{"author_link":"\/author\/kapura\/","author_name":"Kapura","author_uid":"38815","comments":[{"author_name":"SayRafon","author_uid":"64874","time":"Dec 13, 2015 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1450043880,"text":"This game is too Hard O.o It's hard to see where you're going actually, is it possible to move the camera ?"},{"author_name":"icereci","author_uid":"32854","time":"Dec 13, 2015 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1450046400,"text":"Hahaha, :I have idea what I'm doing:\rNice tunes, grew some crystals."},{"author_name":"realbogart","author_uid":"46918","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:21am","epoch":1450062960,"text":"Downloaded on windows and got this error message\r\rThere should be 'crystonal_Data'\rfolder next to the executable"},{"author_name":"amras0000","author_uid":"47448","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:22am","epoch":1450063020,"text":"When you're packaging the game for download, make sure you include all the directories that the build comes with (in Windows' case, crystonal_data, for example). The executable itself isn't enough to run the game."},{"author_name":"ShadedVertex","author_uid":"61744","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:23am","epoch":1450063080,"text":"It's pretty hard, but really cool. The audio isn't all that great, though."},{"author_name":"paraboxx","author_uid":"64955","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:25am","epoch":1450063200,"text":"This is impossible to beat o.0"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:25am","epoch":1450063200,"text":"Very innovative idea, really hard to master ;) Mm crystals..."},{"author_name":"Saymon","author_uid":"50227","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:27am","epoch":1450063320,"text":"Intersting game, a sort of grid placement helper would have been nice though."},{"author_name":"amras0000","author_uid":"47448","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:29am","epoch":1450063440,"text":"The game looks nice enough, and the core design idea is solid, but there's a few things missing from the execution.\rIf your game is based on thought-out placement of blocks, make sure the grid they're on is clearly visible, either by making them large enough to be unambiguous or giving some visual guides.\r\rAs it stands, the spinning perspective did very little in the way of showing me where things were (I would've preferred standard top-down camera controls). The tiny cubes meant I kept being a block or two off from where I meant to be.\r\rThe game's a bit unplayable as it stands."},{"author_name":"IAmSpencer","author_uid":"24919","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:29am","epoch":1450063440,"text":"I wish I could move the camera to get a better view of what I was doing, but having the little notes play while growing the patterns was a nice touch. Good job for 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"Stephen Patrick","author_uid":"54627","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:31am","epoch":1450063560,"text":"Was a nice toy, but hard to understand how to get to the yellow blocks (I think that's the goal?) Really neat though!"},{"author_name":"Membrane","author_uid":"63051","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:39am","epoch":1450064040,"text":"The perspective and the slight unpredictability of the purple tool made it a bit frustrating, but I really dig the concept and your tutorialization was great."},{"author_name":"Swedishpancaces","author_uid":"64823","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:58am","epoch":1450065180,"text":"Cool concept. :)"},{"author_name":"Swedishpancaces","author_uid":"64823","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:59am","epoch":1450065240,"text":"Cool concept. Needs some improved gameplay though. :)"},{"author_name":"internetpaulicy","author_uid":"25260","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:38am","epoch":1450067580,"text":"This is a really unique puzzle game. Its very subtle and interesting. I like the musical element."},{"author_name":"sraboy","author_uid":"64948","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:39am","epoch":1450067640,"text":"I love the concept. I know it was done in really short time but, with a tutorial, this would be fantastic; I feel like it's either too difficult or I'm just not the target audience."},{"author_name":"freddyw9","author_uid":"51146","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:40am","epoch":1450067700,"text":"Fun, hard but fun"},{"author_name":"mactinite","author_uid":"26320","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:42am","epoch":1450067820,"text":"Awesome idea for a puzzle game. Two things I think would have added to my enjoyment are camera controls, and another growth algorithm that goes down."},{"author_name":"scottrick","author_uid":"28822","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:46am","epoch":1450068060,"text":"nice work; It seems pretty easy though, I just would cycle through the colors and put them down all in a row, I never ran into an problems haha! Maybe that's intentional :D"},{"author_name":"rosden shadow","author_uid":"64705","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:46am","epoch":1450068060,"text":"Its quite difficult to reach any yellow cubes. I only got 1"},{"author_name":"[email\u00a0protected]","author_uid":"51675","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:47am","epoch":1450068120,"text":"I got to say, this has huge potential. My intuition is that I love it, it reminds me of Starseed Pilgrim. But the camera perspective is awkward, so i don't know where I'm going. But great potential, you should be proud."},{"author_name":"irwatts","author_uid":"56905","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 5:26am","epoch":1450070460,"text":"I like the concept and mechanics though it does start off quite difficult. The colorful graphics were pleasant, but the audio was harsh and annoying at times."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1450105980,"text":"Super challenging, but beautiful music! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/aHYNcWsg9Wg"},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:04pm","epoch":1450119540,"text":"It's definitly not easy. Very interesting entry though, great job!"},{"author_name":"Elenesski","author_uid":"57748","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1450127820,"text":"The game is too random, so it's hard to predict how to use the controls to achieve a win."},{"author_name":"walaber","author_uid":"31888","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1450130340,"text":"cool idea, and nice relaxing vibe. it's very hard to tell spatially where the gold cubes are, which compounds with the randomness of the purples (in particular) to make it very difficult to reach any gold cubes."},{"author_name":"MorganLeFay","author_uid":"65148","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:16am","epoch":1450138260,"text":"The idea is really nice but as has been mentioned before there are a few things that could be improved on to make it not as hard as it is right now. Being able to control the camera would be one thing and something to get a feel which dot is at which height would be nice, too."},{"author_name":"Chubb1337","author_uid":"60288","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:18pm","epoch":1450203180,"text":"Grew crystals, heard nice tones. No idea what I'm doing, those yellow cubes are impossible to reach"},{"author_name":"rd127p77","author_uid":"39898","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1450218900,"text":"Neat idea but pretty challenging"},{"author_name":"Jan Peter (jpdev)","author_uid":"34367","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1450383960,"text":"really nice audio and the visuals are appealing too.\rNot enough "direction" or "purpose" for my taste though.\rStill a nice experience."},{"author_name":"zzapp","author_uid":"55441","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 7:23am","epoch":1450855080,"text":"Cool theme idea but the fact you can't rotate your camera to get a better view of the gold squares you're reaching for makes it seriously frustrating."},{"author_name":"ragnta","author_uid":"64481","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 8:51am","epoch":1450860360,"text":"It's really Hard, but nice game."},{"author_name":"Afendar","author_uid":"54436","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 6:03pm","epoch":1451843880,"text":"very very hard to katch yellow cube !!! but very fun game. I really like sound with compo crystal. Great idea, good entry :)"}],"images":["ld34\/38815-2fcb80a920cd64a99f4b9cb40a884a60.jpg","ld34\/38815-0b7fa2ec7f4a5b4c305cc0d5cd3a19b4.jpg","ld34\/38815-1257103f0ed363a3825ba71662cfb021.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nobledust.com\/crystonal\/","text":"Web (Unity Player)"},{"url":"http:\/\/kapura.itch.io\/crystonal","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/kapura.itch.io\/crystonal","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.nobledust.com\/static\/game\/Crystonal.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6118","g_author":"38815","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"6210","g_title":"Crystonal","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"474","g_commentcount":"33","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\/38815-shot0-1450048592.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/38815-shot1-1450048592.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/38815-shot2-1450048592.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Haven't you ever wanted to grow tiny coloured cubes that play pleasant tones? Who hasn't??? Now that fantasy can become a simulated reality with CRYSTONAL, a unity game by Kapura.\r\n\r\nYou win the game by collecting 3 gold crystals. This is not easy, but the game rewards perseverance.\r\n\r\nUse your mouse.","title":"Crystonal"}