{"author_link":"\/author\/twistedshield\/","author_name":"twistedshield","author_uid":"33860","comments":[{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:47am","epoch":1398652920,"text":"Love the circular and streamlined movement!"},{"author_name":"orangepascal","author_uid":"12805","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:56am","epoch":1398671460,"text":"Love how simple you made the gameplay with just one key, adds to the challenge . Nice! :)"},{"author_name":"DragonXVI","author_uid":"35553","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:57am","epoch":1398671520,"text":"Nice simple one-button gameplay, nifty! :D"},{"author_name":"John Drury","author_uid":"22999","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:58am","epoch":1398671580,"text":"Quite addicting."},{"author_name":"manabreak","author_uid":"11177","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:58am","epoch":1398671580,"text":"Very nice little game! I'd love to play this on my phone, would control nicely as only a single touch would be needed. :)"},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:03am","epoch":1398671880,"text":"This is great! I love the simplicity of the mechanics :)\r<br\/>And difficulty ramps up just right.\r<br\/>Really great! Well done! :D"},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:41am","epoch":1398674160,"text":"Cool concept, minimal controls. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"darkflamejam","author_uid":"37051","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:53am","epoch":1398674880,"text":"Great fun game! Would prefer a continue and a life system but fun!"},{"author_name":"rorycooke","author_uid":"30038","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:55am","epoch":1398675000,"text":"I think you have got the difficulty level spot on"},{"author_name":"cinnamonmelonpig","author_uid":"20526","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:04am","epoch":1398679140,"text":"The game was funny, I would have liked to restart at the level that I died on. Great job!"},{"author_name":"NeiloGD","author_uid":"1154","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:06am","epoch":1398679260,"text":"Really awesome! Simple, easy to play, addictive, and a PITA."},{"author_name":"fserb","author_uid":"6308","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:17am","epoch":1398679920,"text":"I really enjoyed this game. Great job."},{"author_name":"CustomPhase","author_uid":"20604","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:18am","epoch":1398679980,"text":"Pretty interesting thing. Some music would be good."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:56am","epoch":1398682260,"text":"Simple and cool"},{"author_name":"Romko Pidstryhach","author_uid":"32804","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:21am","epoch":1398683760,"text":"Awesome one-button idea. Like it."},{"author_name":"adamwoolridge","author_uid":"35122","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:46am","epoch":1398685260,"text":"Simple but fun! Well executed."},{"author_name":"Dooleus","author_uid":"27530","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1398686160,"text":"The health bar being yellow on white makes it really difficult to see peripherally - should be yellow on black or something high-contrast like that. The sprite works is decent, and the SFX are about the same - what really kills it for me is the lack of music. Good gameplay, but weak thematic interpretation IMO."},{"author_name":"microapple","author_uid":"36045","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:13pm","epoch":1398686880,"text":"Challenging but fun! Controls a little difficult to master."},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:57pm","epoch":1398700320,"text":"I like mechanics, but it's very hard for me"},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1398700800,"text":"Puzzle games always rate high in my opinon!"},{"author_name":"Elforama","author_uid":"23982","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1398702000,"text":"Awesome game. I found myself trying to beat my high score."},{"author_name":"mactinite","author_uid":"26320","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:46pm","epoch":1398714060,"text":"I really like the simplicity of the controls. A lot more to this game &quot;beneath the surface&quot;. ;)"},{"author_name":"bombjack","author_uid":"18768","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:09am","epoch":1398765840,"text":"wow! hard and fun! great game."},{"author_name":"jomacel","author_uid":"14637","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:17am","epoch":1398766320,"text":"Great game! Easy to play. I enjoyed it"},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:28am","epoch":1398766980,"text":"Cool game. Would have worked great in the one-button compo. Personally I'd like it better if the movement and shooting were given to the player. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"spotco","author_uid":"35477","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:37am","epoch":1398771120,"text":"Really fun (and a very original idea!)\r<br\/>Not ever a fan of repeating levels when dying though..."},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:43am","epoch":1398771480,"text":"Nice one. Very addicting ;)"},{"author_name":"01101101","author_uid":"5105","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:45am","epoch":1398771600,"text":"Cool concept and pretty well made. Would work great as a mobile game ;) Nice job!"},{"author_name":"DMinsky","author_uid":"18941","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:47am","epoch":1398771720,"text":"Fun yet simple."},{"author_name":"PapyGaragos","author_uid":"7971","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1398772500,"text":"Cool concept. I really like the simplicity of the controls.\r<br\/>With more polish you might have something here"},{"author_name":"lief","author_uid":"1832","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:16pm","epoch":1398773460,"text":"Solid basic gameplay, nice addictiveness"},{"author_name":"howieV (binarygirl)","author_uid":"8824","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 1:18pm","epoch":1398777180,"text":"great little game.. i love the simple mechanic :)"},{"author_name":"Lyje","author_uid":"29064","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:36pm","epoch":1398785460,"text":"This is fantastic. Basically Super Hexagon with a gun and dodging bullets. Surprisingly balanced - constant struggle of choice between dodging\/surviving and destroying the surface to get through. I love it!"},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1398789720,"text":"Very interesting idea! Minmalistic and yet requires strategy! Graphics and sound effects are a little bare bones but that's to be expected for 2 days of work. All in all I enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"Raiyumi","author_uid":"25829","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:02pm","epoch":1398790620,"text":"Simple, but fun. and really cool concept."},{"author_name":"gingerbeast","author_uid":"11315","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:12pm","epoch":1398791220,"text":"A really nice simple game! Love the one button control, well done!"},{"author_name":"Logun","author_uid":"8007","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:21pm","epoch":1398795360,"text":"Simple and nice ! :)"},{"author_name":"ninjacharlie","author_uid":"24096","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:39pm","epoch":1398796440,"text":"Awesome! This is my favorite minimal game made this LD. I wish the loading time between levels was less ('cause I die a lot). The AI is super smart though. Can't beat it :P\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job :)"},{"author_name":"theengineers","author_uid":"37408","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1398799800,"text":"Awesome. Best controls ever."},{"author_name":"MSaul","author_uid":"35115","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:08pm","epoch":1398801780,"text":"Minimalist and fun. I really appreciate that game."},{"author_name":"aaronjbaptiste","author_uid":"19914","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1398804840,"text":"Perfect example of a simple game mechanic that works really well. Such a polished game, super congrats to you sir \/ miss !"},{"author_name":"IAmSpencer","author_uid":"24919","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1398807180,"text":"pretty hard but great fun. Would love to see this on mobile, nice job! :)"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:48pm","epoch":1398807780,"text":"Super addictive! The simplest mechanic for a great game, really well done!"},{"author_name":"Roman Kornev","author_uid":"35961","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1398810780,"text":"Awesome game for such simple concept! The AI is definitely a plus! \r<br\/>The sound effects could have been a little bit better though."},{"author_name":"Lucio","author_uid":"34179","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:55pm","epoch":1398811800,"text":"This is genius game design. And it only uses 1 button! The simplicity of the mechanics is brilhant. Well done, sir!"},{"author_name":"pansapiens","author_uid":"198","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:14am","epoch":1398827340,"text":"I enjoyed chilling out any playing this - a simple premise that works well. I'd probably have played for longer if there was a life or checkpoint system, since repeating the earlier levels got old after a while - but I guess this would be more of an issue if there were more levels. Would work great on mobile, being a single tap control scheme .. great stuff."},{"author_name":"danidre14","author_uid":"32791","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:57am","epoch":1398829920,"text":"Not a bad game, but difficult to control."},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:44am","epoch":1398847140,"text":"A simple but great game! Improve the graphics and release it for mobile. I would buy it."},{"author_name":"wdebowicz","author_uid":"29762","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:09pm","epoch":1398859440,"text":"Love the simplicity!"},{"author_name":"SoupWithBits","author_uid":"37409","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:19pm","epoch":1398870840,"text":"Quite hard :( I couldn't get passed level 3. I liked the simplicity. Wanted to see more levels. Practice, practice, practice, I guess. Otherwise loved the gameplay. Could go on a phone *hint hint*"},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 5:27am","epoch":1398921720,"text":"Not bad. Fresh bullet hell idea =)\r<br\/>But it's bad to pull down player to the end after death."},{"author_name":"gikdew","author_uid":"18806","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:51am","epoch":1398933960,"text":"Nice and fun game! very polished!"},{"author_name":"Miltage","author_uid":"8745","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 12:30pm","epoch":1398947100,"text":"Pretty cool, and a unique concept. Don't think I've seen something quite like this before.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I would have liked to have been able to retry the level, instead of starting over from scratch. After a dozen attempts or so I managed to get to Level 5."},{"author_name":"tomvert","author_uid":"18469","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 1:21pm","epoch":1398950160,"text":"I love one-button games ! Quite hard, I wish you'd add more lives, or a checkpoint system (it was boring to start from the beggining each time). Otherwise I love it :D"},{"author_name":"Rad Star","author_uid":"28466","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:55pm","epoch":1398977400,"text":"Nice and original game, good job :)"},{"author_name":"hyouko","author_uid":"31859","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 2:08am","epoch":1398996180,"text":"Simple, hard, fun."},{"author_name":"Pixlexia","author_uid":"25961","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 2:33am","epoch":1398997680,"text":"The gameplay is really simple and fun! The controls were hard to master at first but I got the hang of it after 2-3 levels. I'd love to see more content added and please do make a mobile version! Good job, keep it up."},{"author_name":"Andrew Shouldice","author_uid":"22249","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 11:40am","epoch":1399030500,"text":"This is a great one button game idea! Nice work. The difficulty curve feels just right for me."},{"author_name":"Caridorc","author_uid":"32741","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 12:19pm","epoch":1399032840,"text":"This game is simple but fun. BUT The Permadeath (you must restart every time you lose is very annoying)."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 8:49am","epoch":1399106640,"text":"Solid game! I had a lot of fun with it. Only got to level 6. The mechanics were fun once you got into it. Would play 50 levels of this but would want the game to save per level :)"},{"author_name":"GamerTaters","author_uid":"35352","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 9:09am","epoch":1399107840,"text":"Really interesting concept. Super simple to pick up, hard to master. Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 11:40am","epoch":1399116900,"text":"Cool game with a nice, simple mechanic, reminds me of super hexagon. Smooth design, good job!"},{"author_name":"petey123567","author_uid":"4433","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1399241400,"text":"Just needs some juice like flashes and camera shakes to pump the gas -- solid design!! :)"},{"author_name":"ahmeni","author_uid":"4168","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 9:56am","epoch":1399283460,"text":"Very nicely done!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"May 9, 2014 @ 11:06am","epoch":1399633260,"text":"Challenging but fun game. I included it in part 16 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/ruvs0qoO4zU"},{"author_name":"ActionRemix","author_uid":"31866","time":"May 9, 2014 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1399665360,"text":"I made it to level 6 - wow this is hard."},{"author_name":"MaesK","author_uid":"30782","time":"May 11, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1399835640,"text":"Awesome game! With a single button, you have been able to create a fully working game mechanic, and it is fun! \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Audio is great, graphics are good, and it may lack only one thing: explosions :D"},{"author_name":"udo","author_uid":"6821","time":"May 13, 2014 @ 1:58pm","epoch":1399989180,"text":"The Flappy Bird of breakout games: everything with just a single button\/action, I love it!"}],"images":["ld29\/33860-b93c95479f9831e831795f2c06b0a07b.jpg","ld29\/33860-30e4b73b727a75f3f6ac8894f1bb5059.jpg","ld29\/33860-2a7e51be51f24c1aca4d973e0475f080.jpg","ld29\/33860-69aef99318de0fb97c1ce7f7f03f1a6d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/twistedshield.itch.io\/surface-tension","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.twistedshield.surfaceTension","text":"Android (Updated)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.twistedshield.com\/SurfaceTension\/SurfaceTensionSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18912","g_author":"33860","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18941","g_title":"Surface Tension","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"340","g_commentcount":"68","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\/33860-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/33860-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/33860-shot2.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/33860-shot3.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This is Surface Tension - the result of 48 hours of chaotic jamming! There's still a few bugs, but I had a lot of fun making this game, so I hope you enjoy it! :)\r\n\r\nAvoid bullets, destroy the 'surface' of each level, and defeat your enemy! 8 levels of intense fun (well, the 8th level repeats itself if you beat it, so it's technically endless..?)\r\n\r\nPress X to change directions (or to PLAY from the menu)\r\nPress Z to pause\/unpause\r\n\r\nAndroid version available! Updates for mobile include:\r\n - Restart from the level you died on\r\n - Improved GUI\r\n - Improved player feedback\r\n\r\nFuture Updates!\r\nHere's a list of things I plan to improve in the next version of the game.\r\n - More levels!\r\n - Improved graphics (sorry, I'm not an artist...)\r\n - Improved audio (including some background music)\r\n - Start game from any level you have already reached\r\n - Awards for losing no lives\/destroying all boxes\r\n - Minor changes to the AI to better scale difficulty level\r\n\r\nThanks again to everyone so far for all of the awesome feedback! Please keep it coming! :)","title":"Surface Tension"}