{"author_link":"\/author\/dkoding\/","author_name":"KodingNights","author_uid":"33865","comments":[{"author_name":"Ratmena","author_uid":"91623","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1460990820,"text":"don't kill the kitten"},{"author_name":"goffmog","author_uid":"2011","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1460990820,"text":"I came here so that no more kittens would have to suffer... And I stayed for the thumping soundtrack, the sweet CRT effect, and the strangely compulsive gameplay!"},{"author_name":"KodingNights","author_uid":"33865","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:54pm","epoch":1460990940,"text":"Okay, the kitten is safe... for now.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks for your kind comments. :-)"},{"author_name":"Eshford","author_uid":"21218","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1460991180,"text":"Pretty awesome game! I like it!"},{"author_name":"ALobker","author_uid":"31811","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1460991180,"text":"I also came here to save the kitten. Always save the kitten.\r<br\/>Your game is nice too."},{"author_name":"CoderDozer","author_uid":"21023","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 3:12pm","epoch":1460992020,"text":"That was cool, liked the audio, really added to the atmosphere."},{"author_name":"ViliX64","author_uid":"29167","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1460995260,"text":"Nice entry!"},{"author_name":"FloatingGhost","author_uid":"20843","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1460996820,"text":"Poor kitty &lt;\/3\r<br\/>\r<br\/>That's a really nice soundtrack, and a nice concept, albeit a hard to control one - too many shape\/colour combinations for me, but it works!"},{"author_name":"manabreak","author_uid":"11177","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:33pm","epoch":1460996880,"text":"Nice game! The bottom shape was a tad difficult to spot at times since the shapes in the UI were overlapping it. Other than that, really solid entry. :)"},{"author_name":"hijomo","author_uid":"57468","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1460997240,"text":"This was really good. I liked the music and the pattern matching was fun."},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:59pm","epoch":1460998440,"text":"Really interesting gameplay with a great background. Well done. I like aesthetic ++"},{"author_name":"KodingNights","author_uid":"33865","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1460999040,"text":"Thank you all for your comments! I will download and rate your games now."},{"author_name":"ekx","author_uid":"86431","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:13pm","epoch":1460999280,"text":"Liked the music. Unfortunately the instruction text in the beginning overlapped itself and was impossible to read on my machine."},{"author_name":"jk5000","author_uid":"50889","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1460999760,"text":"Love the games music and visual style. I am much too slow for this game, but I like the idea behind it. Well done."},{"author_name":"Dooskington","author_uid":"25167","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1460999880,"text":"Cool little game. It was a bit &quot;overwhelming&quot; with the particles, however."},{"author_name":"Batzorig","author_uid":"86509","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:46pm","epoch":1461001260,"text":"The throbbing of the light gave me a bit of a headache, but good otherwise."},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1461007260,"text":"Amazing music and challenging game, with having so many different keys to need to press"},{"author_name":"Reallysketchy","author_uid":"56083","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:57pm","epoch":1461009120,"text":"Great music! I opted for the &quot;lesser points&quot; version because I'm horrible with rhythm games."},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1461079620,"text":"It's quite hard and exciting, I like it!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'm not sure if the 1-5 and Q-R keys are too many, but it do bring the challenge up, also the music is neat!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job :D"},{"author_name":"KodingNights","author_uid":"33865","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:08pm","epoch":1461164580,"text":"Thanks for the feedback, I'm considering making a post-compo 'easy' version with just 2 colors and 4 shapes. That would put more emphasis on the 'rhytm' part which I think would be good."},{"author_name":"LukeZaz","author_uid":"36267","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:41am","epoch":1461551760,"text":"Very enjoyable game, though I ended up only matching shapes and not colors so as to win. The darkness that creeped in with the beat could've been toned down a bit, and occasionally it completely darkened the screen, but fortunately this never caused too much of a problem.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also, the menu work shows! I stuck on the screen for a bit to see it and it was certainly worth watching. In the menu and out, the audio and effects really worked well!"},{"author_name":"KodingNights","author_uid":"33865","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 7:54am","epoch":1461570540,"text":"@LukeZaz Thank you, I watched your stream, it was very nice seeing someone play the game and get their reactions."},{"author_name":"sndr","author_uid":"90735","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1461675540,"text":"Very nice entry!! I really enjoyed the overall feel, and the core game mechanic was really neat! :)"},{"author_name":"leo_p_mahon","author_uid":"51555","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1461691080,"text":"Crashes on launch on Ubuntu 14 with OpenJDK-JRE 7 (Java 1.7) Stack Trace: http:\/\/hastebin.com\/wokolenici.avrasm Fresh install on a virtual machine."},{"author_name":"KodingNights","author_uid":"33865","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 4:40pm","epoch":1461774900,"text":"@leo_p_mahon thanks for your report, unable to reproduce unfortunately..."},{"author_name":"Theseus101","author_uid":"89298","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 11:52pm","epoch":1462319220,"text":"Fun, fast paced game that was very fun. The only real downside to it was the odd controls, but regardless of that it was pretty fun. Rate my game here: http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-35\/?action=preview&amp;uid=89298"},{"author_name":"pixelpotions","author_uid":"63064","time":"May 7, 2016 @ 9:25pm","epoch":1462656000,"text":"Solid entry! I like it a lot! :)"}],"images":["ld35\/33865-3d4fdf6b29193ca2d35963a8445dd1b0.jpg","ld35\/33865-1ac984b6efbbd6fa9ce3ac3711774326.jpg","ld35\/33865-7094cef4718282fa88fd5dd0c3664e18.jpg","ld35\/33865-da252335d60638988eefd9f724a03d2a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nLhKOniCWt0","text":"Video"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0ByvrLHH7mGvpYUJSR000ZzQ1SDg\/view","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0ByvrLHH7mGvpYUJSR000ZzQ1SDg\/view","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0ByvrLHH7mGvpYUJSR000ZzQ1SDg\/view","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/DKoding\/ludum-engine-simple\/src","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"3585","g_author":"33865","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"3600","g_title":"Shapematch Beat Jam","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"331","g_commentcount":"27","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\/33865-shot0-1460913428.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/33865-shot1-1460936175.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/33865-shot2-1460936346.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/33865-shot3-1460936263.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"How to start the game:\r\n\r\nJava 1.7 must be installed and *on the path*. (Sorry...)\r\n\r\nYou can then click run.bat (on Windows) or type 'java -jar shapematch.jar' in a command shell within the unzipped directory (Windows \/ Mac \/ Linux).\r\n\r\nShapematch Beat Jam is my take on the Shape Shift theme.\r\nHarder than Dark Souls, but practice makes perfect.\r\n\r\nPlease let the menu screen run for a while before you start playing! \r\nI worked very hard on it :-)\r\n\r\nObject of the game:\r\n\r\nIt is a combination of a rhytm game and a match game. \r\nYou control the center shape. Move the shape to the matching shapes along the edges. If you manage to hit the shape on the beat you increase the score multiplier. \r\n\r\nSound is highly recommended!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n\r\nChoose shape with buttons 1-2-3-4-5 (1=dot 2=line 3=triangle 4=square 5=star)\r\nChoose color with buttons q-w-e-r-t or cycle with tab\r\nMove shape with arrow keys <- ^ v ->\r\n\r\nIf you fail to match both shape or color you die.\r\nMatch shape or color for small score, shape AND color for larger score, and shape, color AND on the correct beat for megascore and increased multiplier. \r\n\r\nCan you beat your own highscore?\r\n\r\nGraphics: Inkscape + Gimp\r\nSounds: Sfxr + Audacity\r\nMusic: Music Maker Jam + Audacity\r\nProgramming: Java and LibGDX\r\n\r\nKnown bugs:\r\n\r\nIf a controller is connected you may experience bugs, please disconnect all controllers if you experience this. Sorry again!\r\n\r\nGame instructions:\r\n\r\n**STRATEGY TIPS**\r\n- If you manage to match shape and color at the correct beat, you will rack up points quickly!\r\n- If you have no multiplier to lose, it is sometimes better to just match either color or shape quickly to get the time bonus.\r\n\r\nGame created in 48 hours using the **Koding Nights 2D Game Engine** based on the amazing LibGDX Java framework\r\n\r\nTwitter: @kodingnights Web: http:\/\/kodingnights.com\/ Youtube\/Plus: +KodingNightsIndie \r\n\r\nTools used: InkScape, Audacity, IntelliJ IDEA, Music Maker Jam, sfxr\r\n\r\nCopyright (C) Koding Nights 2016\r\n\r\nWindows \/ Mac \/ Linux - Requires Java 1.7 to run\r\nIOS and Android version if game is well received.","title":"Shapematch Beat Jam"}