{"author_link":"\/author\/purplescape\/","author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","comments":[{"author_name":"mortl8324","author_uid":"9841","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1367340060,"text":"I don't know if I am just an idiot, but I had difficulty doing simple things like just moving around...."},{"author_name":"Dabuuker","author_uid":"20827","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:49pm","epoch":1367340240,"text":"Very cool artwork. The interface is a bit clumsy but I guess that goes with a retro Point and Click. Great job!"},{"author_name":"FloatingGhost","author_uid":"20843","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:58pm","epoch":1367340780,"text":"Fetch a potato? *slow clap*"},{"author_name":"bowlercaptain","author_uid":"14337","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:03pm","epoch":1367341080,"text":"Quite fun! Sometimes the order in which you had to do things wasn't always clear, but it's an adventure game, so I can't be too much of a stickler. Music was decent; it fit the mood, but got a little on my nerves at the end. Also, much of the time I couldn't tell what an item was. It wasn't until the end of the game that I figured out that the red lump was a minimalizer gun."},{"author_name":"lanz","author_uid":"20549","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1367341500,"text":"Cool! Space quest has returned! I really liked the plot and art. Dark Black is cool. Nice ending .)"},{"author_name":"Masadow","author_uid":"22572","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:55pm","epoch":1367344200,"text":"I struggled a lot at the beginning to move and interact, but finally, it was a good story :) Nice artwork too !"},{"author_name":"wy477wh173","author_uid":"21543","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1367344260,"text":"Potato! Even though not potato! Liked it, solid job."},{"author_name":"Argembarger","author_uid":"20889","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1367344920,"text":"Took me a while to figure out that I could move by clicking instead of with the arrow keys. Otherwise, pretty neat little point-and-click. It had a good atmosphere"},{"author_name":"PPLo","author_uid":"19983","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1367345220,"text":"I'm stuck :'("},{"author_name":"Cake&amp;Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:15pm","epoch":1367345400,"text":"Wow, love the look of the game which is really important for adventure games! I agree with the others that the controls were a bit of a challenge to wrestle, but once you get past that it's a really enjoyable experience!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I wish the steps needed for some of the tasks were more obvious, and I know that adventure games often have this... &quot;feature&quot; but it is a bit unruly to have to try stuff until it works for seemingly no reason xD\r<br\/>\r<br\/>All in all, really well executed game!"},{"author_name":"PPLo","author_uid":"19983","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1367346120,"text":"Yeah! I completed the game! I liked the art and the balanced puzzles. Good overall performance!"},{"author_name":"Shugor","author_uid":"14284","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1367357880,"text":"I really liked the puzzles in this game, although it took me forever to figure out how to open the items menu. The art was really nice too and i liked how the potato became important near the end. Good job for a 72 hour jam!"},{"author_name":"FREEZX","author_uid":"20830","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:24pm","epoch":1367360340,"text":"Cool game, loved the overall mood, was fun, awesome pixel art. The interface was giving me some problems. Overall awesome game."},{"author_name":"matter123","author_uid":"10732","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:24pm","epoch":1367360340,"text":"really hard to move around, jerky"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:30pm","epoch":1367360700,"text":"I had trouble figuring out how to progress past the transportation hub. The guys just kept wanting to shoot me. Very good music and graphics...and way to include a potato! :)"},{"author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1367361180,"text":"@matter123 Are you using the arrow keys to move? Try using the mouse walk icon instead.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks for the comments everyone, dactylopus and myself really appreciate the feedback!"},{"author_name":"DaanVanYperen","author_uid":"22396","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1367361360,"text":"Like the graphics. walking isn't working really well for me, makes it hard to play."},{"author_name":"AestheticGamer","author_uid":"22278","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1367361360,"text":"A fairly short but well-crafted point'n'click adventure. The game has some nice art, a quirky soundtrack, and a few confusing but still sensible puzzles. Seems to have a good amount of effort into it, and a good amount of charm."},{"author_name":"Cosine","author_uid":"20686","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1367362020,"text":"Really neat, in depth game. One of the few full-graphics games in this LD with a good story."},{"author_name":"ghostinthesoft","author_uid":"20530","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 6:17am","epoch":1367388720,"text":"nice game, it was fun, you did a great job"},{"author_name":"Jyrkface","author_uid":"20894","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:35am","epoch":1367397000,"text":"Has to be my favorite potato reference so far! Really nice backgrounds too!"},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:38am","epoch":1367397180,"text":"Good game!  I like the graphic and concept great job! :)"},{"author_name":"kyyninen","author_uid":"21389","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:44am","epoch":1367397540,"text":"Puzzles were a bit basic &quot;use everything you have with everything you see,&quot; but given the time limit it can be forgiven. Good use of hero's journey, though more stages would have been appreciated!"},{"author_name":"myachin","author_uid":"10579","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:54am","epoch":1367398140,"text":"nice game 5\/5"},{"author_name":"ShellfishGames","author_uid":"23164","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1367409300,"text":"I didn't even get past those guards. Tried to use the three objects on everything possible, but I didn't get anywhere with it. Which is sad because I'm really curious how the story continues.\r<br\/>But I guess this first impression was good enough to justify a pretty positive rating nontheless."},{"author_name":"NuSan","author_uid":"18943","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:19pm","epoch":1367410440,"text":"I love it, great graphics and mood, i like the musics and sounds fx too. It's following the usual adventure style too much, but real fun."},{"author_name":"Starspell","author_uid":"1791","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:43pm","epoch":1367437080,"text":"A pretty long and content filled game for a LD. The graphics were great and the music was pretty good. Overall it was a pretty good game. I was expecting an explosion at the end though."},{"author_name":"Beldarak","author_uid":"20772","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 3:15am","epoch":1367550600,"text":"Great art style and music, the mood is simply excellent."},{"author_name":"Tifu","author_uid":"7793","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 11:39am","epoch":1367667240,"text":"Good job! I actually managed to beat it without looking for help, that never happens with me and adventure games =P"},{"author_name":"PixelIndigo","author_uid":"20260","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 9:29am","epoch":1367832240,"text":"Quest!!!"},{"author_name":"dremelofdeath","author_uid":"17159","time":"May 8, 2013 @ 10:13am","epoch":1368007680,"text":"I got stuck :\/ It wasn't clear to me how to get into the transportation chambers. Might just be that it's 3 AM, but I gave up. Otherwise good game, though... really enjoyed the music and gameplay."},{"author_name":"Paul Sinnett","author_uid":"11312","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 11:00pm","epoch":1369090500,"text":"I also got stuck getting into the transporter. But I started again and on the second run I just walked straight in!? The music and style of this game is excellent."}],"images":["ld26\/19858-d49e8dd93ee56173962b0620a7a643de.jpg","ld26\/19858-c110f07fcc027a27411fef34f97e1c64.jpg","ld26\/19858-119969d2011de48f51e92a31781b76d8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/host-a.net\/u\/DarkBlack\/DarkBlack.zip","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26144","g_author":"19858","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"26174","g_title":"Dark Black","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"230","g_commentcount":"32","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\/19858-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/19858-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/19858-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You must save your village friends from being transformed by the evil Dark Black in this short adventure game.\r\n\r\nExtract the DarkBlack.zip file and run the DarkBlack.exe to play.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nLeft click to use cursor.\r\nRight click to change cursor.\r\nYou can access the menu by hovering the mouse at the top of the screen.\r\n\r\nProgramming and sound by dactylopus\r\nArt by Purplescape<\/p>","title":"Dark Black"}