{"author_link":"\/author\/jwin\/","author_name":"jwin","author_uid":"14991","comments":[{"author_name":"TylerNocks","author_uid":"21271","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:11am","epoch":1367204760,"text":"Very Nice!!!"},{"author_name":"bobo72a","author_uid":"22834","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:16am","epoch":1367205060,"text":"Best game I've played so far!"},{"author_name":"bb_buster","author_uid":"8399","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:19am","epoch":1367205240,"text":"I Liked it, nice and simple and pretty fun =)\r<br\/>Good job."},{"author_name":"Filth and Money","author_uid":"23016","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:29am","epoch":1367205840,"text":"Very cool"},{"author_name":"Zenithik","author_uid":"23274","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:41am","epoch":1367206560,"text":"Awesome :D"},{"author_name":"maloki","author_uid":"3790","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:19am","epoch":1367208840,"text":"I love the concept! At first my right hand felt awkward not having to do anything...until I remembered that the arrow keys worked too. :P"},{"author_name":"cacciatc","author_uid":"127","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:30am","epoch":1367209500,"text":"I like how all the necessary info you need is integrated into the back of your character."},{"author_name":"Suese","author_uid":"8361","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:18am","epoch":1367219580,"text":"Casual.  When my brain hurts from playing so many games the one handed thing feels nice for some reason."},{"author_name":"Canyon","author_uid":"6228","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:44am","epoch":1367224740,"text":"Not having to use the mouse was awesome.  I digged the music and the art style."},{"author_name":"Ian MacLarty","author_uid":"20641","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:37am","epoch":1367227920,"text":"Brilliant!"},{"author_name":"multitude","author_uid":"21762","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:39am","epoch":1367289240,"text":"One of the best games on here. a endless mode with harder enemies would be cool. love the auto aim function."},{"author_name":"Msquirrel","author_uid":"17911","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:30am","epoch":1367303100,"text":"very nicely done, I just couldn't get the hang of the controls though :S probably more my fault than yours! :P"},{"author_name":"Spierek","author_uid":"14319","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:45am","epoch":1367311200,"text":"Really great. I liked the randomization of the levels and the overall visuals.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>My only gripe was the &quot;singlemindedness&quot; of the enemies - almost all of them jump out of the cover at once, raining bullets on you; then at the same moment they all hide again."},{"author_name":"robcozzens","author_uid":"10944","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1367341500,"text":"Pretty cool!"},{"author_name":"Alex Camilleri","author_uid":"3732","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1367358960,"text":"Very nice game, congrats :)"},{"author_name":"Celticraft49","author_uid":"23068","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1367364000,"text":"I loved it, but it took me fifteen tries to get past the 1st level."},{"author_name":"KhaoTom","author_uid":"7425","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 6:18am","epoch":1367475180,"text":"Wow, very clever and fun."},{"author_name":"tzamora","author_uid":"11808","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 3:22am","epoch":1367551020,"text":"I like it."},{"author_name":"SomeNetworkGuy","author_uid":"21998","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 5:26am","epoch":1367644860,"text":"Excellent job. By far, the funnest game I have played so far! The reloading and gaining health by ducking\/not moving mechanic was nice. The level design was excellent. The animations were perfect. Hearing the bullets whiz by me was a nice touch.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I think the only problem I had about it was I don't want to stop playing it!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Very well done!"},{"author_name":"hughsk","author_uid":"21035","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:11am","epoch":1367647560,"text":"Was actually pretty fun once I worked it out - it's a bit hard at first, but otherwise great job! :)"},{"author_name":"jwin","author_uid":"14991","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:21am","epoch":1367655360,"text":"Thanks for playing it everyone!  I'm glad so many of you seem to enjoy it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It seems like my instructions were a bit lacking, however, so I added a tiny blurb to the description.  Hopefully that will make it a bit less confusing when starting out."},{"author_name":"Beerman","author_uid":"5206","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 11:19am","epoch":1367666040,"text":"Really fun. Once I got the hang of using the cover and popping up to shoot I had a blast. Make more levels! :D"},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1367678820,"text":"Great cover game! Impressed by the simplicity of the system used..."},{"author_name":"Dmitrix","author_uid":"10093","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1367695200,"text":"I like the music and graphics."},{"author_name":"NaoisTheGuardian","author_uid":"22501","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 12:13am","epoch":1367712480,"text":"Cool game, nice and simple!"},{"author_name":"biscuitdough","author_uid":"4177","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 8:11am","epoch":1367741160,"text":"Kinda want to see it as a phone game, very interesting controls."},{"author_name":"Covenant","author_uid":"326","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 12:45pm","epoch":1367757600,"text":"Fantastic stuff, really boiled down the essence of a cover-based shooter... Really loved this one, even if it is very difficult!\r<br\/>Excelent work!"},{"author_name":"3.14","author_uid":"22238","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 2:25pm","epoch":1367763600,"text":"Awesome game! Minimalistic Gears of War. I would really play an expanded version - more enemies, more weapons, more variety, some simple procedural storyline. More kinds of rooms. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>MAKE IT INTO A FULL-BLOWN ROGUELIKE!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The ending was kind of anti-climatic tough. I entered the obelisk... and that's it."},{"author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"6633","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1367765580,"text":"This game is pure fun. Nice music, furious action. Really nice work."},{"author_name":"kyyninen","author_uid":"21389","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 7:38pm","epoch":1367782380,"text":"Good reductionist take on the genre! Definitely my favourite shooter so far."},{"author_name":"messiano","author_uid":"22060","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 12:22am","epoch":1367799420,"text":"Simple and fun, at first I didn't understand how to duck, but once I realized it then I liked the minimalistic controls. Good take on the theme."},{"author_name":"Monxcleyr Productions","author_uid":"18483","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 4:36am","epoch":1367814660,"text":"Well done! Concept fits the theme well, and it's surprisingly fun given what little the player has to do. A lot of nice little touches as well, with the sound of bullets whizzing by and the reload\/health meter on the back of the player's avatar."},{"author_name":"fishbrain","author_uid":"3007","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 2:05pm","epoch":1367848800,"text":"Nice! ...that was fun!"},{"author_name":"zkenshin","author_uid":"12839","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 1:23am","epoch":1367889480,"text":"Quite fun, bit hard though. :P"},{"author_name":"Exclamation Mark","author_uid":"22286","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1367957160,"text":"Very enjoyable! The controls aren't 100% spot on, but I think this is not a bug but a feature :) The ending is a bit disappointing though, it definitely left me wanting more."},{"author_name":"TurboDindon","author_uid":"5611","time":"May 10, 2013 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1368203640,"text":"Hehe cool, like a simplified version of Mass Effect using gameplay cover.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>- SEPHY (@sephyka)"},{"author_name":"marnaouf","author_uid":"12107","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 8:28am","epoch":1368346980,"text":"Very fun game."},{"author_name":"gerritg","author_uid":"22527","time":"May 18, 2013 @ 11:40am","epoch":1368876900,"text":"Loved it. Everything. Well, except that I'd prefer to pick\/aim myself. But that's me ;)"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"May 18, 2013 @ 12:02pm","epoch":1368878220,"text":"Incredibly fun and addictive. The ducking\/reloading mechanic makes the game look like a really nice cross between Gears of War and Time Crisis."}],"images":["ld26\/14991-d18eb9deee3822829512633f953d9ac9.jpg","ld26\/14991-c96f5c9d7f83b4710f8fe20af6322ada.jpg","ld26\/14991-00537fa1be0f1eb0b7eae6b943be2e9c.jpg","ld26\/14991-a74ad29047b2eb075d881d80d162dea1.jpg","ld26\/14991-80aa53ed1bb22a7b1d787bcbfe34020c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ludum-dare-web-bucket-jwin.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/ld26\/index.html","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VnWEYarKkuE&amp;feature=youtu.be","text":"YouTube"},{"url":"http:\/\/ludum-dare-web-bucket-jwin.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/ld26\/PinkHazeSource.zip","text":"Source (40.9mb zip)"},{"url":"http:\/\/ludum-dare-web-bucket-jwin.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/pink_haze\/index.html","text":"Post-Compo"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26225","g_author":"14991","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"26255","g_title":"Pink Haze","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"68","g_commentcount":"39","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\/14991-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/14991-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/14991-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/14991-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/14991-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Pink Haze is a minimalist take on the third-person shooter.\r\n\r\nArrow or WASD keys to move.\r\nSpace to shoot, aiming is automatic.\r\nDo nothing to duck behind cover, reload, and heal.\r\nThe symbol on your back displays health and ammo.\r\nRooms are shuffled on each playthrough, but the final room can only be reached by beating them all in a single round.\r\n\r\nEDIT: I think my original instructions were a bit too minimalist. :(  If you stand completely still and don't shoot, you'll duck down.  This lets you hide behind boxes (you won't get hit) as well as reload and heal after a couple seconds, and is generally a good idea when several baddies are all shooting at you.\r\n\r\nUPDATE: I've added a post-compo update of Pink Haze!\r\n* Two new rooms!\r\n* Infinite play.  Keep randomly going through the rooms until you die.  No more disappointing ending.\r\n* Some small style and AI tweaks .<\/p>","title":"Pink Haze"}