{"author_link":"\/author\/ifightbears\/","author_name":"Nicoll Hunt","author_uid":"34501","comments":[{"author_name":"piratefraser","author_uid":"29657","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1398629100,"text":"so hard"},{"author_name":"influxWishdream","author_uid":"16519","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:00am","epoch":1398650100,"text":"Your windows build isn't available :c"},{"author_name":"Pierrec","author_uid":"1874","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:15am","epoch":1398676200,"text":"Bizarre indeed. And creepy. You did a good job with the sounds!\rIt's a bit annoying that the Satan pointer is very small, sometimes you run by a door, press space, but you walked too far"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:50am","epoch":1398678300,"text":"I would suggest a feature to allow Satan to snap to soul pumps. It might make the game a little easier."},{"author_name":"Nicoll Hunt","author_uid":"34501","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:33am","epoch":1398680880,"text":"Thanks everyone! I've fixed the Windows build now.\r\rSatan should snap to the soul pumps if you *hold* Space while running past. That's how I've managed to get my highest times (~60 seconds).\r\rOriginally it was based on tapping but I was giving myself RSI :)"},{"author_name":"ovenchips","author_uid":"19236","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:47pm","epoch":1398688920,"text":"This is a really well-rounded entry. I didn't last very long though. The time it takes to get from one side of the screen to the other is quite high. I love the underlying message of the game. Well done - this is what LD is all about. :)"},{"author_name":"DragonXVI","author_uid":"35553","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1398705660,"text":"Madness :P Can only manage just over 30 seconds of hate-spew. Great twist on the theme! :D"},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1398707760,"text":"So unique! Best score: 38 seconds."},{"author_name":"Woo Sang Hwang","author_uid":"30156","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:27pm","epoch":1398802920,"text":"Ummmm.... what?"},{"author_name":"TomCooper3D","author_uid":"26982","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1398802980,"text":"such a great game 5\/5"},{"author_name":"popogames","author_uid":"28961","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1398802980,"text":"Oh man, that was difficult. Macabre atmosphere as well."},{"author_name":"NoorStudios","author_uid":"36119","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1398803040,"text":"very weird indeed. but also weirdly fun."},{"author_name":"borrismoose","author_uid":"25730","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:30pm","epoch":1398803100,"text":"I really like it, got 37.90 seconds as my best score so far. A good take on the theme and I agree with your own admission, it's bizarre. What music did you play backwards?"},{"author_name":"perfect victim","author_uid":"35015","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1398803160,"text":"nice one, heavenly hard!"},{"author_name":"Newt_","author_uid":"34427","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1398805680,"text":"Well, please don't sell my grandma for a hit."},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1398808020,"text":"Bizarre, hard... but fun and innovative!\rLooks great too!"},{"author_name":"Lacaranian","author_uid":"34171","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1398808200,"text":"Short but hilariously dark. 10\/10 would spew hate again."},{"author_name":"BigBearScot","author_uid":"34390","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1398809100,"text":"Love it, all hail Satan.\r\rIt looks lovely, the audio stood out amongst it all."},{"author_name":"Pavel M. Dlouh\u00fd","author_uid":"8583","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1398809400,"text":"Haha! I like the idea. :) Pretty good job for first game in Unity. I was not able to "survive" more than 20 seconds. Yes, it is so hard. Nice one!"},{"author_name":"Hammervuis","author_uid":"36931","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 12:13pm","epoch":1399032480,"text":"Extremely bizarre, but a good use of the theme. Well done!"},{"author_name":"zeal","author_uid":"31752","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1399033380,"text":"A really unique experience. Dark, dark material! Even the music is played backward."},{"author_name":"blay09","author_uid":"16114","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1399220820,"text":"The hitboxes seemed a little weird, sometimes it wouldn't pump even though it looked like I was standing in the right spot and sometimes it would even teleport me over to another soul. The guy's movement, sounds and quotes were funny though :)"}],"images":["ld29\/34501-8e8fe0f0d425efe244524481570adf5a.jpg","ld29\/34501-7082066167f1f420f308145868f14b63.jpg","ld29\/34501-26b0dbdab589289bf5b416270ed0d1e3.jpg","ld29\/34501-1855d86e9b645de27e2ae73ed0d6525e.jpg","ld29\/34501-75d9ada3edfd18917fb7902ccd0735cd.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/17038875\/LD48\/apoliticsnow\/apoliticsnow.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/nzyf669und6l7po\/APoliticsNow_Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/hgqkpqbv0mz08cf\/APoliticsNow_MacOSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/z6gprakvfj2ja62\/APoliticsNow_Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/d464en6lavsowk0\/APoliticsNowSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18295","g_author":"34501","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18324","g_title":"A Politics Now","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"372","g_commentcount":"22","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\/\/342546\/34501-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34501-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34501-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34501-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34501-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This started off as a fun game about a newsreader and became increasingly bizarre and disturbing the longer I worked on it. I'm a little scared of it now.\r\n\r\nHelp Satan pump the tortured souls of the eternally damned to fuel the hate-filled bile of a modern day political pundit.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nLEFT \/ RIGHT to Move Satan\r\nHOLD SPACE to Pump Tortured Souls","title":"A Politics Now"}