{"author_link":"\/author\/aaronyip\/","author_name":"AaronYip","author_uid":"4897","comments":[{"author_name":"SimianLogic","author_uid":"15570","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:41am","epoch":1355726160,"text":"Wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing the first couple of times through--thought I was running from the brown hats and &quot;rescuing&quot; the blue hats. Only after the newspaper recap did I realize I killed every civilian I could get my hands on. Cute graphics!"},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:42am","epoch":1355726220,"text":"Nice job. Didn't quite understand why I was the villain. The newspaper was a very nice touch, would benefit from some SFX."},{"author_name":"ix","author_uid":"18837","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:43am","epoch":1355726280,"text":"(Talking about the game, despite the World News plea.)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Oddly disjoint art style between the newspapers and the in-game. No sound (at least for me) -- would have been nice to hear power-ups spawning and so on.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Twitchy arena gameplay, though -- feels difficult, but like I could learn to be good at it. I should probably check out tilt to live, as you say."},{"author_name":"Suese","author_uid":"8361","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:38am","epoch":1355729580,"text":"Would have been greatly improved with sound.  Also, mixing graphics style\/resolutions makes it seem like I'm playing two different games."},{"author_name":"amassingham","author_uid":"1282","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:03am","epoch":1355731080,"text":"Such a pity there's no audio! Also not quite sure how it fits into the theme - but I enjoyed it none the less."},{"author_name":"vids","author_uid":"18079","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:12am","epoch":1355731620,"text":"Would play great with Tilt-to-Live controls! Good work!"},{"author_name":"Casino Jack","author_uid":"11139","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:25am","epoch":1355732400,"text":"I really like the newspaper as the intro\/outro. The powerups were really difficult to see, especially when there are a lot of enemies on screen at once."},{"author_name":"AaronYip","author_uid":"4897","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:01am","epoch":1355734560,"text":"Thanks for all the feedback! Some of these points are splendidly enlightening--like SimianLogic's hint that &quot;killing&quot; civilians need to be emphasized during play. Haha, I sure could have used a second pair of eyes a couple of hours before the deadline--but I really, really appreciate you guys taking the time to type out pointers now. (:"},{"author_name":"01010111","author_uid":"11474","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:02pm","epoch":1355781420,"text":"I was confused at first, but got into it after a few plays, the newspaper is definitely the best feature :) I would have rather the wave type weapon be aimed opposite the direction I was heading so I could wipe out incoming terrorists, but other than that I thought it was a cool game."},{"author_name":"Nolan C","author_uid":"7036","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:59am","epoch":1355802840,"text":"The sprites are so tiny, I feel like they'd look better scaled up 2x."},{"author_name":"barigorokarl","author_uid":"3036","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 6:53am","epoch":1355899680,"text":"Well, simple idea, but the story and the papers bring so much more to it! Very cool!"},{"author_name":"theRestlessTaxidermists","author_uid":"19596","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:50am","epoch":1355910300,"text":"Nice one. Enjoyed it a lot! It maybe needs sound effects to better understand what you're doing. :)"},{"author_name":"bigbadwofl","author_uid":"8326","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:36pm","epoch":1355923860,"text":"Fun game and a cool concept. Well done."},{"author_name":"YopSolo","author_uid":"16503","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1355946960,"text":"nice entry"},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 2:02pm","epoch":1356011820,"text":"I like the attack effect of items!"}],"images":["ld25\/4897-ab275eeab82a8f0c62c4825df1a13ab9.jpg","ld25\/4897-69207db44aad245cba2119c22707bf25.jpg","ld25\/4897-2498a005c3de505f0d64a021c25ceaab.jpg","ld25\/4897-10a39cea608d982b7c7630961cd5bfd1.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/38986055\/LD25_Demoman.swf","text":"Flash (Web)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/38986055\/LD25.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27839","g_author":"4897","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"27869","g_title":"Demoman for Democracy","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"465","g_commentcount":"15","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\/\/201083\/4897-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/4897-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/4897-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/4897-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hi guys. So I set out on this Dare with two goals: 1. remake one of my favorite games and 2. try to create something that can start a discussion. \r\n\r\nRegarding the first point: this entry is heavily inspired by Tilt to Live. If you enjoy the core gameplay of this entry, own an iPhone\/iPad, and want to play something 1000x as fun, please check out: http:\/\/onemanleft.com\/games\/tilttolive\/ It's by two really awesome dudes, and it's currently completely free. :D \r\n\r\nIn regards to the villainy theme: I'm from the US and during our \"war on terrorism\", I've often heard the \"we're actually the terrorists\" argument: US sends troops to hunt down terrorists, but also end up hurting just as many innocent civilians. I'm trying to ask: well, are we? But as it appears, I think I did a pretty bad job, lol. \r\n\r\nSome more general notes: Powered by Flixel, an awesome Flash library (flixel.org\/). Trust me, haha, you'd wish I ran out of time if I didn't--but thankfully, I did run out of time before I could do what I attempt to call \"creating sfx\/musics.\" All of the logic for this entry is pretty basic (as you can see from my source), can probably be found in various open-source Flixel games examples, and have been programmed (and reprogrammed) by me before in some time or another. Did I do anything new and challenging? I definitely didn't. Hundreds of fellow jammers took risks, learned new languages, and constructed algorithms from scratch in the last 48 hours. Those guys are amazing, and I feel like I need to admit that I'm not one of them this time. Just so you know if you're deciding between two ratings. \r\n\r\nAnd finally, thanks for taking the time to play! I hope you have fun. (:<\/p>","title":"Demoman for Democracy"}