{"author_link":"\/author\/larb\/","author_name":"larb","author_uid":"17860","comments":[{"author_name":"HELLO23","author_uid":"21541","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:05am","epoch":1367233200,"text":"I REALLY liked the graphics ad the visual effects, it is very minimal, and beautiful. The audio is quite amazing. I did not understand how can I survive(the controls are complicated)"},{"author_name":"Liikeaturtle","author_uid":"18008","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1367270880,"text":"The graphics are great and its very unique but I'm having trouble understanding what the point of the game is"},{"author_name":"folmerkelly","author_uid":"15353","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1367272020,"text":"I don't get how the game works tbh but great interpretation of the theme."},{"author_name":"jmf","author_uid":"4371","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1367272020,"text":"Brilliant mix of sound with gameplay. *Love* the art style. Definitely a gem."},{"author_name":"Michael Hall","author_uid":"20062","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1367272200,"text":"Yeah I have no idea how the game works but it looks really cool and the control mechanism is really unique. I gave it 4 stars"},{"author_name":"scorder","author_uid":"13724","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1367272320,"text":"I simply tried to make music. It is minimal but very nicely executed in that sense.\r<br\/>I'm not sure what the end scores mean, I wished for a longer playtime instead.\r<br\/>It works for me!"},{"author_name":"Hamumu","author_uid":"11","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:58pm","epoch":1367272380,"text":"The controls are pretty frustrating, but I really liked the style... although I only marginally understood what I was doing on my second try.  Since my score was -781 (and also +9?  I don't get much about this game...), I'm guessing I didn't understand that well.  Really good job with the minimal style and atmosphere, but a little explaining would've been good (perhaps outside of the game if you want to be artsy)."},{"author_name":"uberneen","author_uid":"10893","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1367273040,"text":"This was relaxing to play around with.  I think I might understand some of what I'm supposed to be doing now but some additional instructions would be helpful."},{"author_name":"multitude","author_uid":"21762","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1367274000,"text":"Love the retro graphics. the sound is cool too. reminds me of the old c64 times. the ship is a bit hard to see when it turns black on a black background. but all in all this is a nice little game :)"},{"author_name":"larb","author_uid":"17860","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:26am","epoch":1367281260,"text":"Wow, thanks for all the comments.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I left out instructions on purpose for the minimalism theme.  I just wanted to let people to explore and experiment. Backfired maybe? :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There's really not much to it. Just move around and enjoy for 2 minutes. You can't lose.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But here's the scoring system I tacked on. Touch a colored square to get 1 green point. When touching a white stripe, you start to flash, and you lose 1 red point per animation frame. Touching a colored square makes you invincible. (Invisible too.)"},{"author_name":"ovenchips","author_uid":"19236","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1367364480,"text":"Wonderful game - a fresh, original concept. I can see you being able to build this out into bigger game. Some feedback on how the player is performing would be cool (but maybe that isn't minimal!).  Well done!"},{"author_name":"Jim Haslett","author_uid":"11411","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:19am","epoch":1367457240,"text":"I loved the sound and how it related to the events on the screen.  I have no idea what the object of the game is."},{"author_name":"JustinMullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:03am","epoch":1367459880,"text":"Beautiful and mesmerizing.  Reminds me of 2001: A Space Odyssey - high praise, in my opinion."},{"author_name":"mattperrin","author_uid":"4263","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:03am","epoch":1367459880,"text":"I think you're on to a potentially really cool idea. Hope you continue working on it."},{"author_name":"Julian Ceipek","author_uid":"8564","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:17am","epoch":1367460720,"text":"It took me three games to fully understand all of the game rules, but now that I do, I really like the concept. I think if there was a slower difficulty ramp-up, the rules would actually become self evident without requiring multiple play-throughs or explanations. The visuals are good and the audio is beautiful and perfect. However, the control scheme and avatar were quite frustrating. I think a freely moving avatar with direct positional control with a mouse or touchscreen would have worked better. Overall, a very nice piece."},{"author_name":"Grouflon","author_uid":"14480","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:33am","epoch":1367461680,"text":"Pretty hard to figure out what we're supposed to do and how the controls works. But there's a real work on the overall mood, I had a beautiful time playing this game :)"},{"author_name":"Paul Sinnett","author_uid":"11312","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 12:09am","epoch":1367539440,"text":"I like the graphical style, it reminded me of the early Atari video games. The mixing of the audio with the visuals was brilliant."},{"author_name":"JohnnySix","author_uid":"20903","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 1:49am","epoch":1367545440,"text":"Really liked this - the controls were a little difficult to master once the white lines started hitting fast and wide, but still fun. I scored +17, which I was proud of. :D"},{"author_name":"madballneek","author_uid":"20275","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 11:56pm","epoch":1367625060,"text":"Pretty much a near perfect use of the theme. I've had similar design ideas myself in terms of the use of music and audio, but you've executed it much better than I ever could!"},{"author_name":"runonthespot","author_uid":"13386","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:47pm","epoch":1367700120,"text":"Liked the tie-in with music and that famous minimalist work.  I think when I next see Mondrian style work, I'll be thinking in piano notes :)"},{"author_name":"Mesene","author_uid":"6870","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 10:37pm","epoch":1367793120,"text":"Beautiful entry, I enjoyed it a lot.\r<br\/>Thanks :)"}],"images":["ld26\/17860-bfb18789b7ccb48189aefdb637753c46.jpg","ld26\/17860-c318ad8110b5b339b2e5d3f0dd28ec9a.jpg","ld26\/17860-db23485fb45244962a2714e134ca0619.jpg","ld26\/17860-6c7c6cefcace7926f7af706e14f3095a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/126914278\/LD\/48\/xro48.html","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25923","g_author":"17860","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25953","g_title":"xro48","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"344","g_commentcount":"21","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\/17860-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/17860-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/17860-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/17860-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"-Use Chrome browser. The game works in Firefox, but Firefox will not have audio.\r\n\r\n-Controls: \r\n A, W, D \r\n or \r\n Up Arrow, Left Arrow, Right Arrow.\r\n\r\n\r\n-Game length is about 2 minutes.\r\n\r\nThanks for playing.<\/p>","title":"xro48"}