{"author_link":"\/author\/bigbadwofl\/","author_name":"bigbadwofl","author_uid":"8326","comments":[{"author_name":"TheJackiMonster","author_uid":"14882","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 12:20am","epoch":1377476100,"text":"This game is awesome! But unfortunately I have to add that the theme was different.."},{"author_name":"Blanky","author_uid":"8419","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:13am","epoch":1377508080,"text":"Awesome game, it feels like TM nations forever in that you have to have perfects runs for the best score possible. That with a cool puzzle effect that involves failure. Awesome story line. I lived the scores."},{"author_name":"Arrow-x","author_uid":"17767","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1377709440,"text":"GOOD GAME BRO ... LIKE U MADE A GAME ABOUT ONE PF MY PAST JOBS"},{"author_name":"berkano","author_uid":"11027","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1377709740,"text":"This is really well put together. Great level design and controls are smooth - very playable. Love the zombie rave soundtrack :-) Nice job!"},{"author_name":"Jimanzium","author_uid":"24428","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1377710400,"text":"Stuck on IE for the time being, might have to try this later"},{"author_name":"GlennBrann","author_uid":"21501","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1377710520,"text":"Really fum and really well made."},{"author_name":"Foxtacy","author_uid":"12398","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1377710520,"text":"Would have had all my fives if you had followed the theme ^_^\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall a really good game :)"},{"author_name":"Brian Stegmann","author_uid":"24792","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1377710580,"text":"The positive and negative powerups are cool, all around a fun collection game, but it doesn't seem like you did anything relating to the theme."},{"author_name":"OkayHughes","author_uid":"23107","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:39pm","epoch":1377711240,"text":"A very excellent entry, except for the fact that the theme wasn't really incorporated. The soundtrack was terrific, and the gameplay was quite fun. Very well done."},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 6:39pm","epoch":1377714840,"text":"Really great game! I finished it, it was fun to play. Had to use chrome, because it didn't get past the loading screen in safari."},{"author_name":"Dining Philosopher","author_uid":"18490","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:54pm","epoch":1377719340,"text":"Very nice game!"},{"author_name":"calimeraw","author_uid":"22767","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1377729180,"text":"It's nicely done! I can't do art\/sound like that my self! Good jobs!"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 6:43am","epoch":1377758280,"text":"Solid title! I like the graphics."},{"author_name":"Endurion","author_uid":"103","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1377970320,"text":"The music is awesome!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Why wouldn't that work on IE? Fell for WebGL?"},{"author_name":"UntitledQ","author_uid":"12291","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1377971460,"text":"I think this game is the most fun of the ~40 games I've played so far! Also has very nice finishing with the music, sound effects, art and highscore.\r<br\/>Too bad that the theme did not work out, but I guess that's bound to happen to a bunch of entries with a theme like this..."},{"author_name":"Raiyumi","author_uid":"25829","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 6:31am","epoch":1378103160,"text":"A nice, but simple game. :)"},{"author_name":"alts","author_uid":"18267","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 7:13am","epoch":1378105680,"text":"I really liked it when the game became more puzzle oriented than purely collection, but it quickly got to a point where it was dominated by trial-and-error (levels 7 and 8), after which I quit. If the order of potion requests was known in advance, it'd give the player some ability to strategize, since I don't get the sense that this trial-and-error sensation was an objective of the game."},{"author_name":"Colapsydo","author_uid":"3984","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 9:13am","epoch":1378112880,"text":"The music is awesome, I could listen to it a few more levels.\r<br\/>I guess you make the right choice by focusing on the fun instead of the theme. I really enjoyed all the level, playing with the different potions effect (light blue + red, you're a super hero)."},{"author_name":"Darien","author_uid":"7355","time":"Sep 12, 2013 @ 9:52am","epoch":1378979220,"text":"Lots of promise here for sure. As others have said, the later levels are a bit too trial-and-error grind-y, and there's no real attempt to incorporate the theme, but you have a great base for a clever puzzler here!"}],"images":["ld27\/8326-0296aaa55ab712c95e000ece4f3bdac3.jpg","ld27\/8326-a47adcb783b7a3fbcb11c925da393a77.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bigbadwofl.me\/Games\/Alcheminion\/","text":"All Platforms"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24512","g_author":"8326","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24542","g_title":"Alcheminion","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"118","g_commentcount":"19","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\/8326-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/8326-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Step into the shoes of a lowly apprentice, destined to serve the greatest alchemists of our time!\r\n\r\nDrink potions in your quest to serve your master ever faster.\r\n\r\nTools: Visual Studio, Photoshop, Fruity Loops, Audacity, PyxelEdit.\r\n\r\nWorks best in: Chrome > Opera > Firefox\r\nWorks not at all in: IE (older versions) and Safari\r\n\r\nPS. All 10 levels are possible. Yes even the last one! Complete all ten and save your score in the global high score list.\r\n\r\nPPS. I didn't really use the theme. Originally all levels were limited to 10 seconds (with potions that extend the time) but that really wasn't fun at all so I removed it.","title":"Alcheminion"}