{"author_link":"\/author\/chagroo\/","author_name":"chagroo","author_uid":"35004","comments":[{"author_name":"callidus","author_uid":"846","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1398789060,"text":"welcome to Ludum Dare, hope you had fun! this entry is a bit simple but the sound effects made a good mood."},{"author_name":"Agreon","author_uid":"33045","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1398873300,"text":"Cool Idea"},{"author_name":"eowindil","author_uid":"35732","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:03pm","epoch":1398873480,"text":"Just played for a few minutes, and the collision bugs really got on my nerves. \r<br\/>But the idea is good"},{"author_name":"javifugitivo","author_uid":"25708","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1398873540,"text":"Congratulations for doing a game. Its a bit simple, and I recognize that I was a bit lost playing, but good try!"},{"author_name":"jellymann","author_uid":"34916","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1398877440,"text":"That music is some of the scariest stuff I've heard in a while! I enjoyed the game :) Kept getting stuck to the walls which was annoying. I would suggest adding proper pathfinding to the enemies but then the game might become impossible :P"},{"author_name":"kibertoad","author_uid":"7122","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1399237320,"text":"I like how you draw the corpses."},{"author_name":"ccglp","author_uid":"34494","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1399238280,"text":"Idea is nice, maybe controls can use more work, but I have fun playing the game ;)"},{"author_name":"RensGroothuijsen","author_uid":"34037","time":"May 9, 2014 @ 3:47pm","epoch":1399650120,"text":"Interesting game concept, I liked playing it. The control scheme was a bit clumsy, but I could eventually get used to it. The limited light makes the sudden monster encounters fairly effective."},{"author_name":"Jason Lay","author_uid":"18254","time":"May 17, 2014 @ 2:32am","epoch":1400293620,"text":"Collision was off."}],"images":["ld29\/35004-51bf31751638b1c5ebf42fbfae3ef976.jpg","ld29\/35004-3ac58d81d9adb031c07e443d3ba85e63.jpg","ld29\/35004-f0f2a9b674c693a18b3d642410f6b2d2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/5ezx4bu9f4ufih1\/EMFGavgGpw\/Gasping%20for%20Light.rar","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19165","g_author":"35004","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"19194","g_title":"Gasping for Light","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"683","g_commentcount":"9","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\/35004-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/35004-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/35004-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"(Designed for Windows desktop machines)\r\n\r\nGasping for Light is a top down 2D survival\/maze game and this is my first time making a game for Ludum Dare.\r\n\r\nThis game is made in Visual Studio 2010 with XNA 4.0\r\nIn the future if I make a game again for Ludum Dare I will probably choose something else to make it with.\r\n\r\nHow to Install:\r\nUnpack the .rar file and run the setup.exe and it should install all the required files and be playable right away.\r\n\r\nHow to play:\r\n*Use W and S (or arrow keys) to move forward and backwards and in the menu to navigate buttons.\r\n*Click the left mouse button to activate a shield that will protect you \r\n*Press ESC to exit the game.\r\nYou need to beat the game by reaching the surface again at level 21 by climbing ladders\/stairs.\r\nYou can walk over blue crystals to increase your light meter. \r\n\r\nThe story and more detailed instructions can be found in the game itself.\r\nThank you for reading and enjoy!\r\n","title":"Gasping for Light"}