{"author_link":"\/author\/whalebot\/","author_name":"whalebot","author_uid":"36369","comments":[{"author_name":"Endurion","author_uid":"103","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:11am","epoch":1409123160,"text":"Awwwww, poor boy, when he slumps back home.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Well done, needs music\/sound dearly."},{"author_name":"christopf","author_uid":"29139","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 11:33am","epoch":1409225280,"text":"word\r<br\/>\r<br\/>like how you got the story told in such a minimalistic style and still capturing the mood."},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 11:34am","epoch":1409225340,"text":"Amazing pixel art :)"},{"author_name":"eruiz00","author_uid":"41150","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:24am","epoch":1409390340,"text":"Ummm... very (VERY!) good animation for the character, and (if  understood) sexual content? too bad I don't know what to do with these trunks and scoop...."},{"author_name":"LeafThief","author_uid":"3923","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:31am","epoch":1409390760,"text":"You did such a great job! To me, this was one of the best and most effective uses of the theme. I got such a great feel for the boy and the girl by just their movements and what was going on in their imaginary world. \r<br\/>It was perfect that there wasn't much of a gameplay system behind it. Yes, I could fight and dig etc. (in my imagination) but that's what pretend-play is all about!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Yes, it needed music and sound effects and overall polish but I think what's there is really good.\r<br\/>If you're planning to work on this further feel free to contact me. Maybe I can help you with something (@leafthief)?"},{"author_name":"dunin","author_uid":"32902","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 9:28am","epoch":1409476980,"text":"Good mood and animations...\r<br\/>Is there a good ending? Can I help this poor little boy? or is it simply that life is like that..."},{"author_name":"MrJavaFrank","author_uid":"29666","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1409489940,"text":"Unfortunaly there's an error when pressing the 'A'-key (just recoginzed because i didn'tread the description) : \r<br\/>___________________________________________\r<br\/>############################################################################################\r<br\/>FATAL ERROR in\r<br\/>action number 1\r<br\/>of Key Press Event for A-key Key\r<br\/>for object obj_global_controller:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Push :: Execution Error - Variable Get -1.spr_story_player_run(100012, -2147483648)\r<br\/>at gml_Object_obj_global_controller_KeyPress_65\r<br\/>############################################################################################\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Apart from that, the graphics and the mood are really nice! :)"},{"author_name":"Artamus","author_uid":"39880","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1409493300,"text":"Nice game, congrats!"},{"author_name":"Sunflower","author_uid":"39564","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1409494860,"text":"Interesting take on theme, great graphics and animation, but it seriously could use some sound. Also, is there a way to get a better ending? &gt;.&lt;"},{"author_name":"Pierrec","author_uid":"1874","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 7:29pm","epoch":1409513040,"text":"I were able to rescue Lila but didn't find any ending. This is a great interpretation of the theme, I loved that double screen idea, and your graphics are cute. Now it needs a bit of sound and maybe an ending."},{"author_name":"spotco","author_uid":"35477","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 10:18pm","epoch":1409609580,"text":"Got stuck once the little girl started following me around, was that the ending?"},{"author_name":"whalebot","author_uid":"36369","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 6:15am","epoch":1409638200,"text":"To those of you who have already played, I really appreciate the feedback. To be honest, I was kind of hoping no one would play it in its unfinished state :P . Oh well, it looks like I somehow managed to still convey the mood I was going for.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I have however uploaded a new post-comp. version of the game. It is in its full polished glory, and I feel pretty good about it :) I'd love it if you gave the new one a try.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Obviously, I'll keep the old one around for judging purposes, so please make sure my ratings reflect the original. Thanks!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>P.S. There is a part past the night scene where the girl follows you. Hint: Look for a scenic place to stand with her."},{"author_name":"DvanderAart","author_uid":"39433","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1409682060,"text":"Love the pixelart."},{"author_name":"reheated","author_uid":"15514","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 7:31pm","epoch":1409685960,"text":"It's very nice. (And of course the post compo version is even better.) I like how his story is told up the top. Great art."},{"author_name":"kibertoad","author_uid":"7122","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 7:55pm","epoch":1409687400,"text":"Very atmospheric experience. Thank you."},{"author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1409687880,"text":"Awesome and sweet little game. The imagination part (or what is is) on top looked great. Unfortunately I couldn't find the end, I'll give the post compo version a try later on. With some background music and sound it'd be awesome! Very original interpretation of the theme"},{"author_name":"Digiraze","author_uid":"344","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1409692860,"text":"Sad story."},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 9:49pm","epoch":1409694240,"text":"Definitely needs sound\/music. I think I didn't miss anything, it was just incomplete. Liked the animations, wish you could finish it on time."},{"author_name":"TKia_","author_uid":"6463","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:34am","epoch":1409707740,"text":"Atmospheric, pretty, and incredibly poignant for what there was of it. You hit the spot with this one, though it would go down more smoothly with some more polish and time. I don't know how people can pull off such good stories with so little."},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 3:35am","epoch":1409715000,"text":"Amazing...Great pixel art and animations!\r<br\/>The compo version didn't trigger the sandbox sequence when lyla was following, but that worked fine in the post-compo one."},{"author_name":"Aglavra","author_uid":"38572","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1409785680,"text":"It is so sad that the compo version doesn't have sound and music. Otherwise it is perfect. Emotional. Touching. The best concept of &quot;Connected worlds&quot; I have seen so far. It is about me somehow... about childhood. :)"},{"author_name":"shatterhand","author_uid":"14551","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1409840460,"text":"I loved the graphics on this. Very unusual game."},{"author_name":"JavadocMD","author_uid":"29362","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 11:19pm","epoch":1409872440,"text":"A lovely game and story. I absolutely adore the presentation of the boy's imagination as you interact with the world. Well done! Could definitely be developed further."},{"author_name":"ZYXer","author_uid":"20509","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1409921940,"text":"Aww what a sad ending.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great graphics and a great take on the theme!"},{"author_name":"HeyChinaski","author_uid":"11211","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1410040860,"text":"Great art!"},{"author_name":"arhpositive","author_uid":"11575","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1410297540,"text":"The story was lovely. The imagination of the boy was a nice touch. The graphics are great. Nice entry!"},{"author_name":"dancingmad","author_uid":"39644","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1410304080,"text":"Great concept and nice old school graphics. We would like to see and hear more&nbsp;!"},{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:25am","epoch":1410308400,"text":"GREAT art!"},{"author_name":"mystakin","author_uid":"28484","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 1:07am","epoch":1410310920,"text":"Fantastic art and style and strong storytelling mechanics. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish the game because it crashed when I pressed the A button out of curiosity. ;_;"},{"author_name":"whalebot","author_uid":"36369","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 1:25am","epoch":1410312000,"text":"@mystakin Yeah that was a testing key that I forgot to take out before submitting... I encourage you to give the post-comp version a try if you still enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"Rehacked","author_uid":"41818","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 7:12am","epoch":1410332820,"text":"Nice game . Goodjob"},{"author_name":"GrooveMan","author_uid":"26423","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 9:12am","epoch":1410340020,"text":"I definitely like the style of the imagined version of events at the top, very cleanly implemented."},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 10:42am","epoch":1410345420,"text":"Why can't I draw this nice?\r<br\/>Amazingly good....!"},{"author_name":"ghenoroc","author_uid":"39929","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 1:26pm","epoch":1410355260,"text":"Very nice animation. Good game."},{"author_name":"NicePenguins","author_uid":"28578","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1410387000,"text":"Nice, really needs music and sound. Love the idea of the imagination of the kid, i think you could have exploited it more !"},{"author_name":"chadiik","author_uid":"26258","time":"Sep 11, 2014 @ 6:19pm","epoch":1410459240,"text":"Closing the app was the cherry on top of the cake,\r<br\/>Amazing game!"},{"author_name":"fisholith","author_uid":"40999","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 9:44am","epoch":1410601140,"text":"Very cute. :)\r<br\/>I love the execution. There's something oddly fitting about the pixel art style used for the real world  as compared to the fantasy version."},{"author_name":"frogcheese","author_uid":"25059","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 9:20am","epoch":1410686100,"text":"Cute and sad. Really loved how it connected to the theme, and the game oozed personality. Like many said before me, this only needed some audio. The post-compo version really nailed it. :)"}],"images":["ld30\/36369-645fffeba5683b02332061625ff88fd7.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/qgd5ter86gj6ncd\/Lady%20Lyla.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/adventure\/lady-lyla\/33753\/","text":"Post-Comp. Game"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17305","g_author":"36369","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"17334","g_title":"Lady Lyla","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"218","g_commentcount":"38","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\/\/375043\/36369-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Live out the greatest epic as you play the role of a young boy seeking a partner in adventure.\r\n\r\nUse arrow keys to move. Down to pickup items, up to jump. Space to use item\/attack.\r\n\r\nThe original game is still quite unfinished. However, I think it is completely able to be played all the way through. I've also posted an updated version with everything the way I really wanted it :)","title":"Lady Lyla"}