{"author_link":"\/author\/whydoidoit\/","author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"26649","comments":[{"author_name":"DanHayesGamer","author_uid":"26237","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:43am","epoch":1377484680,"text":"Would have been better if the controls were tighter, but this is a pretty cool game! I'd buy a commercial version with more polish and features."},{"author_name":"brobutter","author_uid":"24066","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:44am","epoch":1377484740,"text":"pretty innovative and fun. good job!"},{"author_name":"ShawnFeatherly","author_uid":"22714","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:45am","epoch":1377484800,"text":"Cool idea! That turn radius makes it maybe too hard."},{"author_name":"ix","author_uid":"18837","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:52am","epoch":1377485220,"text":"This is a neat little idea. The QWE controls feel a tad odd to me, and a better visual indicator for when fences are out would be nice, but I definitely think the overall concept has legs (also, it's really impressive for 48 hours)."},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"26649","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:20am","epoch":1377486900,"text":"Yeah to make the turn radius slower you need to release the W key and tap it :)"},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"26649","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:23am","epoch":1377487080,"text":"That and shooting with the mouse need to be improved for sure!"},{"author_name":"flamecow","author_uid":"27477","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:38am","epoch":1377487980,"text":"Pretty innovative, reminds me a little bit of some games I used to play where you'd have to box in monsters. Great graphics, too. Especially for a LD game."},{"author_name":"OldPeculier","author_uid":"25979","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:41am","epoch":1377488160,"text":"Amazingly brilliant despite some bugs and difficulty. You've really made two games here: just fencing alone would have been enough, without the shooting and whatnot."},{"author_name":"Steve","author_uid":"26369","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:49am","epoch":1377488640,"text":"Pretty nice. QWE is a weird control scheme though, should probably be WAD. Nice music."},{"author_name":"Metal Axe","author_uid":"25531","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 5:03am","epoch":1377493080,"text":"Definitely something to keep working on! Make the controls a bit more slick, fix up situations when you can trap yourself (not only by making a wall around you, but if you get stuck in between two walls that are too close together) and you'll be onto a great game!"},{"author_name":"Impmaster","author_uid":"25036","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:50am","epoch":1377510300,"text":"The QWE controls are very odd. Also, I don't know why, but a UFO started chasing me, blocking my screen. Also, I'm pretty sure that the music was just some loop from a VST. Also, I had no clue what the animals were."},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"26649","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:06am","epoch":1377514860,"text":"The music is a composition loop I made in Garage Band. I WISH I'd used different keys (they weirdly feel ok to me, but given the feedback...)\r\rShoot the UFOs, especially as they are highlighting a problem in my camera controller ;)"},{"author_name":"JtM","author_uid":"26402","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:29am","epoch":1377516240,"text":"Nice concept but the controls could do with some work, I like the way the animals try to escape."},{"author_name":"Rick Hoppmann","author_uid":"10000","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:56am","epoch":1377517860,"text":"The music is nice and calming, but the colors have a too high saturation in my opinion."},{"author_name":"as3boyan","author_uid":"26972","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 12:20pm","epoch":1377519300,"text":"Very good graphics."},{"author_name":"ratalaika","author_uid":"25607","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1377521340,"text":"Nice work!!"},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1377534660,"text":"Nice work for 48 hours! Interesting game.\r\rThe controls take time to get used to, why not just use ASD than QWE? I kept getting confused.\r\rI also got stuck inside a rock and inside my own fence and couldn't get out of either."},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1377540300,"text":"It's like Billy Hatcher meets the light bikes in TRON! Feels nice to control although my fingers kept slipping to WSAD frustratingly. Really nice presentation, I like the look of it, particularly the fence you build looks cool. Great game!"},{"author_name":"SpiralCodeStudio","author_uid":"27454","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:13pm","epoch":1377544080,"text":"Might have been better with better controls!"},{"author_name":"Ghostik","author_uid":"6198","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:29pm","epoch":1377552240,"text":"Really great idea!"},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1377556620,"text":"This was a fun experience"},{"author_name":"Sergey Mohov","author_uid":"9963","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 12:54am","epoch":1377564540,"text":"Really fun! Reminiscent of GO and Tron. Oh and Dots of course! One suggestion though: I think the player should be able to pass through their own walls."},{"author_name":"Diogo Muller","author_uid":"23705","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:28am","epoch":1377566580,"text":"Fun idea, good game. Relaxing music."},{"author_name":"Tork","author_uid":"24727","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:06am","epoch":1377568860,"text":"Fun and great graphics but not a fan of the camera movement."},{"author_name":"Jayjay","author_uid":"5475","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:28am","epoch":1377570180,"text":"Really awesome, definitely feels like potential for a commercial game here =D"},{"author_name":"crashbanito","author_uid":"18899","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 3:19am","epoch":1377573240,"text":"Pretty interesting concept for catching the little animals. It's a super relaxing game to play. \r\rThat music also reminds me of the old Spyro the Dragon games. In fact several aspects of this game remind me of that (spaceships and little animals)."},{"author_name":"sirdorius","author_uid":"23353","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 8:43am","epoch":1377592680,"text":"I like the idea but the controls are annoying. Besides being really strange (Q and E for rotation?), I would like to be able to look around easily, with the mouse maybe."},{"author_name":"infernet89","author_uid":"14271","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:09am","epoch":1377597840,"text":"Really original gameplay! I felt a little uncomfortable with controls, i am more a wasd person.."},{"author_name":"Xgor","author_uid":"18652","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:53pm","epoch":1377611280,"text":"It got a pretty good look to it. I wish the controls was a bit better.\rAlso I could get myself stuck in my own fence so I had to restart.\rAlso... how do you get the UFOs."},{"author_name":"DoubleS","author_uid":"27170","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1377624540,"text":"QWE Controls felt a bit weird. Pretty fun though!"},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1377638880,"text":"Loved how fast it was. Really smooth experience. Maybe the controls could have been mapped more traditionally. I kept trying to use A and D to turn. But thats just me :)"},{"author_name":"Reverend Speed","author_uid":"27066","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:39pm","epoch":1377639240,"text":"Loved it. Great use of the theme, original gameplay, easy to pick up and play. Looks great, sound great. Yeah, there's problems with the turning circle and the way the UFOs obscure your vision, but these are very minor problems.\r\rLove Unity Gems, by the way!"},{"author_name":"tigerj","author_uid":"14172","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 4:50am","epoch":1377924300,"text":"really amazing concept. fun and rewarding play."},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 10:47am","epoch":1377945720,"text":"My fingers are always going to the conventional WASD directional controls. But I like how the game is very cute and fun!"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1377956280,"text":"This is a very cool idea! Loved the music! It made the gameplay so... "light". But why not A and D to turn left and right? I kept pressing the wrong keys. Yeah... I'm a idiot. Great job!"},{"author_name":"timtipgames","author_uid":"15341","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:17pm","epoch":1377961920,"text":"The fence mechanic is pretty cool, but I was missing some feedback on how I actually perform :)"},{"author_name":"Vile Smile","author_uid":"26636","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:34pm","epoch":1377962940,"text":"Very cool! The graphics are nice, and I really liked the concept."},{"author_name":"Pinktreeleaf","author_uid":"27800","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1377971220,"text":"funky game. weird and incomplete but good for a 48 hour competition."},{"author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 6:40pm","epoch":1377974100,"text":"The idea is very cool. Kind of difficult. The sound that plays when you fall into the water and get rescued is extremely loud. Also the controls are a bit strange. WASD or arrow key would have been better in my opinion. Still a cool game."},{"author_name":"Mironix","author_uid":"17178","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1377990600,"text":"Very satisfying mechanics! Loved cowherding those little guys! Great job, especialy for 48h compo!"},{"author_name":"The Evil Cult","author_uid":"8607","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 12:11am","epoch":1377993960,"text":"Nice entry. Was fun to just roll around and jump off cliffs. Controls felt a little difficult when trying to make sharp turns to fence in stuff. Overall I found the game quite relaxing though, and the music certainly helped that. Pretty good entry, especially for the 48. Good work!"},{"author_name":"Codexus","author_uid":"187","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 11:33am","epoch":1378034880,"text":"Very cool game. The fencing mechanic was interesting."},{"author_name":"Ray_Mickelino","author_uid":"17914","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 9:39pm","epoch":1378071240,"text":"Interesting game. I think it might have been better if the ball moved a little faster, but good job!"},{"author_name":"caranha","author_uid":"7847","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 2:09pm","epoch":1378130640,"text":"Hey thanks for the game! It is a very novel and interesting idea, but to be quite honest, I couldn't handle the controls very well - the camera moved around too chaotically for my taste, and I had a really hard time trying to predict where my own character would move.\r\rMaybe add some sort of camera control or mini map to the game?\r\rThanks for the game, and here is my video review - hope it helps you with the post compo!\rhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/CG3lld8zVvM"},{"author_name":"iterative deepening","author_uid":"20862","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 11:20pm","epoch":1378163700,"text":"Good works butr your camera is a bit disturbing."},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Sep 4, 2013 @ 11:37am","epoch":1378294320,"text":"but this was fun! nice job!"},{"author_name":"blackotus","author_uid":"19282","time":"Sep 4, 2013 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1378317060,"text":"This is a fun game!\rVery different, in it's own way. I like the premise.\r\rI wish the controls stuck to the usual WASD though.\r\rNice entry!"},{"author_name":"Jedi","author_uid":"4799","time":"Sep 14, 2013 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1379159700,"text":"I wanted to check this out after seeing caranha's review. Once you get used to the funky controls (well I never quite did) it's a fun little game!\r\rI love the modern take on the Tron mechanic!"},{"author_name":"withoutpillow","author_uid":"27525","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 11:42am","epoch":1379245020,"text":"great idea, but i would have loved some way to control the camera, it's very hard to hit those annoying UFOs. if you even need those things, perhaps at later levels but the other gameplay is surely enough. would also like to play this without time constraints."},{"author_name":"porglezomp","author_uid":"21051","time":"Sep 16, 2013 @ 9:29pm","epoch":1379366640,"text":"Seems like an interesting game, but the controls need a lot of work."},{"author_name":"porglezomp","author_uid":"21051","time":"Sep 16, 2013 @ 11:46pm","epoch":1379374860,"text":"I managed to get to the predators (the controls aren't as bad as I thought, they're just not very standard), but the predators were too hard to catch."}],"images":["ld27\/26649-dc7add25530d2fe9e077ba140e0533c4.jpg","ld27\/26649-228a39c5e99e97a8789288a074ff313e.jpg","ld27\/26649-86d3fa95a6098fb20d9a2455ed775f35.jpg","ld27\/26649-9e79e899c2f61fc818ce1903de76718e.jpg","ld27\/26649-a95dc42d90a50b155f27ef38316ff79a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/whydoidoit.net\/Ludum\/CaptureZWin.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/whydoidoit.net\/Ludum\/CaptureZMac.app","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/whydoidoit.net\/Ludum\/CaptureZLinux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/whydoidoit.net\/Ludum\/CaptureZ.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/whydoidoit.net\/Ludum\/Source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24703","g_author":"26649","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24733","g_title":"CaptureZ","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"471","g_commentcount":"51","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\/26649-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/26649-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/26649-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/26649-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/26649-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"My first Ludum Dare entry, (in)complete in 36 hours...\r\n\r\nA game of capture - build fences to surround your prey - but you've only got 10 seconds to do it!\r\n\r\nPostmortem - http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2013\/08\/26\/capturez-postmortem\/\r\n\r\nControl the ball with Q W E - the ball can only turn when its moving, W is accelerate, so tap it to corner more sharply. Mouse to shoot at black saucers and to scare the animals!","title":"CaptureZ"}