{"author_link":"\/author\/goulding57\/","author_name":"goulding57","author_uid":"18642","comments":[{"author_name":"nate427","author_uid":"7563","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1355762460,"text":"Pretty good for a first timer, although the controls were a bit confusing. I think you should've just had WASD control constant directions of movement instead of having it be relative to the cursor, it felt a bit unnatural."},{"author_name":"loren","author_uid":"17687","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1355854920,"text":"Not bad :) I really liked the asteroid's weapon effect.  Pretty cool, good job!"},{"author_name":"delpes","author_uid":"8513","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:35pm","epoch":1355855400,"text":"Like it despite being a bit to fast and epileptic ;) Oh and when you lose and restart you keep your points."},{"author_name":"otus","author_uid":"19282","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:41pm","epoch":1355855760,"text":"The game looks pretty good, but it's also very easy once you understand where the enemies spawn and what they do.\r<br\/>I feel like there isn't much to do. Just aiming and clicking is not a lot, but it's a 48 compo, so I shouldn't complain.\r<br\/>I like it though, I really do. The graphics are very appealing.\r<br\/>Also there's a little bug that doesn't let you reset the game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job!"},{"author_name":"GameRespect","author_uid":"17760","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 3:23am","epoch":1355887080,"text":"Neat concept, though execution could use a little polish"},{"author_name":"dwrensha","author_uid":"2533","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 3:28am","epoch":1355887380,"text":"On the OSX build, I had to manually change the permissions of the binary (buried within the .app package) to get it to run."},{"author_name":"mcc","author_uid":"4987","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 3:35am","epoch":1355887800,"text":"this is a funny concept, but i don't know how well it really worked. it wasn't all that engaging to me, i guess. the randomly being spawned in a different points took also little while to get used to. i did like the fast paced bullet-hell vibe of it though."},{"author_name":"Amos Wenger","author_uid":"4598","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 3:57am","epoch":1355889120,"text":"I liked the graphics style! As for the gameplay, it's more complicated :) I liked that it was fast-paced, and it ran smoothly here, but I didn't really know what I was doing at first. There doesn't seem to be a nice progression where you get to discover how the game plays, and I see no way of &quot;getting good at it&quot; unless spraying lasers all over the screen.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall, a good first entry, welcome to LD :)"},{"author_name":"h.attila","author_uid":"8403","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:07am","epoch":1355889720,"text":"The game has great visuals, but it felt too simple. Also, it doesn't have any sound effects or music."},{"author_name":"kewry","author_uid":"12789","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:32am","epoch":1355891220,"text":"Good word I'd love to see more of this"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:36am","epoch":1355891460,"text":"I most enjoyed the visuals.  I wasn't a huge fan of the controls.  Glad you took part in the competition, I hope you enter another."},{"author_name":"Zathalos","author_uid":"11257","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:51am","epoch":1355892360,"text":"Yea the graphics were pretty good but the gameplay and controls were lacking. Good try though!"},{"author_name":"Mezzomatto","author_uid":"17847","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:01am","epoch":1355892960,"text":"Can't get it to work currently on the mac i'm using. Sorry. :("},{"author_name":"cdata","author_uid":"18004","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:16am","epoch":1355893860,"text":"Pretty fun game. Except am I really the asteroid? It felt like I was some kind of epic alien space craft :)"},{"author_name":"ddionisio","author_uid":"17724","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:20am","epoch":1355894100,"text":"Cool, I won a +1 goat icon! I anticipated being an asteroid bouncing around, but instead I'm some sort of laser canon. Definitely cooler! Nice use of effects."},{"author_name":"arch.jslin","author_uid":"18318","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1355934240,"text":"Yeahhhhhh I've got space light sabre! (zwoooooooop)"},{"author_name":"goulding57","author_uid":"18642","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 4:45am","epoch":1355978400,"text":"Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement, as well as the critiques. This was a fun experience, and I will definitely come back each time. It was great to figure out again how to script, as well as do every part of building a game. Never really done it before, so this was awesome."},{"author_name":"lucasncv","author_uid":"10289","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 7:41pm","epoch":1356118560,"text":"pretty intense! and a bit too fast :P congratz for finishing your first LD :D"},{"author_name":"Birchmountain","author_uid":"10933","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1356119760,"text":"A very nice debut you got here! The controls are slick and it's easy to understand what you're supposed to do. It's a little easy and it would be great with a health bar. Other than that, great job."},{"author_name":"ceronman","author_uid":"4896","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 12:35am","epoch":1356136200,"text":"Interesting game. Nice graphics and effects. Too easy."},{"author_name":"sclark39","author_uid":"15443","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 4:24am","epoch":1356149940,"text":"Dude get a webhost. It's just silly to have to download a web-based version of a game! If you don't have any other option, you could at least host the files in a folder in your Dropbox public folder. It should work.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Pretty fun. I was able to just stay in one place for a long time. I liked the asteroids, I kept trying to keep the bigger ones alive. Kept me playing for longer."},{"author_name":"Bloodyaugust","author_uid":"3773","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 6:05am","epoch":1356156000,"text":"The controls were beyond confusing, I had no idea where I was or my purpose, and even once I figured out the controls it was difficult to determine exactly how the game worked. Overall very confusing experience."},{"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"8854","time":"Dec 23, 2012 @ 7:57am","epoch":1356249120,"text":"laser felt nice, control had to take some getting used to. Would've been interesting to see a difficulty curve or something to make it more challenging!"},{"author_name":"goulding57","author_uid":"18642","time":"Dec 24, 2012 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1356388260,"text":"@lucasncv, @birchmountatin, @ceronman - Thank you very much. I was very happy to submit to my first Ludum Dare. Had a great time.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@sclark39 - I know! Haha, i have tried putting it in the dropbox, but it hasn't worked. I am probably doing it wrong. I will keep trying to figure it out, because I agree.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Bloodyaugust - I am sorry you found it confusing. My bad. Any ideas how to make it more understandable?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Aeveis - A lot of people have mentioned a difficulty curve or something. I agree, and I think I will add more to it at some point. I am glad the laser worked out."},{"author_name":"fishbrain","author_uid":"3007","time":"Dec 26, 2012 @ 10:17am","epoch":1356516720,"text":"Wasn't sure what I was doing... but loved the graphics and the chaos... it needs an additional bit of &quot;Jeff Minter&quot; inspiration then it would rock!"}],"images":["ld25\/18642-b81e7846c51b572f497feff6dd3783c0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/pvoly04t2xq72ra\/LudumDare25_NewWebBuild.zip","text":"Web (download)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/a0arn781tdmkn44\/mUomNz15_Q","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/lt1ftowo7jyn8q5\/LudumDare25_WindowsBuild.zip","text":"PC"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/f9bk2pzvd05gcwo\/-hT-hBX4DR","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28194","g_author":"18642","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"28224","g_title":"You are the Asteroid!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"669","g_commentcount":"25","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\/18642-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"First time. 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