{"author_link":"\/author\/nppro93\/","author_name":"CarlsonAndPeeters","author_uid":"28902","comments":[{"author_name":"brinkhousegames","author_uid":"65699","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:24am","epoch":1460960340,"text":"Tried to download for Mac, but no luck. I think you need to upload the build as a zip if you want to host on Drive, Dropbox, etc. I had a similar issue."},{"author_name":"Diman","author_uid":"49445","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:41am","epoch":1460961360,"text":"My Score is 12145"},{"author_name":"CodeCast","author_uid":"49727","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:42am","epoch":1460961420,"text":"Tried Web version. Shooting (space) stops working after a while."},{"author_name":"CarlsonAndPeeters","author_uid":"28902","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:58am","epoch":1460962380,"text":"@brinkhousegames there is a zip up on the Drive; does it not work?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@codecast couldn't repro your issue; did anything in particular cause it to stop working?"},{"author_name":"mountainstorm","author_uid":"83448","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:01am","epoch":1460962560,"text":"Nice idea; shame Unity take sooooo long to load"},{"author_name":"timeshapers","author_uid":"62149","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:21am","epoch":1460963760,"text":"Really like the animations, very neat."},{"author_name":"orukinawa","author_uid":"34628","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:27am","epoch":1460964120,"text":"Love the doodle art. I feel like the difficulty ramping is a bit extreme. I went from &quot;this is to ez&quot; to &quot;holy shit so many of them!&quot; xD"},{"author_name":"Linver","author_uid":"85977","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1460989260,"text":"Hello!\r<br\/>This animations.. is very very cool :3\r<br\/>Resolution of your Web build is .. very huge. How many people have monitor for this?\r<br\/>And lools like after small to big forms transformation shots spawns at a wrong place."},{"author_name":"KairosXIII","author_uid":"92648","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 4:29am","epoch":1461126240,"text":"Loving that style. animations are great."},{"author_name":"mahalis","author_uid":"46778","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 4:46am","epoch":1461127260,"text":"This is great! It is a simple concept, but the execution is really good - the work you put into the transformation animations in particular really shows. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"Weeping Rupee","author_uid":"60016","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 5:11am","epoch":1461128760,"text":"love the art and animations! the game play it self is really simple, but the art really carries it."},{"author_name":"ogre","author_uid":"12735","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 5:40am","epoch":1461130500,"text":"Mac build doesn't work for me, just exits.  Played web instead.  Love the art, pretty fun concept, but I felt like the difficulty didn't ramp up very well.  Went from easy to hard very suddenly."},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 5:40am","epoch":1461130500,"text":"Well, at least I got an A on my Art lol\r<br\/>I love the tweening between each form, it feels quite smooth.\r<br\/>Good job :D"},{"author_name":"Fumiko","author_uid":"38848","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 5:51am","epoch":1461131160,"text":"Liked the graphics and the concept of the game"},{"author_name":"JefePapaya","author_uid":"77720","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 12:48pm","epoch":1461156180,"text":"The art is fantastic. But for some reason I like the level art way better than the menu's.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Congratulations on the game overall. It's pretty much complete with ui, art, graphics, gameplay, sfx and music.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Would you please explain to me how to use Adobe Flash for art?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>My score was 2233\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Kudos."},{"author_name":"PixelRetro","author_uid":"50581","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1461180480,"text":"My Highscore is 16791!\r<br\/>The game is fitting to the theme and is challenging (has a nice difficulty curve). And I also like the doodle art, especially the giraffe.\r<br\/>You mentioned a score multiplier mechanic in the description, but a visual indicator in the game would be nice too."},{"author_name":"ashdnazg","author_uid":"21623","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 10:17am","epoch":1462270320,"text":"The animations and drawings were magnificent, as was the end screen (See Me :D).\r<br\/>Music was nice although there was a balance issue between the sound effects and the music volumes."},{"author_name":"SIN Gaiiden2","author_uid":"90749","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 10:50am","epoch":1462272300,"text":"Nice game. I like the Doodle Style and the music"},{"author_name":"rodobodolfo","author_uid":"44770","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 10:59am","epoch":1462272840,"text":"Great animation with the shapeshifting. It's a nice idea but starts a little too easy and then ramps up massively where it gets really fun. A little more balance would definitely improve the experience. Overall it's a nicely made game. Good job!"},{"author_name":"notime4games","author_uid":"88269","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 11:05am","epoch":1462273200,"text":"Hiscore 9966! :)\r<br\/>Great little game! Was great fun. Nice increase in difficulty"},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"May 4, 2016 @ 2:13am","epoch":1462327680,"text":"I liked the graphics and sound.  Fun use of theme."},{"author_name":"FaeDine","author_uid":"40116","time":"May 5, 2016 @ 8:33am","epoch":1462436880,"text":"Really enjoyed the graphics the most. The game play is quite simple, but showcases the art well. Thanks for sharing this entry!"},{"author_name":"drentsoft","author_uid":"28854","time":"May 5, 2016 @ 10:51am","epoch":1462445160,"text":"Had the same problem as CodeCast in the web player, otherwise a fun game with neat graphics."},{"author_name":"zondarg","author_uid":"92506","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 2:32pm","epoch":1462544820,"text":"Ha, very nice one. I much liked the doodle book graphics and the smooth animations between characters, but it indeed gets hard rather quickly. Sound and Music are great too :D Web version worked well, btw"},{"author_name":"DDRKirby(ISQ)","author_uid":"7285","time":"May 8, 2016 @ 4:24am","epoch":1462681140,"text":"Nice animations!  Try to work on your audio for next time -- your music is too soft and sound effects too harsh (specifically in the high frequencies)."},{"author_name":"panurge","author_uid":"21166","time":"May 8, 2016 @ 8:17am","epoch":1462695120,"text":"Great little game. Simple concept but heaps of fun to play (my top score was pushing 2500, by the way). The animations are especially nice - really distinctive and full of character. Good work!"},{"author_name":"RealityCheck","author_uid":"44504","time":"May 8, 2016 @ 5:36pm","epoch":1462728660,"text":"Really like the graphical style you came up with here. I also enjoyed the game, and after a few seriously failed attempts I managed to get 12000+ points. I would have preferred the shapeshifting keys on the number pad as an option, as I kept getting confused with the fire button right next to the shapeshifting buttons (yes, I know - I could've used space, but I did prefer the F-key). Also... no exit game option.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But, overall - this was a solid and fun Ludum Dare entry, and I thoroughly enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"smbe19","author_uid":"37059","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1462812120,"text":"Very cool artstyle and simple yet fun gameplay."},{"author_name":"lkr","author_uid":"42013","time":"May 10, 2016 @ 12:20am","epoch":1462839300,"text":"Pretty fun mechanic - feels a bit like those typing games where you have to type the word in time :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Love the art style and animations!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As for the gameplay - it started out very easy, then suddenly ramped up in difficulty, but I felt that I never really increased again after that, so I ended up getting slightly bored as it didn't really seem to shake up things.\r<br\/>Ended up with 274876 (and mostly F grades - not sure if related ;) http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Aqz80px.jpg ). Not sure if you're able to reach grading period 2 and higher, but I think I played a good 10 minutes to get the score I did.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Fun entry!"}],"images":["ld35\/28902-2488f2e064abe000e8d004304e8d65ac.jpg","ld35\/28902-741ee2bfcc66957c1da163c4085d8298.jpg","ld35\/28902-98fdf679ed4149ec8ba9b72405513587.jpg","ld35\/28902-d3e72ed10c1ffa08a44f81045a43c64f.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/carlsonandpeeters.itch.io\/doodle-book-survival","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0Bxmwtf-cXyokUG5sZGhILVBQMnM","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0Bxmwtf-cXyokMzJmM1dUcXFweXM","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Bxmwtf-cXyokQU05cTR2c0VQWG8\/view?usp=sharing","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"3703","g_author":"28902","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"3715","g_title":"Doodle Book Survival","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"313","g_commentcount":"29","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\/28902-shot0-1460941438.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/28902-shot1-1460941438.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/28902-shot2-1460941438.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/28902-shot3-1460941438.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Fight back against boredom as you face down against waves of doodles in your school notebook! Enemies are attacking from up high, down low, and in between; you'll have to transform between three different heroes to keep the evil horde at bay. Battle for a high score as you shapeshift and shoot to hold off the baddies for as long as you can.\r\n\r\n--Controls--\r\nA \/ J ..........Become Giraffe (to attack high enemies)\r\nS \/ K ..........Become Human (to attack mid enemies)\r\nD \/ L ..........Become Creature (to attack low enemies)\r\nF \/ Space ......Fire\r\n\r\nIf the enemies reach you, you die. Sorry.\r\n\r\nTake your shots carefully! If you fire and miss all enemies, you'll get a strike. Three strikes and you're shooting privileges will be revoked.\r\n\r\nSuccessive kills will increase your score multiplier. Miss a shot, and it goes back to 0.\r\n\r\nLeave your high score in the comments to see who is the best doodle destroyer of Ludum Dare!\r\n\r\n-------------------------------------\r\n\r\nThis has been my fourth Ludum Dare, and my third time finishing. I focused a lot more on art this time, so while my gameplay is more simplistic, I'm happy with the amount of animation work I was able to get done in a weekend. \r\n\r\nPlease leave any and all feedback, and if you run into bugs I will try to track them down. Looking forward to playing everyone else's games!\r\n\r\n**Mac and Linux builds are untested; let me know if they don't work\r\n\r\n-------------------------------------\r\n\r\nEngine: Unity\r\nCode: C#\r\nArt: Adobe Flash and Photoshop\r\nBackground Music: FakeMusicGenerator and Audacity\r\nSFX: bfxr","title":"Doodle Book Survival"}