{"author_link":"\/author\/soron\/","author_name":"Soron","author_uid":"46840","comments":[{"author_name":"ruchirbapat","author_uid":"88260","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:20pm","epoch":1460981700,"text":"good game, it was quite intersting tbh"},{"author_name":"brainstorm","author_uid":"44355","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:23pm","epoch":1460981880,"text":"I love to care critters! Great twist on puppet games!"},{"author_name":"Tharky","author_uid":"38410","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:27pm","epoch":1460982120,"text":"Nice mechanics, but I couldn't figure out what berry does what :P Played till I got so big and then left the map to see if there was anything else. Like a proud father :P Game was good though, well done man."},{"author_name":"TLansdale","author_uid":"55932","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1460982180,"text":"Fun idea - just wish there were a few more combinations!  Great job."},{"author_name":"Soron","author_uid":"46840","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:30pm","epoch":1460982300,"text":"TLansdale - you and me both! I wanted to get flying and burrowing forms into the game, but ran out of time."},{"author_name":"CasualCat","author_uid":"91982","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:31pm","epoch":1460982360,"text":"It was interesting at first, but it kinda lost it's point after a while. But good job nonetheless. Maybe add something that can hurt you. Give the player an incentive to continue playing and grow, as that's what seemed to be the objective."},{"author_name":"MartinFernandez","author_uid":"55525","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 12:39pm","epoch":1460982840,"text":"Nice game, iteresting mechanics."},{"author_name":"Retallicka","author_uid":"90213","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1461103140,"text":"Got a bit addicted :)"},{"author_name":"JHemmings","author_uid":"90450","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1461107280,"text":"Interesting idea, I liked how the critters grew after some time."},{"author_name":"Rise and Shine Games","author_uid":"92205","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:42am","epoch":1461119820,"text":"That was interesting... it took me a minute to figure out how to pick up berries"},{"author_name":"Somelife Games","author_uid":"91240","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 5:50am","epoch":1461217500,"text":"Very, very cool concept. Found myself playing this far longer than I expected but just couldn't stop somehow.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice one! :)"},{"author_name":"grayhaze","author_uid":"23957","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1461270360,"text":"I found myself playing this for quite a long time. It's really relaxing growing your garden and seeing what weird and wonderful creatures you can breed. I especially liked the idea of turning creatures into platforms which grew higher as they ate. With some soft, tranquil music, and a few more things to keep the player busy, I could see this being a major time sink. Well done! :)"},{"author_name":"Green Soda","author_uid":"64207","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 8:23am","epoch":1461313080,"text":"this game is interestingly cute and very fun concept"},{"author_name":"apalade","author_uid":"89846","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 11:24am","epoch":1461323940,"text":"Nice concept!"},{"author_name":"Soron","author_uid":"46840","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 11:49am","epoch":1461325440,"text":"I think I'll make a full-sized sequel\/post-jam version for this. People seem to like the core gameplay, I really liked it myself (and would love to do more with the game), and I've got some good ideas for how to handle a jam -&gt; experiment -&gt; full release path in this case.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'll try to get some details and\/or a post mortem posted over the weekend.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'm glad you all enjoyed it :). I certainly had a lot of fun with it!"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 1:43am","epoch":1461375480,"text":"Interesting idea, it reminded me a bit of Starseed pilgrim for some reason.  \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I had to read throuh the instructions twice, to be honest. At first I wasn't too sure of what I was doing. Then it clicks and it becomes a very original game. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"TheMeorch","author_uid":"44776","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 8:20pm","epoch":1461442500,"text":"This was fun and relaxing to explore the possibilities, and I really like the wiggly animations. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Javabot","author_uid":"43281","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 11:35pm","epoch":1461627000,"text":"please turn this into a full game."},{"author_name":"SHLFStudios","author_uid":"20984","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1461789960,"text":"interesting, but not really sure whats going on.  i feel like the critters were dying of quicker then i could assess how to change them"},{"author_name":"Pietro Ferrantelli","author_uid":"30677","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 11:41am","epoch":1461929760,"text":"Interesting compo entry with well executed mechanics. It was both really engaging and relaxing to play through. Graphics were simple but the wiggly animations adds a lot to gamefeel. Enjoyed it a lot."},{"author_name":"Aaranos","author_uid":"51253","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 10:50pm","epoch":1461969900,"text":"The concept is good but it doesn't really have a lot. The controls are a little weird."},{"author_name":"gelisam","author_uid":"46246","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 4:32am","epoch":1462508820,"text":"Is there a goal to this game? I can plant more things and turn into other shapes, but that gets old pretty quickly if there isn't something which can be accomplished using those new shapes."}],"images":["ld35\/46840-11782bd384bbcb3aa85c341781486810.jpg","ld35\/46840-f85ac8260d69cdcc7b05f1f57f7f2a6d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/soron.itch.io\/polymorphic-menagerie","text":"Web (HTML5)"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ethankaminski\/ludumdare-35","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"4273","g_author":"46840","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"4271","g_title":"Polymorphic Menagerie","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"428","g_commentcount":"22","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\/46840-shot0-1460942369.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/46840-shot1-1460942369.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"What a wonderful menagerie of critters! You can give them legs with the diamond berries, or turn them into platforms with the hourglass berries.\r\n\r\nSuper berries, which are green instead of red, can grow new bushes.\r\nCombine a super berry that you're holding with a berry you're touching, and you can then plant it to make that type of berry bush.\r\n\r\nWhat kind of critters will you make? See what fun combinations exist!\r\nJust keep them well fed - when they get too hungry, well...\r\n\r\nSee in-game help text for controls.","title":"Polymorphic Menagerie"}