{"author_name":"Emkani","author_uid":"18105","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:54am","epoch":1418122140,"text":"Good mood and idea, the controls were ever so slightly frustrating for me and broke the relaxing moments."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:35am","epoch":1418124600,"text":"Very nice atmosphere great job!"},{"author_name":"Flying Jester","author_uid":"26115","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:38am","epoch":1418124780,"text":"This is pretty cool! I wish there were more snowy areas, though."},{"author_name":"myachin","author_uid":"10579","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:40am","epoch":1418124900,"text":"good game! liked fox and calming gameplay"},{"author_name":"jfreax","author_uid":"45949","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:41am","epoch":1418124960,"text":"Relaxing little game. I like the music and the overall mood of the game. Well done."},{"author_name":"GarethIW","author_uid":"20364","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:46am","epoch":1418125260,"text":"Lovely atmosphere! I made a thing with snow and wore a tophat, so life is good!"},{"author_name":"anokta","author_uid":"13553","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:59am","epoch":1418126040,"text":"looks elegant, really liked it! perhaps, pathfinding algorithm might do a better job though. nicely done overall! :)"},{"author_name":"Trite Games","author_uid":"47531","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1418126940,"text":"Very cool idea, the fox died after I tried to push the snowball up the hill and I was really sad about it :("},{"author_name":"Hopefighter","author_uid":"47765","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:22pm","epoch":1418127420,"text":"Very calming game, reminds me a lot of the games back in 2003. Sadly it is sometimes a bit hard to see how the terrain is shaped, so it is hard to predict."},{"author_name":"Lissaring","author_uid":"47291","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:22pm","epoch":1418127420,"text":"I really loved the concept, but the controls were a bit frustrating!"},{"author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:23pm","epoch":1418127480,"text":"Died? What do you mean? Fox shouldn't be able to die. :("},{"author_name":"2Bit","author_uid":"47684","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:17pm","epoch":1418130720,"text":"Good work on the mood and graphics. Theme is lacking."},{"author_name":"Gungnir","author_uid":"15389","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1418132340,"text":"I can't seem to rate this game, strange."},{"author_name":"Gungnir","author_uid":"15389","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1418132520,"text":"Did you opt-out of all categories maybe?\r<br\/>Anyway, some fairly advanced mechanics in this game. That's impressive. Unfortunately the controls are quite frustrating so that made it a little less enjoyable.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks."},{"author_name":"feizenbara","author_uid":"15006","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 3:04pm","epoch":1418137140,"text":"Same here, I can't rate. It's pretty, somewhat fun, but a bit out of the theme."},{"author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1418143260,"text":"Fixed the rating issue. Hope you come back to vote! :("},{"author_name":"Mase","author_uid":"18575","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:32pm","epoch":1418167620,"text":"I wonder if a less zoomed out view would make the game more immersive... the fox seems nicely modeled but is hard to appreciate from so far away. Also the black non-snowy ground looks unnatural.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I have trouble getting the rightmost snowball up the hill..."},{"author_name":"harley77","author_uid":"43987","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 1:28pm","epoch":1418304180,"text":"It's beautiful. Like a little game of Zen."},{"author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"6633","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 10:11pm","epoch":1418335560,"text":"Where's theme? I fail to see connection with one screen. Good graphics, amazing fox animation."},{"author_name":"EthanWebster","author_uid":"38791","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1418503140,"text":"Fun little game, good job ;D"},{"author_name":"ShellfishGames","author_uid":"23164","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1418503560,"text":"Very atmospheric and nice to look at, really liked the fox and its animations. Also thanks for the &quot;cheat&quot;. :)"},{"author_name":"Norgg","author_uid":"5283","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 9:16pm","epoch":1418505060,"text":"Awesome! Really cute and relaxing, will have to give it to the kids to play around with on Android. Had to resort to a test snowball in the end because I managed to completely lose one of the lumps of coal after I foolishly melted it and sent it over a cliff, could maybe fix that by having them respawn after a while if they're left somewhere off-camera?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It took a while to get used to the locking on, but felt okay once I had."},{"author_name":"CMWeissMedia","author_uid":"22910","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1418505120,"text":"Pretty fun game! I enjoyed the mechanics and the little secrets hidden around the environment. Good challenge and exploration, it kept me engaged. Not to mention, you did a good job at making the player's goals very clear. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The only thing I think this game could use is some indication to judge how well the player did. Something like a &quot;Play Time&quot; display would be nice."},{"author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1418505780,"text":"~Norgg, they do respawn if they lose enough snow. :)\r<br\/>If they get lost however... then balls. Sorry!"},{"author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1418505780,"text":"@CMWeissMedia, I thought that too, but I realised the ending is kind of how well you did. It varies depending on how much snow you collected throughout."},{"author_name":"martial_cantarel_games","author_uid":"47216","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1418508060,"text":"is is not game on one screen))))"},{"author_name":"Bloxri","author_uid":"47589","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1418508300,"text":"I rolled a ball around in some snow as a fox to relaxing music. 10\/10"},{"author_name":"DonovanWu","author_uid":"36681","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:16pm","epoch":1418508660,"text":"This game has quite some great potential!"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Dec 18, 2014 @ 9:34pm","epoch":1418938140,"text":"This was a rather nice and relaxing puzzler plus I liked the soundtrack (Also you can't go wrong with a fox wearing a top hat)."},{"author_name":"gmaker","author_uid":"20390","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 1:13pm","epoch":1419599280,"text":"web link 404"},{"author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 1:39pm","epoch":1419600840,"text":"Thanks. Web link has been updated, but you can still try one of the downloadable versions though."},{"author_name":"internetspaulicy","author_uid":"25260","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 4:17pm","epoch":1419610320,"text":"Very nice and pleasant to play. Its really nice to hear some sounds that aren't from bfxr ;) The ball moving system makes sense but perhaps could have a power indicator. But its nice that I can do everything with the mouse. The opening animation is a nice touch :)"},{"author_name":"Snail_Man","author_uid":"11050","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 6:02pm","epoch":1419616620,"text":"Nice game. Great atmosphere, and the mechanics were really nice. The only real suggestion I have is proper pathfinding for the fox. It did get pretty annoying having to manually maneuver around cliffs that I couldn't even see."},{"author_name":"Gread72","author_uid":"45863","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 6:44pm","epoch":1419619140,"text":"The game is design is pretty good. It's different."},{"author_name":"goro","author_uid":"47382","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1419784740,"text":"Failed to download data file"},{"author_name":"01rafael","author_uid":"11984","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1419785400,"text":"Great graphics and music, but goal is not clear. Anyway, everything looks lovely."},{"author_name":"BabaJaga","author_uid":"44959","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1419786120,"text":"Nice mood, trying to push a snowball out of the hole was a challenge worth of a greek myth :)"},{"author_name":"Code White","author_uid":"37086","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 5:33pm","epoch":1419787680,"text":"Cute game and quite an original idea. I'm keeping the Android version, well done ;)"},{"author_name":"DiegoHenriquez","author_uid":"46616","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1419789780,"text":"Loved the audio it gave the game a very soothing mood. At times i found it difficult to determine if the area i am walking on something elevated. overall it was very lovely to experience this entry :D. good job"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 7:22pm","epoch":1419794220,"text":"Such a cute fox game! I Included it in part 21 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :)  http:\/\/youtu.be\/onSxxkN9CmE"},{"author_name":"Dunric","author_uid":"12286","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1419862320,"text":"Nah, didn't really like it. Good effort, though. Don't give up. :)"},{"author_name":"alwaysinbeta","author_uid":"9420","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 3:02pm","epoch":1419865020,"text":"Really nice graphics and audio. The controls felt a little frustrating at times, like having to maneuver around trees, but the snowball pushing was nicely done."},{"author_name":"belstras","author_uid":"33746","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 11:17pm","epoch":1419894720,"text":"Cute fox and nice environment. The music was very ambiental and relaxing. Feels like a solid game-"},{"author_name":"jasonLJ","author_uid":"44616","time":"Dec 30, 2014 @ 1:52am","epoch":1419904020,"text":"I wanted to hug that fox so hard."}],"images":["ld31\/2679-a99e93faf099c463eb7e05d7e3985f0a.jpg","ld31\/2679-5ef8e1539838622aef8656e2e555df76.jpg","ld31\/2679-726545ccc4dd344667fa1db1da3156e3.jpg","ld31\/2679-9c0e421506f396126d6c0102f1bca925.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/5921255\/Ludum%20Dare\/31%20-%20Entire%20Game%20On%20Screen\/build\/snow.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/technicaldaze.co.uk\/LD31\/snow%20(LD31).zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/technicaldaze.co.uk\/LD31\/snow_(LD31).zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/technicaldaze.co.uk\/LD31\/snow(LD31).apk","text":"Android"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"13639","g_author":"2679","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"13669","g_title":"snow","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"343","g_commentcount":"46","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\/\/407933\/2679-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/2679-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/2679-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/2679-shot4.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A simple game about exploration and one fox's love for snow. See what you can find, and bring it back home.\r\n\r\nMouse controls\r\nClick on the world where you'd like the fox to run.\r\nClick on a ball of coal\/snow to lock onto it, click somewhere else and the fox will roll it in that direction. The further the distance, the greater the push power.\r\n\r\nGoal\r\nRoll the lumps of coal\/snow through deep snow to start collecting snow,\r\nget all three pieces back to the starting area to win.\r\nExtended instructions below.\r\n\r\nA Game by:\r\nChance Millar, code - www.technicaldaze.co.uk\r\n& Dickie McCarthy, Art - pixelscream.net\r\n\r\nWith sound lovingly crafted by:\r\nCallum Tennick, sfx - callumtennick.com\r\n& Lhasa Mencur, music - lhasamencur.wix.com\/portfolio\r\n\r\n\r\nExtended Instructions\r\nTo interact with coal, run up to it and if locked in the snow will glow,this means the fox is now aiming where to push the ball.\r\nClick again to nudge the snowball!\r\n\r\nTry to avoid non-snowy ground and lanterns with the snowballs, they will take snow away!\r\n\r\nThere are three collectables in the area to find which mr fox will carry with him, these would of been decorations for the end but alas it was not meant to be.\r\n\r\nThe game's a little hard to complete at the moment, press 'p' to release test snowballs if it's getting frustrating but still want to see the end of the game.","title":"snow"}