{"author_link":"\/author\/drludos\/","author_name":"drludos","author_uid":"29773","comments":[{"author_name":"davesoft","author_uid":"46316","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1450119960,"text":"Hm, do you have the source? I'll rate it after seeing it."},{"author_name":"Viza","author_uid":"36967","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:23pm","epoch":1450120680,"text":"Hey, that is a pretty fun game!"},{"author_name":"kepons","author_uid":"64216","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1450120860,"text":"Very interesting concept and great execution. The graphics and sounds aren't anything special, but I find them appropriate for this type of game."},{"author_name":"Zanthia","author_uid":"63681","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:29pm","epoch":1450121040,"text":"I love this game ! I think I could spend hours growing ties to the perfect size !"},{"author_name":"fluidvolt","author_uid":"26913","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1450125900,"text":"You really thought of everything, theme-wise! Interesting idea, a lot harder than I thought it would be -- I think I got one well-sized tie in my first go-round. I love the image of a tie coming out, it's like an ice cream nozzle."},{"author_name":"sergicollado","author_uid":"56825","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:35pm","epoch":1450135800,"text":"To much fun game!"},{"author_name":"blohod","author_uid":"61724","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1450135920,"text":"Very fun, I love your use of the three themes!"},{"author_name":"floppya","author_uid":"13978","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:40pm","epoch":1450136100,"text":"I had a lot of fun playing this one. Great implementation of the themes."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:48pm","epoch":1450136580,"text":"This is solid across the board. Great idea and implementation! Nailed it."},{"author_name":"hexagore","author_uid":"34027","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:03am","epoch":1450137480,"text":"5 stars for fun. I loved this."},{"author_name":"kozmagre","author_uid":"64795","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:10am","epoch":1450137900,"text":"Awesome idea. =D"},{"author_name":"im-oab","author_uid":"20535","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:18am","epoch":1450138380,"text":"nice. easy to understand\/ play. :)"},{"author_name":"kevin_pauly","author_uid":"64808","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:18am","epoch":1450138380,"text":"really funny idea!"},{"author_name":"Picking a username is hard","author_uid":"54522","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:39am","epoch":1450143240,"text":"Wonderful game. I left a longer response on the actual newgrounds page."},{"author_name":"rsf-krx","author_uid":"66352","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:54am","epoch":1450151340,"text":"The game was fun. I wish that it was &quot;endless&quot; and you had a health that got reduced for every tie outside a certain threshold, maybe not outside perfect, but maybe anything that gave 6 or lower points"},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:00am","epoch":1450155300,"text":"Very awesome concept and execution. Great usage of both themes. All in all a very, very solid entry :) Can't think of anyway to improve it honestly. Maybe add more patron-types?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good luck!"},{"author_name":"arzi","author_uid":"1524","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:51am","epoch":1450172760,"text":"Best use of the themes so far! Also, I like the chart at the end :)"},{"author_name":"Tetha","author_uid":"4995","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:29am","epoch":1450175040,"text":"Good job on making some non-intrusive use of two button controls :)"},{"author_name":"MrMordem","author_uid":"37532","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:37pm","epoch":1450186320,"text":"simple yet really fun, the concept is original, plus a nice use of both themes well done !"},{"author_name":"Tipyx","author_uid":"20954","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1450197720,"text":"Ah ah ah. I'm wondering what I'll rate in the theme categorie :p. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"punkto","author_uid":"36344","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1450211940,"text":"I don't use Flash... :("},{"author_name":"Ittai Manero","author_uid":"59011","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:31pm","epoch":1450214760,"text":"Nice! Loved how you combined the &quot;three&quot; themes, hahaha"},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1450218900,"text":"Excellent! Really excellent! A genious idea, and a cool implementation (though I'd say 'hold' right arrow rather than 'use' right arrow... at first nothing was happening). But seriously this is the sort of game I look forward to in LD, really good fun."},{"author_name":"Muel","author_uid":"63618","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 2:39am","epoch":1450233240,"text":"You approach on the theme was fanTIEstic!"},{"author_name":"local306","author_uid":"55445","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:45pm","epoch":1450284000,"text":"Super neat tie growing mechanic!"},{"author_name":"banana4life","author_uid":"41477","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 6:05pm","epoch":1450288800,"text":"Great work!"},{"author_name":"silkworm_sweatshop","author_uid":"47199","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1450293360,"text":"Great theme use and very fun!"},{"author_name":"danidre14","author_uid":"32791","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 1:43am","epoch":1450316280,"text":"Really simplistic and cool game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Like how you made a mixture of the theme:\r<br\/>Growing-------------|\r<br\/>                    |---------TIE!!\r<br\/>Two buttons---------|"},{"author_name":"Lullaby","author_uid":"66242","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 10:58am","epoch":1450349580,"text":"This is a so cool idea, the game is really great well done!!! Loved it :p\r<br\/>\r<br\/>(coucou d'indiemag!)"},{"author_name":"axoona","author_uid":"56919","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 11:37am","epoch":1450351920,"text":"very good entry!"},{"author_name":"David Cookie","author_uid":"66030","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 11:50am","epoch":1450352700,"text":"Excellent idea! Didn't think of this &quot;tie&quot; theme ^^\r<br\/>Too bad there's no sound though :\/\r<br\/>Great job!"},{"author_name":"davidB","author_uid":"20693","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1450357200,"text":"My first game with fun!"},{"author_name":"_HopFrog","author_uid":"64957","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 2:07am","epoch":1450404120,"text":"This was really fun to play! Although a bit challenging... Apparently I suck at telling the correct height of the shirts lol"},{"author_name":"teamvr","author_uid":"62401","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 5:02am","epoch":1450414620,"text":"I jammed out on this title. Much stars."},{"author_name":"Big Cow","author_uid":"51323","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 12:25pm","epoch":1450441200,"text":"Um...WOW! Brilliant idea, excellently executed. This was fun, simple, addictive, funny and innovative. Jolly well done!"},{"author_name":"Manu &amp; Wan","author_uid":"9172","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 3:38pm","epoch":1450452780,"text":"157- Hey there's a performance chart! Neato.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A very original and unexpectedly fun game."},{"author_name":"Dejvo","author_uid":"49267","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1450465020,"text":"oo noice idea. i had a simmilar one :D also, i really fancy the graph at the end :)"},{"author_name":"GhostBomb","author_uid":"45321","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 8:56pm","epoch":1450471860,"text":"I like it.  Simple but fun."},{"author_name":"Eduardo","author_uid":"41337","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 5:08pm","epoch":1450544580,"text":"That's funny. A really good catch on the theme! good job!"},{"author_name":"wooltech","author_uid":"46350","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 2:19am","epoch":1450577640,"text":"Brilliant! Such a simple idea, but it feel fun and lasts just long enough.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also well done on the bad pun using all three themes!"},{"author_name":"AndreasL","author_uid":"34522","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 11:40am","epoch":1450697700,"text":"Fun idea! Been playing this a bit on Newgrounds ever since I posted my game there. I seem to be terrible at it but the gameplay still bring me back.\r<br\/>Original idea, works with with the theme  I think. Good job!"},{"author_name":"ddr2","author_uid":"7978","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 2:13pm","epoch":1450706880,"text":"that theme oO 5\/7 perfect score ;)"},{"author_name":"randomhuman","author_uid":"56477","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1450715820,"text":"I wish I coulf give you more than 5 stars for theme ;) Great game."},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1450816800,"text":"Nice sense of humour! Solid game! Perfect! :-)"},{"author_name":"JoseArias","author_uid":"55992","time":"Dec 24, 2015 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1450968420,"text":"I loved it!"},{"author_name":"karlipoppins","author_uid":"43949","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1451246040,"text":"This was amazing, perfect across the board."},{"author_name":"WizzardMaker","author_uid":"53413","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1451246160,"text":"Great Game! I had a high score of 157 Points, I dont know if its good, or bad, but I have it. I wish the ties ad a momentum, they just stop after cutting them of, in real life physics the cut object inherits the speed of the cutting object, just to let you know. You probably already knew, but hey I missed that part."},{"author_name":"synthetic-entropy","author_uid":"66333","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1451246700,"text":"Short, sweet, to the point. At least, most of my ties were too short. Great idea, would love to see it fleshed out a bit."},{"author_name":"Leon M\u00f6hring","author_uid":"63620","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1451247360,"text":"very cool and funny idea and turned out to be a great minigame!"},{"author_name":"ZpeedTube","author_uid":"60200","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:22pm","epoch":1451247420,"text":"Love it, can't really come up whit anything to improve! ^^"},{"author_name":"brainstorm","author_uid":"44355","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1451248020,"text":"Really cute game, combining the aim mechanic with the growing one was a great choice!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>4\/5"},{"author_name":"Digitaldude555","author_uid":"57517","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1451249220,"text":"Very fun to play and good use of the theme."},{"author_name":"acotis","author_uid":"61639","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1451251080,"text":"Haha, great concept!  I had to take a theme star away because of &quot;press space to continue&quot; instead of &quot;press one of the two buttons to continue&quot; though ;)"},{"author_name":"vortex","author_uid":"36386","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 9:40pm","epoch":1451252100,"text":"Your game is really fun and I like the graphics. A slight improvement in my opinion would be if you had some sort time pressure, but apart from that, great game!"},{"author_name":"Nizar89","author_uid":"35517","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1451252700,"text":"Very fun to play :)"},{"author_name":"xWarZonex","author_uid":"39237","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1451253120,"text":"I LOVE THIS GAME! I like how you interpreted the theme. The gameplay was really addicting, and the sounds and graphics fit perfectly! My favorite feature was the google charts after each round, that was great. Good Job."},{"author_name":"Milo","author_uid":"2934","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1451253660,"text":"This game was really fun! The combo mechanic makes it really addictive, I think. Also, I'm glad I now know what to expect when tie shopping!"},{"author_name":"Tijn","author_uid":"49432","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1451255040,"text":"A very nice entry! I was genuinely laughing :D"},{"author_name":"thebrickanator","author_uid":"50329","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1451255700,"text":"hahaha really funny and addicting... would have been cool to have seen some variety in people and maybe tie attributes :P this game deserves a full release to mobile or something"},{"author_name":"Jwatt","author_uid":"5551","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 11:41pm","epoch":1451259360,"text":"This is actually quite well done and solid. Now that this exists, I finally have a game for which to give 5 stars in Theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The performance chart at the end is much appreciated, would hope more of these kinds of high scoring games displayed some stats."},{"author_name":"Foofanoo42","author_uid":"50800","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 1:19am","epoch":1451265240,"text":"Wonderful. I love a man with a long torso."},{"author_name":"herniewise","author_uid":"26114","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 1:39am","epoch":1451266440,"text":"My favourite take on the theme so far, nice game!"},{"author_name":"eskivor","author_uid":"25329","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 1:54am","epoch":1451267340,"text":"5 stars, I love it !"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 2:12am","epoch":1451268420,"text":"Absolutely fun entry to play plus great use of both themes."},{"author_name":"thebrickanator","author_uid":"50329","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 7:11am","epoch":1451286360,"text":"hahaha I just realized my earlier comment is irrelevant as I found this game via your mobile release post and didn't even realize it! I will download and play now! thanks :D"},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 10:40am","epoch":1451298900,"text":"Very fun game ! You choose very appropriate sounds for the ties."},{"author_name":"dx0ne","author_uid":"11733","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 10:42am","epoch":1451299020,"text":"I think it's the weirdest take on themes(all three ;)). Fun and challenging."},{"author_name":"anael","author_uid":"45582","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 10:57am","epoch":1451299920,"text":"Funny :)"},{"author_name":"justinooncx","author_uid":"38380","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1451309940,"text":"Very polished game, challenging but fun gameplay, and interesting take on the theme! Well done!"},{"author_name":"felixreeve","author_uid":"66274","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 2:35pm","epoch":1451313000,"text":"Great entry and theme use! Funny too, which is great! Really like the graph at the end of each try which shows more than just a high score"},{"author_name":"Aurel B\u00edl\u00fd","author_uid":"1645","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1451313660,"text":"What an odd idea for a game. But it's fun, I like it :)"},{"author_name":"Tangible Games","author_uid":"25746","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 3:39pm","epoch":1451316840,"text":"Very nice! Perfectly fits the theme ;)"},{"author_name":"Starspell","author_uid":"1791","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1451318700,"text":"Excellent game. I love the concepts and the use of the themes. Very impressed with the graph statistics at the end."},{"author_name":"MikeTsunami","author_uid":"62227","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1451334540,"text":"Funny game and really like the use of all &quot;three&quot; themes. =)"},{"author_name":"yuigoto","author_uid":"50909","time":"Dec 30, 2015 @ 1:45am","epoch":1451439600,"text":"Man, this is fun and challenging! Great use of the &quot;three&quot; themes too! You also got the perfect mood for the game!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice work on the pixelart, the whole concept, the controls and thanks for the fun! :D"},{"author_name":"BoltKey","author_uid":"50511","time":"Dec 30, 2015 @ 2:39am","epoch":1451442840,"text":"I really liked it. The idea was great, it was smooth, it was addictive and it just worked. Good job!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The only complaint is that there is no restart button."},{"author_name":"Studiosaurus","author_uid":"65664","time":"Dec 30, 2015 @ 3:17pm","epoch":1451488320,"text":"Pretty fun! The perfect tie length is a bit shorter than the full length of the shirt on some of them, but yeah, really good otherwise!"},{"author_name":"Tapehead","author_uid":"64267","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 3:59pm","epoch":1451750040,"text":"this is a funny game!!! well done!"},{"author_name":"Sir Magic","author_uid":"60076","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 7:38pm","epoch":1451763180,"text":"Good game, fun to play and an interesting concept, well done!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 4:12pm","epoch":1451923620,"text":"Fun, well made game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/eBJmDbHq4GI"},{"author_name":"Two Scoop Games","author_uid":"37347","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 6:05pm","epoch":1451930400,"text":"This is a really unique concept. cute game."},{"author_name":"SinclairStrange","author_uid":"44332","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 6:20pm","epoch":1451931300,"text":"That was really good! I really loved the simple yet interesting and challenging gameplay to this. Once I got down the length\/guy's shirt I starting pulling off some combos! (Although I couldn't help myself in making THE LONGEST TIE EVER MADE. Must of pressed the tie making key at least 200 times.) \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also the performance chart at the end was a lovely addition, it really does make you want to come back and better your score and combo chain.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall top quality stuff!"},{"author_name":"Zanzlanz","author_uid":"11407","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1451935620,"text":"I really like it! It's a funny game, with a really simple fun mechanic ;) Excellent job with the polish to the game."}],"images":["ld34\/29773-fbb8210cabf480ad8a6a692b410635b9.jpg","ld34\/29773-0d74a8574dde83d2e15201e4d64bcd6a.jpg","ld34\/29773-c5a7efd0230694a93d9e67be4d63a07c.jpg","ld34\/29773-2454cde7c917c544bb6ad4959902dfa2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ludoscience.com\/EN\/games\/884-Growing-Ties.html","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=air.com.ludoscience.GrowingTies","text":"Android"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5361","g_author":"29773","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"5469","g_title":"Growing Ties","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"52","g_commentcount":"83","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\/\/511439\/29773-shot0-1450119015.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/29773-shot1-1450119015.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/29773-shot2-1450119015.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/29773-shot3-1450119015.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You run a tie shop. Patrons want to get custom ties. \r\nCan you cut a tie at the right size for each one of your patrons?\r\n\r\nUse Right Arrow key to grow a tie. Use Left Arrow key to cut it.  The tie will fall down, and hopefully reach a patron.\r\n(Alternatively, you can use Up Arrow \/ Down Arrow or Z \/ X or D \/ F keys if you prefer)\r\n\r\nBe careful to cut right-sized ties! \r\nA perfect-sized tie matches the height of the patron\u2019s shirt.\r\nYou'll get 10 points for such a perfectly fitting tie, but less points if the tie is too long or too short. Of course, Patrons varies greatly in size and shape!\r\n\r\nCut several perfect ties in a row to get bonus \"combo\" points.\r\n\r\nN.B.: As with all Flash-based game, the fullscreen mode doesn't work when the game is embedded here on Ludum Dare. To play fullscreen, use the link below to play the game on my website!\r\n\r\n-----------\r\n\r\nObviously, for this game, I choose to use \"both themes\", alongside with the bonus theme of \"it\u2019s a tie\"! I hope you\u2019ll like it! :)\r\n\r\nI was originally planning on entering the compo, but I lacked time this weekend, so I submit it for the Jam. So everything was made from scratch for this compo, except the music.\r\n\r\nAs I lack any knowledge of how to compose music, I then choose to use a previously existing track coming from NewGrounds audio section (the sound effects were made by me using BFXR, but as I opted out of the audio category anyway, I decided to also use some SFX coming from my previous LD entries).\r\n\r\nMade with Flash (AS3) \/ FlashDevelop in about 24h of work in total.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!","title":"Growing Ties"}