{"author_link":"\/author\/jhollands\/","author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","comments":[{"author_name":"Blupsy","author_uid":"25359","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:15am","epoch":1377569400,"text":"My computer said that the file was damaged and unreadable, might just be my machine though."},{"author_name":"theholychicken","author_uid":"25095","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 8:29am","epoch":1377591840,"text":"Oh whaaaat... the baby is flying though the air along with the lower half of my wife..\r<br\/>The game had me hooked the moment he started moonwalking to the closet."},{"author_name":"flamecow","author_uid":"27477","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1377618900,"text":"Pretty fun game. Insanely good art style, too."},{"author_name":"immanuela","author_uid":"26039","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1377619200,"text":"I've been looking forward to playing your game after your blog post about it. The graphics are amazing! I love the bus scene too, very reminiscent of London! What happened to the wife? Did I cut her in half?"},{"author_name":"Kwrky","author_uid":"17889","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1377619500,"text":"I am not really sure what is going on, but I know I enjoyed it =D"},{"author_name":"xk","author_uid":"16005","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:27pm","epoch":1377620520,"text":"Too bad its not really finished, your art is absolutely awesome! I would trade my stupid coding skills to be able to draw like that! Good job for your first game, keep it up!"},{"author_name":"wine","author_uid":"22152","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:28pm","epoch":1377620580,"text":"Even in this unfinished form it's very nice work! Look forward to update"},{"author_name":"Jimanzium","author_uid":"24428","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:02pm","epoch":1377622620,"text":"Very nice looking, but it's a bit bugged at the end. Still, was awesome to play and I hope you finish it!"},{"author_name":"Zer0Kelvin","author_uid":"11953","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:55am","epoch":1377665400,"text":"Kept getting killed without knowing why?  I guess I was too slow?  I like the consistent graphic style :)"},{"author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 12:25pm","epoch":1377692400,"text":"@blupsy: no idea why that's happening sorry. Redownload perhaps\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@theholychicken: haha yeah the bottom of the wife thing is a bug - no idea why it exists. Thanks though!"},{"author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1377692580,"text":"@immanuela: How did you know that it's London?! Glad you noticed ha. No the wife getting cut in half was a bug - your first-born was just meant to float away to space and perhaps become the fella from 2001? I don't know. Not like I'm the dev or anything :L.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Zer0Kelvin: Yeah I guess that I should have communicated the dying after 10 seconds thing a little better!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>About an update: not 100% it'll happen - I'll see if I can find the time!"},{"author_name":"GSM Productions","author_uid":"16481","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 12:37pm","epoch":1377693120,"text":"A-we-so-me :D This game was great, art style was a bit McPixel-ish, as was the random humour\/death\/actions. And that ending... Very well done, good sir!"},{"author_name":"GreyShock","author_uid":"11045","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 12:46pm","epoch":1377693660,"text":"Very good art and weird ending haha Nice work!"},{"author_name":"ezolotko","author_uid":"13121","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 12:46pm","epoch":1377693660,"text":"Great graphics"},{"author_name":"pereubu","author_uid":"16143","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 1:02pm","epoch":1377694620,"text":"omfg I just love this game in every aspects :\r<br\/>- great pixel art\r<br\/>- awesome and immersive gameplay\r<br\/>- awesome animations\r<br\/>\r<br\/>love &lt;3\r<br\/>PS : the bugs I got playing it were awesomely funny too"},{"author_name":"klianc09","author_uid":"20290","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 2:22pm","epoch":1377699420,"text":"I'm not sure what was going on, but I liked every second of it. (Except always having to restart from the beginning, but it wasn't that long anyways.) Too bad there was no audio."},{"author_name":"deepnight","author_uid":"2982","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1377706200,"text":"Really funny game :) I totally loved the moonwalk idea."},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1377708060,"text":"Fun to play game with great graphics. After a few deaths the game slowed down and I had to restart."},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1377708060,"text":"Hilarious and clever. love the moonwalk"},{"author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:52pm","epoch":1377708420,"text":"@loxo: Wasn't aware of that issue! Thanks."},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1377709740,"text":"Dude, that was awesome.  Great art, and very funny.  One of my favorites... I just wish it was longer."},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:33pm","epoch":1377710880,"text":"Very very stylish game :P"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 8:56pm","epoch":1377723060,"text":"This is nice... Donnie Darko like beginning :D"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 8:57pm","epoch":1377723120,"text":"This is nice... Donnie Darko like beginning, with scrubs flavor :D"},{"author_name":"bnhw","author_uid":"3267","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1377724380,"text":"Your first game? A sterling effort, chap! Excellent job on the visuals."},{"author_name":"ellipticaldoor","author_uid":"24027","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1377728520,"text":"Very good art :D"},{"author_name":"almightyzentaco","author_uid":"25879","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 12:26am","epoch":1377735660,"text":"Loved the art style. Very excellent."},{"author_name":"naufr4g0","author_uid":"4310","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 12:41am","epoch":1377736560,"text":"Awesome pixel-art. I love it! :)\r<br\/>Really fun, too! :)"},{"author_name":"Lightmare Studio","author_uid":"24728","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 7:19am","epoch":1377760440,"text":"Great game, but very difficult! :)"},{"author_name":"PeaCe","author_uid":"25366","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 7:39am","epoch":1377761640,"text":"Nice Graphic a humorous! ;)"},{"author_name":"rxi","author_uid":"16007","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 10:35am","epoch":1377772200,"text":"Really nice visuals!"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1377781140,"text":"It has a cat! 5 STARS GOTY\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Seriously, this is great. The first room had me in shambles, with the timing, the moonwalk, and the sudden death :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Amazing work!"},{"author_name":"Almax27","author_uid":"21581","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1377800220,"text":"Awesome game, loved the Zak McKrakken feels.  Only thing that stood out for me was the font choice.  It was cool graphic design studio, where the art was quirky pixelart.  But that's just be being weird. :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>\\o\/"},{"author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1377801600,"text":"@Almax27: Totally agreed - terrible choice of typeface. It's something that I really wanted to pay attention to, but with the limited time just had to slap on there last minute."},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 5:39pm","epoch":1377884040,"text":"Awesome pixel art and animation! Impressive that you manage to make all that art within 48 hours."},{"author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 6:09pm","epoch":1377885840,"text":"@Brassawiking: Thanks! Was doing the Jam though - 72 hours."},{"author_name":"Diogo Muller","author_uid":"23705","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:54pm","epoch":1377964140,"text":"Very nice work! :) I really like this game's humor."},{"author_name":"blackotus","author_uid":"19282","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1377978120,"text":"The graphics and animations are great!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I absolutely love the premise too! But I wish the game had a quick rset button, starting over and over again can get tiring.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice job!"},{"author_name":"Codexus","author_uid":"187","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1377981780,"text":"Nice but I couldn't get passed the second screen and it takes too much time to retry. Good art though."},{"author_name":"JHollands","author_uid":"25159","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 1:56am","epoch":1378000260,"text":"@blackotus &amp; Codexus as mentioned, hit F3 to skip the first level."},{"author_name":"Linusson","author_uid":"25442","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1378074120,"text":"Really nice graphics. :) Unfortunately I didn't get very far so I didn't see much of it. But well done, especially the gfx. :)"},{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"Sep 6, 2013 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1378500180,"text":"Wasn't sure where the baby went at the end but really enjoyed it. Looked great and always enjoy a Donnie Darko reference."},{"author_name":"lordjosephdeburg","author_uid":"13718","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 1:25am","epoch":1379208000,"text":"interesting game, I really like the pixel art style"}],"images":["ld27\/25159-e5f4268d9d17ce61e0e3cbf1ad047590.jpg","ld27\/25159-16425fdb3fb119b7a1aa22e55186ab89.jpg","ld27\/25159-c5ab6f5f10efc17d1ae66694063e7f71.jpg","ld27\/25159-6198c68ae6ce5fc77a472361a754bbc6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/45580175\/Deathwish%20Dan%20HTML\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/xkrh6mzorr5zau2\/deathwish_dan.zip","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24874","g_author":"25159","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"24904","g_title":"Deathwish Dan","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"158","g_commentcount":"43","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\/25159-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25159-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25159-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25159-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"F3 TO SKIP FIRST LEVEL IF YOU'RE TIRED OF DYING!\r\n\r\nWebsite: jhollands.co.uk\r\n\r\nThis is my first game and my first Ludum Dare - a lovely stressful challenge. Deathwish Dan tends to die after 10 seconds in different places unless he does things. Yeah that's about it.\r\n\r\nImportant:\r\nYou might lose a couple of times if you're determined to win - press F3 on the first level to skip it if you're tired of the animation at the start - didn't have time to create an alternative. Nor did I have time to add any sound at all. You'll also notice that the game clearly gets more buggy\/less attractive\/more crude as you get closer to the unfinished, buggy ending - my bad.\r\n\r\nAlso it got a bit weird somewhere around the all-nighter area. I'm still not quite sure how the ending ended up that way.\r\n\r\nStill, I achieved my main goals and am pretty happy with some of the art assets and animations. Looking forward to playing some other people's games now!\r\n\r\nEDIT: Ha yeah ending is pretty screwed. Oh well it didn't make sense anyway!","title":"Deathwish Dan"}