{"author_link":"\/author\/brocade\/","author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","comments":[{"author_name":"vortex","author_uid":"36386","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1418067540,"text":"After I was finally able to jump through the gap on the first bit, it was a really fun game. I got 312.6..."},{"author_name":"Zordrac","author_uid":"47159","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1418073780,"text":"Sweet idea, like the style and music. Did not have the patience to collect the stars."},{"author_name":"maxyan","author_uid":"38994","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:20am","epoch":1418120100,"text":"Nice entry, good level design"},{"author_name":"muumeroinen","author_uid":"31137","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:18pm","epoch":1418127180,"text":"Good concept! I liked it :)"},{"author_name":"CoolChesire","author_uid":"11093","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:19pm","epoch":1418127240,"text":"The controls are pretty smooth and the graphics are really cool, also the sound effects."},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:21pm","epoch":1418127360,"text":"Thanx so much guys! at 312secs for your first run getting all the starts ir pretty good."},{"author_name":"WatercressStudios","author_uid":"45841","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:00am","epoch":1418194500,"text":"I am not a patient person. This is a game for patient people. I wish I were a patient person so I could complete this game."},{"author_name":"Wusakko","author_uid":"47002","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:00am","epoch":1418194500,"text":"Relly nice game! I think, you had really hard time to think how that puzzle should work. Best game so far (I have rated about 20 games)"},{"author_name":"WatercressStudios","author_uid":"45841","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:02am","epoch":1418194620,"text":"When I first saw this I thought it looked too simple. Then I realized I couldn't jump and my brow started wrinkling. It's crafty and infuriating in all the right ways."},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:54am","epoch":1418197740,"text":"@WatercressStudios glad it made your brow wrinkly! that was one of the effects we were after :)"},{"author_name":"alwaysinbeta","author_uid":"9420","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:48pm","epoch":1418222580,"text":"That was excellent. Great fun. The music was pleasant. Loved the mechanic of changing abilities to get through - reminded me of Thomas Was Alone."},{"author_name":"jhice","author_uid":"23088","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:09pm","epoch":1418223840,"text":"Nice and original entry :) hard to get some stars!"},{"author_name":"Ulydev","author_uid":"43753","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:23pm","epoch":1418224680,"text":"Excellent idea ! I love it :)"},{"author_name":"piotrevic","author_uid":"47157","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:24pm","epoch":1418224740,"text":"Very good use of theme. It looks like simple game but it takes a longer while to finish. Enjoyed :)"},{"author_name":"Wilson","author_uid":"21565","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:29pm","epoch":1418225040,"text":"Nicely executed, plenty going on in the single screen :)"},{"author_name":"syawqy","author_uid":"15312","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:30pm","epoch":1418225100,"text":"oooh... it's hard, especially if you don't have enough patience"},{"author_name":"Mechamew","author_uid":"46811","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1418228100,"text":"Super cool! Fun, inovative gameplay. Awesome theme integration. Love the way you even worked credits into your design!"},{"author_name":"Noah Ratcliff","author_uid":"18011","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:56pm","epoch":1418244660,"text":"Well done! Really liked the gameplay and level design."},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:58am","epoch":1418280780,"text":"Thanks all for the positive feedback!"},{"author_name":"peterthehe","author_uid":"46596","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1418320560,"text":"Great idea, great execution"},{"author_name":"ChrisMingay","author_uid":"15929","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1418320980,"text":"What a charming mofo of a game :D"},{"author_name":"Tuism","author_uid":"35114","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 8:54am","epoch":1418374140,"text":"LOVE THIS! :D\r\rNever have I seen so much game squeezed into two buttons and one screen :) Ship it! :)\r\rIt can also be called Backtrack: The Game :P\r\rThe interactions are so smart and well designed. I really have no words. I can only get 8 stars though, can't work out the rest.\r\rAlso I think I cheated by squeezing the tennis ball into tunnels :P\r\rAlso I think this is what Snoopy will play like as a game :)"},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 9:08am","epoch":1418374980,"text":"Thanx Tuism.\rGetting the tennis ball though the tunnel is technically not cheating, but there are easier and faster ways to get those stars.\rWhich 2 stars are you cant you to get?"},{"author_name":"ChrisMingay","author_uid":"15929","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 9:16am","epoch":1418375460,"text":"I actually managed to get stuck somewhere in the level last night :( (at the "entrance" to the bottom body of water to the left of "finish" with the floaty ball, I felt awful)\r\rDo you have plans for a mobile release at all BroCade? The fact the controls are so simple lends itself really well to the idea."},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1418397420,"text":"Do you have a screen shot of where you got stuck? If it's where I think it is a simple platform lowering could help. \r\rHaven't really thought about a release. But if we can get a scoreboard working I'd love to do an itch.io release. Not sure if there is enough content for a mobile release."},{"author_name":"Riocide","author_uid":"42069","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 3:35pm","epoch":1418398200,"text":"finished it in 69 seconds but I didnt get a single star :P\rNice work guys. Really solid concept!"},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1418400900,"text":"Do you have a screen shot of where you got stuck? If it's where I think it is a simple platform lowering could help. \r\rHaven't really thought about a release. But if we can get a scoreboard working I'd love to do an itch.io release. Not sure if there is enough content for a mobile release."},{"author_name":"blackmagic","author_uid":"16703","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 12:11pm","epoch":1418472360,"text":"The ball properties switching reminded me a bit of Fury of the Furries, an Amiga game for which I did the music 20 years ago :) Awesome gameplay, challeging, and an overall very nice presentation ! Good job !"},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1418578980,"text":"Wow. Blast from the past. I just googled fury of the furries and something in the back of my mind began to itch, I recall playing the share ware version more years ago than I'd like to admit :) Thanxs so much for the comments and for the work you did on the furries"},{"author_name":"ianh","author_uid":"1496","time":"Dec 16, 2014 @ 1:44am","epoch":1418693940,"text":"Tricky controls! I accidentally finished the game before I got all the stars :("},{"author_name":"NickMakesGames","author_uid":"29805","time":"Dec 16, 2014 @ 2:56am","epoch":1418698260,"text":"this was surprisingly compelling. I saw it all the way through to all ten stars and had a great time doing so. The tiny map meant that screwing up never meant losing a ton of progress, and all the puzzles were just easy enough to piece together that they never felt frustrating, but just tough enough to actually be satisfying. An excellent entry, friend. Well done."},{"author_name":"EvanEGibbs","author_uid":"45698","time":"Dec 18, 2014 @ 8:04am","epoch":1418889540,"text":"Super fun game! I really really liked it. The game reminded me of Within A Deep Forest! ^^\r\rI played until I collected all of the stars and beat the level a few times. I couldn't figure out how to get the easter egg though! D:\r\rA couple of really nitpick comments: I wish that the ball moved with the moving platforms. Also getting the tennis ball to bounce under a platform could be a little frustrating.\r\rStill awesome level design. I learned how to play because of how the level was layed out. I don't think it's possible to get stuck and some of the puzzles were very clever! I also really liked how I thought I was getting to the finish until I got really close, then had to go all the way around the screen. After winning I felt like I really knew the game very well.\r\rAwesome job you guys! :D"},{"author_name":"gre","author_uid":"18803","time":"Dec 19, 2014 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1419017640,"text":"Pretty cool concept. The gameplay is a bit hard I think, especially the bouncing ball."},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 12:14am","epoch":1419811740,"text":"Pretty frustrating. I never realized how hard it is to jump in a platformer where you don't control the height or timing of your jump. The bounce mechanic is very difficult to get a hang of. Also for some reason the unity browser plugin crashes when I close the browser tab."},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 8:36am","epoch":1419841860,"text":"@csanyk - Sorry to hear that its frustrating. We thought the bouncing felt good and you could control the movements quite well. Any pointers to make it better?"}],"images":["ld31\/42427-662b6c402dfb9593456d91d188777d10.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.brocadegames.com\/games\/play?tag=ludum31","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"14778","g_author":"42427","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"14808","g_title":"Ball Room","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"102","g_commentcount":"35","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\/42427-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Please to enjoy our 2nd attempt at a Ludum Dare jam.\r\n\r\nOperating on far too little sleep to provide a full description of the game, but i will try anyway.\r\n\r\nThere are few thing more fun than taking a abstract theme literally, so in that spirit we present \"Ball Room\". An attempt to cram as much game onto one screen as possible, including 4 power ups, 10 starts to collect, various obstacles and platforming puzzles to over come, and even an easter egg.\r\n\r\nWork your way through the board and collect all the stars as fast as possible, current record time is 205.1 seconds. Can you beat it? Post your time in the comments below ;)","title":"Ball Room"}