{"author_link":"\/author\/stevesalmond\/","author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","comments":[{"author_name":"meek","author_uid":"21177","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:02am","epoch":1398643020,"text":"Sublime. Did you do all the artwork yourself in that time? Utterly impressed! Love that you can lose limbs but carry on, though slightly hobbled."},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:05am","epoch":1398643200,"text":"Wow, thanks a lot meek! :D  Yeah, I did the art with my Wacom tablet.  Wanted to make a ton more environment art, but simply ran out of time."},{"author_name":"calvinsm","author_uid":"25300","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:07am","epoch":1398643320,"text":"Crazy Berserker"},{"author_name":"AgeNt_","author_uid":"34738","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:13am","epoch":1398643680,"text":"Loved the game! Good Job!"},{"author_name":"AgeNt_","author_uid":"34738","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:48am","epoch":1398652980,"text":"This game is just great fun. After losing a few limbs and still moving forward its definitely one of my favorites this time around."},{"author_name":"madjackmcmad","author_uid":"5448","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:50am","epoch":1398653100,"text":"So jealous of you artist types! Fun game, great style, and yeah limbs falling off rules. Good show."},{"author_name":"Mincemeat","author_uid":"36748","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:51am","epoch":1398653160,"text":"That was awesome. Only problems were: it was kind of short, there were too many berserker potions, and things got behind you really easy."},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:52am","epoch":1398653220,"text":"Thanks guys! :D"},{"author_name":"Danman9914","author_uid":"30580","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:53am","epoch":1398653280,"text":"Graphics are really top notch. Best I've seen in a compo!"},{"author_name":"atomic_swerve","author_uid":"13374","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:54am","epoch":1398653340,"text":"Utterly ridiculous. Huge fun. The controls could be tighter, and the volume is a little out of control when the player dies...But otherwise, I'm impressed at the amount of art you got done and the hilarity of the physics."},{"author_name":"ix","author_uid":"18837","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:03am","epoch":1398653880,"text":"The music really fits and the fighting mechanic is charming, good stuff."},{"author_name":"JavadocMD","author_uid":"29362","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:05am","epoch":1398654000,"text":"Wow this is... so amazing. Derpy and hilarious!"},{"author_name":"FuzzyWuzzie","author_uid":"22923","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:07am","epoch":1398654120,"text":"Haha! I legitimately loled!"},{"author_name":"Britt Brady (Gloom)","author_uid":"29371","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:00am","epoch":1398660900,"text":"incredible"},{"author_name":"Contacaton","author_uid":"33983","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:58pm","epoch":1398693180,"text":"So..... When's the full version?"},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:51pm","epoch":1398696360,"text":"WOW! I losed my legs, but i keep going :)!\r<br\/>Great work!"},{"author_name":"trueyomic","author_uid":"16892","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1398704160,"text":"great all around; save points could have made this game less tedious because it was so easy to die.  The movement was hilarious.  His face reminded me of a titan from Attack of the Titans.  Great mood overall, and really fun!"},{"author_name":"MrShortee","author_uid":"35018","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1398705720,"text":"Hilarious game. Really nice execution overall (pun intended -.-)."},{"author_name":"Ludonaut","author_uid":"18667","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:41pm","epoch":1398706560,"text":"Hahahah! Awesome!"},{"author_name":"Balloonsfor600","author_uid":"35061","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:45am","epoch":1398732000,"text":"This game is hilarious. Well done! I love that you can start to &quot;go to pieces&quot; without dying. It gives the game even more derpy charm."},{"author_name":"Hob623","author_uid":"34495","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:44am","epoch":1398739140,"text":"Very nice! Interesting way of approaching the theme, and it was fitting that using the potions didn't always mean you survived longer, but only decreased your control of the player."},{"author_name":"Hemuuuli","author_uid":"12944","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:00am","epoch":1398765300,"text":"Die by the swords!"},{"author_name":"copain","author_uid":"35128","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:16am","epoch":1398766260,"text":"we play with two players, it was pretty fun!\r<br\/>But why berserk don't make we invincible?????"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:02am","epoch":1398769020,"text":"Haha copain, that's awesome! I would never have thought to play the game in co-op mode.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I didn't make the player invincible, because to me berserking is all about reckless disregard for personal safety. Perhaps invincibility would be better from a gameplay point of view though - I dunno. Thanks for the feedback!"},{"author_name":"Orangejuice724","author_uid":"21643","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1398783240,"text":"Awesome game!"},{"author_name":"savethejets1","author_uid":"15315","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:14am","epoch":1398830940,"text":"I like the sword swing mechanic. Pretty cool."},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:13am","epoch":1398845280,"text":"Nice game. I like the potion part, it reminds me of an old game The Castle Adventure. You had to drink beer to beat an enemy."},{"author_name":"javifugitivo","author_uid":"25708","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:14am","epoch":1398845340,"text":"This is a crazy game... a really fun game. A lot of laughs when the berseker loses his arms. Good job!"},{"author_name":"SoupWithBits","author_uid":"37409","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:19am","epoch":1398845640,"text":"Dagnabbit! You have to finish this game and release it! 5\/5"},{"author_name":"LandoSystems","author_uid":"18212","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 5:38pm","epoch":1398879180,"text":"oh my god this game is hilarious!  its the total package, great art, super moody, completely over the top and silly.  loved it!"},{"author_name":"Wakka","author_uid":"30196","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 10:53pm","epoch":1398898080,"text":"wow, I didn't believe that such quality is possible in this short amount of time. Great work!"},{"author_name":"vilya","author_uid":"10456","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1398900480,"text":"Fantastic! One of the best games I've played so far!"},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:42am","epoch":1398933420,"text":"Well aren't you one goddamn talented fellow! :D Really great package! The controls added a lot to the humor, artwork was really beautiful, audio was top notch, an all around great entry! :)"},{"author_name":"PapyGaragos","author_uid":"7971","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 11:29am","epoch":1398943440,"text":"Haha, I love how he swings what remains of his arm like crazy.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great entry"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 11:45am","epoch":1398944400,"text":"This game is sooo fun!!! Really great art and I love how you can keep on without any legs left :) Reminds of that famous Holy grail scene with the black knight!"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 11:50am","epoch":1398944700,"text":"Tis but a flesh wound! :D"},{"author_name":"jorgemoag","author_uid":"24365","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 3:56pm","epoch":1398959460,"text":"Awesome! I love this game, thank you for making it!"},{"author_name":"Gaming_Ray","author_uid":"35380","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1398962220,"text":"This is awesome! Sadly felt a bit slow, but I love the concept and gameplay. Great job!"},{"author_name":"alvarop","author_uid":"31332","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1398969960,"text":"Great game!"},{"author_name":"aaronjbaptiste","author_uid":"19914","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1398970920,"text":"Such rage! This is amazing."},{"author_name":"bombjack","author_uid":"18768","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 7:54pm","epoch":1398973740,"text":"so much fun! great job!"},{"author_name":"BallpointPress","author_uid":"33934","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:05pm","epoch":1398974400,"text":"I am amaze."},{"author_name":"Empyrealhell","author_uid":"26650","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1398983160,"text":"That was ridiculously fun. I discovered that using the swords as divining rods of death worked better than swinging them, but that was equally fun, especially when going backwards."},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1398986400,"text":"Yeah it's a bit like dowsing but with more blood, haha :)  Thanks for the kind words Empyrealhell, means a lot to me!"},{"author_name":"zeal","author_uid":"31752","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 12:28am","epoch":1398990180,"text":"This is one of the most insane games I've ever played. The graphics are really good but the fact that you can loose body parts and still go (while listening to a music piece that made me really nervous), makes this a really unique and overall absolutely great Ludum Dare entry! The mood is just beyond words. Keep it up!"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 10:27am","epoch":1399026120,"text":"Awesome entry. Probably my favorite so far. Great art, great mechanics, great music (love the track). My only wish would be for checkpoints (still trying to finish it). Absolutely great effort."},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 10:40am","epoch":1399026900,"text":"Thanks George. I just played Sunk and it's brilliant!  I felt so sad when the guy's head went under for the last time :(  Hits you right in the feels."},{"author_name":"Fib","author_uid":"14895","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1399037940,"text":"Physically based combat FTW! I love it. Great entry!"},{"author_name":"ezolotko","author_uid":"13121","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 1:12pm","epoch":1399122420,"text":"The art is great, also I liked the potion bottles hanging on the waist."},{"author_name":"ehtd","author_uid":"11246","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1399137360,"text":"Very nice! It is great to feel the rage"},{"author_name":"Christina Antoinette Neofotistou","author_uid":"13139","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 8:23pm","epoch":1399321080,"text":"Very fun, and definitely commendable for 48 hours. Wow!"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1399495680,"text":"Dear god this is marvellous. I love the sqop-style swinging. The potions hanging at the character and rolling on the floor are great touches :D"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 4:25am","epoch":1399522800,"text":"Thanks a lot guys! :)"},{"author_name":"Atridas","author_uid":"627","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 3:20pm","epoch":1399734900,"text":"That was so metal I can't even hold my laughter. For some reason my berserker get's stuck any time I click the mouse button.\r<br\/>Even though &quot;running&quot; without legs and just one arm killing things really made my day."},{"author_name":"Atridas","author_uid":"627","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 3:35pm","epoch":1399735800,"text":"P.S.: AWESOME"},{"author_name":"Striwx","author_uid":"29515","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 11:52am","epoch":1400068020,"text":"Omg fun !!!!"},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 4:53pm","epoch":1400258880,"text":"Reminds me of Happy Wheels haha. Really awesome art"},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1400420280,"text":"Wow... I played it thinking it was a jam game, but I just saw that it's a compo one... Nicely done!\r<br\/>Lot's of cool point for being able to rip each limb of enemies. XD\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But controls felt clunky. Movement was floaty and the swords didn't move exactly like I wanted too... Although I was able to hit what I wanted.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Still, it's really fun! =D"},{"author_name":"flannelvindicate","author_uid":"11937","time":"May 22, 2014 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1400774580,"text":"You've been featured in today's episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out at - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jy2lDh5LoGE"}],"images":["ld29\/24965-be69a57cc61f55c138764bcd105544b5.jpg","ld29\/24965-7961e48f38db63ed185df4bca707cc62.jpg","ld29\/24965-6ec2e404e4c7f8739e5cb2c24f61c507.jpg","ld29\/24965-bb5270631c0cc3fa7bd8c6d9ff5a1da2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/stevesalmond.itch.io\/berserker","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/84069820\/Berserker\/Berserker.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/steve-salmond\/LD29\/","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18344","g_author":"24965","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18373","g_title":"Berserker","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"73","g_commentcount":"59","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\/24965-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/24965-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/24965-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/24965-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"In Berserker you're a mighty barbarian suffering from anger management issues.  Your inner rage boils away just beneath the surface, and can be unleashed at any moment!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n- WSAD\/Arrow keys to move\r\n- Move Mouse to swing your swords\r\n- Left mouse button to use a potion and GO BERSERK!","title":"Berserker"}