{"author_link":"\/author\/rainfrogs\/","author_name":"RainFrogs","author_uid":"66284","comments":[{"author_name":"Alloyed","author_uid":"26490","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:36am","epoch":1450146660,"text":"+ Reminds me of World of Goo\/other 2d boy games in a good way: it has that same visceral sense of growth and improvement when things are going well and panic when they aren't\r<br\/>- Controls are bad. This probably isn't a surprise, but it really does unnecessarily slow down the flow of the game\r<br\/>- I don't really understand the hand's behavior: sometimes they will go for the thorns, other times not, and I still don't know if they will go for a thorn you placed after they showed up on screen"},{"author_name":"Reggianito","author_uid":"61928","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:22am","epoch":1450149420,"text":"After a few attempts, I found some rhythm to the game. It's weird, but fun. Could greatly benefit from having some soft sfx and some old time music (hint: lots of public domain old timey music over at archive.org), but everything in the game is solid."},{"author_name":"UntitledQ","author_uid":"12291","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:55am","epoch":1450155000,"text":"Confusing controls :\/"},{"author_name":"intXparts","author_uid":"55548","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1450221660,"text":"Awesome concept! I really got into it after learning the controls. Fantastic job on the artwork and music, it felt like watching a turn-crank film."},{"author_name":"VladRusu","author_uid":"23183","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:19pm","epoch":1450278840,"text":"GJ for the art"},{"author_name":"cacciatc","author_uid":"127","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 1:57am","epoch":1450576320,"text":"Definitely, the most unique entry I have played so far."}],"images":["ld34\/66284-dab44f03295ceb257d461b16ea415592.jpg","ld34\/66284-a54ce087161fce4b74d1cdd0b2dc28ea.jpg","ld34\/66284-5d4a90d19d9c6311156ff120fb69c59c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/rainfrogs.itch.io\/luxurious-panama-hats","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6579","g_author":"66284","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"6605","g_title":"Luxurious Panama Hats","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"6","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\/66284-shot0-1450142766.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/66284-shot1-1450142532.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/66284-shot2-1450142532.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Luxurious Panama Hats is a game about growing a tree while fighting off Monty Python-esque hands with your thorns.  Don't let them get all your leaves!\r\nAll art has been found on:\r\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/britishlibrary\/\r\nand is in public domain\r\n\r\nCONTROLS:\r\nZ: Descend left \/ Confirm selection\r\nC: Descend Right \/ Cycle selection\r\n\r\nThe game mechanic is centered around a binary tree, meaning at each branch (starting at the main trunk) you can choose to travel either left(Z) or right(C).  \r\nIf you travel into an empty space you will be prompted to choose a new branch (in gray) for that node, using C to cycle through them and Z to confirm. Once you have confirmed you will return to the root.\r\nIf you travel into a terminal node (leaf, thorn, twig) then pressing Z will return you to the root.\r\n\r\nThe hands will randomly target a leaf on the tree and reach down and try to pluck it.  If the hand hits a thorn on its way to pluck the leaf, the thorn will fall off and the hand will retreat.  If it reaches the leaf, however, it will pluck it and leave behind a twig which cannot be removed or built on.\r\n\r\nThe goal is to grow as many leaves as you can before the hands pluck all of them!  Good luck!","title":"Luxurious Panama Hats"}