{"author_link":"\/author\/d_durham\/","author_name":"d_durham","author_uid":"11520","comments":[{"author_name":"daniel","author_uid":"12606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:30am","epoch":1367209500,"text":"Clever little game :)"},{"author_name":"RealyUniqueName","author_uid":"20479","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:42am","epoch":1367217420,"text":"Almost broke my mouse jumping on one platform to rotate that guy to required direction :)\rMost fun game i've played so far in LD26"},{"author_name":"orangepascal","author_uid":"12805","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:45am","epoch":1367221200,"text":"nice control scheme :D"},{"author_name":"8BitPimp","author_uid":"20953","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:58am","epoch":1367236380,"text":"Very cool game mechanic you have here."},{"author_name":"Winterblood","author_uid":"4051","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:59am","epoch":1367236440,"text":"Innovative...but really punishing! Almost impossible to recover if you make a tiny timing error."},{"author_name":"stqn","author_uid":"2181","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1367241420,"text":"Good idea and kinda fun but I find it impossible to go farther than a few jumps…"},{"author_name":"AnnaGavaldaKedavra","author_uid":"17388","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:26pm","epoch":1367241660,"text":"Good idea but it's sometimes impossible and then really frustrating."},{"author_name":"MaxguN","author_uid":"21322","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:30pm","epoch":1367241900,"text":"Nice idea, i like it. Though, makes controls quite hard, a better way to know with which angle land would have been nice (like with a mini map to know where are next platforms).\r\rWell done anyway :)"},{"author_name":"glbs","author_uid":"18480","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:31pm","epoch":1367241960,"text":"Nice, the mechanics feels pretty good, and the game is fluid. We get stuck too easily though, and it feels kinda frustrating when you land in the wrond position. \rYou could find a way to avoid this and your game would be much more addictive!"},{"author_name":"terrivellmann","author_uid":"18980","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:22pm","epoch":1367245020,"text":"Very cool, knowing where the next platforms are at all times would remove some of the frustrating bits."},{"author_name":"d_durham","author_uid":"11520","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:01pm","epoch":1367247360,"text":"Thanks for all the feedback so far. Maybe I should have zoomed the view back a bit so you can see more at once?"},{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1367261580,"text":"Will there be a leaderboard? Really fun!"},{"author_name":"d_durham","author_uid":"11520","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:06pm","epoch":1367262060,"text":"Yes, once the contest is over I'll 'finish' the game properly, and include some kind of high score system."},{"author_name":"metadept","author_uid":"15489","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1367267040,"text":"This is very fun, thematically consistent, and well executed. It's also respectably difficult, which is good! Mechanically, I think it would be nice to have some indicator of which direction the next rocks will be in, and also perhaps a way to correct your direction after a bad landing? Maybe some kind of limited 'double jump' type boost in the air. Great job though, really enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"gilmore606","author_uid":"22003","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:30pm","epoch":1367267100,"text":"Really smart game mechanic! With a little balancing and polish this could be a very addictive mobile game. Great job."},{"author_name":"McFunkypants","author_uid":"2297","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1367272680,"text":"BRILLIANT control scheme. Totally original to me. This is pretty much the perfect execution of the minimalism theme. Great work."},{"author_name":"jerombd","author_uid":"12512","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1367273400,"text":"Frustrating but addictive!! ... but frustrating (stuck at 9530)..."},{"author_name":"arrogant.gamer","author_uid":"22995","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:30am","epoch":1367281500,"text":"Very unique control scheme. I love when games ask me to learn a completely new activity. Rapidly tapping or clicking anything can be a bit of a pain though :) \r\rI also like the simple but evocative visuals that didn't demand that I make a particular choice of interpretations. Many games I've played so far have similarly abstract visuals, but on the title screen they demand that I choose a particular interpretation.\r\rAt first I thought I was a frog with one eye, but later I decided I was a space creature."},{"author_name":"arrogant.gamer","author_uid":"22995","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:30am","epoch":1367281500,"text":"Very unique control scheme. I love when games ask me to learn a completely new activity. Rapidly tapping or clicking anything can be a bit of a pain though :) \r\rI also like the simple but evocative visuals that didn't demand that I make a particular choice of interpretations. Many games I've played so far have similarly abstract visuals, but on the title screen they demand that I choose a particular interpretation.\r\rAt first I thought I was a frog with one eye, but later I decided I was a space creature.\r\rHigh schore: 12940"},{"author_name":"arrogant.gamer","author_uid":"22995","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:31am","epoch":1367281560,"text":"Sorry for the double submit!"},{"author_name":"Chman","author_uid":"17883","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:29am","epoch":1367306640,"text":"Very interesting control scheme. Simple to understand, hard to master. Couldn't get past 10k."},{"author_name":"Idovoodoo","author_uid":"18162","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:30am","epoch":1367321100,"text":"Takes a moment to get used to the controls but once you get the hang of it the mechanic is quite cool. Well done! :)"},{"author_name":"lightnarcissus","author_uid":"20680","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:17pm","epoch":1367323920,"text":"Good use of minimalism in terms of visuals and controls. Scoring this high on theme."},{"author_name":"ataxkt","author_uid":"14547","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:47pm","epoch":1367332920,"text":"This is so much fun. My favourite entry yet, and the only one to make me cry out in frustrated joy! Damn you!"},{"author_name":"chowdy","author_uid":"21321","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1367353380,"text":"Excellent fun! Great aesthetic too. Got around 8k =)"},{"author_name":"timtipgames","author_uid":"15341","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:49pm","epoch":1367354640,"text":"I love it when one-button-games differ from smartphone habits. Well done."},{"author_name":"Axelhein","author_uid":"7228","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1367362260,"text":"I liked this game a lot. It was really innovative and fun. The graphics were nice and simple and the game felt really polished."},{"author_name":"PsenFilip","author_uid":"20764","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:10am","epoch":1367366700,"text":"Managed to hit 6660 points (no jokes on the number please).\rThe controls are utterly weird. Anyway I enjoyed my session, constantly fighting against the control mechanic. It was fun"},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1367418300,"text":"The moving method is cute lol.\rGood job!"},{"author_name":"jamioflan","author_uid":"7746","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 12:05am","epoch":1367452800,"text":"I got to 10,000! Clearly I win at life!"},{"author_name":"ElScootro","author_uid":"14881","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:35am","epoch":1367458200,"text":"Very fun!!"},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 11:11am","epoch":1367492760,"text":"On ipad it's almost unplayable"},{"author_name":"yetanother","author_uid":"14706","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1367616960,"text":"very fun one!"},{"author_name":"wademcgillis","author_uid":"3444","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1367616960,"text":"Agh this is hard. I couldn't go more than a few of the circles."},{"author_name":"DaveDobson","author_uid":"10977","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1368101340,"text":"Interesting game! You do a lot with a little here. It is crazy difficult - sometimes just impossible. I think it might be better if you started out without rocks and then progressed to harder and harder jumps. Two-player implementation is impressive and cool."},{"author_name":"Puzzlem00n","author_uid":"11003","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 1:52am","epoch":1368409620,"text":"A little bit hard, perhaps, but a very good implementation of minimalism. Well done."},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 4:48pm","epoch":1368981780,"text":"Would like to be able to look ahead a bit more so you can plan your jumps. Now it is just a gamble."}],"images":["ld26\/11520-3b1c617fa775d82982634f2cfc41cf94.jpg","ld26\/11520-8b54d06b30b91ab348aea7e978115953.jpg","ld26\/11520-b3b0ae413cb63e3a41c690f46f523d05.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.daviddurhamgames.com\/games\/rokhopr\/","text":"Play (HTML5)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.daviddurhamgames.com\/games\/rokhopr\/source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25649","g_author":"11520","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25679","g_title":"Rokhopr","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"283","g_commentcount":"37","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\/11520-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11520-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11520-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This is my first HTML5 game. I haven't tested extensively on browsers\/devices but runs great in Chrome on my desktop and on my iPad and iPhone. Let me know how it works for you and what you run it on.\r\n\r\nI have embraced the minimalism theme by creating a simple single button game for one or two players. Additional I have used a minimal 4 colour palette.<\/p>","title":"Rokhopr"}