{"author_link":"\/author\/newt_\/","author_name":"Newt_","author_uid":"34427","comments":[{"author_name":"SuperPokeunicorn","author_uid":"9858","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:10am","epoch":1418007900,"text":"Interesting, interesting. I like it! Though the game crashed for me at the start of the second conversation with Dan."},{"author_name":"Newt_","author_uid":"34427","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:52am","epoch":1418010420,"text":"Yeah, sorry about that! The crashes should be fixed now!"},{"author_name":"samfreeman05","author_uid":"44259","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:28am","epoch":1418012580,"text":"Interesting, I like the concept"},{"author_name":"victorafael","author_uid":"46310","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:56am","epoch":1418014260,"text":"Loved!\r\rBy now... I think Dan hates me... I don't want to get back to work and see his face!"},{"author_name":"Groydis","author_uid":"35367","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:01am","epoch":1418014560,"text":"I once went on vacation and left my phone charger at home. It didn't matter much, nobody calls me anyway.\rGood game, had some really funny moments."},{"author_name":"sanchitgulati","author_uid":"8374","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:12am","epoch":1418026020,"text":"windows only :( \ri am on a mac .. \rreally wanted to play this and see what you have done with conservation simulation"},{"author_name":"coppyhop","author_uid":"24312","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1418047800,"text":"This was actually kinda fun, just being a phone and all."},{"author_name":"oh_cripes","author_uid":"2924","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1418048700,"text":"Really fun, well written, engaging story. Good use of the theme. Top marks!"},{"author_name":"pta2002","author_uid":"46975","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1418071080,"text":"Good game :D (Btw I may have found the bug, but I don't know how to fix.) And also, mac users, I think you can download the surce and compile it to play."},{"author_name":"tudd","author_uid":"20285","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1418079060,"text":""It's amazing!" "My phone charger broke."\r\r5\/5"},{"author_name":"tudd","author_uid":"20285","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 11:01pm","epoch":1418079360,"text":"Playing a little more... very interesting. Found myself yelling at the phone, saying "please can I just be happy for her?" interesting game interesting choices... deeper than it looks."},{"author_name":"swipefaststudios","author_uid":"24642","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:15am","epoch":1418087400,"text":"Oh I hate the cliffhanger endings! There should be some way to recharge the battery!!"},{"author_name":"Hempuli","author_uid":"491","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:24am","epoch":1418087940,"text":"Wow! Too bad about the bug, but the story is amazing and the dialogue feels very very natural most of the time - I felt that usually the response to what I said was exactly as I thought it'd be. Wonderful! A post-compo version with the smartphone look to a T would be great :) Also incredible use of the theme!"},{"author_name":"frenzyasii","author_uid":"45770","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:34am","epoch":1418088540,"text":"interesting idea :)"},{"author_name":"resty","author_uid":"3574","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:58am","epoch":1418089980,"text":"nice idea, interesting :)"},{"author_name":"nkornek","author_uid":"42115","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:12am","epoch":1418090820,"text":"This is fantastic"},{"author_name":"Chris Mondok","author_uid":"31703","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:17am","epoch":1418091120,"text":"Pretty cool. I like the dialog. Also worth noting, the game runs fine on linux in python2."},{"author_name":"Pixelaborate","author_uid":"42113","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:18am","epoch":1418091180,"text":"Absolutely incredible! Compelling story, relate-able characters, and an all around realistic atmosphere. You truly outdid yourself :) ."},{"author_name":"TheMonsterFromTheDeep","author_uid":"45764","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:22am","epoch":1418091420,"text":"I like it. It's creepy and applied to normal-day as well, but is there actually a way to win? It wasn't really clear to me from my first play-through."},{"author_name":"Newt_","author_uid":"34427","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:27am","epoch":1418091720,"text":"@TheMonsterFromTheDeep There's only one ending as of right now. The story plays out slightly differently depending on whether on not you encourage Dan and how you react to Fayad, though."},{"author_name":"deadpixelsociety","author_uid":"3308","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1418164980,"text":"Funny and fits the theme well."},{"author_name":"Jim Haslett","author_uid":"11411","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:49pm","epoch":1418165040,"text":"I like tacos!"},{"author_name":"rodobodolfo","author_uid":"44770","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:11pm","epoch":1418166360,"text":"Best game I've played today! good story... Stupid Dan I hate him xD"},{"author_name":"TriSquare","author_uid":"45249","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:08am","epoch":1418256180,"text":"I like the game. . . but not as an actual game if you know what i mean ;)"},{"author_name":"Animefrikis","author_uid":"26727","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:28am","epoch":1418257380,"text":"This is the best game I have played today! It's fun, simple, but keeps a smile on my face. Great work! :)"},{"author_name":"eerongal","author_uid":"2978","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:50am","epoch":1418258700,"text":"I found this really enjoyable. It was easy to actually feel like i was having a conversation with the people, and i started to grow a bit concerned as the story moved forward."},{"author_name":"Phyyl","author_uid":"21679","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:55am","epoch":1418259000,"text":"Nice game, lots of content! Is there a battery DLC? ;P"},{"author_name":"ArcturusDeluxe","author_uid":"26098","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:56am","epoch":1418259060,"text":"Actually surprisingly fun - I wouldn't have thought a game about texting people would be. Nicely written dialogue, and works really well for what it is. Good stuff!"},{"author_name":"Shide","author_uid":"29081","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1418827680,"text":"Well written, the story is good, though I would've prefer you to implement more of a natural disaster theme than mystical one. Mystic is an easy way:) However this story was really interesting to read and I enjoyed the game like probably none of the other entries I played during this LD"},{"author_name":"Wir","author_uid":"33937","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 4:38pm","epoch":1418833980,"text":"Wanted to leave a comment from our team. We pretty much enjoyed playing it even though we were sceptic if a text game could be good, but you made it wonderful.\r\rIt worked me a bit up that i couldnt ask den whats wrong with him (cleary sth was not right "call no authorities..." and the sudden Jonathan). Pls make an end i want to know what happens after dead battery :D"},{"author_name":"maxmetallica","author_uid":"47374","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1419882360,"text":"nice work"}],"images":["ld31\/34427-902bc439666a1a13e2542084835252c9.jpg","ld31\/34427-3b5258e7299298874eb863e42bdd4d1c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1umkgrd","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1vQGOpB","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"13856","g_author":"34427","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"13886","g_title":"SMS","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"102","g_commentcount":"31","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\/34427-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/34427-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"SMS is a Text (Message) Based adventure game that takes place all from the view of a single phone screen. With over 50 possible decisions to make, you can control how the story will turn out! Play multiple times for different experiences!\r\n\r\nFeatures:\r\n\r\n*Complex and detailed story\r\n\r\n*Approximately 50 decisions with several options each, resulting in many interesting outcomes\r\n\r\n*Interact with at least 4 unique characters, including a lovable exiled prince\r\n\r\n*3 added cups of awesome\r\n\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n\r\nUp\/Down Arrow Keys to scroll\r\nPoint\/Click with Mouse to select responses\r\n\r\nSetup:\r\n\r\nDownload the zip, extract it, and double-click \"Run SMS.exe\"\r\nAnd that's it! Have fun!\r\n\r\n\r\n**WARNING: There is a crash bug that sometimes occurs if the user clicks on anything besides a message. As of yet, I have not been able to locate this bug hidden amongst the tangles of my sleep-deprived code. To prevent crashing, make sure you click only on message choices, and only click once! Thanks for understanding!** [EDIT: I've hacked together an error handler for the time being. It's ugly, but it seems to be preventing the crashes!]\r\n\r\n[EDIT2 (12\/8\/14): I've updated the source to include the hack that I threw together last night. Anyone who can find a more elegant solution will receive a gold star from me! :) Also, as pta2002 has pointed out, Mac users can just download the source and run the code from there. (Assuming you have Python installed, of course! It will work for sure with 2.x, but I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work with 3.x as well.)]\r\n\r\n[FINAL EDIT (12\/10\/14): After giving my mind a rest for a couple days, I came back and tried to squash that bug. It took about 10 minutes and 3 lines of code. I guess I'll be giving myself that gold star. Download and source are both updated, probably for the last time. Thanks guys!]","title":"SMS"}