{"author_link":"\/author\/zammy\/","author_name":"Zammy","author_uid":"25125","comments":[{"author_name":"asc3nsion","author_uid":"25098","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 6:49am","epoch":1377585840,"text":"Your art is freakin awesome! I really love the look and feel. The game was simple and effective... Sturdy work. :)"},{"author_name":"archaeometrician","author_uid":"27214","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 7:02am","epoch":1377586620,"text":"Neat puzzle game. I like the artwork. Good job and nice use of the theme!"},{"author_name":"RennFarnell","author_uid":"26814","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:34pm","epoch":1377610140,"text":"pretty cool! relaly like the menu art! the gameplay relaly confused me i found myself clicking everything, trial and error style! I agree with arch, nice use of the them!"},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:35pm","epoch":1377610200,"text":"Love the artwork! It was really confusing at first, even with the instructions. Otherwise an amazing job for a short time."},{"author_name":"dumasflo","author_uid":"19626","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:38pm","epoch":1377610380,"text":"Nice graphics ! good work ! :)"},{"author_name":"BumpkinRich","author_uid":"14256","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:40pm","epoch":1377610500,"text":"Great art work. Found my self shaking too much to cut the wire , which I guess is the point. Found it hare to work out what to do to begin with."},{"author_name":"Vaalen","author_uid":"21014","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:42pm","epoch":1377610620,"text":"Very nice puzzle-game but a tutorial could be very useful. And I don't think it's useful to hide the blocks because the difficulty is already high due to the ten-seconds timer."},{"author_name":"bitserum","author_uid":"24347","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1377610680,"text":"It was buggy, loading 2 levels at the same time and loading wrong levels after finish.\rBut art and idea is awesome. Neat game."},{"author_name":"MrRoboman","author_uid":"27479","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1377610980,"text":"Wow. Really nice looking game. And the game itself is solid. Nice work. Add some music! I have no idea how to beat level 5.\rBug: I clicked on the Blocks Legend and brought up the goal of the game dialogue while the You Lose Dialogue was up and the bomb disappeared for good."},{"author_name":"Zammy","author_uid":"25125","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:09pm","epoch":1377612240,"text":"I am not sure how it works but I guess we cannot add tutorial post competition? We are definitely adding a good tutorial! This is something we really wanted but we struggled with all kind of little game glitches during the jam. After judging we will add updated version link to be fair."},{"author_name":"Jimanzium","author_uid":"24428","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 3:57pm","epoch":1377705120,"text":"Best bomb disposal game yet"},{"author_name":"Ritzblues783","author_uid":"10873","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1377705420,"text":"I like the artistic style and the puzzle game concept. Unfortunately, even with the key and the tooltip, I could not figure out the mechanics. If this game had a gradual implementation of mechanics, it could be great."},{"author_name":"Nerlin","author_uid":"26281","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1377717660,"text":"Wow! Cool game!"},{"author_name":"kibertoad","author_uid":"7122","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:27pm","epoch":1377717720,"text":"a bit too punishing. had some trouble finding how it works. also it looks like you could do a lot more in the art department. otherwise - neat puzzle."},{"author_name":"Mesene","author_uid":"6870","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:28pm","epoch":1377717780,"text":"Nice entry, it gets a high mood :)"},{"author_name":"oajfh","author_uid":"26844","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:29pm","epoch":1377717840,"text":"Hmm... Cutting wires at random did work for me for the most part..."},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:30pm","epoch":1377717900,"text":"Nice artwork!\rWas a bit much to read at start. Would be better to structure like a tutorial where object types are unlocked after a while.\rGood idea overall."},{"author_name":"Zelen3d","author_uid":"13310","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:34pm","epoch":1377718140,"text":"To be fair, I didn't understand half of what I did. The level loading system is a buggy, when you try to load some level."},{"author_name":"fgielow","author_uid":"26275","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1377723720,"text":"Great Art, think the game play was confusing to learn by my self. But well done for a jam =)"},{"author_name":"deepnight","author_uid":"2982","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1377724080,"text":"Super title screen :)\rThe game it self lacks feedbacks that would allow to understand what it's actually going on. The triggers were really hard to understand in level 5 for example.\rInteresting game idea however! The fact I couldn't stop playing until I eventually beat the game is a good point ;)"},{"author_name":"deepnight","author_uid":"2982","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 9:14pm","epoch":1377724140,"text":"Edit: I can't load the level 7, nothing happens, the board is empty."},{"author_name":"Zammy","author_uid":"25125","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 9:31pm","epoch":1377725160,"text":"Sorry deepnight, there are no other levels after the 6th one. We couldn't make more in time. I'm not sure if we're allowed to fix the game by removing the false links of levels 7-10?"},{"author_name":"Orni","author_uid":"10771","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1377726660,"text":"great game - took me a while to get used to it though\r\rthe game mechanics are clearly well designed and I certainly wish this game would have some nice music\r\rvery well done, I enjoyed it"},{"author_name":"Venturelli","author_uid":"26269","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:53pm","epoch":1377798480,"text":"The idea is good, but ended up being too much trial-and-error for me. Love your "cover" art, would love to see that robot in the gameplay!"},{"author_name":"Alexander Ponomariov","author_uid":"10483","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:57pm","epoch":1377798720,"text":"Cool realisation of the game and nice difficult"},{"author_name":"gre","author_uid":"18803","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1377811260,"text":"I have some difficulties to understand all the mecanisms but the idea is very original and I was still able to pass some levels."},{"author_name":"justi","author_uid":"26788","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 10:21am","epoch":1377857760,"text":"Good logic game, nice graphics and sound effects."},{"author_name":"xndr","author_uid":"25904","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 10:23am","epoch":1377857880,"text":"Nice idea! Addictive."},{"author_name":"CrossBread","author_uid":"14650","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 8:59am","epoch":1377939240,"text":"I think 2 UI improvements would help. One, reveal the node\/component on mouse over instead of requiring a click. The click feels cumbersome, but I like that you have to try and mentally keep track of the parts of the bomb circuit.\r\rTwo, increase the collision area on the wires. Maybe an icon in the middle, or just a 2-3 pixel transparent border. It's easy to start feeling like you're fighting the controls\/mouse instead of playing an intriguing puzzle game.\r\rGreat graphics, look-and-feel, etc. Some music would help to set the mood more."},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 10:04am","epoch":1377943140,"text":"Love the drawing and I like the idea. Found it a bit too easy to begin with (once I'd worked out what to do) but it soon gets to being a nice challenge."},{"author_name":"withoutpillow","author_uid":"27525","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 10:07am","epoch":1377943320,"text":"a managed to beat all the available stages. you used the theme very well , would like to play the other stages as well if you make them. good clean graphics and engaging gameplay."},{"author_name":"ratalaika","author_uid":"25607","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 12:17pm","epoch":1377951120,"text":"good job"},{"author_name":"Thermite","author_uid":"27791","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1377960720,"text":"Very tidy game, always enjoy a good puzzle game."},{"author_name":"Corn\u00e9 Dorrestijn","author_uid":"4506","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 4:49pm","epoch":1377967440,"text":"The art is really nice. took some time to understand what I had to do."},{"author_name":"Christina Antoinette Neofotistou","author_uid":"13139","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 6:47pm","epoch":1377974520,"text":"AMAZING art. I felt I needed a little more visual explanation of each component, it was a little too abstract for me at first.\r\rBut very very solid puzzles and amazing polish, kudos!"}],"images":["ld27\/25125-fd49b504971b3493686a730c8f64930f.jpg","ld27\/25125-e42a58b8d9ec901ef2fb0c9ef1598768.jpg","ld27\/25125-b68b071f4a0f1d45a2d23581e2d58eef.jpg","ld27\/25125-10337c07c4ef260d6dba47365d0f28c4.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.bombotron.com\/","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"23884","g_author":"25125","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"23914","g_title":"Bombotron","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"249","g_commentcount":"35","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\/\/273708\/25125-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25125-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25125-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25125-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Bombotron is a game about a robot sapper. In the future bombs have become so complicated that when you go close to them you have only one second to disarm them! :)\r\n\r\nThe goal of the game is to cut the correct links so that the \"Igniter\" does not trigger the \"Bomb\". Bombotron can scan blocks and reveal their purpose for a couple of seconds.\r\n\r\nHere is small list of available blocks:\r\n\r\n\"Trigger\" : Trigger watches a link to another block and triggers a signal to the opposite link.\r\n\r\n\"Splitter\" : Splits link to two or three links more.\r\n\r\n\"Hardwire\" : Creates indestructible link.\r\n\r\n\"DoubleHardwire\": Like Hardwire but both directions are indestructible.\r\n\r\n\"HiddenLink\" : It looks like a normal block but actually has a hidden link.\r\n\r\nThank you for playing!","title":"Bombotron"}