{"author_link":"\/author\/djfariel\/","author_name":"djfariel","author_uid":"52022","comments":[{"author_name":"blohod","author_uid":"61724","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:40am","epoch":1450139700,"text":"very fun, the cheat codes were great too"},{"author_name":"blackmagic","author_uid":"16703","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:01am","epoch":1450140960,"text":"Hi, could you bind ZQSD and arrows as well, please ? Thx !"},{"author_name":"CristianBatista","author_uid":"60611","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:34am","epoch":1450142940,"text":"Nice idea, i like roguelike as hell :D"},{"author_name":"Thought Reactor","author_uid":"30109","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:37am","epoch":1450143120,"text":"The darkness was a lot more terrifying than I thought it would be. Good job, this is a really fun game!"},{"author_name":"Red_Fan games","author_uid":"47563","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:37am","epoch":1450143120,"text":"Hello darkness my old friend..."},{"author_name":"Xinelu","author_uid":"38942","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:38am","epoch":1450143180,"text":"I love the graphics!! :D nice entry!"},{"author_name":"Tasteslikefuture","author_uid":"44588","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:41am","epoch":1450143360,"text":"Really awesome game, easily sunk like half an hour into it. Very fun, tons of unique attacks, and really good aesthetically. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Logicon","author_uid":"10322","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:47am","epoch":1450143720,"text":"Very fun. Takes a little bit to figure out what to do at first though (even with the tutorial screens)"},{"author_name":"Karatorian","author_uid":"59982","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:25am","epoch":1450146000,"text":"Linux build doesn't seem to do anything beyond locating joysticks. However, the Windows version seems to work under wine. (I haven't tried it beyond the start screen, yet.)"},{"author_name":"Charging Llama","author_uid":"29677","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:35am","epoch":1450146600,"text":"Nice job, loving pretty much everything I'm seeing!"},{"author_name":"VitasaMode","author_uid":"63629","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:40am","epoch":1450146900,"text":"Fun Game, I like the visuals, lighting effects and growing mechanic. Good Job!"},{"author_name":"LavWa","author_uid":"64845","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:47am","epoch":1450147320,"text":"Nice graphics ! Like the concept :)"},{"author_name":"Andarilhoz","author_uid":"62532","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:51am","epoch":1450147560,"text":"Nice Gameplay, i just thought its a little difficult to destroy the darknes, and it grows really fast,"},{"author_name":"Gtron","author_uid":"51237","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:59am","epoch":1450148040,"text":"I like the interpretation of growing as a means toward a lose condition instead of a win condition.  The game is really fun and has a lot of depth for a surprisingly low level of complexity."},{"author_name":"Kakureta","author_uid":"50287","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:21am","epoch":1450149360,"text":"Very nice visuals and fun gameplay! I liked it, spent a good amount of time on it :D"},{"author_name":"Karatorian","author_uid":"59982","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:33am","epoch":1450150080,"text":"Linux build doesn't seem to do anything beyond locating joysticks. However, the Windows version seems to work under wine. (I haven't tried it beyond the start screen, yet.)"},{"author_name":"The Vall","author_uid":"44829","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:49am","epoch":1450151040,"text":"I enjoyed the lighting effects. The audio was great."},{"author_name":"tantumgames","author_uid":"60654","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:09am","epoch":1450163040,"text":"Great art and interesting idea. Gratz!"},{"author_name":"Andrew Deem","author_uid":"25356","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 8:13am","epoch":1450166880,"text":"Okay. This is the best game I've seen yet. I'm keeping this one for later to show my roommate. Good freakin' job. Love it!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I really enjoy all the different types of ammo you get. I enjoy exploring those things in games, and I'm glad you added them in. The music was amazing. The art was amazing. The game was just great you guys.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also, I LOVE THOSE CHEATS. So much fun! Btw, sword plus cats = best combo ever. Thanks for making this guys! :D"},{"author_name":"RougeRogue","author_uid":"43866","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:00am","epoch":1450169700,"text":"Lots of fun especially when messing around with the cheat codes."},{"author_name":"timeshapers","author_uid":"62149","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:58am","epoch":1450180380,"text":"Neat idea, but needs a bit more polish in the gameplay department.\r<br\/>Fun though."},{"author_name":"pokipsy","author_uid":"56863","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:43pm","epoch":1450190280,"text":"Very fun concept ! Perhaps the game is a bit too difficult though, or maybe i'm just not very good ^^"},{"author_name":"Nega Drive","author_uid":"26098","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:03pm","epoch":1450191480,"text":"Nice game. I like the variety of powerups. The effect of the darkness constantly spreading is well done and is satisfying to fight back against it. Nice graphics and music too."},{"author_name":"Tyler","author_uid":"16252","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:18pm","epoch":1450206780,"text":"Some fun gameplay here, but very difficult. Needs some balancing but it is quite good! The audio was a bit off somewhere, whether it was just volume balancing or something else, I can't quite put my finger on it..."},{"author_name":"Shrub","author_uid":"61921","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 12:19am","epoch":1450311240,"text":"I cant even beat the first floor... also what does aura do?"},{"author_name":"UgiWithAKnife","author_uid":"64412","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 12:49am","epoch":1450313040,"text":"Lots of fun! I got just to floor 2 and I must say it was challanging. Good job!"},{"author_name":"SSJMetroid","author_uid":"3925","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 1:12am","epoch":1450314420,"text":"Very well made entry.  I thought it was a little difficult, but it wasn't too bad.  My main complaint I guess was the tutorial.. I hate tutorials that you have to read like instruction manuals :S"},{"author_name":"Split82","author_uid":"15279","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 10:36am","epoch":1450434660,"text":"Very nice :) A lot of fun."},{"author_name":"juxipolo","author_uid":"45848","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1450545120,"text":"love the music! Game play is fun, but can be hard if you don't find a convenient powerup early"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 1:21am","epoch":1450833360,"text":"this was lots of fun - and difficult - keep it up"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Jan 5, 2016 @ 3:44pm","epoch":1452008340,"text":"Neat game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/DUttdjt5uB4"}],"images":["ld34\/52022-facadef6a30617e43e4e6ece3e687f2b.jpg","ld34\/52022-282ea591f41b9f7b4dcf90a8ff61a39c.jpg","ld34\/52022-4708362b62a7a29fd4392f050f813a82.jpg","ld34\/52022-68d612f40d5e634402b4194d0dceae7e.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ld.unibearstudio.com\/34\/DarknessV2Win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/ld.unibearstudio.com\/34\/DarknessV2OSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/ld.unibearstudio.com\/34\/DarknessV2Lin.zip","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5863","g_author":"52022","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"5817","g_title":"The Darkness","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"123","g_commentcount":"31","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\/52022-shot0-1450137042.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/52022-shot1-1450137042.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/52022-shot2-1450137042.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/52022-shot3-1450137042.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The Darkness is our take on the Grow theme. The objective is quite simple: defeat the growing darkness.\r\n\r\nControls: \r\nWASD - Move\r\nLeft Click - Shoot where mouse is\r\nRight Click \/ Space bar - Activate aura\r\nEscape - Suicide \/ Quit\r\n\r\nThere are a number of cheat codes that we made to test things. These can and will break your game if used. After you're done enjoying the game normally, I highly recommend trying them. To use one, make sure you're in the game (not the menu) and then just simply type the word. If it doesn't work, give it a second try. \r\npower\r\nlight\r\ndark\r\nlich\r\nsword\r\nstairs\r\ncats\r\ndeath\r\nsuper\r\n\r\nAnd now for our rant! This time around we worked at a significantly more efficient pace. We managed to have the core \"game\" done in less than 24 hours. There were still tons of bugs and features that weren't in (like the boss), but everything that needed to be there was there. For our third time participating in Ludum Dare, we managed to learn a lot about how much we've grown this year. I, personally, look forward to what lesson we walk away from this Ludum Dare with and I'm incredibly happy to have participated. \r\nWe look forward to your feedback, both negative and positive!\r\n\r\nOh, and just a heads up? This game can get incredibly CPU intensive. You've been warned. =)\r\n\r\nAs always, OSX and Linux builds are completely untested as we have no means to do so. Use at your own risk. Also, for some reason, Avast is catching the game and not letting it run. I have no idea why this is -- it isn't giving a reason. If anyone can provide feedback on exactly how to fix this (seems to be a random Unity game issue according to the internet) that would be great.\r\n\r\nUPDATE: Minor bug fix for audio levels not working on rare occasion, fix where two of the powerups were accidentally useless.","title":"The Darkness"}