{"author_link":"\/author\/lioneljitro\/","author_name":"LionelJitro","author_uid":"18018","comments":[{"author_name":"BradleySmith","author_uid":"14944","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1367261820,"text":"Interesting and unique art style, hilarious sound effects. The only thing to say is that starting at the start makes the game quite difficult to grasp. Overall a fantastic effort for 48 hours."},{"author_name":"Jellycakes","author_uid":"13474","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:03pm","epoch":1367261880,"text":"Really nice game! Enjoyed apart from dying so often because today I am bad at video games. Dat Piano!"},{"author_name":"gilmore606","author_uid":"22003","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1367274780,"text":"Beautiful art, funny sounds, but sending me back to the start every time is a bit much."},{"author_name":"kratorspore","author_uid":"6762","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1367275020,"text":"The controls felt a bit unresponsive for what you want in a platformer, especially the jump. Wonderful graphics, sound and mood."},{"author_name":"Daisuke909","author_uid":"8522","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:43pm","epoch":1367275080,"text":"I don't really get the minimalism, and the platforming is kind of awkward... if the real government had those turtles... man, forget nukes. :P"},{"author_name":"gilmore606","author_uid":"22003","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:37am","epoch":1367292720,"text":"I came back to this one just to look at the art again.  Are you an artist by trade?  That screenshot's so tasty I want to chew on it."},{"author_name":"richtx","author_uid":"14045","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:54am","epoch":1367293740,"text":"Kind of a kooky pitfall. I had fun with it. Great job."},{"author_name":"boboKat","author_uid":"20222","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:46am","epoch":1367296860,"text":"Nice art. pretty hard since I'm not a bit platformer player but fun in a minimalist sort of way!"},{"author_name":"Skulls","author_uid":"11868","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:46am","epoch":1367296860,"text":"Hard game, love the artstyle and piano. I think what makes it so hard is that you can't move in the air after you jump."},{"author_name":"JokerDen","author_uid":"16034","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:13am","epoch":1367312880,"text":"Love the art. I think making platformers is really hard for 48 hours. +"},{"author_name":"EdoMiyamoto","author_uid":"18304","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:15am","epoch":1367313000,"text":"Very hard !"},{"author_name":"omaromeir","author_uid":"23110","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:17am","epoch":1367313120,"text":"Difficult game, tight controls, cool sound and hilarious character voices :'D."},{"author_name":"ncgames","author_uid":"23517","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:22am","epoch":1367313420,"text":"a minimal jump for a minimal platformer. :D lovely art and transitions"},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:54am","epoch":1367322540,"text":"Great artistic style and nice audio! It's a bit tough but rewarding when you finally beat it."},{"author_name":"jacklehamster","author_uid":"20841","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 7:23am","epoch":1367479080,"text":"Nice graphics, ambiance, music and sound effects. The bat part is, for a game where you die instantly when you slightly get touched, starting all the way from the beginning becomes very frustrating. Try to make the game a bit more enjoyable for those who suck at platformers ;-P"},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:54pm","epoch":1367506140,"text":"Quirky and interesting idea. I like the art style and the piano music!"},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1367605260,"text":"Very minimalist and cool game, i enjoyed it well done :)"},{"author_name":"Tainted_Code","author_uid":"5752","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1367615760,"text":"Really good game, despite the poor animations and controls but hey, it's minimalism, so I'll let you off! ;)"},{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 11:16am","epoch":1367665860,"text":"Sadly it just crashes when I try to start it (Windows XP, 32bit). :("},{"author_name":"PabloAlexandre31","author_uid":"10620","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1367700360,"text":"Nice game"},{"author_name":"nseward","author_uid":"15218","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1367700840,"text":"First, going back to the beginning is a bit much and the hit boxes are a bit too big.  That said ... oh my god.  The music and the graphics are amazing.  Super job.  I loved it."},{"author_name":"little_polygon","author_uid":"19295","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 5:00am","epoch":1367902500,"text":"Having to walk across the first screen over and over and over again on every life kills the momentum of the game :\\"},{"author_name":"Exclamation Mark","author_uid":"22286","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 10:58pm","epoch":1367967180,"text":"Frustratingly hard! (don't take it too personally, i'm fairly easy to frustrate :) ) The drawings are awesome, the sounds are nice, but having to watch it over and over (and *OVER*) again, every single i miss by a pixel killed the mood pretty fast. Getting killed a gazyllion times can work well, games like super meatboy have proven that, but the key to that is keeping the action fast. Revisiting the first screens that are empty and slow paced breaks the action and gives a very mixed experience of challenge, emotion, frustration and boredom. I like the concept of having the action on the bottom of a large screen, that's an interesting take on the theme. Good job, but with could have easily been so much better!"},{"author_name":"GranaDa","author_uid":"11561","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1367970120,"text":"Something feels strange with the controls, maybe a bit unresponsive. Loved the art and audio. Good job!"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 4:49am","epoch":1368679440,"text":"too many turtle -- grrrrr -- nice effort"},{"author_name":"TheDanielBerry","author_uid":"20587","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 6:25pm","epoch":1368728400,"text":"This is so awesome that you developed for the Ouya."}],"images":["ld26\/18018-d108be1da2ad428a05ddf89cd2051580.jpg","ld26\/18018-ab46268db6b0779290af2555201be920.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.lioneljitro.com\/ludumdare\/windows\/ludumDare26_LionelJitro_Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lioneljitro.com\/ludumdare\/macosx\/LionelJitroMinimalism.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lioneljitro.com\/ludumdare\/ouya\/MinimalistsJourney.apk","text":"OUYA"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/lioneljitro\/c\/2222800","text":"Gameplay Video"},{"url":"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/ljitro\/ludum-dare-26","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25692","g_author":"18018","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25722","g_title":"Minimalist's journey towards overlord minimalism","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"897","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\/18018-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/18018-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Both win and mac just require a double click to play. No installation required.\r\n\r\nPLEASE DON'T CHANGE THE WINDOW SIZE IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME. I didn't have time to implement scaling so the mechanics break.\r\n\r\nPlatformer with no platforms (minimalism right there).\r\n\r\nI suggest using an xBox controller or similar. I haven't beaten the last level yet, I hope it is possible.\r\n\r\n\"The world has been repressed by years of increasing government control. A small population moved into the caves to escape the grasp of insidious bills that the people didn't vote for. Government beasts are being seen closer to the bastions of the free. You are Minimalist and you have decided to lead the revolution to minimise the influence the government has on the world.\"\r\n\r\nEngine: Loom\r\nGraphics: Photoshop\r\nMusic+Sound effects: Audacity\r\nMap editor: Tiled Map editor\r\nSprite Packer: Texture Packer\r\nText Editor: Sublime\r\n\r\n\r\n******************UPDATE******************\r\n\r\nThere was a bug that made the game unplayable in level two.\r\n And another that made the music repeat on mac(and only on mac). \r\nI Changed two lines of source code. \r\n\r\nSource changes on this commit: https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/ljitro\/ludum-dare-26\/commits\/3ce95abdd1b7e5b1a47aac698add162f1cb5dbec<\/p>","title":"Minimalist's journey towards overlord minimalism"}