{"author_link":"\/author\/twistedjoe\/","author_name":"twistedjoe","author_uid":"4026","comments":[{"author_name":"TeamEpsilon","author_uid":"8687","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 4:37am","epoch":1324355520,"text":"Really cool idea, controls are a little difficult to learn however"},{"author_name":"kernel panic","author_uid":"8025","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:43pm","epoch":1324420680,"text":"The controls are quite difficult, but I was able to complete the game very quickly, didn't find a kitten though. The level could be a bit bigger and more complicated. But good looking game! Well done."},{"author_name":"twistedjoe","author_uid":"4026","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1324423920,"text":"Crap, don't search for kitten, he is behing a wall....(rushed the level at the end)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also, I had this giant level....but lost it in the last hour when I changed my tileset. :-( \r<br\/>\r<br\/>So don't expect a game :-P more like a mechanic prototype... the physics and control suck, but I think it could be cool with some tweeking.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>TLDR hurr durr my game suck but I'll do better next time durr durr"},{"author_name":"ladron","author_uid":"3184","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 1:25am","epoch":1324430400,"text":"Nice idea - particularly the recharging lamp."},{"author_name":"Veralos","author_uid":"8132","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 5:22am","epoch":1324444620,"text":"I really like the flashlight mechanic. It's cool how you have to search around a bit in order to find where the next platform is, though the recharging thing was kind of annoying."},{"author_name":"AyCe","author_uid":"3852","time":"Dec 24, 2011 @ 3:28pm","epoch":1324740180,"text":"Played the game with Xpadder ^^ -&gt; rapid fire W + continuous A\r<br\/>Nice game, sadly just 1 level :( at least you can glitch out... :)"},{"author_name":"ACodeGerm","author_uid":"3457","time":"Dec 25, 2011 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1324836420,"text":"Oh man, the controls got the better of me.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Like the concept though. Maybe once hitting the max charge for the flashlight, it doesn't lose it's charge so soon? Between recharging it and managing the controls, ack!"},{"author_name":"summaky","author_uid":"1885","time":"Dec 27, 2011 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1325006940,"text":"My poor W key&hellip; what did it to you?!  Now seriously, I got bored of so much key hitting and gave up.  Interesting idea, but not for me."},{"author_name":"SusanTheCat","author_uid":"5150","time":"Jan 4, 2012 @ 3:43am","epoch":1325648280,"text":"Liked the flashlight, it was a bit annoying to need it constantly recharged though. Also the writing in the first screen had some errors."},{"author_name":"crazyheckman","author_uid":"7321","time":"Jan 6, 2012 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1325866620,"text":"Great idea and looks awesome, despite only seeing a little cone at a time.  No audio and way too short."}],"images":["ld22\/4026-f1a2d933b79dad257aa596b0fe3088b1.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/11477187\/Vickings-win32.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/11477187\/Vicking-osx.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/11477187\/Vickings-lin32.tar.bz2","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/twistedjoe\/ludumdare22","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"32302","g_author":"4026","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"32332","g_title":"Viking Cricket on the High Seas","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99","g_commentcount":"10","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\/\/87574\/4026-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are trap in a deep cave alone with a dynamo lamp which need rechargin once in a while.\r\n\r\nFind the exit..... and maybe a kitten...\r\n\r\nI have not finished, I ran out of time (had problem with my dev environment), but here it is. :-P At least it's playable and I learned a lot while doing it :-)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nArrows to move your character\r\n\r\nA and D to rotate the lamp\r\n\r\nW repeatedly to recharge the lamp.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>","title":"Viking Cricket on the High Seas"}