{"author_link":"\/users\/amour-du-pain","author_name":"Amour Du Pain","author_uid":"1084095","comments":[{"author_name":"squirmonkey","author_uid":"1104353","time":"2018-12-03T03:13:07Z","epoch":1543806787,"modified":1543806787,"text":"Well that was interesting. As I'm sure you know, the visuals and music are excellent, particularly in the moments where they're synchronized. There didn't appear to be much in the way of gameplay though, other than flying upwards. I also struggled to connect the game to the theme. I see the description you provided, but that concept didn't really come through in the game itself. \n\nStill, the ambiance of this game was really something, even if all the shapes were fairly abstract. I can't commend the music enough.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"acoto87","author_uid":"1039906","time":"2018-12-03T06:22:32Z","epoch":1543818152,"modified":1543818152,"text":"I must say that this was a relaxing experience, I started it in windowed mode, and had to switch to fullscreen to fully appreciate the art and the music. Very good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"anstabo","author_uid":"1105243","time":"2018-12-04T22:24:30Z","epoch":1543962270,"modified":1543962270,"text":"I really don't know what to say after playing it, really relaxing and \"kino\" pure graphism and design at its best.\nNow i want to make something like that :)\nI played the game twice since there's no ending.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"aCuriosity","author_uid":"1106982","time":"2018-12-04T22:27:14Z","epoch":1543962434,"modified":1543962434,"text":"Its beautiful... and there are some serious feels to it, like i was struggling to do something, or get somewhere... I really wanted there to be something more, some additional mechanic allowing me to interact with the world... Is there any end? I continued to move upwards through what seemed to be endless black for a bit hoping i was going to come across something out there....\n\nAnyhow... beautiful visuals and music.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"itsN8","author_uid":1006705,"time":"2018-12-04T22:27:35Z","epoch":1543962455,"modified":1543962455,"text":"The lighting contrasting the darkness looks nice.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Dino_jr","author_uid":"1040459","time":"2018-12-04T22:30:31Z","epoch":1543962631,"modified":1543962631,"text":"This is really a relaxing experience, I just kept going till the end just because how chill it is. Congrats!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ragtagradical","author_uid":"1011168","time":"2018-12-04T23:08:39Z","epoch":1543964919,"modified":1543964919,"text":"nicely executed short form experience.  I'm pretty sure I got through the whole thing, as the music started to loop.  There were some really interesting visuals going on, i'd like to see more.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Leothil","author_uid":"1134459","time":"2018-12-04T23:29:04Z","epoch":1543966144,"modified":1543966144,"text":"Game is self experience. I had a good one playing your game, thank you.\n\nCan be very good with more content, i like contemplative games.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SandPile","author_uid":"1043488","time":"2018-12-05T00:01:26Z","epoch":1543968086,"modified":1543968086,"text":"Navigating the tight tunnels at the start of the experience was really nice. The ambient lightning made it look very nice.\nAnd the music made it all come together.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"legavroche","author_uid":"1007275","time":"2018-12-05T00:12:18Z","epoch":1543968738,"modified":1543968738,"text":"Loved the relaxing atmosphere created by the art and music, it really caught my eye. As some other mentioned, having some more interactivity with the world would be nice. Excited to see what comes from it if you continue working on it! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Furtive Pygmy","author_uid":"1102936","time":"2018-12-05T00:56:18Z","epoch":1543971378,"modified":1543971378,"text":"That was an experience! Very enjoyable; good work on creating something that was more of an artistic project.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"icxon","author_uid":"1000482","time":"2018-12-05T02:22:14Z","epoch":1543976534,"modified":1543976547,"text":"Meditative and smooth. I'm not sure how long I supposed _to ascend_.\n\nHere is my attempt:\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/QJAy4QN8pzk","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mAnimal","author_uid":"1051017","time":"2018-12-05T22:05:41Z","epoch":1544047541,"modified":1544047541,"text":"Awesome chill entry. I like the visuals so much, with the music i felt so relaxed. I will use your project as a study material for my unity skills. Thank you so much for your entry. :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"chrismcmath","author_uid":"1005934","time":"2018-12-05T22:14:24Z","epoch":1544048064,"modified":1544048064,"text":"It's amazing how much you were able to do with just primitives, lighting and space. My only complaint is that even though I was controlling a (major) part of the experience, I didn't feel like I was interacting with the experience. I almost felt like I had been rushed on stage with a script and told to play the part as best I could. Allowing the player\/user to take ownership would only make it stronger.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-06T03:48:02Z","epoch":1544068082,"modified":1544068082,"text":"Amazing visuals, and the music was great! I would have loved to have some sort of an end, or some sort of infinitely expanding world so that is always looked different as I ascended. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"designernap","author_uid":"1002807","time":"2018-12-06T09:31:56Z","epoch":1544088716,"modified":1544088716,"text":"This is great! Wonderful feeling of flow, movement and control (Which is more than I can say for my game!) and the music is outstanding! Excellent entry. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Saering","author_uid":"1081341","time":"2018-12-06T09:34:59Z","epoch":1544088899,"modified":1544088899,"text":"Interesting experience but I really can't see how it is related to the theme. But it's not a problem as long as the game is good and I liked the visuals and the chill vibe","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Hystaf","author_uid":"1052023","time":"2018-12-06T14:07:24Z","epoch":1544105244,"modified":1544105244,"text":"Hum if you have two screen you can break the game ^^\". It's interesting but it's not match with the theme.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"cerno-b","author_uid":"1001753","time":"2018-12-08T01:49:17Z","epoch":1544233757,"modified":1544233757,"text":"Could you set your game to \u201cWindows Download\u201d on your itch page? I would like to play it via Itch client but it shows as \u201cnot available on Windows\u201d.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"chauchau","author_uid":"1000227","time":"2018-12-09T15:47:45Z","epoch":1544370465,"modified":1544370465,"text":"Loved the overall atmosphere and feeling of movement. Great entry, well done!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"annagavaldakedavra","author_uid":"1011704","time":"2018-12-10T23:18:12Z","epoch":1544483892,"modified":1544483892,"text":"I like this a lot. It's tastefull, elegant and subtle. It's just a bit frustrating to ascend to the roof and just stay there for a while, not ascending further. Except of course my friend's game, this is my favorite. It's a fucking 5 stars game, and it's obviously related to the theme.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"cerno-b","author_uid":"1001753","time":"2018-12-13T20:06:01Z","epoch":1544731561,"modified":1544731577,"text":"Amazing entry! I am absolutely taken aback by how much you achieved with seemingly so little. The expressiveness of this piece is incredible for a game made in such a short amount of time.\n\nI love the way you start slow and stunted but then outgrow your initial state of being while leaving behind the things that slow you down. There's a lot of depth in this.\n\nAs it is less a game and more an experience I won't judge it too harshly on gameplay. It doesn't really make much of a difference whether you lose the white balls early on or later but I'll take it as a deliberate artistic decision. A visual queue that the end was reached would have been nice as you continue ascending into nothingness without knowledge that it's over.\n\nFinally the music is great and completes the experience. No sfx needed here, although some very faint ambient noises may have helped underline the moment you lose a circle.\n\nOverall a great achievement and the most impressive game I've seen so far.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"onnofal","author_uid":"1079451","time":"2018-12-19T22:46:13Z","epoch":1545259573,"modified":1545259573,"text":"Last game for my playing session today and I am happy that the day is ending with your entry. What exactly is a game.. I cannot say. I definitely enjoyed this ambient piece, it is a pleasure to control while listening to the music - excellent match together. Reminding me some Philip Glass works.","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld43\/123289-b18404caf6f1539d28f9a0ae3c63c137.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/magic-balls-knights.itch.io\/ascend","text":"Source code"},{"url":"https:\/\/magic-balls-knights.itch.io\/ascend","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"39643","g_author":"1084095","g_event":"LD43","g_eventkey":"71","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"253118","g_title":"Ascend","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"239","g_commentcount":"23","g_site2_node_id":"123289","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"123289","n_urlkey":"253118","n_parent":"120415","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/ascend","n_slug":"ascend","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"84095","n_created":"1543090402","n_modified":"1544044949","n_version":"408443","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":123289,"parent":120415,"superparent":9,"author":84095,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2018-12-03T01:48:57Z","created":"2018-11-24T20:13:22Z","modified":"2018-12-05T21:22:29Z","version":408443,"slug":"ascend","name":"Ascend","body":"**There's only one rule : ascend.**\n\nPlease note that this is more an interactive journey than a game, a contemplative and abstract experience focused on flow and feel.\n\n![LD43 wp.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c7a6.jpg)\n\n![SC2.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c6fd.jpg)\n\n![SC8.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c717.jpg)\n\n![SC9.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c71a.jpg)\n\nFor once, I wanted to use the free improvisation technique, as musicians or painters often do, trying to emphasis how the theme made me felt without rationalizing anything.\n\nAfter all, jams are the best places to experiment !\n\nSadly, I only had half of the week-end to work on it, but I did my best. I hope you'll like it ! \n\n**For this compo, I used :**\n - Unity\n - Magix Music Maker\n - Audacity\n\n[**Listen to the OST on soundcloud.**](https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/pastagal\/ascend).","meta":{"author":[84095],"grade-07-out":"1","link-01-tag":"42332","allow-anonymous-comments":"1","link-01":"https:\/\/magic-balls-knights.itch.io\/ascend","link-01-name":"Unity project","link-02":"https:\/\/magic-balls-knights.itch.io\/ascend","link-02-tag":"42337","link-02-name":"Game","cover":"\/\/\/content\/f78\/41\/z\/1c5c3.jpg","link-03-tag":"42337"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/ascend","parents":[1,5,9,120415],"love":0,"notes":23,"notes-timestamp":"2018-12-19T22:46:13Z","grade":{"grade-01":35,"grade-02":35,"grade-03":35,"grade-04":35,"grade-05":35,"grade-06":35,"grade-08":35},"magic":{"cool":25.157730271331,"feedback":2,"given":1.875,"grade":35,"grade-01-average":3.439,"grade-01-result":239,"grade-02-average":2.818,"grade-02-result":395,"grade-03-average":3.015,"grade-03-result":318,"grade-04-average":2.197,"grade-04-result":493,"grade-05-average":4.258,"grade-05-result":26,"grade-06-average":4.318,"grade-06-result":3,"grade-08-average":4.379,"grade-08-result":3,"smart":-71.541975561723}},"text":"**There's only one rule : ascend.**\n\nPlease note that this is more an interactive journey than a game, a contemplative and abstract experience focused on flow and feel.\n\n![LD43 wp.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c7a6.jpg)\n\n![SC2.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c6fd.jpg)\n\n![SC8.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c717.jpg)\n\n![SC9.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/f78\/41\/z\/1c71a.jpg)\n\nFor once, I wanted to use the free improvisation technique, as musicians or painters often do, trying to emphasis how the theme made me felt without rationalizing anything.\n\nAfter all, jams are the best places to experiment !\n\nSadly, I only had half of the week-end to work on it, but I did my best. I hope you'll like it ! \n\n**For this compo, I used :**\n - Unity\n - Magix Music Maker\n - Audacity\n\n[**Listen to the OST on soundcloud.**](https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/pastagal\/ascend).","title":"Ascend"}