{"author_link":"\/author\/chummywinds\/","author_name":"ChummyWinds","author_uid":"92986","comments":[{"author_name":"Shatter Point Studios","author_uid":"85070","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:47am","epoch":1461040920,"text":"Loved the mood of this game! Controls were a little difficult, would like to have had an onscreen indicator of what key is what shape. The music was fun as well."},{"author_name":"aucguy","author_uid":"41457","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:57am","epoch":1461041520,"text":"Great game! Fun to play. It was annoying to have other shapes to get in the way though."},{"author_name":"tomlum","author_uid":"88336","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 5:34am","epoch":1461043740,"text":"Adorable graphics, and also the meters being the multipen was genius. A good deal of fun."},{"author_name":"ChummyWinds","author_uid":"92986","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:05am","epoch":1461045600,"text":"Thanks! Our artist was a one man wrecking machine. Glad you liked it!"},{"author_name":"sadenly","author_uid":"39839","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:29am","epoch":1461047040,"text":"Really cool graphics! Liked the setting too!"},{"author_name":"aidanmarkham","author_uid":"84155","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:36am","epoch":1461047460,"text":"This was good! I really liked the art style of this game. I thought it was fun, but I found it really difficult how other shapes got in the way. I feel like it could be better of the other shapes were bigger and or slightly larger."},{"author_name":"josemwarrior","author_uid":"17929","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:37pm","epoch":1461094320,"text":"God, the mood and graphics of this game is awesome. Thanks for made it"},{"author_name":"KappaIX","author_uid":"90060","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:40pm","epoch":1461094500,"text":"Really on-theme, liked the cohesive tone of the art, tough control scheme to get the hang of!\r\rWell done!"},{"author_name":"allstar602","author_uid":"34032","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:49pm","epoch":1461095040,"text":"Nice graphics! I liked the game mechanics. However it was annoying when other shapes would get in the way. Also I think the main form should be a different shape. It clashes too much with the circle form. It would throw me off. Nice music as well :)"},{"author_name":"Just Tom","author_uid":"24929","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1461095100,"text":"The themeing and art were great!\r\rIt was a little difficult at times to tell if I was 3D or 2D but I got the habit in the end.\r\rRegardless, this is a fun little number, well scoped and well put together."},{"author_name":"ChummyWinds","author_uid":"92986","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1461095640,"text":"Thanks! Checkout our artist Danny Smith! https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dsmokes\/\r\rI can't express how much we appreciated his talent.\rGlad you like it! :D"},{"author_name":"ChummyWinds","author_uid":"92986","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:04pm","epoch":1461095940,"text":"Just a fun fact the player death, stage clear, and taking damage sounds were our team recorded during the jam ^_^"},{"author_name":"glitchu","author_uid":"53085","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:55pm","epoch":1461099000,"text":"Great classroom feel to it. I love the graphics in this. Solid work guys"},{"author_name":"geekguy100","author_uid":"76055","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:21am","epoch":1461122160,"text":"Very fun and challenging! The graphics are awesome (nice job making them)!"},{"author_name":"igrir","author_uid":"34513","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:35am","epoch":1461123000,"text":"I always wanted to make this kind of game for so long :D\rThe control is a bit hard though, maybe you could show what kind of type to transform? Or maybe use a time stop while changing the shape.\r\rGreat work!"},{"author_name":"disease","author_uid":"21557","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:45am","epoch":1461123600,"text":"Great graphics and good concept. The lack of cooldown on getting hurt lead to some cheap deaths though."},{"author_name":"mahalis","author_uid":"46778","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:56am","epoch":1461124260,"text":"Love the theme and the art style. More challenging than it looks. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"2Bit","author_uid":"47684","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 4:20am","epoch":1461125700,"text":"Good game. Great visuals and nice execution."},{"author_name":"ChummyWinds","author_uid":"92986","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1461153780,"text":"igrir - you make a good point about the slow time, possibly a very short "pause" would allow for intense chaining of kills. Glad you liked it tho!"},{"author_name":"AnaGF","author_uid":"56020","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1461248280,"text":"Nice little game, graphics are really cool! Game idea is good too. I think controls are a bit hard but good job."},{"author_name":"Populous90","author_uid":"93505","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 3:15pm","epoch":1461251400,"text":"God, the mood and graphics of this game is awesome..but thats it. Pretty painfully fun to play!"},{"author_name":"TheMeorch","author_uid":"44776","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 3:28am","epoch":1461295380,"text":"This is great fun to play and beautifully presented as well. The dash attack is a really cool mechanic, since you're sending yourself into danger instead of just firing a bullet or something -- you have to make sure that other shapes aren't behind the one you're aiming at and that you won't end up in a dangerous position after making an attack.\r\rIt's a small thing, but I also really like that the controls are extra easy to remember because each shape resembles the letter it's mapped to -- the triangular shape of "A", the curves of "S" and the boxy "D". Brilliant little touch. Great job!"},{"author_name":"rjhelms","author_uid":"39055","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 3:33am","epoch":1461295680,"text":"Some of the best visuals I've seen this Ludum Dare so far - pretty fun, to boot!"},{"author_name":"ChummyWinds","author_uid":"92986","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 12:16pm","epoch":1461327060,"text":"Wow TheMeorch thank you for the kind words! We really tried to make something different and it makes us really happy seeing that you and others enjoyed it ^_^ Cheers!"},{"author_name":"medidog","author_uid":"89905","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1461358440,"text":"Really great art style! Love the sketchy shapes that we become but I wish the default state of the character was not similar to the circle one. Also sometimes although I change my shape still got hurt from the same shapes that I change into."},{"author_name":"marmpa","author_uid":"56456","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1461364380,"text":"I really liked the sketch art style of the game. The mood was incredible. Nice entry!!!"},{"author_name":"ObsessiveNotion","author_uid":"92905","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 3:39pm","epoch":1461512040,"text":"Like the art style"},{"author_name":"johnbrynte","author_uid":"47137","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1461615780,"text":"A really unified game with gameplay, setting, graphics and sound all matching, nice work! And that menu music, wow, I sat down just listening to it for a few minutes."},{"author_name":"joemid","author_uid":"92338","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 2:20am","epoch":1461636900,"text":"Very complete little game! Great job! Animations were fun, sounds were on point- it took me a moment to realize the sphere shape and the character were different."},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"7170","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 8:05pm","epoch":1461700800,"text":"I'm not so good with that type of games, but I like the mood and the design ! Well done :)"},{"author_name":"wboqm","author_uid":"83541","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 5:50am","epoch":1461735900,"text":"Motion using the mouse was frustrating when being pushed back, as it made it difficult to avoid shapes. Graphics looked great through."},{"author_name":"Pietro Ferrantelli","author_uid":"30677","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 11:48am","epoch":1461930180,"text":"Lovely game, aesthetics, audio and mood were especially spot on and I love the gamefeel of the dash mechanic. The overall concept is really interesting, theme-related and fun to play. It also kept me engaged a long time for a LD entry, very solid game overall."},{"author_name":"badia_r","author_uid":"90553","time":"Apr 30, 2016 @ 12:23pm","epoch":1462018680,"text":"Beautiful graphics and nice mood! The controls are pretty easy to get used to."},{"author_name":"Toonhawk","author_uid":"93124","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1462123380,"text":"I don't think the countdown was necessary for the shapes, you should just stay the shape you last selected until you switch again."},{"author_name":"knason","author_uid":"65229","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 7:42pm","epoch":1462131420,"text":"Awesome graphics, I really like the idea. good job!"},{"author_name":"waveformmodulations","author_uid":"35354","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 1:38pm","epoch":1462541580,"text":"Accurate, school was just like this."},{"author_name":"blakeohare","author_uid":"63915","time":"May 10, 2016 @ 12:48am","epoch":1462840980,"text":"Sorry, I'll start with the negative: controls did not feel very natural. Transition back to initial round (but not circle) state at first seemed like a bug. It might be better if there was an indicator directly on the character as to when they're about to change back. Moving your eyes from the character to the meter is not very ideal when being bombarded by enemies. \r\rOther than that, mood, theme, and graphics were great."}],"images":["ld35\/92986-79d6b56c187d35dfd2bd001ae402acea.jpg","ld35\/92986-126b6f0142dd6041c57248a27ead7d11.jpg","ld35\/92986-d5f8d8361efd067ed844ed8f19157c9d.jpg","ld35\/92986-c39198acf6c1f2a56215fed2b58f48d8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/chummywinds.itch.io\/algebro","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/chummywinds.itch.io\/algebro","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"3920","g_author":"92986","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"3926","g_title":"Algebro","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"569","g_commentcount":"37","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\/92986-shot0-1461030644.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/92986-shot1-1461030644.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/92986-shot2-1461030644.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/92986-shot3-1461030644.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"UPDATE\r\n4\/21: fixed small performance bugs for html5 version to work. Only works on Chrome, Safari. IE and Firefox are unstable and shouldn't be used.\r\n**Download is still the best way\r\n\r\n\u200bRemember how much your imagination would run wild when you were just a bored kid at school? \r\nLet our team, Chummy Winds, take you back to a time of daydreaming and doodling in our first Ludum Dare jam game, Algebro.\r\nTake control of the little dude and fight your way through 3 beautifully designed stages, dashing between 2D and 3D to fend off the blood thirsty shapes who are trying to suck you into their world.\r\nHow to play:\r\nMove with the mouse cursor\r\nA key - shift to Triangle shape\r\nS key - shift to Circle shape\r\nD key - shift to Square shape\r\nSpace\/Click - Dash Attack\r\nEscape - Pause and View Controls\r\nShift to the matching shape and dash into baddies to clear them from the stage.\r\nThe blue meter shows you how much stamina you have left to perform a dash, while the red meter displays how much time you have left in shape mode before your little dude turns back into 3D mode, where you are vulnerable to lose health. But watch out, colliding with the wrong baddie shape will immediately send you back into 3D mode where you can take damage!\r\nTips:\r\nYou can move underneath obstacles when in 2D\/Shape mode, just like the baddies.\r\nIf you find yourself clicking off the game window too often while dashing, try using the space bar to dash.\r\n\r\n\r\nProgrammers:\r\nCooper\r\nRyan\r\nLucas\r\nMiguel\r\n\r\nArtist:\r\nDanny\r\n\r\n\r\nALL ART ASSETS for this game where created by the artist on an iPad using the Procreate painting app.\u200b\r\nAudio and Effects were a mix of homemade and https:\/\/incompetech.com\/\u200b\r\n","title":"Algebro"}