{"author_link":"\/author\/benw\/","author_name":"BenW","author_uid":"128","comments":[{"author_name":"jeroenimooo","author_uid":"9361","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1335194220,"text":"I have ruind the world ;p http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/16586106\/Crap\/houses.png\r<br\/>Was fun to play"},{"author_name":"Jigxor","author_uid":"3289","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 4:09pm","epoch":1335197040,"text":"The audio was really great! How many LD entries can say that they've got voice-acting!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'm not sure if there was meant to be a 'message' behind this game, but I liked the way that I managed to get the world with only houses left.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Really nice work. I enjoyed it :)"},{"author_name":"BenW","author_uid":"128","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1335198240,"text":"There's no message behind it. I'm actually an atheist. I just thought that the creation story was a perfect match for the theme."},{"author_name":"jeffz","author_uid":"4842","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 1:26am","epoch":1335230460,"text":"nice work, liked the music, gameplay could probably do with some progression... disaster or something"},{"author_name":"SpaceToaster","author_uid":"12730","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 3:31am","epoch":1335237960,"text":"@jeroenimooo - HAHA same, the human in me just wan't to wipe everything out and put a house on it. Strange when you think about it. Could just as easily gone for all trees...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This is just BEGGING for some sort of mechanic. I hope you take this prototype and expand it!"},{"author_name":"Them Games","author_uid":"10655","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 3:39am","epoch":1335238440,"text":"Interesting video toy but not really a game, too bad, it runs smoothly and is very niely put together, the audio especially!"},{"author_name":"VDOgamez","author_uid":"1634","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 4:14am","epoch":1335240540,"text":"I couldn't really figure out any gameplay to it. What was the goal, exactly?"},{"author_name":"BenW","author_uid":"128","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1335288900,"text":"There's no real goal. It's honestly more of a toy than a game at this point(Will Wright would be proud). I'm thinking of expanding it and doing a post compo version."},{"author_name":"kibertoad","author_uid":"7122","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1335310920,"text":"The game could certainly use some additional features and actual gameplay, but as it is, it's a nice and relaxing experience, even though not a very long-lasting one.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Post-compo edition would be great :)"},{"author_name":"HeuGamer","author_uid":"10826","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 1:14am","epoch":1335316140,"text":"I liked it. Wasn't a game althought, but still fun to mess around with."},{"author_name":"omaha","author_uid":"5229","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 1:58am","epoch":1335318780,"text":"i listened to the music but couldn't get the game to run on my mac.  soundtrack was excellent.  wish i had something like that in my game."},{"author_name":"uberneen","author_uid":"10893","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 1:58am","epoch":1335318780,"text":"Neat idea here, it has a lot of potential."},{"author_name":"robcozzens","author_uid":"10944","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 3:26am","epoch":1335324060,"text":"I would have played it if there was a Web or OSX version."},{"author_name":"umwgmc","author_uid":"12553","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 3:31am","epoch":1335324360,"text":"Interesting gameplay.  I like how it's very sandboxy.  It's unfortunate in my opinion that there aren't any game goals except to make your own planet.  Could be a plus for some, but I personally need some kind of goal to fuel me."},{"author_name":"CherryNukaCola","author_uid":"4966","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 3:39am","epoch":1335324840,"text":"Definitely more of a toy than a game, but it looks to be a great basis for an interesting game. There's something very soothing about 'growing' items on the planet and it has a clean, fresh look to it. ^_^"},{"author_name":"Dracir","author_uid":"8048","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 3:50am","epoch":1335325500,"text":"I like it :), it's fun.\r<br\/>I can see some potentials, it would be fun to have stuff that combines or life that used the world you created. Much much more :)"},{"author_name":"Fireblend","author_uid":"10166","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:38am","epoch":1335328380,"text":"Really liked the concept! Even though it might be a toy right now, I could see it evolving into a pretty fun game. I liked the simplicity of it, and the music was indeed pretty relaxing. Good job!"},{"author_name":"envy3d","author_uid":"8359","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 5:25am","epoch":1335331200,"text":"Interesting demo. I took me a while to realize that there was no game to it. At least I got to enjoy the music!"},{"author_name":"Jezzamon","author_uid":"10217","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 8:09am","epoch":1335341040,"text":"looks interesting... would've liked to play it except I have a mac. :C"},{"author_name":"Vic","author_uid":"7283","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:04am","epoch":1335344340,"text":"Hey BenW, I like your game a lot! Ok, maybe there is no win\/lose condition, but you did everything really great. From the intro building up to the game, to the music and the graphics. It is a very relaxing experience, definitely worth expanding!"},{"author_name":"triplefox","author_uid":"391","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 5:20am","epoch":1335417300,"text":"Great presentation! I can imagine a few ways to add depth or strategy to this."},{"author_name":"Jan Willem","author_uid":"3369","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 8:37am","epoch":1335429120,"text":"Good mood and sounds. Not very fun, but the concept is good."},{"author_name":"rvmook","author_uid":"8418","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 11:30am","epoch":1335439500,"text":"I liked the concept to bad there isn't much more to it then this. It would've been cool to be able to combine different building blocks to create a new one."},{"author_name":"bitslap_","author_uid":"11516","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1335473220,"text":"Nice idea, no definit goal so i just played around and built as many houses as possible. =)"},{"author_name":"pighead10","author_uid":"8539","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 9:10pm","epoch":1335474300,"text":"Shame there was no real gameplay. The audio and graphics were good."},{"author_name":"BomberGames","author_uid":"12861","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 10:26pm","epoch":1335478860,"text":"It would be cooler if the world could expand and maybe have people on it, cool idea though!"},{"author_name":"Muu? (lanoiadimuu)","author_uid":"7264","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1335555000,"text":"The only bad note: no goal.\r<br\/>Otherwise good job. Clean graphics, charming audio (with nice voice acted intro) and the game is fun to toy with. :)"},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1335628740,"text":"It's a pity this game lacks a goal. The basic idea is very nice. So there is potential to make this a real game. The music is great."},{"author_name":"deejorg","author_uid":"11382","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 3:27pm","epoch":1336144920,"text":"Very enjoyable :)"},{"author_name":"ChainedLupine","author_uid":"1746","time":"May 14, 2012 @ 12:19am","epoch":1336954440,"text":"Not really much of a game, but I agree, very nice audio and presentation values!"}],"images":["ld23\/128-2c6739c022e4be92210696a3aceff2f1.jpg","ld23\/128-cc8849185edc0b8b0e59676ebed70043.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/downloads.garagecoder.com\/InTheBeginning.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f3ZFnHABTFA&amp;feature=youtu.be","text":"Timelapse"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"30739","g_author":"128","g_event":"LD23","g_eventkey":"10","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"30769","g_title":"In The Beginning","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"498","g_commentcount":"30","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\/\/123793\/128-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/128-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Not the best gameplay but I think the sound is nice. The game ends whether you want it to or not after 5 minutes. Please send any feedback to benjaminw@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nHow to play:\r\nBuild the earth as you see fit. No other goal than to make the planet you want.\r\n\r\nHold right mouse to pan\r\nMiddle mouse is zoom.\r\nClick a segment of the world to build.\r\nPick up item drops to get more stuff to build. \r\nYou can change your currently selected item using the left menu.<\/p>","title":"In The Beginning"}