{"author_link":"\/author\/purplemoustache\/","author_name":"PurpleMoustache","author_uid":"20308","comments":[{"author_name":"ddlyheadshot","author_uid":"23095","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 12:56pm","epoch":1367153460,"text":"Slightly buggy (infinite food) but not in a way that spoils the game. Very immersive."},{"author_name":"ddlyheadshot","author_uid":"23095","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 1:51pm","epoch":1367156760,"text":"OK, having played through it to the end, I have to say I love it! This is by far the best game I've seen (and been able to play) so far!"},{"author_name":"simrob","author_uid":"23144","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1367179800,"text":"Dark and twisty - well done! It seemed strange that there went from being lots of choices in early dreams to being fewer later on - was that intentional as a part of the storytelling?"},{"author_name":"DdlyHeadshot","author_uid":"23095","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:11am","epoch":1367233560,"text":"I Love this game!"},{"author_name":"Michael Hall","author_uid":"20062","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:57pm","epoch":1367268720,"text":"Wow, I usually don't like text based games, but the atmosphere of this one is really astounding. It's really nice how the keywords glow against the dark background. Very ominous."},{"author_name":"dualtagh","author_uid":"14306","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1367268840,"text":"Nice game, quite interesting!"},{"author_name":"invaderJim","author_uid":"2117","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1367268960,"text":"Played it all the way through. You are a very talented story-teller :)"},{"author_name":"Felix20","author_uid":"6525","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:06pm","epoch":1367269260,"text":"Nice game, it's got a great narrative and it fits the theme well.\rThat's pretty much all there is to say, I didn't have any problems with it."},{"author_name":"netguy204","author_uid":"5044","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:10pm","epoch":1367269500,"text":"This is slick. The simple and beautiful layout and typography really make it. I enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"Chman","author_uid":"17883","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1367269920,"text":"Simply brilliant. I'm not too much into interactive fictions, twine games and all, but wow."},{"author_name":"srimech","author_uid":"21987","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1367270160,"text":"This is beautiful, really well executed. \r\rOne tiny bug, you can eat the dinner multiple times. But that isn't important."},{"author_name":"PurpleMoustache","author_uid":"20308","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1367272140,"text":"@ddlyheadshot & @srimech:\rYeah, that was something I left open for a planned second ending, but I scrapped it due to Minimalism. I would go and fix it, but I would have to write a sentence or two, and I'm not sure that counts as a "typo"\r\r@simrob\rYeah, it's a storytelling reason. Options are closing, and either way the multiple choices lead to the same ending."},{"author_name":"Hayawi","author_uid":"20256","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1367278920,"text":"All I can say is wow."},{"author_name":"protensity","author_uid":"7949","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:54am","epoch":1367282940,"text":"A twine game! I also used Twine for part of mine :)\r\rI like how simple and sweet it is."},{"author_name":"Mark Hildreth","author_uid":"13982","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:13am","epoch":1367284080,"text":"Count me among the text-based-game-avoiders that enjoyed this one."},{"author_name":"berjah","author_uid":"20555","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:16am","epoch":1367284260,"text":"Loved the twists. Good game!"},{"author_name":"vladimirdlc","author_uid":"20157","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:27am","epoch":1367288520,"text":"You definitely like some dark stuff, nice game."},{"author_name":"shinestrength","author_uid":"18234","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:21am","epoch":1367295360,"text":"So immersive. I had to go back and check if I missed something that would help me out. :D"},{"author_name":"Gravel","author_uid":"14886","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:38am","epoch":1367314380,"text":"Typo and colors interested me, then the story pushes me to continue.\rReally well done and interesting to play.\rNice!"},{"author_name":"Puzzlem00n","author_uid":"11003","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1367353740,"text":"Nice. A very good story.\r\rI feel like the voice laid on the plot a bit too thick all at one time, but it was still enjoyable. My point is, if the voice revealed everything a bit more gradually, then it might feel a bit more smooth."},{"author_name":"De_n00bWOLF","author_uid":"23695","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:19am","epoch":1367378040,"text":"One of my favorite Twine games so far. Hope there are some more to come :D"},{"author_name":"lathomas64","author_uid":"3691","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 11:18pm","epoch":1367449980,"text":"A little bit odd, wish there had been a little bit more branching, I felt a bit railroaded."},{"author_name":"Christina Nordlander","author_uid":"20504","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 3:10pm","epoch":1367766300,"text":"I enjoyed this a lot. Not the most original set-up, but the story is immersive and mostly very well-written (the writing felt a bit bare-bones in a couple of places, but that's about it). The ending is very powerful.\r\rVery nice work on Twine. I didn't find any technical flaws, except the slight problem of the "infinite dinner".\r\rGreat work!"},{"author_name":"Christina Nordlander","author_uid":"20504","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 3:13pm","epoch":1367766480,"text":"Forgot to mention...\r\r\rSPOILERS\r\rI like the way you allow the player to input information towards the end. First time I've seen that in a Twine game."},{"author_name":"cfloydtweets","author_uid":"21482","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 3:23pm","epoch":1367767080,"text":"I really like the use of Minimalism here. I like that death is frequent, and it reminded me a lot of a game I made once, too, which helped :) Great work!"},{"author_name":"ovenchips","author_uid":"19236","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 12:21am","epoch":1368490560,"text":"Is there a rating category for nihilism? :) Interesting take on the theme."},{"author_name":"tudd","author_uid":"20285","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 3:33am","epoch":1368674880,"text":"there so should be a nilhilism rating category :D\r\ri liked how frank the narrator was ("You died.") but not sure if that was intentional.\r\ralso, liked the water idea. the idea of a main room that changes slightly over time seemed similar of howling dogs.\r\rand the stylesheet was awesome so 5star :D"}],"images":["ld26\/20308-d1089ac989b4c52c7fa2878c8af54960.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/18841090\/Ludum%20Dare\/Solitary%20Download.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/18841090\/Ludum%20Dare\/Solitary%20Download.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/18841090\/Ludum%20Dare\/Solitary%20Download.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/18841090\/Ludum%20Dare\/Solitary.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/18841090\/Ludum%20Dare\/Source%20Code.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26135","g_author":"20308","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"26165","g_title":"Solitary","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"179","g_commentcount":"27","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\/20308-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A Twine game with a minimalistic interface, set in a minimalistic room, about a minimalistic series of events.\r\n\r\nWhat happens when minimalism mixes with being solitary?\r\n\r\nMIDDLEWARE USED:\r\nCSS stuff from here:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.glorioustrainwrecks.com\/node\/5163\r\n\r\nBlocking use of back button: \r\nhttp:\/\/www.glorioustrainwrecks.com\/node\/5094\r\n\r\nKNOWN ISSUES: \r\nI forgot to stop infinite dinner on a page, so enjoy eating your crummy TV dinner over, and over, and over again if you wish.<\/p>","title":"Solitary"}