{"author_link":"\/author\/moonkid\/","author_name":"moonkid","author_uid":"9160","comments":[{"author_name":"kutuup1989","author_uid":"8490","time":"Apr 22, 2012 @ 9:42pm","epoch":1335130620,"text":"Weird as all hell (no pun intended) but pretty interesting! I like it!"},{"author_name":"moonkid","author_uid":"9160","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 5:36am","epoch":1335159060,"text":"Thanks kutuup! I aim to weird ;)"},{"author_name":"pdyxs","author_uid":"2440","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 12:40am","epoch":1335314100,"text":"So either i'm lost... or that's the point (purgatory and all that). The 'stop showing off' line was the highlight for me :D."},{"author_name":"moonkid","author_uid":"9160","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:08am","epoch":1335337380,"text":"That's pretty much the point. The only real puzzle is finding your way out. There are clues throughout the dialogue, but I'm not sure if they might be too obscure. I;m pretty sure at least one person has managed to finish it, so that's something ;P"},{"author_name":"johnfn","author_uid":"3187","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1335389220,"text":"I really liked the dialog, but I couldn't figure out what to do. Maybe some more direct hints are needed?"},{"author_name":"dick_claus","author_uid":"11148","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:35pm","epoch":1335389400,"text":"I didn't try to finish it, I enjoyed all the dialogues. \rIt's always hard to write game stories. You've done excellent job."},{"author_name":"blob","author_uid":"12252","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1335389520,"text":"Interesting. 21 moves.\rI like the kiwi design."},{"author_name":"Mach60KAS","author_uid":"5788","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1335391080,"text":"Managed to escape (22 moves); I really loved the introspective dialogue. I assume the themes here are personal to you; if so, then you've found a great way to express yourself. Kudos to you! :)"},{"author_name":"moonkid","author_uid":"9160","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1335392100,"text":"Thanks guys! Glad to see a few people are escaping. I literally had no time to test the difficulty after I finished it. There is actually a fairly easy formula for getting out in the minimum moves, though I'd be surprised if anyone managed it first go. But if you pay close attention to what all the freaky birds say, you should be able to do it on a second run (and you don't *have* to talk to anyone to get out, it's all about screen order)."},{"author_name":"MadGnomeGamer","author_uid":"10251","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 3:12am","epoch":1335409620,"text":"21 moves! I never did find Adam. \r\rW E I R D!\r\rVery fun though! Immediately after he said 'anyone to your right is full of crap' I tried going to his right side and talking to him from there. XD \r\rReally enjoyed all the dialogue. :P An interesting story!"},{"author_name":"moonkid","author_uid":"9160","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 7:15am","epoch":1335424200,"text":"*** Let's make this interesting! A free copy of the Flatland: Fallen Angle Appreciation Edition (including the forthcoming upgrade) to the first person who sends me a screenshot proving they finished the game in the minimum 7 moves! (saul@seethroughstudios.com) ***"},{"author_name":"KhaoTom","author_uid":"7425","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 6:05am","epoch":1335506400,"text":"Weird, interesting, confusing, but not bad!"},{"author_name":"spiral","author_uid":"5765","time":"Apr 29, 2012 @ 5:51am","epoch":1335678360,"text":"well... ok... interesting! :D"},{"author_name":"jason.bakker","author_uid":"10930","time":"Apr 29, 2012 @ 8:19am","epoch":1335687240,"text":"Very interesting entry. I like your take on it! Functionality wise, there were a few weird input bugs on my machine... but I managed to escape anyway ;)\r\rWell done!"},{"author_name":"ilo","author_uid":"12377","time":"Apr 30, 2012 @ 11:56pm","epoch":1335829860,"text":"Very surreal and moody experience.\r\rOn my first try I managed it in around 15, but from that I figured out how to beat it in 7."},{"author_name":"gritfish","author_uid":"10705","time":"May 1, 2012 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1335879780,"text":"26 moves, no flatland for me... but very cool dialogue. Felt like a bit of a "Bingo the Clown" thing going there. Is it just a combination of left and right? Do the dialogue choices change the outcome?"},{"author_name":"jmaasing","author_uid":"10838","time":"May 2, 2012 @ 11:33am","epoch":1335958080,"text":"Sorry, can't rate since I'm on a Mac."},{"author_name":"Dr.Pingu","author_uid":"12088","time":"May 2, 2012 @ 11:42am","epoch":1335958620,"text":"it's very weird ... for the first time i'm happy that there is no sounds in a game. \r\rWell, there is work, yes ... and it's ... well ... atypical so i think i can say "it's a cool game"\r\rNice work on the dialogue :)"},{"author_name":"Thotep","author_uid":"12581","time":"May 2, 2012 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1335959760,"text":"It's too surreal for me to really like it."},{"author_name":"darvids0n","author_uid":"13523","time":"May 2, 2012 @ 1:45pm","epoch":1335966000,"text":"http:\/\/img.photobucket.com\/albums\/v511\/Darvids0n\/Purgatorio.png"},{"author_name":"darvids0n","author_uid":"13523","time":"May 2, 2012 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1335966120,"text":"Interesting.. I reckon it's gotta have music for me to be really sold on it."},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"May 2, 2012 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1335996120,"text":"Yeah, weird is the right word. Cool idea, though. \rI just reached a dead end, don't know what to do...sadly."},{"author_name":"moonkid","author_uid":"9160","time":"May 3, 2012 @ 11:29pm","epoch":1336087440,"text":"And we have a winner! Yeah, music would have been great, but unfortunately I have no talent in that area. It would have to be something that wasn't too irritating, but just irritating enough...\r\rAnd yes, it's weird. Glad everyone agrees on that ;) Thanks for all the praise, though!"},{"author_name":"icefallgames","author_uid":"11319","time":"May 10, 2012 @ 11:52pm","epoch":1336693620,"text":"Very strange, I couldn't really figure out what to stuck. Seems like I got stuck. Can you get into a situation where there is no way out?\rAnyway, I like the graphics, and this game is definitely unique :-)"},{"author_name":"ericdpitts","author_uid":"6759","time":"May 11, 2012 @ 12:53am","epoch":1336697280,"text":"Very well written, sir. Nicely done."},{"author_name":"thegreystudios","author_uid":"12111","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 7:52am","epoch":1336895220,"text":"That was a strange experience :D Love it! Simon"}],"images":["ld23\/9160-3f0ceb3c352a85b84a192457f8ee6f1e.jpg","ld23\/9160-e7c8645453906a6f08ac9b7f6af6bd1d.jpg","ld23\/9160-44ee3fc6e8e73a6df8da925fbd23bfa0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/saulalexander.com\/LD23\/Purgatorio_Game.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/saulalexander.com\/LD23\/Purgatorio_Bin.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"30747","g_author":"9160","g_event":"LD23","g_eventkey":"10","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"30777","g_title":"Purgatorio","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"341","g_commentcount":"26","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\/9160-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/9160-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/9160-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"** Purgatorio was one of the picks in Rock, Paper, Shotgun's round-up of LD. Thanks Adam! http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2012\/04\/30\/tiny-world-tour-ludum-dare-23\/ **\r\n\r\nMy only plan coming into LD23 was to draw a rectangular, pixel-art kiwi (the bird, not the fruit). It really didn't look like a kiwi in the end, but that's okay, because I like it. And hey, I made some kind of a game for it to live in! \r\n\r\nThe game itself is semi-autobiographical, and attempts to equate mental health issues with biblical concepts. It's built in AGS (Adventure Game Studio), as I'm not much of a coder. So it's a very non-traditional point-and-click game - no inventory, and only one puzzle: how to get the hell outta there!\r\n\r\n** Make sure you use \"winsetup.exe\" to set it to run in a window, unless you want to be truly frightened! **\r\n\r\n** If you're interested in what I get up to with my team, head along to http:\/\/seethroughstudios.com **<\/p>","title":"Purgatorio"}