{"author_link":"\/author\/ahmeni\/","author_name":"ahmeni","author_uid":"4168","comments":[{"author_name":"ShivanHunter","author_uid":"28454","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:46am","epoch":1398656460,"text":"Was a bit disconcerting not being able to move up or down."},{"author_name":"malmazuke","author_uid":"4959","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:31am","epoch":1398659160,"text":"Pretty good. Found it a bit easy"},{"author_name":"NoorStudios","author_uid":"36119","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:33am","epoch":1398659280,"text":"This game has a flappy bird kind of addictiveness to it. Had a lot of fun with it  :)"},{"author_name":"zanenga","author_uid":"34576","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:33am","epoch":1398659280,"text":"Could be a cool mobile game with some polishing!"},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:35am","epoch":1398659400,"text":"I made it 203 depth. Interesting control scheme and creepy music."},{"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"8854","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:37am","epoch":1398659520,"text":"nice small game, the background getting darker was a nice touch."},{"author_name":"Brian Stegmann","author_uid":"24792","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:39am","epoch":1398659640,"text":"Depth: 197, Score: 8\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Solid entry, has a simple yet effective mechanic. Good mood as well. This is a small detail but I love games that integrate the title screen into the gameplay :)"},{"author_name":"Liens","author_uid":"33982","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:39am","epoch":1398659640,"text":"That guy really likes to swim haha.  Those eels are a menace to society."},{"author_name":"Somfunambulist","author_uid":"19074","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:39am","epoch":1398659640,"text":"I agree with the mobile game comment."},{"author_name":"renatopp","author_uid":"15241","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:40am","epoch":1398659700,"text":"Why can't we go up and down?!?!?!?"},{"author_name":"cr2crstudios","author_uid":"37025","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:41am","epoch":1398659760,"text":"Some really good detail.  Tried and true concept.  :)"},{"author_name":"shs","author_uid":"27342","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:42am","epoch":1398659820,"text":"I liked the eerie feeling that came as you went deeper."},{"author_name":"ahmeni","author_uid":"4168","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:42am","epoch":1398659820,"text":"For those requesting mobile I have added an Android link and if I can figure out a temporary iOS release I will link it here as well!\r<br\/>For the up and downers - I originally had that but found it worked much better as a constant descent! Thanks for your feedback though!"},{"author_name":"Brian Corr","author_uid":"15518","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:48am","epoch":1398660180,"text":"This is nice! I found it a bit too slow to be really fun, but the different speeds of fish with otherwise similar patterns and a constant downward speed made the basic mechanic very satisfying.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great look, although I think the gems looked a little out of place. They aren't really the same style as the rest.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This was really fun! Could work really well with tilt\/touch controls on mobile.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>:) :)"},{"author_name":"Taugeshtu","author_uid":"8746","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:33am","epoch":1398666480,"text":"Controls are very, very well-polished :) Also, I like the character's face a lot, whoever the hell he\/it is :D"},{"author_name":"Alucard J","author_uid":"22505","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:06am","epoch":1398668460,"text":"Has a very old-school feel with movement only on one axis and being aware of enemy paths and patterns. Simple and effective. Interesting synth music too."},{"author_name":"jtpup0","author_uid":"36526","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:52am","epoch":1398671220,"text":"Very interesting, I like the concept of delving deeper whilst dodging sea creatures"},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:33am","epoch":1398673680,"text":"eerie.\r<br\/>long distance swimmer.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>nice graphics, the water looks so hostile."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:57am","epoch":1398675120,"text":"Simple and great"},{"author_name":"terraco","author_uid":"36973","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:22am","epoch":1398676620,"text":"Not bad."},{"author_name":"madmaw","author_uid":"5068","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:55am","epoch":1398678600,"text":"Always like to see a mobile-friendly entry"},{"author_name":"gikdew","author_uid":"18806","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:22am","epoch":1398683820,"text":"The controls feel a little laggy, at least on my computer, but the game concept is so good."},{"author_name":"Split82","author_uid":"15279","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:42am","epoch":1398685020,"text":"Simple but fun! Great job."},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1398689940,"text":"Nice and simple little arcade game. Love the audio. Added a lot to the mood :) Solid game!"},{"author_name":"madhoe","author_uid":"35189","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:10pm","epoch":1398690300,"text":"The audio really makes the deep ocean feel hostile. Simple but addictive."},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:04pm","epoch":1398693540,"text":"I am moving like a fish, so they cant catch me :)"},{"author_name":"GagaPete","author_uid":"16147","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1398722520,"text":"Played on Android, I don't see the depth and score displays. Looks like they are placed below the screen. But nice game overall. Pretty intensive when you are near a fish and can't do much to prevent the collision. Like @NoorStudios said, feels like the next flappy bird (a.k.a. include an Android share intent to share the score ;))"},{"author_name":"HeyChinaski","author_uid":"11211","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1398724560,"text":"Cleverly simple game with cute graphics:) Those eels are tricky. I'm not much good, I played for ages and never made it past ~160. Good job!"},{"author_name":"ahmeni","author_uid":"4168","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:39am","epoch":1398742440,"text":"@GagaPete - Did you play in Portrait or Landscape mode? The game itself is meant for landscape so that may help? It appears I have to do some further stuff to enforce the rotation lock in Android but I may wait till later to do so as I don't own a device to test on."},{"author_name":"Crowbeak","author_uid":"16689","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:57am","epoch":1398747120,"text":"The sound does a good job of being very underwater-y."},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:59am","epoch":1398750840,"text":"nice mini game"},{"author_name":"mollymus","author_uid":"13074","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:05am","epoch":1398754800,"text":"Actually pretty good! I think allowing us to swim up\/down wouldve ruined the idea kind of, and this worked surprisingly well - altough I did keep pressing down to speed things up.."},{"author_name":"bazld","author_uid":"36950","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:48am","epoch":1398757380,"text":"Cute game, I esp like the main character. Great job  - the game play really smoothly."},{"author_name":"oatsbarley","author_uid":"5172","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:01am","epoch":1398758160,"text":"Maybe a health system that lets you get hit a few times would have made this a bit less frustrating. Because the game starts so slow, it's kind of tiring getting really far down and then losing. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The mood is great, though, and it's kind of relaxing!"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:11am","epoch":1398758760,"text":"Nice effort and ran well. Pretty fun. Really liked the music."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:01am","epoch":1398761760,"text":"Very simple, but nothing wrong with that. Reminds me of flash games in the style of Copter Game. Games like these can be surprisingly addictive. Can't test mobile support right now, but good job on supporting those platforms!"},{"author_name":"Yaru","author_uid":"10734","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:01am","epoch":1398765360,"text":"Surprisingly addictive! I really like the background gradually darkens as the depth increases. Very good job!"},{"author_name":"BlazingFanfish","author_uid":"29162","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:42am","epoch":1398767820,"text":"Like the darkening background. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:39am","epoch":1398771240,"text":"Cute little game, I love it. I included your game in part 1 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out! http:\/\/youtu.be\/2Ja__FAtoAQ"},{"author_name":"coquinounet","author_uid":"17565","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:07pm","epoch":1398772920,"text":"Simply game but nice :)"},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:26pm","epoch":1398774060,"text":"Nice simple graphics, would have liked vertical movement control or maybe a faster dive speed. Maybe add an upgrade system if you plan to keep working on it."},{"author_name":"lief","author_uid":"1832","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:56pm","epoch":1398775860,"text":"nice simple idea. i liked the way the title slowly moved up... the just left and right felt a bit limiting"},{"author_name":"howieV (binarygirl)","author_uid":"8824","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 1:24pm","epoch":1398777540,"text":"good solid entry ..i think its better that we cant move up and done ..good job :)"},{"author_name":"pancakecity","author_uid":"28537","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1398789420,"text":"I liked the seamless transition from title to gameplay! Nice music!"},{"author_name":"Detective Pixel","author_uid":"37046","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:48pm","epoch":1398789780,"text":"A fair game overall. It could use some polish though. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Kuchalu","author_uid":"35850","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1398790200,"text":"Some nice sprites!"},{"author_name":"taocayo","author_uid":"30769","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:21pm","epoch":1398795360,"text":"Neat! I liked the fact that one can't move up and down. Makes it more challenging. Great job!"},{"author_name":"IAmSpencer","author_uid":"24919","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:16pm","epoch":1398802260,"text":"Pretty simple concept, but fun enough to keep me playing. Not being able to move up\/down, was annoying at first, but then added to the challenge and there for the fun. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"aaronjbaptiste","author_uid":"19914","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1398804480,"text":"Nice game mate, the audio fits really well."},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1398807060,"text":"Simple concept but nicely done! Good variation on the infinite runner genre."},{"author_name":"Seraphic Media","author_uid":"34168","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:19am","epoch":1398816840,"text":"That was awesome :) It was really hard at first but once I got the hang of it I actually did pretty good. I had a fun time."},{"author_name":"eskivor","author_uid":"25329","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:54am","epoch":1398818940,"text":"Simple but interesting"},{"author_name":"Crefossus","author_uid":"23130","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:39pm","epoch":1398861240,"text":"Decent work overall and the main character is cute. Some pacing issues for me - It's a little slow going at the start but after it picks up it becomes fun."},{"author_name":"Therrato","author_uid":"24775","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:02pm","epoch":1398862620,"text":"not bad but would make it harder or faster since its fairly slow, maybe at a speed boost on space to be able to move out of the way"},{"author_name":"nonentheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1398874080,"text":"Strange not to move up and down. Nice sounds."},{"author_name":"ReactorScram","author_uid":"29177","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 1:59am","epoch":1398909240,"text":"Can you make the Web link say &quot;Web - Unity&quot; or something? I don't have Unity Web Player."},{"author_name":"KevinWorkman","author_uid":"5364","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 2:38am","epoch":1398997980,"text":"My galaxy nexus says that it can't open the file after I download the apk"},{"author_name":"ahmeni","author_uid":"4168","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 5:41am","epoch":1399008960,"text":"@KevinWorkman - It may be because your device isn't set to trust 3rd party sources for files?\r<br\/>You could additionally try the Android App Store link - https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.seanjohnson.ProductName"},{"author_name":"caranha","author_uid":"7847","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:56am","epoch":1399089060,"text":"The android download link did not work for me either, and I have third party apps allowed. Why is it a man file and not an APK file? Anyway, downloaded it from the play store. The game is really neat, simple but effective. I liked the backgroud noises. I think two or three lives before restarting would make the game more enjoyable. Had difficulty getting very far, but it was fun."},{"author_name":"ahmeni","author_uid":"4168","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 10:38am","epoch":1399113180,"text":"@Caranha - Weird. It's definitely an apk and it worked on my Nexus 7. I'll change the link to the Play Store anyways as it seems everyone has luck with it :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A huuuuge thanks to everyone rating and reviewing, y'all are the best part of the whole compo :3"},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 11:45am","epoch":1399117200,"text":"Nice simple game, I found the choice to keep the camera fixed to the player interesting, it is surely different from all the other games with the same theme, good job!"},{"author_name":"gmaker","author_uid":"20390","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1399315200,"text":"its high five! need mobile version!"},{"author_name":"conormn","author_uid":"31095","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1399326660,"text":"Nice and simple! I like that :)"},{"author_name":"Fasox","author_uid":"14821","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 4:15am","epoch":1399349400,"text":"SImple idea, well implemented"},{"author_name":"udo","author_uid":"6821","time":"May 13, 2014 @ 1:34pm","epoch":1399987740,"text":"Very cute, I think I saw this in a journal post before. I just wish the viewport could be bigger: this game is tiny :)"}],"images":["ld29\/4168-48fd967ae62fd027915a7e903a904319.jpg","ld29\/4168-2549eb37d756db53fba7b55046a72b85.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/test.com","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18827","g_author":"4168","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18856","g_title":"Deep","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"922","g_commentcount":"65","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\/4168-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/4168-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This was a lot of fun to make and I'm so glad I finished something this time around! :D\r\n\r\nControls: Left\/Right, A\/S or even clicking on the left\/right of your swimmer will move you left and right!\r\nCollect as many coins before what lies below consumes you!\r\n","title":"Deep"}