{"author_link":"\/author\/hamster_mk_4\/","author_name":"hamster_mk_4","author_uid":"4265","comments":[{"author_name":"Farjuan","author_uid":"21120","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:57pm","epoch":1367265120,"text":"This was great, funny, good job!"},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:04am","epoch":1367279940,"text":"Points for minimalising hero's journey :)\rThe gameplay is a bit lacking - all the fights can be win by just standing and spamming quick attack"},{"author_name":"boboKat","author_uid":"20222","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:37am","epoch":1367296320,"text":"Very cool idea. It was a bit heavy on the fighting for me. I would have liked to just get through it and see all the hero's journey stuff."},{"author_name":"fueelin","author_uid":"3827","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:38am","epoch":1367296380,"text":"The graphics\/presentation is really good. Thought the combat was a little slow\/unresponsive. Got owned by hitstun. Loved the 'go right' hand, classic touch."},{"author_name":"s0ulcrusher","author_uid":"8105","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:51am","epoch":1367297160,"text":"Dang the double-bat is totally OP! Now I know if I ever have a ninja problem in my neighborhood just go see the friendly potato goddess for the ultimate boon. Great game :)"},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:46pm","epoch":1367365260,"text":"Fun and wild looking! I like the look of the photo sprites on the had-drawn backgrounds."},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:27am","epoch":1367371320,"text":"Haha this game made me laugh :D Fun idea with the graphics"},{"author_name":"basspenguin","author_uid":"12240","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:30am","epoch":1367371500,"text":"Nice. Cool art, nice quick story and the AI is great. Could just use a song looping in the BG."},{"author_name":"mchaza","author_uid":"22487","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:32am","epoch":1367371620,"text":"Like how you did the animation good job"},{"author_name":"_Rilem","author_uid":"18340","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 7:30pm","epoch":1367522700,"text":"epic ending! :p\r\rSome proper old school mortal combat style graphics, you guys must have had a lot of fun making this. :D \rBeat it in one go, so I wouldn't say it was difficult. \rBut I'd have to say the rats at the start were the most hilarious of all. :P"},{"author_name":"hamster_mk_4","author_uid":"4265","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1367525160,"text":"I didn't have enough time to properly play balance this game. We finished importing the last art asset 5 hours before submitting. So I decided to err the difficulty on the side of too easy. It is more important to me that the player be able to experience all the game content than feel properly challenged."},{"author_name":"hamster_mk_4","author_uid":"4265","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 8:12pm","epoch":1367525220,"text":"Oh and making this was a blast."},{"author_name":"tiffi","author_uid":"21552","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 10:25am","epoch":1367576400,"text":"cool game! the grafics are awesome. funny^^"},{"author_name":"stromchin","author_uid":"12316","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 5:39pm","epoch":1367688840,"text":"Loved it, one of the best games in this Ludum."},{"author_name":"Prelucid","author_uid":"17759","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 1:33am","epoch":1367717280,"text":"Strangely awesome in so many ways."},{"author_name":"tsb","author_uid":"20874","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 7:22am","epoch":1367738220,"text":"Really liked the graphics style, and the ameplay was quite addictive as well, ui played for about 15 minutes!"},{"author_name":"Jellycakes","author_uid":"13474","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 12:35am","epoch":1367886600,"text":"That was pretty fun, but it ended a bit abruptly didn't it? THE END. Was fun to play anyway. Nice job."},{"author_name":"Hayawi","author_uid":"20256","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 12:35am","epoch":1367886600,"text":"Game of the year right here. Also, how was I a woman?"},{"author_name":"ecool377","author_uid":"16979","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 6:10am","epoch":1368252300,"text":"Like skyrim with guns -machinima"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1368298440,"text":"I liked the subtle humour plus the graphics and animation was really awesome and well done."},{"author_name":"joshimoo","author_uid":"3797","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 7:16pm","epoch":1368299460,"text":"The mood and the Graphics style is amazing.\rWould not have expected that the photos + backgrounds would work this well together.\r\rDid you use a lot of filters for preparing the pictures?"},{"author_name":"hamster_mk_4","author_uid":"4265","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 8:07pm","epoch":1368302520,"text":"The pictures were created with the GIMP's magic wand and eraser tools. We had a green tarp as a backdrop."},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 10:06am","epoch":1368525660,"text":"Wow, funny and nice graphics! The controls are a bit stiff!"}],"images":["ld26\/4265-be5371c78ad0e87c07faa0b151296b00.jpg","ld26\/4265-50585a291e9b99359e1a4bf3ce3a2379.jpg","ld26\/4265-1416e171fbc9999f16029c54f66e2f7b.jpg","ld26\/4265-fe837bdd85fde6ca96006d67a1b2039e.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.monkeydev.com\/unity\/ld26\/WebPlayer.html","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26025","g_author":"4265","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"26055","g_title":"Hero's Journey","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"295","g_commentcount":"23","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\/4265-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4265-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4265-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4265-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hero's Journey takes a minimalist approach to \"The Hero of 1000 Faces.\" It touches most the major steps of the Hero's Journey without getting bogged down in mythology.\r\n\r\nThis game was made by the following people:\r\nCrystal Smith\r\nJimmy Bennett\r\nWilson Saunders\r\nZach Smith\r\n\r\nFull Disclosure: The Beat 'em Up engine code was written prior to Ludum Dare 26. Most of the work was on the sprites and level design.<\/p>","title":"Hero's Journey"}