{"author_link":"\/users\/vanleiden","author_name":"vanLeiden","author_uid":"1144157","comments":[{"author_name":"GettingRekt","author_uid":"1036188","time":"2019-04-29T19:38:35Z","epoch":1556566715,"modified":1556566715,"text":"This game had really good atmosphere, nailed the theme and overall great presentation. It was also short enough to play through and had some spins with moving blocks and stuff. Great job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sassages","author_uid":"1152552","time":"2019-04-29T19:42:52Z","epoch":1556566972,"modified":1556566972,"text":"Cool atmosphere, nice design and well-polished :)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Nathaniel Jensen","author_uid":"1139240","time":"2019-04-29T19:43:24Z","epoch":1556567004,"modified":1556567004,"text":"Very good puzzle concept. Had to stop and think on a few of them. I also liked how you changed things up from puzzle to puzzle to keep it interesting. Good job!","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"dick-claus","author_uid":"1012583","time":"2019-04-29T19:43:43Z","epoch":1556567023,"modified":1556567023,"text":"Amazing logical game. I like puzzles. The sound was great and life advises also were right.\n\nIt can be longer game, you can add more features like meeting a partner and so on. \nWell done! ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"amykos","author_uid":"1041854","time":"2019-04-29T19:47:15Z","epoch":1556567235,"modified":1556567235,"text":"Good idea but i can't pass level 2 (I am really bad at puzzle games)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"fibonacci1321","author_uid":"1146136","time":"2019-04-29T20:13:36Z","epoch":1556568816,"modified":1556568816,"text":"Some great puzzles in here! Excellent take on the theme. Keep up the good work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"coachsisyphus","author_uid":"1075988","time":"2019-04-29T20:14:20Z","epoch":1556568860,"modified":1556568860,"text":"I've never had so much fun growing old and dieing. XD Nice work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Thermacon","author_uid":"1142187","time":"2019-04-29T20:17:58Z","epoch":1556569078,"modified":1556569078,"text":"Amazing! Really made me think. Pretty addicting :smile:","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"paragonraptors","author_uid":"1093431","time":"2019-04-29T20:21:10Z","epoch":1556569270,"modified":1556569270,"text":"Fantastic work! Fun puzzles and great overall mood. Loved it!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"kemp","author_uid":"1101228","time":"2019-04-29T20:21:20Z","epoch":1556569280,"modified":1556569280,"text":"great work! beautiful tone\/feel, would like to play more ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"JOZGames","author_uid":"1027223","time":"2019-04-29T20:30:11Z","epoch":1556569811,"modified":1556569811,"text":"Um puzzle bem feito.\n\nAchei bem diferente isso de se mover distancias diferentes dependendo da idade.\n\nEu acho que se voc\u00ea investir nessa ideia da pra fazer um bom jogo.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"AntzTAKEOVER","author_uid":"1002044","time":"2019-04-29T20:33:05Z","epoch":1556569985,"modified":1556569985,"text":"I had so much fun playing this game! Really interesting mechanics and overall the game felt very polished. The level design was also really good and took a little while to figure out. Cool mechanics and great fun! I'd love to see more levels!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DigitalLimestone","author_uid":"1122540","time":"2019-04-29T20:47:43Z","epoch":1556570863,"modified":1556570863,"text":"Wow! That first puzzle really surprised me: I didn't think it was possible.\n\nGreat game. I'd love to see more levels!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"A_ColtZz","author_uid":"1147138","time":"2019-04-29T22:51:51Z","epoch":1556578311,"modified":1556578311,"text":"Great game nice to have some brain teasers so great job making it. If you want try out my game too :v: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Lucas Kauff","author_uid":"1125957","time":"2019-04-30T02:11:11Z","epoch":1556590271,"modified":1556590271,"text":"Wow great puzzle game, I can't figure the level 3 out... Good job !","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Spaceface14Dev","author_uid":"1073490","time":"2019-04-30T03:21:24Z","epoch":1556594484,"modified":1556594503,"text":"Sweet game! I really enjoyed the puzzles and thought it was a great use of a theme I, at least, surely was stuck on for quite a while. ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"gimblll","author_uid":"1151757","time":"2019-04-30T06:22:19Z","epoch":1556605339,"modified":1556605339,"text":"Full little puzzle, great work on fitting the theme in it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Florian Klein","author_uid":"1111958","time":"2019-04-30T07:38:30Z","epoch":1556609910,"modified":1556609910,"text":"Very nice. I loved the ambiance and the puzzles!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Alienplay","author_uid":"1081491","time":"2019-04-30T11:20:53Z","epoch":1556623253,"modified":1556623253,"text":"You really nailed the theme. And you also used those phrases like 'the path isn't always clear' and 'some goals are impossible to achieve' really good to explain the gameplay. Also, the whole atmosphere is nice and music and sound as well. Great job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Dumivid","author_uid":"1049625","time":"2019-04-30T15:06:13Z","epoch":1556636773,"modified":1556636773,"text":"Finally an original puzzle game with good sound design. Great job dude, it enjoyed and finished your game, so far, this is the only \"deep\" kind of game I've encountered this LD. Keep it up.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Taddl","author_uid":"1122553","time":"2019-04-30T17:49:49Z","epoch":1556646589,"modified":1556646589,"text":"It fits the theme very nicely and is a very enjoyable puzzle game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"joemanaco","author_uid":"1005080","time":"2019-04-30T18:59:38Z","epoch":1556650778,"modified":1556650868,"text":"I really like puzzle games and you've come up with a very clever concept which is also quite philosophical (smiled when I discovered that 'be perfect' isn't reachable). Would love to play more levels :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"KonH","author_uid":"1007849","time":"2019-04-30T19:11:04Z","epoch":1556651464,"modified":1556651464,"text":"Nice game! It's good if you put link to that page on itch.io, because somebody can find it here and can't find this page from it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"caevv","author_uid":"1145730","time":"2019-04-30T20:06:46Z","epoch":1556654806,"modified":1556654806,"text":"really cool puzzle game!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ariake81","author_uid":"1066438","time":"2019-04-30T20:08:07Z","epoch":1556654887,"modified":1556654887,"text":"excellent concept, really clever ideas :) the blocks that slide away from you made me chuckle :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"XMPTEd","author_uid":"1093067","time":"2019-04-30T20:13:04Z","epoch":1556655184,"modified":1556655184,"text":"Exactly my kind of game :) Enjoyable puzzle mechanic, obviously pretty short but shows you the concepts nicely. I'm not getting \"your life is CURRENCY\" super clearly, but it was a tough theme. I've only just started paying games, but this is my fav so far - the music\/sounds are really nice and atmospheric too.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sinitax","author_uid":"1147809","time":"2019-04-30T20:16:35Z","epoch":1556655395,"modified":1556655395,"text":"Original and well thought out concept! Graphics and sound design creates an atmosphere that complements the puzzles. \nLove how you interpreted the theme! ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Kpedatte","author_uid":"1146073","time":"2019-04-30T20:19:24Z","epoch":1556655564,"modified":1556655564,"text":"Nice game.\nIt's a pretty smart design !","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Wassim","author_uid":"1082924","time":"2019-04-30T20:29:47Z","epoch":1556656187,"modified":1556656187,"text":"Amazing game, Great design and solid concept!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rancoud","author_uid":"1039085","time":"2019-04-30T21:26:19Z","epoch":1556659579,"modified":1556659583,"text":"Good Atmosphere  \nToo short, I want more levels :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Abraxas Interactive","author_uid":"1089727","time":"2019-04-30T22:02:44Z","epoch":1556661764,"modified":1556661764,"text":"Wow, brilliant job!  Really loved this all around.  It has never felt better to be \"good enough.\"","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Deprecat","author_uid":"1079862","time":"2019-04-30T22:59:31Z","epoch":1556665171,"modified":1556665171,"text":"A really cool take on ice-sliding puzzles! I feel as though puzzles are hard to design for jams since they take such careful consideration and planning, but you've done great here! Would play more of this if you ever made more levels","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"velvetlobster","author_uid":"1058592","time":"2019-05-01T02:16:27Z","epoch":1556676987,"modified":1556676987,"text":"wooow now THAT is a nice idea of a game, simple, effective, perfect!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"plexsoup","author_uid":"1143502","time":"2019-05-01T04:24:16Z","epoch":1556684656,"modified":1556684656,"text":"Great puzzle game! Nicely polished.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Anna Karpova","author_uid":"1131711","time":"2019-05-01T12:22:29Z","epoch":1556713349,"modified":1556713349,"text":"Very atmospheric cool game! Nice work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mrFFrog","author_uid":1155582,"time":"2019-05-01T13:13:42Z","epoch":1556716422,"modified":1556716422,"text":"aj karamaba! great game! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rudra Nil Basu","author_uid":"1002094","time":"2019-05-01T21:52:09Z","epoch":1556747529,"modified":1556747529,"text":"One of  the best entries I have played today, nice puzzles and great take on the theme!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"BoxedMeatRevolution","author_uid":"1004894","time":"2019-05-02T16:22:00Z","epoch":1556814120,"modified":1556814120,"text":"Ah! It ended so soon. I want more! Instead I guess I'll need to learn the lesson that you can't always reach all your goals :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: \n\nHonestly, the puzzles you designed were very well thought out. You set clever traps by ensuring that the \"obvious way\" wouldn't be the \"right way\". Then, when I did find the \"right way\" I got to feel clever. This is good puzzle design :thumbsup: \n\nAside from the puzzles themselves, the game was minimalist, but nothing detracted from the experience. Though the visuals were a bit rough, the audio was on point. Overall this is one of the best puzzle games I've played this Ludum Dare.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ropedog","author_uid":"1008093","time":"2019-05-03T00:23:08Z","epoch":1556842988,"modified":1556842988,"text":"This is a fantastic example of what a puzzle game can be. Figuring out the solution to each level was a lot of fun, and I really wanted more! Cool color scheme, and the audio was soothing. It all tied together to create a mood, and I really enjoyed that aspect. I also liked how the movement of the player would correspond to musical tones. Great entry! You should consider expanding this and adding more levels!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SpiRiTs","author_uid":"1013352","time":"2019-05-03T17:55:07Z","epoch":1556906107,"modified":1556906107,"text":"Nice game!, smooth game play and difficulty of each puzzle were perfect. It would had been great if there were about 10 levels. Congrats!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Twan Mul","author_uid":"1010431","time":"2019-05-03T23:48:44Z","epoch":1556927324,"modified":1556927324,"text":"great puzzler, well thought out in the level design for a gamejam. congrats!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Kaisean Games","author_uid":"1000275","time":"2019-05-06T09:06:52Z","epoch":1557133612,"modified":1557133612,"text":"Very very nice. Although... I couldn't go pass the 'good enough' level. 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You move a fixed amount of squares per round, depending on your stage of life.\n\n![screenshot1.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/d13\/32\/z\/22260.jpg)\n\nArt, Sound and Code by me.\nFont used: Aldo the Apache by AJ Paglia","meta":{"author":[144157],"link-01":"https:\/\/vanleiden.itch.io\/life","link-01-tag":"42336","cover":"\/\/\/content\/d13\/32\/z\/22242.jpg"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/goals","parents":[1,5,9,139254],"love":0,"notes":42,"notes-timestamp":"2019-05-06T09:06:52Z","grade":{"grade-01":57,"grade-02":57,"grade-03":56,"grade-04":56,"grade-05":57,"grade-06":56,"grade-07":45,"grade-08":56},"magic":{"cool":102.51467826248,"feedback":46,"given":56.75,"grade":55,"smart":11.233454301897}},"text":"Reach your goal before your life is over. You move a fixed amount of squares per round, depending on your stage of life.\n\n![screenshot1.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/d13\/32\/z\/22260.jpg)\n\nArt, Sound and Code by me.\nFont used: Aldo the Apache by AJ Paglia","title":"Goals"}