{"author_link":"\/author\/kayupla\/","author_name":"kayupla","author_uid":"26572","comments":[{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:00am","epoch":1377500100,"text":"Fun Game! It hits the "Really? C'Mon!"-vibe :)\r\rAlso, the main menu is quite cool."},{"author_name":"ratalaika","author_uid":"25607","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 12:15pm","epoch":1377519000,"text":"I like the idea, but I think It's poorly implemented, premade graphics also... I would prefer placeholders"},{"author_name":"mort96","author_uid":"10534","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1377537180,"text":"Controls could've been tuned a bit, other than that, it's a really nice game."},{"author_name":"Joxno","author_uid":"25136","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1377537480,"text":"It was quite enjoyable,\ralthough the movement is a bit 'flowy' and takes a while to get up and running."},{"author_name":"Ravetcofx","author_uid":"25489","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1377537600,"text":"I can see what your getting at with your idea, the whole game feels like one of thoes annyoing dreams were you cant quite reach your goal. I the shading is nice, but the sprites seem a bit rough."},{"author_name":"Atmospherium","author_uid":"24518","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:19pm","epoch":1377551640,"text":"I like the core ideas, although it took me a while to get the hang of how to position myself in time for wall switches. I think that giving the player a hint as to what the next wall setup will be would go a long way. Overall, it was fun."},{"author_name":"kayupla","author_uid":"26572","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1377554340,"text":"thx all for comments. game is not really finished and I think I can push more the concept and try to make the game better."},{"author_name":"Feysoura","author_uid":"25882","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1377555600,"text":"Holy shit was this frustrating and hard!"},{"author_name":"Tork","author_uid":"24727","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:30pm","epoch":1377555900,"text":"Don't know if you are new at game programming or not, if you are new you made a great work, else you could have spent a little more time in polishing it, the idea is good, the implementation wasn't"},{"author_name":"andwhatnot","author_uid":"27164","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1377555960,"text":"Interesting mechanic, and works out pretty well - good fun."},{"author_name":"Meep","author_uid":"2629","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1377555960,"text":"I like the idea behind it. Has potential if it were more polished. Great work!"},{"author_name":"AdamHarte","author_uid":"4760","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1377556200,"text":"I liked the audio and the concept. Not sure why the level changes every 5 seconds. I am sure you could have come up with a way to make it change every 10 seconds and still be fun. Maybe bigger maps?! Menu screen is cool!"},{"author_name":"bukt","author_uid":"15348","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1377556380,"text":"Really cool. Awesome soundtrack, good backstory and addictive gameplay. But a little bit unpolished. Don't you want to finish the game some time? Give me a call though :)"},{"author_name":"SasoriDama","author_uid":"14810","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:17pm","epoch":1377558720,"text":"Good game. It is really stressful! I think that is what you were going for so good job!"},{"author_name":"ddionisio","author_uid":"17724","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1377633900,"text":"Wow, I love the music in this game, it really got me in the mood. This game really captures the philosophy of life! I took the Buddhism approach and wait it out! :D\r\rIs there a gameover and win?"},{"author_name":"fdevant","author_uid":"3650","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 8:16pm","epoch":1377634260,"text":"Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"},{"author_name":"Blizzil","author_uid":"13795","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 8:38pm","epoch":1377635580,"text":"Good idea, although it could use some polishing.\r\rI think some way to anticipate how the obstacles are changing would really benefit the sanity of the players :)"},{"author_name":"EggDestroyer","author_uid":"9406","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:42am","epoch":1377686220,"text":"Nice atmosphere and idea, I think I see what you wanted to do ! But the game needs some polish now :)"}],"images":["ld27\/26572-7ac6c6c31cfc9098cd3da4f8f5191292.jpg","ld27\/26572-55f516a48b751c117c3443283742585a.jpg","ld27\/26572-64ac3a294920489bbafcbb3fc9929103.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/54241620\/sw\/workhorse.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/54241620\/sw\/workhorse\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/54241620\/sw\/sw0_1_0_0.capx","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24073","g_author":"26572","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24103","g_title":"workhorse: it's my life","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"700","g_commentcount":"18","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\/26572-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/26572-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/26572-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This game is a methaphore the stresses around us in our daily lives. a boss at work, a wife and children, an old friend, a neighbor, a mother ... Everyone asks for something and lose interest if we disappoint.\r\nAnswer before 10 seconds elapsed and win the power to destroy obstacles. If you win two powers, you score points for each rapid response and lose to be missed. listen to the sound that the ryhtme 10 seconds. The obstacle change every 5 seconds, careful not to go crazy!\r\nuse the arrows to move the character, to destroy the space walls when you picked up power.\r\nPress esc when you think you complete the game.\r\n\r\nAlthough the game are not really finished (out of time^^), the theme inspired me to take risks ...\r\nCaracters are made with famitsu caracter generator, the rest of visuals don't need anythingother than plaint^^.\r\nI play the guitar title screen myself and mix the nasty ingame music with acid express. The game was made with Construct2 (scirra).","title":"workhorse: it's my life"}