{"author_link":"\/author\/tozy\/","author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","comments":[{"author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:55am","epoch":1367200200,"text":"Oh, i see we have an extra hour... i will tune the colors a little, some of them appear in more than one level."},{"author_name":"lulzfish_4","author_uid":"5606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:43am","epoch":1367206680,"text":"Found it quite hard, but I like how the circles and visibility interact, was that hard to program?"},{"author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:11am","epoch":1367208360,"text":"not too hard, it's just an &quot;invert&quot; draw and some custom collisions. you can see the source if you want, 6 or 7 basic classes with a web lines of code."},{"author_name":"guestcheap","author_uid":"20716","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:46am","epoch":1367214060,"text":"Very original concept, good music and decent art, too. Level 3 was a bit too hard for me though. :)"},{"author_name":"syawqy","author_uid":"15312","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:00am","epoch":1367214900,"text":"I don't fully understand the gameplay\r<br\/>but I like when the color overlap each other\r<br\/>music too, feel relaxed"},{"author_name":"Sebastian","author_uid":"20818","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:37am","epoch":1367220720,"text":"Not entirely sure what I'm doing, but I had a great time nonetheless!"},{"author_name":"Neten","author_uid":"22854","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:38am","epoch":1367220780,"text":"This may just be the best LD26 game I've played so far."},{"author_name":"Chman","author_uid":"17883","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:41am","epoch":1367220960,"text":"Interesting concept, but it took me some time to understand what I was supposed to do. Nice music and psychedelic visuals !"},{"author_name":"ThirteenWB","author_uid":"22557","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:42am","epoch":1367221020,"text":"I don't entirely get it but the audio and graphics were really nice, I think I might just leave it on as background music... :)"},{"author_name":"Greg Power","author_uid":"21691","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:46am","epoch":1367221260,"text":"I was hooked as soon as the .swf loaded. I couldn't figure out how to pass the third stage... but I had fun anyway. I wish I could program this pretty - I'll have to check out the source."},{"author_name":"SeanAtr0n","author_uid":"6835","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:48am","epoch":1367221380,"text":"Sweet, very tricky &amp; innovative. Might have to come back to this one... you stumped me with #5 :)"},{"author_name":"daniel","author_uid":"12606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:54am","epoch":1367225340,"text":"Interesting gameplay, trippy visuals :)"},{"author_name":"hughsk","author_uid":"21035","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:57am","epoch":1367229120,"text":"This is a really interesting concept, great work! The puzzles are a little tricky, but I enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"mrspeaker","author_uid":"9199","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:47pm","epoch":1367239320,"text":"ah, so beautiful"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:05am","epoch":1367280000,"text":"Nice! Music and visuals give a very relaxing vibe :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Gameplay is simple, yet engaging (and challenging! I'm still trying to beat the third level)"},{"author_name":"FaBrito","author_uid":"12120","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:09am","epoch":1367280240,"text":"Boy, that #3 level scalated quickly... I think I figured out the objective of each level, but I couldn't crack the 3rd level... :(\r<br\/>Maybe a shortcut to advance level, just so we can appreciate all levels? ;)"},{"author_name":"nintendoeats","author_uid":"22819","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:46am","epoch":1367293260,"text":"As we discussed in the IRC, fiendishly difficult puzzles from fiendishly simple mechanics. Looks gorgeous when it goes all crazy as well. the music is starting to dig into my brain."},{"author_name":"evelyn-jolli","author_uid":"22069","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:04am","epoch":1367294340,"text":"this gam is dum"},{"author_name":"stqn","author_uid":"2181","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:42am","epoch":1367296620,"text":"I don't understand the game, and can't beat level 3. Otherwise nice music, and the circles effect looks cool!"},{"author_name":"cardboard","author_uid":"16294","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:19am","epoch":1367298840,"text":"I got to level 7! I probably won't come back later to try to beat it again because it has already gotten a solid hour of playtime, and I have other games to rate ;) Nice color composition and use of circles. Great job."},{"author_name":"scheurneus","author_uid":"23409","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:33am","epoch":1367321280,"text":"Fun game. It is however very hard."},{"author_name":"Ludipe","author_uid":"20471","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:16pm","epoch":1367338260,"text":"Original, pretty and hard. I like it!"},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1367361000,"text":"Thanks for checking out my game! Wow this a really unique concept and i like the graphics and music. Nice job :)"},{"author_name":"Smaxx","author_uid":"19197","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1367361180,"text":"Interesting, yet very confusing. I still don't get it 100% I think. :)"},{"author_name":"Celticraft49","author_uid":"23068","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:17pm","epoch":1367363520,"text":"I didn't understand how to beat a level, but it was fun clicking around."},{"author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 5:35am","epoch":1367386200,"text":"I updated because there was a silly bug at level 8 at prevented you from winning (the colors from the background did not mach the ones of the squares, rendering the winning condition impossible). That's the only change I made... If I could i would add more levels before the 3th to make the difficulty curve smoother :P\r<br\/>Thanks to all of you who played the game for all the comments! It's been some really useful feedback ^^"},{"author_name":"GranaDa","author_uid":"11561","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:38pm","epoch":1367422380,"text":"Amazing atmosphere,quite psychedelic. Luv it!"},{"author_name":"AnnaGavaldaKedavra","author_uid":"17388","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 5:29pm","epoch":1367429040,"text":"I can't get past the third level and i'm not sure i'm trying to do the right thing. can you give a small spoiler help ?"},{"author_name":"Jiggawatt","author_uid":"5551","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1367435100,"text":"I understood it, but it needs better level progression."},{"author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:20pm","epoch":1367435700,"text":"SPOILER HINT:\r<br\/>the goal is to hide all the squares using areas of their same color.\r<br\/>when two circles overlap, the color changes again, so you can toy a little with the game and see which patterns could be good to solve each level. 3rd level is way too difficult after the first too, the easiest way to win is being fast in that one."},{"author_name":"Polar","author_uid":"10472","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1367436000,"text":"Quite good, although I was *really* confused by the puzzle..."},{"author_name":"karsyf","author_uid":"17889","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:27pm","epoch":1367436120,"text":"This hurts my brain but is great"},{"author_name":"AnnaGavaldaKedavra","author_uid":"17388","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 12:09am","epoch":1367453040,"text":"Really great idea. Maybe the level design and the difficulty is not totally good. But nice work."},{"author_name":"wademcgillis","author_uid":"3444","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1367616480,"text":"I'm not sure how to progress in the game."},{"author_name":"Sylvain.p","author_uid":"20862","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1367690700,"text":"A bit difficult and hard to find the trick, but very nice idea and atmosphere."},{"author_name":"rezoner","author_uid":"21594","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 9:00am","epoch":1367744100,"text":"Kinda way too hard even with instructions. Top notch sound experience!"},{"author_name":"glbs","author_uid":"18480","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 1:19pm","epoch":1367759640,"text":"This is really interesting and the visuals are excellent. As you said level 3 is pretty difficult even with the trick and the game crashed after the fourth, but I'm retrying it!"},{"author_name":"euwaku","author_uid":"23249","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 8:09pm","epoch":1367784240,"text":"Even though it was not designed as a sandbox game at first, I enjoyed this very quiet and peaceful game for the nice visual you can generate. Like other people, I got stuck on puzzle 3, probably too mind bending for me. I think the game mechanic should be explained with a step by step tutorial to lead the player. Good game!"},{"author_name":"Rafael Sales","author_uid":"22086","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1367851980,"text":"Fantastic game. Intelligent mechanic and really hard. I love puzzles, but I admit that your game destroyed a little my early engagement. The second level could be easier to keep maitaining my attention on the top! Congratz anyway!!"},{"author_name":"Logun","author_uid":"8007","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 3:48pm","epoch":1367854980,"text":"Very cool. I didn't achieve all the puzzles :) fucked my brain ^^"},{"author_name":"avidgamerNino","author_uid":"20551","time":"May 10, 2013 @ 9:48pm","epoch":1368222180,"text":"I couldnt get passed the third level. I dig the audio,  and the mood was still good even with my frustration of the first level. Maybe something to train me better on how to pass level 3. I saw your tip about being fast and i just started clicking fast i somehow got the middle purple square to go away but it came back. Great take on the theme."},{"author_name":"SuperDisk","author_uid":"11035","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 5:10am","epoch":1368248700,"text":"It's really hard, in my opinion."},{"author_name":"finefin","author_uid":"16498","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 1:36pm","epoch":1368365460,"text":"ugh, I guess I suck in puzzle games and this one's no exception. first I didn't know what to do, then when I read the instructions here, I didn't know HOW to do it. so I clicked around wildly until the performance dropped significantly...\r<br\/>but the game looks good and creates some nice moir&eacute; patterns."},{"author_name":"voxel","author_uid":"1789","time":"May 18, 2013 @ 10:01am","epoch":1368870960,"text":"lovely audio, you were right about 3\/9 being hard"},{"author_name":"stqn","author_uid":"2181","time":"May 18, 2013 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1368884520,"text":"I tried again after reading the hints, but still can't win level 3. I guess I have to click faster, but I can't."}],"images":["ld26\/1831-4ddc3b215b56ea846b2fc36e6f246402.jpg","ld26\/1831-47021a9d3609cdbaee49d8a97805051d.jpg","ld26\/1831-21fe0ba5e12c9c4738a236a7e38b3d20.jpg","ld26\/1831-cfbd76a051e24225c345cc2b536f15e2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/3118965\/hiddensquares%20bugfix.swf","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/3118965\/hiddensquares%20bugfix.swf","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/3118965\/LD2013%20minimalism%20-%20Tozy%20%28source%29.7z","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25639","g_author":"1831","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25669","g_title":"Hiddensquares","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"243","g_commentcount":"45","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\/1831-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/1831-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/1831-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/1831-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Here I am in the last 15 minutes!\r\nI would like the game to speak for itself.\r\n\r\n\/*EDIT: it seems that the game cant speak by itself good enough so I'm copypasting the \"instructions\":\r\n\r\n\"SPOILER HINT!!!!!!!!!!!:\r\nthe goal is to hide all the squares using areas of their same color.\r\nwhen two circles overlap, the color changes again, so you can toy a little with the game and see which patterns could be good to solve each level. 3rd level is way too difficult after the first too, the easiest way to win is being fast in that one.\"\r\n\r\nHave fun ;)\r\n*\/\r\n\r\nThanks to Puccini who invited me to jam in his house and to the people who helped me in the IRC channel.\r\n\r\nThe music was done in Sibelius, font found in dA, coded with flashpunk in AS3, soon I'll upload all the source.<\/p>","title":"Hiddensquares"}