{"author_link":"\/author\/davidpeter\/","author_name":"davidpeter","author_uid":"3323","comments":[{"author_name":"Msquirrel","author_uid":"17911","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:49am","epoch":1367304240,"text":"Very Nice, liked the graphics, liked the style, good job."},{"author_name":"dertom","author_uid":"479","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:00am","epoch":1367319300,"text":"Looks nice, but actually I have to admit that I didn't get how to use the space key 'to stun the moths'. I die at the first jump :D Maybe I'm still too tired :D\r<br\/>As you already mentioned no restart key, but I know restarting a game can be really challenging!"},{"author_name":"dertom","author_uid":"479","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:04am","epoch":1367319540,"text":"Aaaa,...ok I finally got my first light off :D That I do call a difficult start :D plus dying at the first contact :D\r<br\/>Gratz for finishing, keep on rocking"},{"author_name":"davidpeter","author_uid":"3323","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:48am","epoch":1367322180,"text":"Yeah, it's a bit tricky at first for sure. That's something to fix for later. Thanks!"},{"author_name":"TheSheep","author_uid":"11694","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:14pm","epoch":1367330940,"text":"Definitely a hard game. Fun nonetheless! Congratulations! Great mood. Would be awesome with some music."},{"author_name":"johnfn","author_uid":"3187","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1367336760,"text":"Graphics are pro. 1 hit death is a little much. Didn't realize you had to jump onto the top of the lamps and mash space to get it to turn off. I died like 10 times before I figured that out. However once I did that I thought it was cool. And stressful, which is good. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'm going to go ahead and agree with the last commenter. Music would have made this game so much better. Like omg."},{"author_name":"tonbery","author_uid":"22691","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1367358960,"text":"I dont figure out what to do, this devil butterflies always get me! D= but nice art, and the control is really responsive ;)"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:50pm","epoch":1367361900,"text":"Cool artwork a very good mood... very hard gameplay.. there is not a single sound... and I'm dying all the time ... no problem at all... I think I'm to noobish ;)"},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:13am","epoch":1367366880,"text":"One hit death is too punishing! Nice visuals."},{"author_name":"davidpeter","author_uid":"3323","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:37am","epoch":1367371920,"text":"For those having difficulty with the game and want some spoilers on how to beat it: keep mashing the space bar and time your jumps. You want to press space while touching the top of the lampposts, where the light is emanating from."},{"author_name":"Prelucid","author_uid":"17759","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 1:32am","epoch":1367544420,"text":"Nice graphics. Couldn't get very far, but interesting mechanic."},{"author_name":"Julian Ceipek","author_uid":"8564","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 1:52am","epoch":1367545620,"text":"Nice graphics and mood, and I like the concept of the central mechanic, but the game difficulty doesn't feel very balanced. Getting past the first three moths was really frustrating because permadeath + the lack of a reset to just after the game introduction made the experience of losing quite tedious. I was about to give up before reading the other comments. After that, the game lost all its challenge and I played through in one go without losing. A gradual increase in difficulty to overcome obstacles (with a more forgiving start) would have been very welcome. The ending felt incomplete, and I tried to grab the fallen star and escape the cave for several minutes before I realized that there was nothing else to do.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good work for a first\/second LD."},{"author_name":"evilDan","author_uid":"23275","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 2:37am","epoch":1367548320,"text":"Interesting idea - like the mechanic and love the aesthetic."},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 6:14am","epoch":1367561340,"text":"Interesting concept, very difficult in the execution. Also a minor aesthetic nitpick but the vector perfect circles of light might have fit the art style better if they were more aliased. Congrats Shirmung on the 1st LD Jam."},{"author_name":"PabloAlexandre31","author_uid":"10620","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 3:26am","epoch":1367637660,"text":"Liked the graphics and of idea, but the death is very frustrating, because don't have a restart button (I know that you already mentioned no restart button). Good Job!"},{"author_name":"Hatscat","author_uid":"10471","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 3:36pm","epoch":1367854260,"text":"Nice! A music could add a lot for the mood"},{"author_name":"FrederickK","author_uid":"11311","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 5:58pm","epoch":1368121980,"text":"good style and graphics, congrats (die at first hit is hard..try to make this easier, please, hehe)"},{"author_name":"commanderstitch","author_uid":"14366","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 12:42am","epoch":1368664620,"text":"I made it to lamp 5 i think. 3 got me soooo many times. i noticed the lamp heights varied for every game i played. I like the starry background and the beautiful star. :D"},{"author_name":"CataclysmicKnight","author_uid":"1082","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 4:42am","epoch":1368679020,"text":"I played about 8 times and couldn't get past first lamp, even after reading the other comments... I definitely wished that it was easier to restart after death, too."},{"author_name":"finefin","author_uid":"16498","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 1:08pm","epoch":1368709380,"text":"I died a dozen times on the first screen and the missing restart button makes this quite frustrating.\r<br\/>nonetheless the game looks just lovely and could be a hit with some more hours of work on usability and balancing.\r<br\/>so I give it a 4\/5 overall."},{"author_name":"WiseGAMER","author_uid":"15721","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1368710100,"text":"Needs a music, other than that it is good !"},{"author_name":"Thijsku","author_uid":"16151","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 4:07pm","epoch":1368720120,"text":"Too bad you have to restart the webpage when you're game over. Was kinda hard. I did like the art style though!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice job"},{"author_name":"Dir3kt","author_uid":"12434","time":"May 17, 2013 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1368829740,"text":"Nice graphics and mood. Too bad there is this single hit death with a kind of empty screen :("},{"author_name":"Make A Game","author_uid":"5631","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 10:39am","epoch":1368959640,"text":"I loved the graphics and overall mood, all very warm and fuzzy. Those moths are really evil looking! Aside from some animation problems, this game ran smooth. Hope to see you next LD!"},{"author_name":"ilo","author_uid":"12377","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 6:25pm","epoch":1368987600,"text":"Certainly looks a lot less stressful than it plays! :) That's my main criticism really, that the difficulty and presentation don't seem to fit. But the visuals are charming, and it could easily have a great atmosphere with some music and sound effects."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1369081560,"text":"Liked the graphics, style and base mechanic ideas. Jump was pretty floaty and the collision box on the player seemed too large making for unforgiving collisions."},{"author_name":"BradleySmith","author_uid":"14944","time":"May 21, 2013 @ 12:42am","epoch":1369096620,"text":"Not bad."},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"May 21, 2013 @ 12:50am","epoch":1369097100,"text":"Beautiful game. might be a tad difficult though. Loved the aesthetic and mood"},{"author_name":"Monxcleyr Productions","author_uid":"18483","time":"May 21, 2013 @ 12:51am","epoch":1369097160,"text":"Strangely difficult, and without much of an introduction. I loved, loved the art though, and I feel the mechanic of turning lights on and off could definitely go places."}],"images":["ld26\/3323-72dbd351b628431e951e21348c533950.jpg","ld26\/3323-9317ea7b936f9d07adb3d01ec299f82f.jpg","ld26\/3323-18dc22b419592d80a25444e4b71734b6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/shirmung.github.io\/ludum-dare-26\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/shirmung\/ludum-dare-26","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25732","g_author":"3323","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"25762","g_title":"&quot;&quot;","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"431","g_commentcount":"29","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\/3323-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3323-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3323-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"My 2nd finished LD, Shirmung's first LD ever! She did the programming, I did the art. It's a really small game, but we're proud of it nevertheless!\r\n\r\nThere's no restart button because it broke things.\r\n\r\np.s. our entry's title is a blank string.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nSpace for dialogue\r\nArrow keys for movement (and jumping)\r\nSpace to turn off lampposts\r\n\r\nNOTE: Our git repository contains updated source code, but the gameplay link won't be updated until after voting ends. If you want the specific source released for LD, it's here: https:\/\/github.com\/shirmung\/ludum-dare-26\/tree\/v1.0<\/p>","title":"&quot;&quot;"}