{"author_link":"\/author\/ekx\/","author_name":"ekx","author_uid":"86431","comments":[{"author_name":"Dooskington","author_uid":"25167","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1461000120,"text":"Really fun game! My high score was 632."},{"author_name":"RedPanda","author_uid":"24636","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:29pm","epoch":1461000240,"text":"I liked it a lot! Simple, yet so fun!"},{"author_name":"Reallysketchy","author_uid":"56083","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:30pm","epoch":1461000300,"text":"Fun game and the audios great. I actually thought it was coming from my house at first..."},{"author_name":"Max Amaden","author_uid":"62658","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1461000420,"text":"Fantastic little game, absolutely love it! Keep up the good work! (My high score was about 700 :P)"},{"author_name":"IDidGame","author_uid":"52466","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1461000720,"text":"I really liked the way the controls work, it's so much more intuitive than some key setup would have been.\rThe escalating music is also a nice touch.\rIt takes a while to get going though which makes replays kinda arduous."},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:47pm","epoch":1461001320,"text":"Simple and fun, with a bit of challenge, the audio worked well to set the mood"},{"author_name":"DifferentName","author_uid":"56574","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:14pm","epoch":1461006540,"text":"I like how you have to match the rotation and the shape to get through the spaces, and how both are done at the same time in a simple intuitive way with the mouse."},{"author_name":"kik0729","author_uid":"30623","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1461011040,"text":"Damn fine!\rAdd some power ups and you've got yourself an addicting mobile game!"},{"author_name":"sftrabbit","author_uid":"26559","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 8:49pm","epoch":1461012240,"text":"Simple, but actually very fun! I felt pretty tense, especially with that music! Controls were confusing at first, but actually worked great."},{"author_name":"Headmade","author_uid":"42076","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1461017220,"text":"Wow the music is so simple but it creates an eerie atmosphere very effectively. \rThe game mechanic is very simple but fun for a short while and fits the theme well.\rGood job!"},{"author_name":"luvShape","author_uid":"93120","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 12:43am","epoch":1461026280,"text":"What a cool little game! Simple and to the point, very enjoyable!"},{"author_name":"Brice","author_uid":"6295","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 12:45am","epoch":1461026400,"text":"Wow! Best LD35 game I've played yet! I love how it gets darker the deeper you go, very subtle. Along with the escalating music, it makes it very intense. Very creative use of the theme too. Great work!"},{"author_name":"glaze_96","author_uid":"46004","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:36am","epoch":1461047460,"text":"Got to 741 m!\r\rI can't say anything but "Wow". Awesome take on the theme and really nice gameplay! Like real nice!\r\rThe graphics and soundtrack really set the mood.\r\rThe start is a little bit to slow though. Every time you die you have to go through this really easy part.\r\rBut overall, great little game!\r\rAlso I'm gonna check out the source to see how you got that pixelated effect. It's awesome!\r\rHope you had a fun time making it! =)"},{"author_name":"aemiliu5","author_uid":"60212","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:00am","epoch":1461056100,"text":"great little game!\ri really like how you used just a reverb effect to escalate the music and the game just "takes off" after some point!\rthe graphics are great and the atmosphere is just awesome!\rwell done sir!"},{"author_name":"vctr_seleucos","author_uid":"40130","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1461089220,"text":"Simple and fun game!"},{"author_name":"MementoGames","author_uid":"92436","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1461105180,"text":"We had a very similar idea!\rIt's pretty addictive, so tweak a little bit and launch for mobile. Great work!"},{"author_name":"BitDare","author_uid":"91893","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 12:21am","epoch":1461111360,"text":"A fun game with a great mood."},{"author_name":"goibon","author_uid":"90170","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 11:03am","epoch":1461236280,"text":"My first thought was that it may be a bit too simple, but it turned out to be a really fun experience :)\rThe pacing of the game was excellent, how many times did you change it before deciding on the current speed?\rControls worked great once you got used to them as well, overall a great entry!"},{"author_name":"ekx","author_uid":"86431","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1461273420,"text":"Thanks for all your kind words and constructive criticism.\r@glaze_96: Have a look at LowResFilter.cs. Its actually very simple blit to a low res texture.\r@goibon: I started out with a system that increased the difficulty at set points in time and later switched to a system that linearly interpolates the difficulty over time. (Speed, Distance of obstacles, Darkness, Reverb of music are all interpolated) After that I tweaked the values only a couple of times."},{"author_name":"terryg","author_uid":"50816","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 10:39pm","epoch":1461882840,"text":"I like games that get harder as time passes. This would make a great Android or iOS game."},{"author_name":"Joozey","author_uid":"18371","time":"Apr 30, 2016 @ 11:05am","epoch":1462014000,"text":"Really good game. Score 630. Well *:D* done!"},{"author_name":"ciaodavinci","author_uid":"47511","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 12:19am","epoch":1462061640,"text":"Great game! I had a lot of fun playing this. The music and rushing walls really made it feel intense and it was fun to get better at surviving. Would make a great mobile game."},{"author_name":"alexlemming","author_uid":"65588","time":"May 8, 2016 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1462726740,"text":"Cool game and perfect mood"},{"author_name":"Kuupu","author_uid":"22691","time":"May 8, 2016 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1462727040,"text":"Simple but nice :)\r\rYou tried with keyboard controller? it works on Super Hexagon :)\r\rNice touch with the low res render, helps to align the pixels in order to match the angle\r\rI don't know why, but it looks I'm flying up, not falling hehhehe\r\rNice entry!"}],"images":["ld35\/86431-937534ae528987cde013ff9d8da3fd91.jpg","ld35\/86431-0731d5cd9b2fc9169bd7c25778b9e601.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ekx\/ld35\/releases\/download\/v1.1\/Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ekx\/ld35\/releases\/download\/v1.1\/Mac.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ekx\/ld35\/releases\/download\/v1.1\/Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ekx\/ld35\/archive\/v1.1.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"3282","g_author":"86431","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"3306","g_title":"Down The Well","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"136","g_commentcount":"24","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\/\/542293\/86431-shot0-1460928148.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/86431-shot1-1460928148.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"ld35 - Down The Well:\r\n\r\nThis is my submission for Ludum Dare #35 with the theme \"Shapeshift\".\r\n\"Down The Well\" is a highscore game about a shapeshifting cube falling down a well.\r\n\r\nInstructions:\r\n\r\n* Click and drag the cube to rotate and shapeshift it.\r\n* Try not to hit the obstacles.\r\n\r\nTools used:\r\n\r\n* [Unity3D](http:\/\/unity3d.com) - Engine\r\n* [ChipTone](http:\/\/sfbgames.com\/chiptone) - Sound Effects\r\n* [Bosca Ceoil](http:\/\/boscaceoil.net\/) - Music\r\n* [SketchUp](http:\/\/www.sketchup.com\/) - 3D Models\r\n\r\nAssets used:\r\n\r\n* [Kenney Voxel Pack](http:\/\/kenney.nl\/assets\/voxel-pack) - Textures\r\n* [KenneyPixel High](http:\/\/kenney.nl\/assets\/kenney-fonts) - Font\r\n* [Proggy Square](http:\/\/www.proggyfonts.net\/download\/) - Font\r\n\r\nWindows, Mac OSX tested.\r\nLinux build is untested.","title":"Down The Well"}