{"author_link":"\/author\/dividebyzero\/","author_name":"DivideByZero","author_uid":"3028","comments":[{"author_name":"offwhitefox","author_uid":"4961","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 1:32am","epoch":1314062820,"text":"Neat idea, but I think you could have stretched a little further.  It's Memory, with all the inherent benefits and flaws as such -- the challenge mechanic really isn't there.  Next time I hope you can dive a little deeper :)"},{"author_name":"PaulWagener","author_uid":"5004","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1314114360,"text":"It's a good start but would have been more fun if you added in new mechanics and symbols as the player progresses."},{"author_name":"zazery","author_uid":"2362","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1314138600,"text":"A non-installation version would be nice."},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1314218100,"text":"a) don't use installer next time\r<br\/>b) intro screen with the text hanging too long, i was already getting ready to kill the process (this is really ridiculous)\r<br\/>c) gameplay is primitive variation on memory\r<br\/>d) you're generating positions randomly and you're not ensuring that they don't overlap, which might complicate the game \/ render it unplayable"},{"author_name":"triplefox","author_uid":"391","time":"Aug 26, 2011 @ 6:27am","epoch":1314339720,"text":"+ It's playable and finished\r<br\/>- Gameplay has little relation to escape(if it weren't for the text there would be nothing to go on)\r<br\/>- It fails me with &quot;out of time&quot; when it really should say &quot;clicked the wrong one.&quot; That one confused me for a bit.\r<br\/>- Even for this game, the shapes are too abstract and don't conjure any imagery for me."},{"author_name":"barigorokarl","author_uid":"3036","time":"Aug 28, 2011 @ 11:35am","epoch":1314531000,"text":"You've too much time on your hand, otherwise ok.\r<br\/>That installer is really a little bit much, but I guess that comes with the xna."},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Sep 4, 2011 @ 9:59pm","epoch":1315173240,"text":"Installer is a big no-no ... and with this kind of gameplay and presentation, you could have learned and used Flash in the 48 hours. ;-)\r<br\/>Perhaps it would be cool if the chips would fly and bounce off the walls, that would be something new."},{"author_name":"angrygeometry","author_uid":"5579","time":"Sep 11, 2011 @ 8:26am","epoch":1315729260,"text":"don't really have much to say that hasn't been said. a neat idea and a good start for something that could be very cool. just uh... lose the installer."}],"images":["ld21\/3028-6a65ac7d369140fd5166370f6077da1a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?47r416wyu1sbqy1","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"32654","g_author":"3028","g_event":"LD21","g_eventkey":"7","g_subevent":"-","g_urlkey":"32684","g_title":"Escape!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"458","g_commentcount":"8","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\/\/62148\/3028-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You will need .NET\\XNA 4.0 to run this (download here http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/download\/en\/details.aspx?id=23714).\r\nThis game was made using the reach profile so should run fine on older hardware.\r\n\r\nAlso, thank you for taking the time to play my entry :)<\/p>","title":"Escape!"}