{"author_link":"\/author\/jvanbaarsen\/","author_name":"Digitalduck","author_uid":"10446","comments":[{"author_name":"agentShadowHawk","author_uid":"8020","time":"Aug 26, 2012 @ 6:21pm","epoch":1346004960,"text":"I like it! \rA bit short.. But it's still something :D"},{"author_name":"dvdking","author_uid":"14173","time":"Aug 26, 2012 @ 7:42pm","epoch":1346009820,"text":"quite boring, but good game"},{"author_name":"jijaweb","author_uid":"12312","time":"Aug 26, 2012 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1346011080,"text":"Good game."},{"author_name":"ubear","author_uid":"14141","time":"Aug 26, 2012 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1346013960,"text":"nice. it's like tamagotchi :)"},{"author_name":"SimonRhys","author_uid":"12594","time":"Aug 26, 2012 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1346016720,"text":"I like it! You should definitely expand on this! Great game :)"},{"author_name":"Sakuyan","author_uid":"13803","time":"Aug 26, 2012 @ 10:47pm","epoch":1346020920,"text":"I like this kind of graphic style"},{"author_name":"Desi Quintans","author_uid":"14456","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 4:07am","epoch":1346040120,"text":"This reminds me too much of tamagotchis from my childhood. :p Great pixel art."},{"author_name":"TuxedoFish","author_uid":"15456","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:51am","epoch":1346053560,"text":"Its a nice little game to play (: with a cool idea for evolution."},{"author_name":"Digitalduck","author_uid":"10446","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:52am","epoch":1346053620,"text":"@DesiQuantans: That was my inspiration, yeah :-)"},{"author_name":"xk","author_uid":"16005","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:58am","epoch":1346053980,"text":"Short, but realistic ending."},{"author_name":"NatNoBrains","author_uid":"10689","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:58am","epoch":1346053980,"text":"Pretty good, reminds me of Tamagochis (something like that). Would've been really nice if it had music and sound, but still good, short fun."},{"author_name":"Mamick","author_uid":"15144","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:04am","epoch":1346054340,"text":"Cool, if a bit simple, game. The ending and graphics are great, and I like how the computer kinda has an image of the game itself."},{"author_name":"Digitalduck","author_uid":"10446","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:07am","epoch":1346054520,"text":"@mamick: haha i hopes someone noticed"},{"author_name":"robcozzens","author_uid":"10944","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:15am","epoch":1346055000,"text":"Very nice.\rI like it!"},{"author_name":"pjchardt","author_uid":"13158","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:17am","epoch":1346055120,"text":"Ending was unexpected but I liked it. As for the game, it seemed a bit mindless, just click buttons over and over. I enjoyed the graphics and UI though."},{"author_name":"Talslain","author_uid":"14482","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:18am","epoch":1346055180,"text":"Actually enjoyed this game, no audio so was a bit of a shame, but other than that a fun to play game"},{"author_name":"Dadeyemi","author_uid":"15410","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:19am","epoch":1346055240,"text":"Really good graphics, but I think maybe somewhat lacking in gameplay."},{"author_name":"Ezzam","author_uid":"11033","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:26am","epoch":1346055660,"text":"A bit short, but it's still okay."},{"author_name":"zeh","author_uid":"13340","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 2:13pm","epoch":1346076480,"text":"It is one my core beliefs that every human carries within their soul a trumpet. Think of this as a symbol of someone's maximal capabilities, if you will.\r\rThe unique challenge every human face is playing that trumpet. But the sad and inescapable truth is that manipulating this trumpet and carrying a tune to high heavens takes effort, and willpower, and resolution; for it is a very heavy trumpet, and manipulating it takes a great deal of mental and physical strength.\r\rIn out daily lives, it is very often that we dismiss our charge to play this trumpet that has been given us. We mislead ourselves into believing that the struggle is not worth it, and the melody it sings is not one the world needs. Alas, there are so many people already playing their trumpets, right?\r\rThe inexorable truth is that the hymn your trumpet creates is yours and yours alone. You must, defiantly, play that fucking trumpet.\r\rI'm glad Digitalduck comprehend this plight so very well. Despite the lack of trumpets in the piece, Blocky's circumstances are indistinguishable from the challenges we, as human beings, go through from dawn to dark. Should we play? Should we clean up? Or should we learn, and raise the amplitude of our trumpet's song to 11?\r\r(Spoilers below)\r\rThe stroke of genius, of course, comes at the end of the game, as Blocky's ultimate prize is the same we have to meet as our human flesh is not an immortal one. But even as he leaves the stage of life, he knows his trumpet has become part of the world score - and that's the best we, too, can expect of this mortal coil.\r\rGreat concept, if somewhat repetitive."},{"author_name":"JaJ","author_uid":"5496","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 3:50pm","epoch":1346082300,"text":"It looks good, but it's a bit of a task to play. Do your actions influence the way blocky evolves? That would improve this a lot."},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1346090520,"text":"I didn`t notice earlier... but tamagochi really have a lot to do with evolution... nicely thought\r\rAlso, nice graphics.\rIt`s nice to see some stuff that isn`t interactive, only to add details to the room. =D"},{"author_name":"Digitalduck","author_uid":"10446","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1346093040,"text":"@JaJ, That was the original idea.. But well i only got 48 hours :P If the ratings are good enough, i will rebuild this game in a more fun one :-) Head is full of ideas allready :P"},{"author_name":"Digitalduck","author_uid":"10446","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1346093040,"text":"@Zeh you should be a writer :P haha Great story! :P"},{"author_name":"leafo","author_uid":"4321","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 4:24pm","epoch":1346343540,"text":"Nice game. Similar to the other game Yellow Dog. The graphics are really nice. I ended up cheating :)"},{"author_name":"amodo","author_uid":"8798","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 7:00pm","epoch":1346525700,"text":"Cute graphics and well executed. As I had a tamagotchi in the 90s I was sucked in by this for the short time it lasted and I had to see the end. Good job!"},{"author_name":"bobiniki","author_uid":"5583","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 7:04pm","epoch":1346525940,"text":"nice :D"},{"author_name":"clowerweb","author_uid":"6951","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 2:46am","epoch":1346553660,"text":"Loved it!"},{"author_name":"gregdevice","author_uid":"8124","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 6:27am","epoch":1346566920,"text":"Fun little simulator of sorts. Seemed like play time was the most demanded. Lol."},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 3:36pm","epoch":1346599860,"text":"I really enjoyed this. It was simple, but effective. Nice art style too. I wish there were a bit more variety, but overall... great job."},{"author_name":"joekinley","author_uid":"3012","time":"Sep 4, 2012 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1346785020,"text":"I kinda liked the game. A tamagotchi like is a pretty good idea theme wise.\rIt needs a lot of balance though as it rather seems tedious getting him to become wiser and all. \rBut the graphics were neat, and it was kinda funny. Little bugs did not annoy too much.\r\rGood work."},{"author_name":"Andy Go","author_uid":"14759","time":"Sep 10, 2012 @ 11:23am","epoch":1347275880,"text":"Nice ^-^"}],"images":["ld24\/10446-608fea16edf0793f68886318c17aa3a3.jpg","ld24\/10446-f40b274c2950460cfb572935b3991beb.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.logiconline.nl\/projects\/ld24\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/jvanbaarsen\/LD24","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"29086","g_author":"10446","g_event":"LD24","g_eventkey":"12","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"29116","g_title":"The evolution of Blocky","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"333","g_commentcount":"31","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\/10446-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/10446-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Your mission is, to make sure Blocky gets enough wisdom to evolve itself to be a better Blocky.\r\n\r\nMake sure he does his homework! But also let him play so now and then!\r\n\r\nNo sound.. Sorry :( And i think it lacks a bit of gameplay.\r\n\r\nIf enough positive votes gets in, i will make this game better with mini-games and such :-)<\/p>","title":"The evolution of Blocky"}