{"author_link":"\/author\/mscottmcbee\/","author_name":"Scott McBee","author_uid":"17423","comments":[{"author_name":"jcmoyer","author_uid":"18573","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:54am","epoch":1367207340,"text":"Bug: Some of the tooltips are off and say Blink when they shouldn't.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Suggestion: A scoring mechanism would add some sort of goal to the game."},{"author_name":"Super Hamster","author_uid":"22460","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:04am","epoch":1367207940,"text":"Really interesting concept. I have never seen anything like it."},{"author_name":"roaet","author_uid":"20235","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:05am","epoch":1367208000,"text":"This is a good concept. I've seen a game like this on iPhone but never played it. This game inspires me to make something like it. Good work!"},{"author_name":"daniel","author_uid":"12606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:06am","epoch":1367208060,"text":"Very cute game, never played a 1D rpg before ;D"},{"author_name":"nintendoeats","author_uid":"22819","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:11am","epoch":1367208360,"text":"495 points. Reminds me disturbingly of the FFXIII battle system, which isn't given enough credit. Good work! The music quickly began giving me a headache."},{"author_name":"spilth","author_uid":"2895","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:37am","epoch":1367209920,"text":"This is well done. Very simple to play but still challenging. Not sure the music fits with the setting though..."},{"author_name":"Jack Zackowitz","author_uid":"22419","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:08am","epoch":1367211780,"text":"my favorite DEATH screen so far."},{"author_name":"Behemoth","author_uid":"22482","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:35am","epoch":1367213400,"text":"Ahahaha, very nice. Gets a little hectic after a while."},{"author_name":"ananasblau","author_uid":"3562","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:37am","epoch":1367213520,"text":"jolly good music you got there. I almost made it to the graveyard but I died at its gates. Great game."},{"author_name":"cwilloughby","author_uid":"18255","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:37am","epoch":1367213520,"text":"Very cool. The tool tips are a little messed up. Once I got past that I really enjoyed it. Liked the balance of power. Didn't understand what Blink would do till I used it - could have used more of a head's up. Liked the art and audio. Great work!"},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:38am","epoch":1367213580,"text":"Neat idea. I like games where the character is semi-autonomous. Great graphics too!"},{"author_name":"Christopher Schulte","author_uid":"21249","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:42am","epoch":1367213820,"text":"The music loop was really catchy, and it was great that the sprites and resource indicator moved with it; it had a real flow. There was a bug with the tooltips saying blink when they shouldn't, but that was the only issue I had."},{"author_name":"magicdweedoo","author_uid":"15001","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:54am","epoch":1367214540,"text":"This is interesting, I like it. Nice one."},{"author_name":"Scott McBee","author_uid":"17423","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:05am","epoch":1367215200,"text":"Fixed the tooltips. WHOOPS!"},{"author_name":"Jonapulse","author_uid":"20270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:20am","epoch":1367216100,"text":"How delightful.  I felt so much purpose.  Quibble--I couldn't figure out how to spend money."},{"author_name":"gabehollombe","author_uid":"12419","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:09am","epoch":1367219040,"text":"Ahh! I really like the simplification of the RPG concepts, turning this into a planning \/ resource management game.  Well-done!  My score: 270."},{"author_name":"Perry","author_uid":"15778","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:12am","epoch":1367219220,"text":"I really love RPGs that semi play themselves. Fun to watch them, I wish there was a game like this, but with talents and customization."},{"author_name":"sparksgently","author_uid":"22803","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:20am","epoch":1367219700,"text":"I like it. In particular, I appreciate how seamless of an experience this is. It's easy to see your character and the upcoming dangers. It's easy to see the character's status. It's easy to differentiate the buttons. It just... works. Great job. :)"},{"author_name":"CagedRat","author_uid":"557","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1367251260,"text":"Crabs took all my money! :)"},{"author_name":"tonic","author_uid":"66","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:03pm","epoch":1367254680,"text":"Very nice work!"},{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1367270280,"text":"Really lovely! :) 370."},{"author_name":"KevinZuhn","author_uid":"8695","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:04am","epoch":1367279940,"text":"I had fun surviving, although I felt like the random generation could sometimes stomp my progress (since it seems like towns don't appear with reliable regularity).\r<br\/>Ghosts and crabs felt like overkill, given how much mana and money they can suck out of you. The skip spell was a great addition, though, and added a lot of strategy. I always tried to keep enough mana around to skip in case a crab came my way!\r<br\/>Score 310 so far."},{"author_name":"CloudiestNights","author_uid":"20248","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:40am","epoch":1367282100,"text":"Really liked the idea! Gameplay felt underdeveloped, but with only 48 hours (or less) to work with... Really cool idea."},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:51pm","epoch":1367426760,"text":"Really cool idea, pretty well done. This could very well be a base to develop something truly epic on :D"},{"author_name":"cardboard","author_uid":"16294","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:00am","epoch":1367456100,"text":"285. I'll be coming back to this game later :) Pleasant atmosphere and fun game."},{"author_name":"EdoMiyamoto","author_uid":"18304","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 8:11am","epoch":1367481960,"text":"Very good, with a leveling system it'll be awesome !"}],"images":["ld26\/17423-7a0192758c8559cfa6a616a57e9245f5.jpg","ld26\/17423-513b5b6c743fca618a8d7ba9367be4e4.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/scott.mcb.ee\/LD26\/","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"http:\/\/scott.mcb.ee\/LD26\/LD26.rar","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24956","g_author":"17423","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24986","g_title":"Quest","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"251","g_commentcount":"26","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\/\/233892\/17423-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/17423-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Quest is an RPG boiled down to it's most basic form. You help The Witch by managing the three most basic stats: Health, Mana, and Money. Buy potions, drink them, Heal yourself with magic and be sure to use Blink, your get out of jail card.\r\n\r\nNote: you can only buy potions in town, which is the cobblestoned area  ","title":"Quest"}