{"author_link":"\/author\/bamboo\/","author_name":"Devtactics","author_uid":"775","comments":[{"author_name":"ruerob","author_uid":"36728","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:00am","epoch":1409036100,"text":"The graphics are good. The game is nice to look at."},{"author_name":"Tanser","author_uid":"27381","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:54am","epoch":1409053740,"text":"How exactly do you attack? I love how the game looks. The camera is really strange though, why is not the player in the middle?"},{"author_name":"HELLO23","author_uid":"21541","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:59am","epoch":1409054040,"text":"The graphics are nice, I like how the sand changes after you walk on it. So,you cannot attack the slime, only die ? The camera angle is weird, and at some point it just randomly changed."},{"author_name":"Devtactics","author_uid":"775","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:03pm","epoch":1409054280,"text":"There's no attack button -- you and the slime both take damage when you collide. As for the camera, I didn't put the player in the middle because I wanted it nice and low and his fat head kept blocking the view. :D"},{"author_name":"Devtactics","author_uid":"775","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:07pm","epoch":1409054520,"text":"You start with 10 health and the slime has 1000. You each take 1 point when you collide. Seems hopeless, but it isn't."},{"author_name":"RawboSaurX","author_uid":"32143","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1409055780,"text":"Graphics are stylish and nice, but I couldn't figure out if I were doing it right. I guess it's impossible to win? \rAlso I don't get the singleplayer comment in the description. Oh well."},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 1:59pm","epoch":1409061240,"text":"I love the camera angle! Makes it feel like a cool movie. Unfortunately it tends to glitch a lot when I try to attack. Audio was missing which was a shame. I'd still love to see more :)"},{"author_name":"Tom 7","author_uid":"1984","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:00am","epoch":1409108100,"text":"I think I understand what I need to do but it sure seems hard (and slow!). I keep getting myself stuck on a wall (because I can't see them), which makes it harder. The camera really spazzes out if I get attacked near a wall. Certainly a very nice looking game, though!"},{"author_name":"HellBlazer","author_uid":"29335","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:07am","epoch":1409108520,"text":"Pretty funny idea, and clever twist on the theme. I like the cartoony look too. Good work!\r\r(Am I the only one who "gets it"?)"},{"author_name":"panurge","author_uid":"21166","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:41am","epoch":1409124960,"text":"Gets easier once the Americans wake up and come online! ;)\r\rI still couldn't complete it though. Had a nice matador tactic going but once I got trapped against a wall it was all over. Got down to around 600 one time...\r\rVery crafty idea nicely executed. The art style is lovely and clean. A few sounds would have gone a long way. Good work!"},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1409145420,"text":"hahaha very funny game, I just did not figure how to attack though."},{"author_name":"ChrisGaudino","author_uid":"21246","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:48pm","epoch":1409150580,"text":"Awesome art style and a cool idea. \r\rI couldn't get the mac version to run. I always just got a message that the app couldn't be opened. The web player ran fine though.\r\rAlso, a couple times when I was close to both a wall and the slime, the camera would start spinning really fast and not stop until I was dead."},{"author_name":"paps","author_uid":"27849","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:24pm","epoch":1409167140,"text":"Nice game,love the graphics. That cartoony style is so good.\rTo bad we can't attack, and to bad there is no sound, it would have strengthen the feel. I think there is a trick but I can figure it out."},{"author_name":"Crocanti de Pollo","author_uid":"36237","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1409176680,"text":"Noooooooooooooooooo I got "connection lost" when it was only 9 points left! whyyyyyyyy! :P Nice take on the theme!"},{"author_name":"Devtactics","author_uid":"775","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 9:49am","epoch":1409219040,"text":"Sorry about the broken Mac build -- I've re-built it for "x86" (instead of "Universal" as before) and re-uploaded it.\r\rThanks for all the comments! Glad to see some people picked up on the angle I was going for. :)"},{"author_name":"Jiyambi","author_uid":"30028","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 11:42am","epoch":1409225820,"text":"Kudos for a unique take on the theme, though I do have to say I felt the butt of the joke rather than sharing in the laugh ;)"},{"author_name":"BradSmallPlanet","author_uid":"39744","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1409264580,"text":"This game looks great, but I can't figure out how to actually play it."},{"author_name":"Elemental Zeal Games Studios","author_uid":"12839","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 2:47am","epoch":1409366520,"text":"Liked the aesthetic, including the action-y camera. Nice entry. :)"},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 1:47am","epoch":1409535720,"text":"The game looks nice but the camera did some tricks on me while I was being pushed up from jumping at the slime. I would like to know if there is a way to beat it. Good work!"},{"author_name":"Devtactics","author_uid":"775","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 3:23am","epoch":1409541480,"text":"Let me put it this way: If you can get the slime's health to go down far enough that the game ends, then you've beat it. :)"},{"author_name":"JavadocMD","author_uid":"29362","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1409866260,"text":"Very impressive in art style, perspective, and concept. Unfortunately I keep getting disconnected at 1 health. I can't even tell if that's a bug or not. Oh well. Pretty neat anyway."},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 4:58pm","epoch":1410022380,"text":"3d games done for ludum dare have a tendency to look awful, but here that is not the case! It has a distinct style and looks polished.\rNow the gamplay on the other hand feels very unfinished, but I'm willing to look past that for such nice graphics!"},{"author_name":"Sheepolution","author_uid":"5959","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 11:21am","epoch":1410606960,"text":"While running away from your opponent isn't the most fun mechanic, I did enjoy the game. Interesting camera angle, but it worked."},{"author_name":"skiddings","author_uid":"15697","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 1:09am","epoch":1410656640,"text":"I'm afraid to say I didn't really get it. The camera kept glitching out too when against a wall."}],"images":["ld30\/775-c85cbe3fb8fead0c3a8140efca69aa74.jpg","ld30\/775-17d8d034d2be0f38a318786b5a4e0e50.jpg","ld30\/775-a76e5f7e9ae5699be3e255d0ac8552f1.jpg","ld30\/775-a61c86a3f8211ad7410b65c64de2d466.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.devtactics.com\/ld30\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.devtactics.com\/ld30\/Gladiator.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.devtactics.com\/ld30\/Gladiator.app.rar","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.devtactics.com\/ld30\/GladiatorLinux.zip","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17621","g_author":"775","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"17650","g_title":"See You Later, Gladiator","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"687","g_commentcount":"24","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\/775-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/775-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/775-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/775-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Oh, brave gladiator! For the past 10-12 hours, you've battled your way through an always-online single-player action RPG filled with thrills and terrors. Now you've arrived at the grand arena, and it's finally time for an epic showdown with the slime that stole your lover! No more escapes. No more illusions.\r\n\r\nThis is it -- the final boss battle. The odds are stacked against you, but don't be so quick to admit defeat!\r\n\r\n* Note: Your experience with this single-player game will no doubt be enhanced by the game's always-online requirement and convenient cloud-saving technologies. Online interactions with other players may alter your experience with the solo campaign. Internet access required for some features (i.e. all but the title screen).\r\n\r\n-- CONTROLS --\r\n\r\nMove: WASD (or gamepad)\r\nJump: Space\r\nAttack: To the death! [Edit to clarify: There's no attack button, but the slime *can* be damaged.]\r\n\r\n--------------\r\n\r\nI highly recommend the standalone versions rather than the Web player. Looks much nicer and probably runs a lot smoother...","title":"See You Later, Gladiator"}