{"author_link":"\/users\/tapehead","author_name":"tapehead","author_uid":"1146126","comments":[{"author_name":"TheMagesMango","author_uid":1145778,"time":"2019-04-30T16:47:10Z","epoch":1556642830,"modified":1556642830,"text":"Good idea and great art is very fun! keep up the good work!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gorrion","author_uid":"1136888","time":"2019-04-30T16:57:34Z","epoch":1556643454,"modified":1556643454,"text":"Very fun puzzle game. Pretty art style and animations. Combining elements feels really good. Very polished and neat. Great job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TomasMunro","author_uid":"1148249","time":"2019-04-30T16:59:34Z","epoch":1556643574,"modified":1556643574,"text":"i love how polished the art is in this game, fantastic job and the gamplay is very polished too, i bet you guys didnt get much sleep hahahaha","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"schrunkin","author_uid":"1090809","time":"2019-04-30T17:07:10Z","epoch":1556644030,"modified":1556644097,"text":"Incredibly well made and super polished! Except for a couple of bugs i ran into this is one of the best crafted and genuinely addictive games. The gameplay is deep enough that I could totally see this becoming a game I could play after the jam!\n(btw the shop button has to be clicked a couple of times before it can be entered)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"surreali","author_uid":"1125235","time":"2019-04-30T17:10:05Z","epoch":1556644205,"modified":1556644205,"text":"Omg, awesome game! Best game that I played this LD44 so far! The mechanics are pretty cool, would easily play non stop on my mobile device! It reminded me of Puzzle Forge. I loved the art too, everything looks beautiful. Congrats!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"IanLux","author_uid":"1123116","time":"2019-04-30T17:28:38Z","epoch":1556645318,"modified":1556645318,"text":"Excellent game, probably the best that I've played so far! Loved the puzzle concept! Quite a hard game too!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"arielsan","author_uid":"1013358","time":"2019-04-30T17:32:16Z","epoch":1556645536,"modified":1556645536,"text":"I like the music & sfx though and I believe it is well polished but it is a bit hard to understand or I am a very very bad player (I read the instructions before playing).","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Brigart","author_uid":"1144505","time":"2019-04-30T18:21:37Z","epoch":1556648497,"modified":1556648504,"text":"I really enjoy playing this game, but I faced with situatuon where I can't do anything.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"voidfishing","author_uid":"1123187","time":"2019-04-30T21:22:54Z","epoch":1556659374,"modified":1556659374,"text":"wow, this is really polished! I love the art style, and the gameplay is pretty simple to pick up, and really good - I could definitely play a lot more!!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"lukbebalduke","author_uid":"1007318","time":"2019-05-01T00:49:14Z","epoch":1556671754,"modified":1556671754,"text":"**Stunning quality for a jam game!**\n\nThe feeling is neat, game design is solid and unique at the same time. Everything works really tight in this game, lovely work,\n\nKeep it up!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"NeitherNathan","author_uid":"1072076","time":"2019-05-01T00:51:30Z","epoch":1556671890,"modified":1556671890,"text":"I liked this game a lot. \nI personally am a big fan of the \"match 3\"kind of game and i liked the way you reinvented it. \nIt has some bugs, but i liked the way you start getting the grip on what to do in the game. \nI had a lot of fun and probably gonna play later","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"paulhocker","author_uid":"1005112","time":"2019-05-01T04:32:26Z","epoch":1556685146,"modified":1556685146,"text":"just incredible -- this was a great m3 mechanic twist that fit very well with the theme -- thanks for making this","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Drauthius","author_uid":"1008285","time":"2019-05-01T09:26:44Z","epoch":1556702804,"modified":1556702804,"text":"Nice entry! Even with the description, it took me a long time to figure out what I was supposed to do (didn't watch the video, in case it goes into it there). Interesting mechanics, but I often got \"stuck\" and had to keep trying to cut down bushes and other stuff in a nearby area and hope to get the right thing pop up.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PseudoBytes","author_uid":"1142387","time":"2019-05-01T11:24:24Z","epoch":1556709864,"modified":1556709864,"text":"Really original idea, I love it. It all just works well together and I think that it is very intuitive, great job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"rhewid","author_uid":"1074672","time":"2019-05-01T13:11:44Z","epoch":1556716304,"modified":1556716304,"text":"Very original idea, nice take on that genre. Also really polished gameplay. Loved it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Le Slo","author_uid":"1011802","time":"2019-05-01T14:21:36Z","epoch":1556720496,"modified":1556720496,"text":"Very polished game in art and sound, the gameplay is original but I don't think the game is very well balanced, I don't really see the point on getting upgrades since I never found a difficult moment. By the way, very nice touch that there can't be grass on the corners. Congratulations!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"nicneznic","author_uid":"1150882","time":"2019-05-01T14:31:03Z","epoch":1556721063,"modified":1556721063,"text":"An interesting twist on a match three games, solid visual presentation, and enjoyable gameplay loop. And, as mentioned above many times, very well polished overall. I can see this being expanded and explored more (not only enemies, upgrades, etc. but mechanisms as well) - go for it!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artyom Volkov","author_uid":"1145628","time":"2019-05-01T20:09:29Z","epoch":1556741369,"modified":1556741369,"text":"It looks very polished, however, it's a little bit hard to understand from the beginning.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SefrZ","author_uid":"1141184","time":"2019-05-01T20:37:54Z","epoch":1556743074,"modified":1556743074,"text":"Loved this, it was very well polished and the sound design was great. I found that if I could get sticks on all four corners, I never needed to upgrade though. Not cheating like that it was still super fun. Great job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Mika la Grand","author_uid":"1117954","time":"2019-05-02T18:47:56Z","epoch":1556822876,"modified":1556822876,"text":"Man this game is well polished! I made it all the way to wave 12, but it became too difficult to continue. I did get reset to wave 1 a couple of times after I did some upgrades, so maybe that was a big or I didn't see that my health ran out.\n\n![Schermopname (283).png](\/\/\/raw\/2cc\/c1\/z\/2460a.png)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Lyrcaxis","author_uid":"1056708","time":"2019-05-03T04:41:49Z","epoch":1556858509,"modified":1556858509,"text":"It crashed pretty quick but I loved it!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"1000409","time":"2019-05-03T13:50:27Z","epoch":1556891427,"modified":1556891427,"text":"Amazing aesthetic. At first I though that you did another match3 game, but the gameplay is more clever. It's not always easy after some levels, but I had fun playing. Everything works well as expected and you finally reinvent the genre. Impressive ++","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Reality Blind","author_uid":"1058401","time":"2019-05-03T19:35:03Z","epoch":1556912103,"modified":1556912103,"text":"Great game, and awesome art! I played up to the wave 16, is there a way to finish the game (I thought maybe by buying everything in the shop) or is it endless?\n\nThe goblins's heads are really hilarious \ud83d\ude01","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld44\/153458-1201c43b17488bc51ef161c9837ba6ad.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/tapehead-co.itch.io\/blood-for-blood","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/tapehead-co.itch.io\/blood-for-blood","text":"macOS"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"41752","g_author":"1146126","g_event":"LD44","g_eventkey":"75","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"255070","g_title":"Blood for Blood","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"23","g_site2_node_id":"153458","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0.705564"},"nds":{"n_key":"153458","n_urlkey":"255070","n_parent":"139254","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/blood-for-blood","n_slug":"blood-for-blood","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"146126","n_created":"1556565761","n_modified":"1556698845","n_version":"466643","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":153458,"parent":139254,"superparent":9,"author":146126,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2019-04-29T21:56:12Z","created":"2019-04-29T19:22:41Z","modified":"2019-05-01T08:20:45Z","version":466643,"slug":"blood-for-blood","name":"Blood for Blood","body":"Puzzle in lines and squares. Gain life and smash Goblins. Trade the goblins blood and your life in the shop into weapon upgrades better life potions and even mightier enemies with more blood in them to level up more and more. But be prepared the goblins will try to take your life for them.\n\n![Screenshot_with-logo.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/225b4.png)\n\n# Gameplay\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/HgxuTG1FyWM\n\n# Controls\nLMB controls everything except sound on\/off... thats \"m\" on your keyboard\n\n# How to play\n\n#### Combine items (weapons and potions) by connecting them with lines\n![Tutorial_01.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223b9.png)\n\n#### Combine more items with a square\n![Tutorial_02.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223c3.png)\n\n#### Gain life with collecting potions\n![Tutorial_03.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223d1.png)\n\n#### Remove bushes with weapons\n![Tutorial_04.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223de.png)\n\n#### Hit enemies with weapons to collect blood\n![Tutorial_05.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223e2.png)\n\n#### Combine different weapons for more damage\n![Tutorial_06.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223e9.png)\n\n#### Upgrade and unlock new weapons in the shop with your life\n![Tutorial_07.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223f9.png)\n\n#### Goblin blood is highscore\n![Tutorial_08.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/22409.png)\n\n#### Upgrade goblins to get more blood\n![Tutorial_09.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/2240b.png)\n\nDev-Log:\n* fixed game field fragmentation after creating new wave\n* fixed incorrect prizes and the limit break in the shop\n\n\n\n\n","meta":{"author":[146126,5825],"grade-06-out":"1","grade-07-out":"1","link-01-tag":"42337","cover":"\/\/\/content\/eca\/32\/z\/22351.png","link-01":"https:\/\/tapehead-co.itch.io\/blood-for-blood","link-02":"https:\/\/tapehead-co.itch.io\/blood-for-blood","link-02-tag":"42339"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/blood-for-blood","parents":[1,5,9,139254],"love":0,"notes":23,"notes-timestamp":"2019-05-03T19:35:03Z","grade":{"grade-01":42,"grade-02":42,"grade-03":42,"grade-04":42,"grade-05":42,"grade-08":42},"magic":{"cool":123.97117592012,"feedback":23,"given":46.875,"grade":42,"smart":15.842739219534}},"text":"Puzzle in lines and squares. Gain life and smash Goblins. Trade the goblins blood and your life in the shop into weapon upgrades better life potions and even mightier enemies with more blood in them to level up more and more. But be prepared the goblins will try to take your life for them.\n\n![Screenshot_with-logo.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/225b4.png)\n\n# Gameplay\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/HgxuTG1FyWM\n\n# Controls\nLMB controls everything except sound on\/off... thats \"m\" on your keyboard\n\n# How to play\n\n#### Combine items (weapons and potions) by connecting them with lines\n![Tutorial_01.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223b9.png)\n\n#### Combine more items with a square\n![Tutorial_02.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223c3.png)\n\n#### Gain life with collecting potions\n![Tutorial_03.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223d1.png)\n\n#### Remove bushes with weapons\n![Tutorial_04.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223de.png)\n\n#### Hit enemies with weapons to collect blood\n![Tutorial_05.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223e2.png)\n\n#### Combine different weapons for more damage\n![Tutorial_06.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223e9.png)\n\n#### Upgrade and unlock new weapons in the shop with your life\n![Tutorial_07.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/223f9.png)\n\n#### Goblin blood is highscore\n![Tutorial_08.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/22409.png)\n\n#### Upgrade goblins to get more blood\n![Tutorial_09.png](\/\/\/raw\/eca\/32\/z\/2240b.png)\n\nDev-Log:\n* fixed game field fragmentation after creating new wave\n* fixed incorrect prizes and the limit break in the shop\n\n\n\n\n","title":"Blood for Blood"}