{"author_link":"\/author\/kebabskal\/","author_name":"kebabskal","author_uid":"8353","comments":[{"author_name":"PapyGaragos","author_uid":"7971","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 7:44am","epoch":1335253140,"text":"Nice little game.\r<br\/>Since this is a flash game hosted on kongregate, you should rename your entry to &quot;Web&quot;. Some people won't even try your game if it is flagged as &quot;Windows&quot; (since they don't want to download anything)"},{"author_name":"kebabskal","author_uid":"8353","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 9:32am","epoch":1335259620,"text":"Thanks Papy! And good idea, done that now!"},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 10:57am","epoch":1335264720,"text":"Wizards ain't have it easy. :-)\r<br\/>Really neat style!"},{"author_name":"AleksandarDev","author_uid":"5974","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 11:03am","epoch":1335265080,"text":"Great game! I like graphics, great done!"},{"author_name":"rfgpfeiffer","author_uid":"7968","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 7:04pm","epoch":1335293940,"text":"My favorite game do far!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>PapyGaragos: Some people also won't try because they don't run Windows."},{"author_name":"DalsGames","author_uid":"8389","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 7:24pm","epoch":1335295140,"text":"Like this game a lot!"},{"author_name":"Jigxor","author_uid":"3289","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:47am","epoch":1335328920,"text":"Definitely one of my favourite games in the competition! That was a really really really fun game! I loved the whole concept, and the levels were challenging enough to establish a nice flow.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great job!"},{"author_name":"jeffz","author_uid":"4842","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:52am","epoch":1335329220,"text":"I had fun."},{"author_name":"bms","author_uid":"7087","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 6:59am","epoch":1335336840,"text":"Neat game! I like the spells come with hats idea, kind of reminds me of sorcerer's apprentice from fantasia. Also the random(I think) levels and minimalist pixel art graphics are great. Good job!"},{"author_name":"kasarun","author_uid":"12066","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:20am","epoch":1335338100,"text":"Good game and nice tutorial. Unfortunately an enemy was stuck in a wall, and can't go further :("},{"author_name":"kebabskal","author_uid":"8353","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:50am","epoch":1335339900,"text":"Thanks for the kind words everyone! \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I am aware of the &quot;enemy stuck in wall problem&quot;. I'm trying to make a real fix for it. \r<br\/>(Might have figured it out while writing this comment actually ;))\r<br\/>\r<br\/>In the meanwhile, enemies auto-die after 30s.\r<br\/>You can also usually kill them with bombs.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>\/Hannes"},{"author_name":"dx0ne","author_uid":"11733","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 8:28am","epoch":1335342180,"text":"Cute, fun, very polished. Faved on Kong."},{"author_name":"Lidfrid","author_uid":"12884","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 8:47am","epoch":1335343320,"text":"Well Done!\r<br\/>This is a neat game, i love the graphics!"},{"author_name":"Orni","author_uid":"10771","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 2:34pm","epoch":1335364140,"text":"one of my favorites !\r<br\/>I like the style, concept and genre\r<br\/>\r<br\/>well done"},{"author_name":"thegreystudios","author_uid":"12111","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1335375780,"text":"Way cool! :) Lots of fun to be had with this one."},{"author_name":"orangepascal","author_uid":"12805","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1335378540,"text":"Very nice arena-shooting style game, enjoyed it!"},{"author_name":"Pacifist Games","author_uid":"10510","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1335386700,"text":"I liked it a lot, although it was kind of hard to play with my laptop track pad...  I ended up not using bombs very much because it was hard to manipulate so many different keys.  Great job overall!"},{"author_name":"netguy204","author_uid":"5044","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1335441360,"text":"Darn fun! Pew-pewing things is just so delightful sometimes.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good use of the theme. I love the tiny wizard \/ tiny word \/ giant friggin huge tower!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The graphics and the sound and gameplay all compliment each other very well. I'd say the whole experience is very well balanced and nothing distracts from anything else.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The gameplay was very good, responsive, challenging, and rewarding.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I wasn't a fan of hitting tab to change hats given the distance that is from spacebar.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Excellent game!"},{"author_name":"travislucia","author_uid":"11403","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 1:55pm","epoch":1335448200,"text":"Officially my favorite game thus far! \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Simple fun, Great graphics, easy to control and pick up!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job!"},{"author_name":"Gabriel","author_uid":"11099","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 9:45pm","epoch":1335476400,"text":"Love it, very good entry! Well finished and polished, good amount of content, charming graphic, and this mechanic is always fun. Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Digitalis","author_uid":"13144","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 5:44am","epoch":1335591540,"text":"Fun, simple yet challenging. The hat switching mechanic was a nice addition. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"onehandclap","author_uid":"12918","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 10:59am","epoch":1335610440,"text":"Well made and entertaining. Good job. =)"},{"author_name":"Puzzlem00n","author_uid":"11003","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1335633720,"text":"Not bad, not bad. I like this kind of game, where you don't win, you just try not to lose. It can be pretty fun, and you nailed it."},{"author_name":"R\u00e9mi","author_uid":"11804","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 12:09pm","epoch":1336133040,"text":"Very polished game! Procedural room would have been cool! (like in Binding of Isaac!) Great works anyway!"},{"author_name":"dr_soda","author_uid":"8342","time":"May 6, 2012 @ 6:33am","epoch":1336285680,"text":"I remember your last LD &quot;The End&quot; and decided to look you up this time to see if you'd submitted a game.  I'm happy I did!  This game is really fun, though the difficulty is a bit unforgiving at times.  \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I wish there were a small window of invincibility for you after you've been hit like in many other such games.  The current setup makes it easy for an enemy to corner you and tear away your health in an instant.  \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The uberspells were a nice touch, but the tab button to change hats in the middle of a tense fight is always tough for me to reach when I'm already using WASD for my motion controls.  \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Another nice touch would have been a target reticle that follows \/ replaces your mouse pointer.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great entry!"},{"author_name":"recursor","author_uid":"1105","time":"May 7, 2012 @ 7:03pm","epoch":1336417080,"text":"I really enjoyed this game. Nice small levels with pixelated wizards and a good difficulty curve. Well done!"},{"author_name":"bytegrove","author_uid":"11939","time":"May 7, 2012 @ 9:09pm","epoch":1336424640,"text":"Very fun and polished game, I was not fond of the controls though. I found it a little finicky to throw bombs and switch hats, I got the hang of it eventually, but I had preferred using buttons closer to wasd, like q &amp; e. Other than that, I really enjoyed it, great work!"},{"author_name":"castor","author_uid":"11538","time":"May 7, 2012 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1336426920,"text":"This is a quality game. Really like it. Gonna have another go..."},{"author_name":"deejorg","author_uid":"11382","time":"May 7, 2012 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1336429080,"text":"Really nice and smooth. Instant fun!"},{"author_name":"BenW","author_uid":"128","time":"May 8, 2012 @ 1:22am","epoch":1336439820,"text":"Awesome game, I did however feel like there wasn't enough feedback for when you were being hurt."},{"author_name":"KevinWorkman","author_uid":"5364","time":"May 8, 2012 @ 2:00am","epoch":1336442100,"text":"This was really fun! I could have kept playing this, especially with powerups and more variety. Great job, especially for 48 hours.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>One thing that keeps bothering me is the loud video ad that kongregate plays every time I want to play a LD game for a few minutes. It's not your fault so I'm not taking points off or anything, but it's getting annoying enough that I might stop playing games hosted on kongregate. I'm not sure if there's a way for you to disable that or not, but it's just a general gripe."},{"author_name":"AD-Edge","author_uid":"3467","time":"May 8, 2012 @ 7:49am","epoch":1336463040,"text":"Definitely one of the more fun LD games Ive played! \r<br\/>The combat was enjoyable, and the hats and their special abilities were cool.\r<br\/>My only gripe is that there was no real indication of you getting hurt, ie no sound and no visual."},{"author_name":"cadin","author_uid":"7233","time":"May 8, 2012 @ 1:54pm","epoch":1336484940,"text":"Nice work. Very polished. I found the controls to be a little awkward when mousing left handed. Would have liked the option to use arrow keys instead of WASD."},{"author_name":"jimmypaulin","author_uid":"6965","time":"May 8, 2012 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1336498980,"text":"Really enjoyed this! Good difficulty and interest curve, beautiful presentation, really nice text boxes etc really elevate the experience, smooth controls and varied enemies - great work!"},{"author_name":"ehtd","author_uid":"11246","time":"May 9, 2012 @ 2:29am","epoch":1336530240,"text":"Very good! A soundtrack and it would be even better. I see some binding of isaac influences."},{"author_name":"JaJ","author_uid":"5496","time":"May 9, 2012 @ 12:44pm","epoch":1336567140,"text":"This was great, looks good and fun to play. There is in my opinion too little feedback when you get hit. And you are pretty much doomed when you get stuck between enemies."},{"author_name":"summaky","author_uid":"1885","time":"May 10, 2012 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1336656120,"text":"Very polished.  I had problems with when I reached the other wizard that I got stuck between the two central columns and I couldn't get away from the foe and died, but other than that no complains at all :-)"},{"author_name":"Julian Spillane","author_uid":"12162","time":"May 10, 2012 @ 7:14pm","epoch":1336676940,"text":"This is definitely one of my favourite games of the jam. I love the art style and you've created some very fun and solid game play. Great job!"},{"author_name":"BNeutral","author_uid":"10889","time":"May 11, 2012 @ 3:40am","epoch":1336707300,"text":"Really nice man."},{"author_name":"marudziik","author_uid":"5431","time":"May 11, 2012 @ 3:21pm","epoch":1336749360,"text":"Feels very complete, liked it very much."},{"author_name":"nornagon","author_uid":"11649","time":"May 12, 2012 @ 4:58am","epoch":1336798380,"text":"Nice :) The different hats could have been more distinct, though -- they seemed like just the same mechanic with a different color"},{"author_name":"namuol","author_uid":"12236","time":"May 12, 2012 @ 7:31pm","epoch":1336850760,"text":"Mmm arena shooter yes. Feels good man.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Graphics\/sound\/gameplay are all solid. A sound\/visual for when enemies die would add even more joyful catharsis, but I think you already have a hit on your hands. ;)"},{"author_name":"Oye Beto","author_uid":"7933","time":"May 12, 2012 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1336854900,"text":"So fun!\r<br\/>I liked the mechanics and arcade style (gradually getting harder).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The only thing I'd change is the tab button. I think 'E' could be better. You could also add music in the post-compo version.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job."},{"author_name":"machinas","author_uid":"2925","time":"May 12, 2012 @ 9:45pm","epoch":1336858800,"text":"59800 Floor 27. Does this just go on forever? Fun pixellated shooter. seems like starting each level by using your supers and then just using ice to hold everyone back till they're all dead is the way to go. I wish there felt like more types of strategy. do the elements do more damage to guys that bear the opposite color? also, the bosses are easily pinned in with the ice spell. stay on one wall, shoot towards them, dodge their aoe, repeat. other than those balance things, the game is quite fun. would be neat if I could continue to build up my skills or make choices to make fire or ice stronger or do different things. great job."}],"images":["ld23\/8353-d3f6ab908b32133543fe9e30a846a565.jpg","ld23\/8353-a79351449981057f1745d0c66922296c.jpg","ld23\/8353-33708da3313ab2e2cd8e28d2eaff0479.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.kongregate.com\/games\/zinkinteractive\/tiny-wizard","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31187","g_author":"8353","g_event":"LD23","g_eventkey":"10","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"31217","g_title":"Tiny Wizard","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"27","g_commentcount":"44","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\/8353-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/8353-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/8353-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Tiny wizard on tiny planet builds massive tower. \r\nCompensating for something? ;)\r\nAnyway, something is not right at the tower...\r\n\r\nMade 95% by me (Hannes Rahm) but with some help from Alfred Olsson.\r\n\r\nCould have made it as a compo entry, but life got in the way :)\r\n\r\nMade with flashdevelop, photoshop & bfxr.\r\n\r\nHope you like it!\r\n\r\nHugs!\r\n\/Hannes<\/p>","title":"Tiny Wizard"}