{"author_link":"\/users\/foolmoron","author_name":"foolmoron","author_uid":"1002602","comments":[{"author_name":"Marcenat","author_uid":"1006507","time":"2017-07-31T13:36:45Z","epoch":1501508205,"modified":1501508205,"text":"The adaptive soundtrack is great, the game is gorgeous, but it lacks something to motivate the player, every planet is the same","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TheFlyingKeyboard","author_uid":"1011878","time":"2017-08-01T22:08:10Z","epoch":1501625290,"modified":1501625290,"text":"Audio is just awesome, graphics look neat, but a tutorial would definitelly ad to it. Moreover, it gets reppetitive really fast, because every planet just looks the same.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"realryanrogers","author_uid":"1032917","time":"2017-08-02T23:55:38Z","epoch":1501718138,"modified":1501718138,"text":"I agree with the above sentiments about repetitiveness, but still a great concept, and very pretty to look at! I'd love to see this fleshed out a bit more, and would definitely come back to play it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"bram_ve","author_uid":"1003602","time":"2017-08-02T23:56:18Z","epoch":1501718178,"modified":1501718178,"text":"Interesting idea, with fine graphics and audio to go with it. As for improvements i feel like the jumping between planets could use some work and maybe also having a clear goal in the game would be nice.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Thygrrr","author_uid":"1003575","time":"2017-08-02T23:59:53Z","epoch":1501718393,"modified":1501718393,"text":"Whoa, nice trippy visuals!\n\nLikes:\n- acid soundtrack (a bit *very avant-garde*, but still cool!)\n- super cool trippy graphics\n- when you jump it really feels like you're getting high up in space\n- nice choice of colours and light\n\nTry differently:\n- somehow my own controls on the spheres seem limited, maybe a gimbal lock issue?\n- I want to get to the big sphere so much, but the game is actually challenging!\n\nOverall:\n- lovin the neon pastel trippy glow of this.\n- the galaxy \"sphere\" looks nice, too!\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"chispaLBC","author_uid":"1015874","time":"2017-08-03T00:08:38Z","epoch":1501718918,"modified":1501718918,"text":"it's a weird game (but that's good! :smile:) I love how the music changes depending on the situation. I went to a planet full of lights and it was really cool ^^.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"bombjack","author_uid":"1034791","time":"2017-08-05T08:59:46Z","epoch":1501923586,"modified":1501923586,"text":"it's hard to understand what to do but the art is really good.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"GistNoesis","author_uid":"1043618","time":"2017-08-05T15:10:22Z","epoch":1501945822,"modified":1501945822,"text":"Visually pleasing. The audio is nice. This isn't really a game. Made me feel really nauseous (Too much spinning).  ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"1004834","time":"2017-08-08T07:08:41Z","epoch":1502176121,"modified":1502176121,"text":"Interesting concept, liked the visuals! I thought the black orb would increase in color or light and then something would happen. I did get some cubes though, but you could always speed off a planet instead of jumping so I'm not sure what is was for.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Alexandr AndroidDev","author_uid":"1021683","time":"2017-08-20T12:39:11Z","epoch":1503232751,"modified":1503232751,"text":"strange, but interesting project. But as a player I want some reason to play. and controls sometime frustrating","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Aterlamia","author_uid":"1012477","time":"2017-08-20T13:03:42Z","epoch":1503234222,"modified":1503234222,"text":"Very pretty style and a good soundtrack (that does get a little bit repetitive) I would have liked some sort of an objective because i went around collecting light for some while but in the end i did not know for what","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"1000059","time":"2017-08-20T13:28:17Z","epoch":1503235697,"modified":1503235697,"text":"A little psychedelic game. Didn't manage to go on the biggest and brightest globe, wich was the goal I choose after understanding that there is no intended destination. Frustrating. Anyway, don't know what you have taken before making this game, but it was surely strong. :P","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld39\/44934-c179cd3c245981a2906dd8260bc0cf21.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/foolmoron.itch.io\/the-phototroph","text":"HTML5 (web)"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B-aR7C8zJuzoTHdlZ1lVVXdnUnc","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B-aR7C8zJuzoXzF4dzFMbENXcU0","text":"Microsoft (other)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"50712","g_author":"1002602","g_event":"LD39","g_eventkey":"74","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"249176","g_title":"The Phototroph","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"537","g_commentcount":"12","g_site2_node_id":"44934","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"44934","n_urlkey":"249176","n_parent":"32802","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/39\/the-phototroph","n_slug":"the-phototroph","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"2602","n_created":"1501469143","n_modified":"1501480038","n_version":"115143","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":44934,"parent":32802,"superparent":9,"author":2602,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2017-07-31T05:42:21Z","created":"2017-07-31T02:45:43Z","modified":"2017-07-31T05:47:18Z","version":115143,"slug":"the-phototroph","name":"The Phototroph","body":"A psychedelic space exploration game about a light-eating creature, featuring dynamic acid house music made with [Acid Machine](http:\/\/errozero.co.uk\/acid-machine\/)\n\n![p1.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/a2a\/z\/651e.png)  \n![p2.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/a2a\/z\/651f.png)  \n![p3.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/a2a\/z\/6520.png)  \n\n**WASD** to move  \nCreate **ORBS** by collecting light  \nTap **SPACE** to use up an orb to jump  \n**HOLD SPACE** to do a **GRAVITY DIVE** towards the nearest gravity object  ","meta":{"link-01":"","link-02":"https:\/\/foolmoron.itch.io\/the-phototroph","link-02-tag":"42336","link-03":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B-aR7C8zJuzoTHdlZ1lVVXdnUnc","link-03-tag":"42337","cover":"\/\/\/content\/a2a\/z\/6517.png","link-04":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B-aR7C8zJuzoXzF4dzFMbENXcU0","link-04-tag":"42437","link-05":"https:\/\/github.com\/foolmoron\/ThePhototroph","author":[2602]},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/39\/the-phototroph","parents":[1,5,9,32802],"love":0,"notes":12,"notes-timestamp":"2017-08-20T13:28:17Z","grade":{"grade-01":22,"grade-02":22,"grade-03":22,"grade-04":21,"grade-05":22,"grade-06":22,"grade-07":16,"grade-08":22},"magic":{"cool":60.535908957345,"feedback":2,"given":7.375,"grade":21.125,"grade-01-average":2.9,"grade-01-result":537,"grade-02-average":2.7,"grade-02-result":545,"grade-03-average":3.7,"grade-03-result":96,"grade-04-average":2.316,"grade-04-result":638,"grade-05-average":3.7,"grade-05-result":161,"grade-06-average":3.05,"grade-06-result":251,"grade-07-average":1.5,"grade-07-result":497,"grade-08-average":3.1,"grade-08-result":266,"smart":-37.767915269194}},"text":"A psychedelic space exploration game about a light-eating creature, featuring dynamic acid house music made with [Acid Machine](http:\/\/errozero.co.uk\/acid-machine\/)\n\n![p1.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/a2a\/z\/651e.png)  \n![p2.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/a2a\/z\/651f.png)  \n![p3.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/a2a\/z\/6520.png)  \n\n**WASD** to move  \nCreate **ORBS** by collecting light  \nTap **SPACE** to use up an orb to jump  \n**HOLD SPACE** to do a **GRAVITY DIVE** towards the nearest gravity object  ","title":"The Phototroph"}