{"author_link":"\/author\/incd021\/","author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","comments":[{"author_name":"orukinawa","author_uid":"34628","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 3:35pm","epoch":1408894200,"text":"Fun game. Good job. There is never enough pews :D"},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1408896600,"text":"Thanks :)"},{"author_name":"Roknsk","author_uid":"39627","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1408900320,"text":"This is so retro, cool game."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1408900380,"text":"Remember that when voting starts ;)\rI miss the good old C64 days... hmmm..."},{"author_name":"John Drury","author_uid":"22999","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:49am","epoch":1408952640,"text":"Interesting use of how the bullets bounce back and forth. I found it to destroy some of the objectives and also add a little more value in each shot. Controls felt slippery"},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:26am","epoch":1408954860,"text":"Great fun, good graphics and sounds and a neat idea.\rControls were a bit difficult."},{"author_name":"ahmedmohi","author_uid":"35551","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:11am","epoch":1408957560,"text":"Good game ,took me some time to get use to it but nice ."},{"author_name":"CustomPhase","author_uid":"20604","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:12am","epoch":1408957620,"text":"nice little game. controls are too hard in my opinion, too floaty. i liked the wormhole effect on the screen."},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:21am","epoch":1408958160,"text":"can't play your game on the web :("},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:30am","epoch":1408958700,"text":"I did spent a lot of time trying to gen the controls as I wanted them, but this was the best I could do. \rIf I removed the sliding, the game is way to easy ;)\rThanks for trying it out :D"},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:36am","epoch":1408959060,"text":"@pjimmy Can't find a way to contact you, but I would really like to know what browser you are using, and what happens when you try to play the game.\rThanks"},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:07am","epoch":1408960920,"text":"@INC$D021 my bad, I've just discovered that you're using unity web player. Gonna report when I'm in Windows."},{"author_name":"TD5","author_uid":"39783","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:01pm","epoch":1408971360,"text":"I like the game style. Getting shot by myself was unexpected but an interesting feature."},{"author_name":"ZirconCode","author_uid":"5338","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1408971600,"text":"Very pretty retro graphics, interesting theme\/execution. Think controls took away from the game play though.\r\rKeep on making those awesome retro shot-em-ups!"},{"author_name":"Franklins Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:21pm","epoch":1408972560,"text":"One of my favourites so far. Liked the way you made every shot count with the bullets circling around. Really fun to play."},{"author_name":"Digiraze","author_uid":"344","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:58pm","epoch":1408981980,"text":"Good game. Very intense, because if you don't kill the wormhole fast enough you die, but if you shoot too much you will need to dodge your own bullet."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:45am","epoch":1409028000,"text":"Thanks for the nice feedback :)\r"Getting shot by myself was unexpected but an interesting feature"\rIt sounds like I need to work on an old game idea, shooting yourself sounds popular :D\rGlad you like it, even if the controls are hard.. With a bit of training it isn't that bad ;)"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:56am","epoch":1409039460,"text":"Hi there. Liked the defender-a-like aspects. Not so keen on shooting myself in the back, pays to be accurate I guess."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:01pm","epoch":1409064960,"text":"@mrexcessive: I had to stop players from just hammering away on the firing button :)"},{"author_name":"~SquigglySoup~","author_uid":"42368","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:22am","epoch":1409116620,"text":"Game was bugging out after the first death where I kept being pulled to the right. Was a fun game. Really liked the animations."},{"author_name":"ninjascript","author_uid":"35875","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:28am","epoch":1409116980,"text":"The physics are too floaty for the amount of precision you need to destroy the targets, but otherwise it's a pretty neat game :)"},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:09am","epoch":1409123040,"text":"@~SquigglySoup~: Not "bugging out" :) I expect that you were at one of the edges? I did write in the description "Watch out for highly warped space, it'll drag you in" ;)\r@ninjascript: The floatyness wasn't planed, but without it the game is way to easy. You'll get the hang of it fast, if you keep trying :) I have nooo problem with it.. now. ;) \rThanks for playing and the feedback.. :D"},{"author_name":"SoulGame","author_uid":"42398","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:41am","epoch":1409135760,"text":"Arrgh, the borders are such a filthy trick!! Didn't expect to be caught in a vortex there. Fun game, nice gameplay. And nice take of the theme, it made me watch out for my shots and don't waste ammo. Good teach!"},{"author_name":"snowconesolid","author_uid":"41823","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:17am","epoch":1409184720,"text":"Dude those particle effects are boss! Really nice entry! nice presentation and good sound effects. Its an enjoyable game :)"},{"author_name":"miwuc","author_uid":"6177","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:09am","epoch":1409209440,"text":"Nice game! The bullets that wrap around is a brilliant idea. It really makes this game stand out."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:49am","epoch":1409211840,"text":"Thanks @snowconesolid and @miwuc for the very nice comments :)\rMeans a lot :D"},{"author_name":"Toubib","author_uid":"39033","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:20am","epoch":1409220900,"text":"xD killed myself so many times."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:37am","epoch":1409221920,"text":"@Toubib.. Glad to hear that :) Means you played it many times :D Thanks. \rHope you enjoyed the frustration :)\r\rYour game pissed me off a bit, having to start all over every time I made a smaaaaal mistake ;)"},{"author_name":"jjhaggar","author_uid":"38790","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 4:59pm","epoch":1409331240,"text":"Its a good idea and works good. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"GreyShock","author_uid":"11045","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 5:02pm","epoch":1409331420,"text":"Really great design decision to make the bullets loop eternally, it gives you a reason to not shoot all the time but also allows you to set "defensive" barriers in the edges to make the world you have to defend smaller!"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 5:45pm","epoch":1409334000,"text":"I love the fact that you have to be really careful with your shots otherwise you'll end up having to dodge a sea of your own bullets. Game itself was very enjoyable to play too."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1409335320,"text":"Thanks :) Fun to see strategies emerge :D Laying a good solid round of bullets in the top of the world, makes everything a bit to easy, but hey, didn't know that when I made the game ;)"},{"author_name":"NightShadow0","author_uid":"20302","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 11:10pm","epoch":1409353500,"text":"The bullet warping mechanic is very interesting. The edges dragging you in caught me by surprise the first time, though; i suppose i should've read the instructions more closely. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 7:37am","epoch":1409383920,"text":"Thanks @NightShadow0 :)"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:08am","epoch":1409392980,"text":"Nice little game, really fun to play and the bullets warping thing is a nice twist of gameplay. Good job!"},{"author_name":"CatOnMars","author_uid":"24717","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 11:44am","epoch":1409398740,"text":"Nice shooting game :) Although I think the enemy bullets are too unforgivable."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 11:46am","epoch":1409398860,"text":"@CatOnMars The enemies don't shoot... You do ;)"},{"author_name":"adharris","author_uid":"41608","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 2:31am","epoch":1409624760,"text":"I like the visual style, namely the retro sprites with some more modern distortion effects."},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 4:49am","epoch":1409633040,"text":"I joined the evil universe pretty soon :) And I was getting hit by my own bullets to top it up. Nice and fun game, well done!"},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1409765520,"text":"Thanks for the kind words :)"},{"author_name":"dylanwolf","author_uid":"20078","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 2:59am","epoch":1409885640,"text":"Neat twist on the shooter genre. I like that your own bullets are often more dangerous than enemies, forcing you to be more precise."},{"author_name":"pansapiens","author_uid":"198","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 1:26am","epoch":1410225660,"text":"Fun once I got the hang of it - the bullet wrapping makes for an interesting feedback loop. Sometimes it helps you out, but since they can also hit your ship it pays to be accurate - creates an interesting tension :) Love that background music too."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 5:22am","epoch":1410239820,"text":"@pansapiens thanks :) the background music is the first game music I have ever done, so glad you liked it :)"},{"author_name":"torvik88","author_uid":"27021","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 6:50am","epoch":1410677100,"text":"Nice game! Getting shot by my own bullets is a double edge sword. The bad part is that i do damage to myself but i also found out that those bullets helped me destroy other portals."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 11:20pm","epoch":1410736500,"text":"Cool game! I included it in part 26 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/hvOt_bkuFkM"}],"images":["ld30\/39751-caf64652b47e9b7b9c05ed21cd56fa88.jpg","ld30\/39751-8c0c734ae04f96e01971f7198688bc6c.jpg","ld30\/39751-b717fcccdc66001cf31640c5b230b79b.jpg","ld30\/39751-9c931c998026723703a42fab41aa8fdf.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/arcade\/join-us\/34435\/","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"http:\/\/incd021.com\/Games\/LD30\/JoinUs.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/incd021.com\/Games\/LD30\/Join Us.app.tgz","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/incd021.com\/Games\/LD30\/JoinUs.tgz","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/incd021.com\/Games\/LD30\/Scripts.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17642","g_author":"39751","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"17671","g_title":"Join Us!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"666","g_commentcount":"45","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\/39751-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/39751-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/39751-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/39751-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"If playing the Unity Web version, Please read \"Web Player with Chrome - No input on startup\" at http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/?p=384943 \r\nThis important for all Unity Web Player games.!!\r\n\r\nTheme: Connected Worlds\r\n I tried to turn it on it's head and make a game where you'r (and the rest of your universe) are trying not to get connected to another (evil!) universe.\r\nInspired by the void ship from Dr. Who, and the void between branes in higher dimensions. I chose to do an 2D version of inter-universe-in-the-void-(non)space shooter. :)\r\nAnd to also have the connection I made the world wrap around, but only for small objects, bullets. Your shop is to big, and will be crushed. \r\n\r\nPlot:\r\n You don't want to join the red universe, as your physicists have concluded that a wormhole from that universe is incompatible with our laws of physics and their laws will replace ours, and make our universe UNINHABITABLE! Your mission is to prevent their wormhole generators from opening a wormhole, in short, save the universe!\r\nWatch out for highly warped space, it'll drag you in, AND allow your bullets to circle round space, and hit you in the back.!\r\n\r\nAnd yes, the controls are meant to be hard ;) You're in space, no real breaks :)\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4RzPBfii5yE\r\n\r\nEnjoy","title":"Join Us!"}