{"author_link":"\/author\/whilefun\/","author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","comments":[{"author_name":"samooJAM","author_uid":"11043","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1398786420,"text":"Good job with the audio and innovation"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:47am","epoch":1398818520,"text":"Thanks, samooJAM!"},{"author_name":"thenmal","author_uid":"11891","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 2:05am","epoch":1398823200,"text":"Long journey between each stop made losing really rough, but interesting concept."},{"author_name":"vogon101","author_uid":"32543","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:45pm","epoch":1398861600,"text":"I like it."},{"author_name":"bob_fish","author_uid":"14144","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:51pm","epoch":1398861960,"text":"Interesting idea, worth a play. Mouse sensitivity was really high though, I had to turn my mouse dpi down quite a bit to be able to play."},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1398862200,"text":"Thanks thenmal. I struggled with correct length for each leg. 5 minutes seemed a bit too long, but less than that seemed too short. Something for the post compo version! :)"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:59pm","epoch":1398862440,"text":"Thanks, vogon101 :)"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1398862800,"text":"Thanks for the heads up, bob_fish. I will add that to my list of post-compo things to fix. Thanks for playing! :)"},{"author_name":"Lafie","author_uid":"35241","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 1:03pm","epoch":1399035480,"text":"Deceptively simple gameplay, as the context provides the incentive to perform those simple actions, as well as giving weight to the success and failure states.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The graphics are appropriate, and I'm impressed with the atmosphere that a texture-less environment can still provide. The excellent audio also helps massively in creating the right atmosphere."},{"author_name":"jhrrsn","author_uid":"18114","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 1:07pm","epoch":1399035720,"text":"Cool, moody game. Good use of atmospheric SFX."},{"author_name":"jhrrsn","author_uid":"18114","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 1:08pm","epoch":1399035780,"text":"Also, thanks for attempting to play my game - if you fancied giving it another try it's now fixed for Windows :) \r<br\/>\r<br\/>http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-29\/?action=preview&amp;uid=18114"},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 7:16pm","epoch":1399057860,"text":"great entry!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:11pm","epoch":1399129560,"text":"Thanks for playing, and your insight, Lafie. I really wanted to get the environment textured, but had no time left. Something for post-compo, to really round out the look and feel :)"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:12pm","epoch":1399129620,"text":"Thanks, jhrrsn! (also I did play your fixed version, nice work! See comments on your game page)"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:12pm","epoch":1399129620,"text":"Thanks for playing, xdegtyarev! :)"},{"author_name":"ElStevo","author_uid":"25850","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:50pm","epoch":1399131900,"text":"Good atmosphere, I like the level it is really well made."},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1399133400,"text":"Thanks a lot, ElStevo! :)"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1399134600,"text":"Good innovation. I like it."},{"author_name":"carrier_signal","author_uid":"35743","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 4:51pm","epoch":1399135560,"text":"I can't say I've ever played a sim like this before, great job :)"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1399137780,"text":"thanks, MintArcade!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 5:29pm","epoch":1399137840,"text":"Thank you, carrier_signal :)"},{"author_name":"praporomsk","author_uid":"18715","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 9:42pm","epoch":1399153020,"text":"Very good and catching game, I passed through all 3 levels!\r<br\/>But the mouse sensivity seemed crazy for me (my screen resolution is 1366x768), it was so hard to aim for the tiny garbage. Good job though!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 1:44am","epoch":1399253940,"text":"Thanks for playing, praporomsk. I've now added a post compo version that allows you to adjust the mouse sensitivity a bit. I'm happy to hear you finished all 3 legs of the journey :)"},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 3:43am","epoch":1399261080,"text":"Love the graphics!"},{"author_name":"Boodog","author_uid":"27333","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 4:20am","epoch":1399263300,"text":"Nice job. Good audio and lighting!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 2:41pm","epoch":1399300560,"text":"Thanks, ChuiGum!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 2:56pm","epoch":1399301460,"text":"Thanks, Boodog!"},{"author_name":"ccglp","author_uid":"34494","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 3:37pm","epoch":1399303920,"text":"It's good, 3D environment is a great job!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1399410420,"text":"Thanks, ccglp :)"},{"author_name":"DonovanWu","author_uid":"36681","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 1:20am","epoch":1399857300,"text":"Nice work! I've never seen any kind of game like this. It's innovative!"},{"author_name":"elefantopia","author_uid":"37031","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 3:43am","epoch":1400384280,"text":"Wow. Nice challenge, balancing fear and gruffness. Nice easy controls for a very serious game. Great work."},{"author_name":"Sestren","author_uid":"10343","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 11:14am","epoch":1400497740,"text":"I really liked this entry. The audio helped a lot both in terms of atmosphere and as a gameplay aid. That last minute on the last leg of the journey, I had just enough time to make it back to my room after doing one last sweep through and stare at the photo of my son for a few seconds hoping none of the other passengers opened a window or threw trash on the ground (I had 7 infractions going into the last leg, so I knew I had a pretty thin margin of error left). I got +2 infractions, and just barely managed to make it. Pretty intense!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 20, 2014 @ 8:55pm","epoch":1400619000,"text":"Thanks DonovanWu, elefantopia, and Sestren :) Sorry I didn't see these comments earlier. Thanks for playing!"}],"images":["ld29\/7424-918edd8543e0775e69ad3d15af5b5bc8.jpg","ld29\/7424-aa81fe562651b751da2f23ca610ca5e3.jpg","ld29\/7424-7b52db7114d71e998dc67ea09e370966.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/48628018\/GruffyGuertrouda_whilefun_ld29_beneath_the_surface.rar","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/whilefun.com\/unityweb\/ludumdare\/ld29\/GruffyGuertroudaWeb\/GruffyGuertroudaWeb.html","text":"Web Player (not optimal)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/48628018\/GruffyGuertrouda_whilefun_ld29_SOURCE.rar","text":"Source"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ylIC44aV4TY","text":"Timelapse"},{"url":"http:\/\/whilefun.com\/gruffy","text":"Notebook, Etc."}],"metadata":{"g_key":"20154","g_author":"7424","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"20183","g_title":"Gruffy Guertrouda","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"574","g_commentcount":"33","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\/7424-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/7424-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/7424-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A game about empathy and attending to train cars.\r\n\r\nIMPORTANT note about Unity Web Version:\r\n--------------------------------------\r\nSometimes it loses focus so you can't click on the menu buttons. If this happens, close the tab and try again. Or, ideally, download the Windows version of the game which does not have this issue :)\r\n\r\nInstructions: \r\n------------ \r\n-W,A,S,D or cursor keys to walk around\r\n-Mouse to aim reticle at things to interact with\r\n-Space or E to interact with thing you're looking at\r\n-X to dismount from stool or put down photo\r\n-Press Escape twice during the game to return to main menu\r\n\r\nSee README.txt for the story, and more detailed gameplay instructions","title":"Gruffy Guertrouda"}