{"author_link":"\/author\/catman\/","author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","comments":[{"author_name":"sboerwinkle","author_uid":"16543","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1367273700,"text":"Linux gives a dropbox 404."},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1367273760,"text":"Thanks, fixing..."},{"author_name":"Musicolor","author_uid":"23326","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1367274120,"text":"creeeeeepy and fun"},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1367274240,"text":"Should be working now!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I am going to bed, so if there is any problem with the Mac or Linux versions (or even the others) please let me know and I'll fix the ports tomorrow, thank you!!"},{"author_name":"Tanius","author_uid":"21178","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1367274600,"text":"really nice game, well done."},{"author_name":"DarioOliGPI","author_uid":"23042","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1367276340,"text":"OMFG! :) really cool :) I played it a lot :) very original and fun. Maybe sounds are too loud compared to music if you want to find something wrong at any cost XD"},{"author_name":"sittaman","author_uid":"21123","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:07am","epoch":1367283720,"text":"Cool game!"},{"author_name":"rujo","author_uid":"12028","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:56am","epoch":1367311860,"text":"fine and peculiar game, fits the theme."},{"author_name":"Madball","author_uid":"8370","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:01am","epoch":1367312160,"text":"This was very atmospheric. I also like the variety of monsters, sounds. There seems to be no ending, right?"},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:03am","epoch":1367312280,"text":"Thank you everyone for your comments, and for playing!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There is a single ending: death. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>You can aim for the best time, tho ;)"},{"author_name":"dsoft20","author_uid":"8795","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:06am","epoch":1367319660,"text":"Great well executed game, it perfectly fits the theme and it's fun to play"},{"author_name":"ArkadyDracul","author_uid":"14249","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:36pm","epoch":1367325060,"text":"Simple and perfect!"},{"author_name":"Lidfrid","author_uid":"12884","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:49pm","epoch":1367340240,"text":"Creepy, nice concept :)"},{"author_name":"BleuLlama","author_uid":"1591","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:51pm","epoch":1367340360,"text":"Unique! I like it!"},{"author_name":"zkenshin","author_uid":"12839","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:54pm","epoch":1367340540,"text":"Interesting game. Well done. :)"},{"author_name":"EdoMiyamoto","author_uid":"18304","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1367340600,"text":"I had fun, really good entry !"},{"author_name":"rogueNoodle","author_uid":"21449","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:59pm","epoch":1367340840,"text":"That's pretty original  game - great job :)"},{"author_name":"Sestren","author_uid":"10343","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:00pm","epoch":1367340900,"text":"Really fun idea with good mood. The sounds were a bit loud and harsh, at times, though."},{"author_name":"JustinMullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1367341140,"text":"Much fun. At times i felt like I didn't want to turn off the lights, too scared. :) Overall fun game though. Good work!"},{"author_name":"Jubjub.","author_uid":"18307","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1367341740,"text":"Interesting game, I enjoyed the flavor text and found the sound effects quite effective (specially the growling!)."},{"author_name":"dick_claus","author_uid":"11148","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:47pm","epoch":1367343720,"text":"Really cool, guys!"},{"author_name":"atraxgames","author_uid":"15195","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1367344020,"text":"Very atmospheric. Good game!"},{"author_name":"Jacques_le_lezard","author_uid":"20660","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:02pm","epoch":1367344620,"text":"In my favourite ld game for the moment! Good idea =)"},{"author_name":"metaldemon","author_uid":"15675","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:46pm","epoch":1367347260,"text":"awesome game. really neat concept. and fun how the same enemy is sometimes scared and sometimes attracted of\/to light!"},{"author_name":"naufr4g0","author_uid":"4310","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1367351640,"text":"Very creepy for a so minimal game! :)\r<br\/>Love the footsteps, that help you to perceive the dangerousness of monsters, and the sounds."},{"author_name":"saguaro","author_uid":"14557","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1367364180,"text":"I really liked the mood."},{"author_name":"Potentialing","author_uid":"21984","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:12am","epoch":1367377620,"text":"Very enjoyable, I got some thrills playing this one, and reminded me of my childhood days playing &quot;Ghost in the Graveyard&quot;, running to safe spots before people tagged me in the dark. This entry had a very nice mood, and the music helped bring the mood home. The SFX kinda detracted from that mood, though, and the graphics, while simplistic, did the job just right. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"6633","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:28pm","epoch":1367425380,"text":"Creepy and funny. Nice job."},{"author_name":"olkeencole","author_uid":"10982","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1367427540,"text":"Excellent entry. Fits the theme well, fun to play, and the mood is well conveyed."},{"author_name":"CherryNukaCola","author_uid":"4966","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 7:31am","epoch":1367479560,"text":"Interesting and very good at creating mood with its mechanics. Thank you!"},{"author_name":"Zhrack","author_uid":"20741","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 10:07am","epoch":1367488920,"text":"creepy and funny!"},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 10:40am","epoch":1367490900,"text":"Great horror game. Simple means achieve tense atmosphere. Would be nice if you could explore a house and not just one box room."},{"author_name":"saggiosoft","author_uid":"21198","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:49pm","epoch":1367502240,"text":"Original, fun, cool, professional."},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1367526240,"text":"This is great, amazing work!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Love the gentle vibe, which contrasts nicely with the brutal monsters in the dark."},{"author_name":"axcho","author_uid":"8060","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 4:13am","epoch":1367554080,"text":"The alternating light and dark is a very clever way to structure the experience. I like it. The sounds are great too - they really make it scary, not just frustrating."},{"author_name":"infernet89","author_uid":"14271","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 3:41pm","epoch":1367681760,"text":"Very nice atmosphere, pretty scary! Even if it is minimalistic!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1367693040,"text":"Nice simple concept, graphics and sounds."},{"author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1367705100,"text":"The things barely seen moving in the dark scared me.  Simple and novel.  If you continue to develop this, I did not understand the colored squares that are there sometimes when light is on."},{"author_name":"0beah","author_uid":"22101","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 12:15am","epoch":1367712600,"text":"Nice Idea.  Monster sound effects are really creepy. creates great atmosphere."},{"author_name":"KEFIR","author_uid":"14211","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 11:58am","epoch":1367754780,"text":"It was fun! Great idea! I think you should give this game a future, maybe with less minimalism ;)"},{"author_name":"GranaDa","author_uid":"11561","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 12:23pm","epoch":1367756280,"text":"Really good idea! Nice mood and audio. Awesome!"},{"author_name":"TijmenTio","author_uid":"18775","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 1:13pm","epoch":1367759280,"text":"Even though it is so simple, playing it gives me chills down my spine. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Sylvain.p","author_uid":"20862","time":"May 8, 2013 @ 1:14am","epoch":1367975340,"text":"Great game and very stresful atmosphere."},{"author_name":"Ninja Doggy","author_uid":"13353","time":"May 10, 2013 @ 8:14am","epoch":1368173340,"text":"Nice game and concept actually.It fits very well in the LD#26\r<br\/>theme. 10\/10 *"},{"author_name":"someone","author_uid":"1207","time":"May 10, 2013 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1368204960,"text":"Nice game."},{"author_name":"euwaku","author_uid":"23249","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 7:08pm","epoch":1368298980,"text":"Wow, the atmosphere was crazy. This game almost awakened my inner kid fears :O \r<br\/>Very good entry."},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 7:14am","epoch":1368342540,"text":"Loving your comments, you all are the reason making games is sooooo good. :)"},{"author_name":"lorancou","author_uid":"8588","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 2:43pm","epoch":1368455880,"text":"Great use of sound and darkness"},{"author_name":"nimblegorilla","author_uid":"15273","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1368478500,"text":"Really fun game. I died a bunch because I kept trying to shine the flashlight on monsters to see what they looked like instead of getting to the lamp. haha."},{"author_name":"Riccardo Stucchi","author_uid":"11685","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 9:58am","epoch":1368525180,"text":"wow!!! Very very cool concept!!! while being minimalist you managed to make this game creepy!! I love this game!!! Excellent work!!! :D"},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"May 17, 2013 @ 7:28am","epoch":1368775380,"text":"The lamp idea is neat, the switching on and off bring the perfect rythm to the game. The monsters are simple but scary and their screams are just perfect. I think I'm just not fond of size fading footstep, alpha fading or no fading would work better imho."}],"images":["ld26\/11589-1e925d243819af2c574e94f298ea6e94.jpg","ld26\/11589-d0a3ba234f81baf604e2b1a4373fe222.jpg","ld26\/11589-241565cb82e04dd49d4e0cef4b01df0c.jpg","ld26\/11589-326dcfb162dd2db9530ab79bbf80c9f2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/1962143\/TheLamp\/release\/Win.rar","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/1962143\/TheLamp\/release\/Mac.rar","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/1962143\/TheLamp\/release\/Linux.rar","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/1962143\/TheLamp\/release\/Web\/Web.html","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25655","g_author":"11589","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"25685","g_title":"The Lamp","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"102","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\/\/233892\/11589-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11589-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11589-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11589-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are stuck in a room. It is empty, save for a lamp in the middle. The lamp is your only hope.\r\n\r\nTurn the lamp off, then turn it on. \r\nSee what happens. \r\nSurvive.\r\n\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nWASD or arrow keys to move\r\nany other key to use objects\r\n\r\nMac and Linux versions have not been tested. If there is any problem please let me know!\r\n\r\n\r\nHints:\r\nBeware of the eyes.\r\nUse the torches.\r\nMatch the colors.\r\nFear the hours.\r\nKeep going.\r\n\r\n\r\nThis minimalistic survival game (both in the graphics and the gameplay) was created by:\r\n\r\nMichele Pirovano - Programming, Game Design, Animation\r\nFederica Tana - Graphic Design, 2D Art \r\nDario Campanella - Graphic Design, 2D Art, Game Design, Sound\r\nAndrea Campanella - Music, Sound\r\nDario Bertini - Programming\r\nRiccardo Sacchi - Programming<\/p>","title":"The Lamp"}