{"author_link":"\/author\/biscuitdough\/","author_name":"biscuitdough","author_uid":"4177","comments":[{"author_name":"poohshoes","author_uid":"5776","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:12am","epoch":1367222820,"text":"Hard to grab the potato while its moving."},{"author_name":"Diventurer","author_uid":"7567","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:17am","epoch":1367223120,"text":"Uhm, I got to level 3... It was too hard, so I had to give up. Didn't really enjoy the game too much to be honest. It didn't make me want to continue any further. :("},{"author_name":"Kiwiboi","author_uid":"20891","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:17am","epoch":1367223120,"text":"Haha I'm hooked! Although I think only using mousepad made it a lot more difficult! ^^\rI'm gonna have to get it on my phone now! :D"},{"author_name":"DreamThorn","author_uid":"15373","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:22am","epoch":1367223420,"text":"Tricky!"},{"author_name":"DkCub23","author_uid":"23137","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:43am","epoch":1367224680,"text":"I think it's a little too difficult. Not being able to get passed the second level makes it hard to get hooked."},{"author_name":"biscuitdough","author_uid":"4177","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:59am","epoch":1367225640,"text":"Yeah, sorry about the difficulty guys, added the timer at the last second which kinda changed what the game was, could've shifted the difficulty away from just finishing the levels, to finishing them quickly, but oh well. Maybe next version."},{"author_name":"stevejohnson","author_uid":"3120","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:40am","epoch":1367307300,"text":"I couldn't get over the first wall after 2-3 minutes, even with a regular mouse."},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1367326140,"text":"I like it :3"},{"author_name":"Cybearg","author_uid":"22470","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1367356500,"text":"Personally, I liked the sketchy art style, though it was kind of inconsistent with the colors and the counter seemed out of place, being pixelated and in the middle of the screen.\r\rThe idea is neat--dragging with the mouse to burst the ball in that direction. I think it would be a bit more intuitive on a touch device like an iPad than it is here with the mouse, but still. It's a neat idea!\r\rUnfortunately, the controls for it were sluggish and unresponsive. Many times, I'd drag my mouse and there was no response for a split second, or it seemed to respond to the same gesture differently. Because of that, I never felt really in control of the movements, which made the puzzles frustratingly difficult.\r\rIn summary, great job on the innovative movement controls, but they need to be tightened to make this kind of game work. Do that and expand the scope of the game and you could have a very enjoyable mobile platformer on your hands!"},{"author_name":"richtx","author_uid":"14045","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:22am","epoch":1367371020,"text":"Took a bit to get used to, but overall, its a nice diversion game."},{"author_name":"cueda","author_uid":"23761","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:22am","epoch":1367381820,"text":"3273\r\rAdd consumables, upgrades, DLC and cosmetics available through microtransactions and you'll be set!\r\rYou are adding them, right?\r\r\rAnyways, cool game, if you do expand on the concept, put eyes on the ball and color it pink"},{"author_name":"Nanolotl","author_uid":"4470","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 6:00am","epoch":1367387700,"text":"Fun, but really difficult. might have been better if you could just swipe the mouse when it was blue instead of having to click on it and then drag. Also the font seems to be missing 1"},{"author_name":"vandriver","author_uid":"4241","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1367423760,"text":"Played with a tablet, and it has all the markings of a fun, frantic casual game."},{"author_name":"pvwradtke","author_uid":"3728","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:55am","epoch":1367463000,"text":"Very minimalistic, liked the hand draw art. But felt like the game started out too difficult, with no explanation. Maybe starting off easier and ramp up difficulty along may provide a better experience. Can be accomplished with the current engine, just more time to design the stages :)."},{"author_name":"Morgawr","author_uid":"8711","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1367515740,"text":"Not too bad, nice and interesting mechanic. I agree with the other comments, it was too hard to begin with, there was little player feedback and the ball\/potato\/whatever was very hard to get flying around."},{"author_name":"paulopn","author_uid":"21622","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 5:33am","epoch":1368509280,"text":"I like it, but controlling it is really really hard...\rNice graphics =D\rSo...was that originally a potato?"},{"author_name":"f7f5","author_uid":"21437","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1369005780,"text":"Cool, and android version! I got to level 5, I think. A bit hard to get the potato(?) to react the way I wanted.\rI liked the graphics :)"}],"images":["ld26\/4177-c38a09ea483f13f316ba31ff040da902.jpg","ld26\/4177-97452e328f971ed49e99606028cccb19.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/31314933\/NinjaPlayground.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/31314933\/NinjaPlayground.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/31314933\/NinjaPlayground.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/31314933\/ludum_dare2.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26851","g_author":"4177","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"26881","g_title":"Ninja Playground","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"975","g_commentcount":"17","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\/4177-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/4177-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Be a ninja and traverse 8 levels for the best time.\r\nInstructions:\r\nUSE YOUR MOUSE FOOL.\r\n\r\nAlso on Google Play for android devices:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.glear.stepgrid\r\n\r\n(or just search for ninja playground on google play)<\/p>","title":"Ninja Playground"}