{"author_link":"\/author\/thomasbowker\/","author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","comments":[{"author_name":"NatNoBrains","author_uid":"10689","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:32am","epoch":1346052420,"text":"Really good fun, got killed on level 7. Very loosely fitted the theme, but overall amazing fun."},{"author_name":"Karel","author_uid":"12356","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:34am","epoch":1346052540,"text":"No AZERTY support :("},{"author_name":"Skulls","author_uid":"11868","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:42am","epoch":1346053020,"text":"It was fun to run around and hit boxes with my elongated penis, I'm bookmarking it to try and get to the end eventually. Would have been nice to have some way to get my health back."},{"author_name":"hnjslater","author_uid":"16286","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:53am","epoch":1346053680,"text":"The web ling doesn't work on Linux, is that expected?"},{"author_name":"Baburo","author_uid":"14709","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:54am","epoch":1346053740,"text":"I think it gave me a bit of an headache with the bright colors passing by the screen so fast :P Other than that, nice little game, especially the effects were cool(when enemy damages you and the transitions in the menu)."},{"author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:55am","epoch":1346053800,"text":"@Nat Thanks! I know the theme is loose, I didn't have time to flesh out the enemies to where I wanted them.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Karel Sorry about that! I've updated the Win and Mac versions to have more Input options. Just change the Rot\/Move keys in the popup before the game begins.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Skulls Sorry for the tease, there is no end :)"},{"author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:58am","epoch":1346053980,"text":"@hnjslater Unfortunately no, sorry."},{"author_name":"NostraDamon","author_uid":"13211","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 6:54pm","epoch":1346093340,"text":"I like the camera effects, and i like the scary music too!"},{"author_name":"Zoomyzoom","author_uid":"7301","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 2:04pm","epoch":1346162340,"text":"Really fun game! loved it!"},{"author_name":"LemonTree","author_uid":"16595","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 2:04pm","epoch":1346162340,"text":"Can't play with keqboard on my mac"},{"author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 2:07pm","epoch":1346162520,"text":"@LemonTree Thanks for pointing that out! I don't have a Mac but I'll see what I can do."},{"author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 2:21pm","epoch":1346163360,"text":"@LemonTree If you could give me more details that could help. Were any keys working? Was it the webplayer or the downloadable app? Did you try changing the input setting in the unity pop-up?"},{"author_name":"BumpkinRich","author_uid":"14256","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1346263680,"text":"Liked the way the enemies were evolving rather than the player.  Loved the music choice too."},{"author_name":"GreyShock","author_uid":"11045","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1346264220,"text":"I liked that laberynthic action! I reached level 7, there is an end or is it just infinite?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job!"},{"author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 1:25am","epoch":1346289600,"text":"@BumpkinRich Thanks!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@GreyShock It's infinite."},{"author_name":"Ragzouken","author_uid":"13822","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 1:26pm","epoch":1346332860,"text":"Very visually appealing! Even the cubes are nicely animated when they run away :D"},{"author_name":"ncannasse","author_uid":"8497","time":"Aug 31, 2012 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1346414100,"text":"+ Quite fun, loved the oppressing music\/sfx and the flashy mood.\r<br\/>- Don't fit the theme and no azerty support."},{"author_name":"Thomas Bowker","author_uid":"11991","time":"Aug 31, 2012 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1346424900,"text":"@ncannasse As I said with Karel you can download the application and change the key settings yourself. I'll put it in the description."},{"author_name":"benderbinary","author_uid":"16038","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 8:26am","epoch":1346487660,"text":"Really nice visual style!"},{"author_name":"odrega","author_uid":"7188","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 8:27am","epoch":1346487720,"text":"Great. I don't know if it was me just not noticing, but it would've been better if the cubes attacked and moved every time you attacked or moved, not including changing directions."},{"author_name":"keenblaze","author_uid":"5729","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 9:37am","epoch":1346491920,"text":"Oh my god! Game on mushrooms :D"},{"author_name":"bobiniki","author_uid":"5583","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 6:50pm","epoch":1346525100,"text":"Nice effects and it looks polished :D"},{"author_name":"eyehawk","author_uid":"15255","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 12:42am","epoch":1346546220,"text":"Cool game dude!  Man I wish I could use Unity, I'd love to make an RPG like Eye of the Beholder or Bard's Tale using this sort of style."},{"author_name":"hamster_mk_4","author_uid":"4265","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 4:15am","epoch":1346559000,"text":"Very old school movement. It was kinda frustrating that the enemies were smart enough not to walk into the hall way when I had my cannon aimed that way."},{"author_name":"Porpentine","author_uid":"14425","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1346604720,"text":"fantastic job! garish colors, blurring effect on being attacked, rudimentary sun, synth music, merging enemies, the burbling sound enemies make to alert you to their presence, control scheme--love it all."},{"author_name":"Porpentine","author_uid":"14425","time":"Sep 3, 2012 @ 7:02am","epoch":1346655420,"text":"i took what i thought was a particularly nice shot of one level--http:\/\/www.freeindiegam.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/vol1.png"},{"author_name":"Fadobo","author_uid":"15165","time":"Sep 3, 2012 @ 12:43pm","epoch":1346675880,"text":"Amazing game. Minimum on the evolution side, but a great experience in any other regard. Great music and possibly the best &quot;Low Health Warning Sound&quot; ever created!"},{"author_name":"marudziik","author_uid":"5431","time":"Sep 6, 2012 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1346944620,"text":"Very good visual style, liked it a lot. On the other hand, there isn't much connection to the theme, aside from the &quot;evolving&quot; cubes. Overall, it's a job well done!"}],"images":["ld24\/11991-5473b6610b4f5028a0a7e33dff9053e5.jpg","ld24\/11991-469875b03f9c538a811ca285ec1fe2a6.jpg","ld24\/11991-6db062f8641d075eaef3ccf5ea3c4e51.jpg","ld24\/11991-05d099f1f0164e20afa6529f209cccf2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.thomasbowker.com\/vol","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/download.php?f9iv4mx77aa0i0d","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/download.php?bx4iejmess8pb8b","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ReJ28OUN9Kc","text":"Time-lapse"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/download.php?adfc16879h5gbzp","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28944","g_author":"11991","g_event":"LD24","g_eventkey":"12","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"28974","g_title":"Vol","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"164","g_commentcount":"28","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\/\/163678\/11991-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/11991-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/11991-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/11991-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Vol, a first-person block explorer with procedural levels and visuals!\r\n\r\nStop those dastardly hexahedrons before they evolve!\r\n\r\nLet me know if you got to level 7+!\r\n\r\n\r\nFeel free to contact me at:\r\nthomasbowk@gmail.com\r\n\r\nwww.thomasbowker.com\r\nwww.seethroughstudios.com\r\n\r\nANDROID UPDATE:\r\nI made an Android version: www.thomasbowker.com\/vol\/android\r\nThough for the best experience play it on a PC.\r\n\r\nNote: About the theme, about halfway through development I realised my grander ideas for the AI just weren't feasible. So I decided to keep it simple and polish the game, since I prefer to make a more playable game than a worse one that conforms to the theme more. Thanks for playing!\r\n\r\nIF YOU WANT TO CHANGE KEY SETTINGS:\r\nDownload either the Win or Mac version and change the input settings in the pop-up.<\/p>","title":"Vol"}