{"author_link":"\/author\/eingya\/","author_name":"Eingya","author_uid":"55955","comments":[{"author_name":"Luke","author_uid":"43988","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:23am","epoch":1450138680,"text":"Very fun and addicting :D"},{"author_name":"ashdnazg","author_uid":"21623","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:23am","epoch":1450138680,"text":"Took me a few rounds of losing to figure out the mechanic, but once I did it was nifty. Very stylish! Need's a pumping electro soundtrack to match the theme :)"},{"author_name":"MicroMacro","author_uid":"52238","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:24am","epoch":1450138740,"text":"Fantastic job! The concept was simple but done very well! I love this!"},{"author_name":"sichevoid","author_uid":"60450","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:27am","epoch":1450138920,"text":"Wow, this is awesome!!! The best one I played out of the jam entries so far! \rI would not call it simple, though. I only could score 30 points maximum )) and that after ~20 attempts or more"},{"author_name":"liquidmedia","author_uid":"45679","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:01am","epoch":1450144560,"text":"Nice idea and fun to play"},{"author_name":"AdamsMcCall","author_uid":"62022","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:02am","epoch":1450144620,"text":"I love the concept ! :D\rBut it's not that simple, it's kinda hard for me to have a score greater than 15 (but maybe I just suck xD ). And I like the simple abstract style, it suits this game well :)"},{"author_name":"epicTCK","author_uid":"65206","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:06am","epoch":1450144860,"text":"Cant really figure it out that much... What are the lose conditions?"},{"author_name":"jofra","author_uid":"56160","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:09am","epoch":1450148640,"text":"114! Great game!! Very fun and adictive! Great concept with a really suiting soundtrack."},{"author_name":"Reccy","author_uid":"41489","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:12am","epoch":1450148820,"text":"Fun little game mechanic, and I love the minimalistic art style too! It really needs background music though :D"},{"author_name":"sonelliot","author_uid":"55213","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:45am","epoch":1450150800,"text":"Very fun. All the sounds were pretty great. Loved whenever the music kicked in for a bit."},{"author_name":"rsf-krx","author_uid":"66352","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:53am","epoch":1450151280,"text":"Love the idea for this game. Really addicting and fun to play!"},{"author_name":"ThreeLivesGames","author_uid":"66133","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:23am","epoch":1450153080,"text":"Fun game, took me a while to get, but probably just me"},{"author_name":"Reisen","author_uid":"51666","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:26am","epoch":1450153260,"text":"Very addictive. And it looks really neat when you start having a lot of those lines on-screen."},{"author_name":"Fanatrick","author_uid":"39646","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:26am","epoch":1450153260,"text":"Kept me entertained for 10 minutes"},{"author_name":"Ryusui","author_uid":"12635","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:42am","epoch":1450154220,"text":"I want this on my 3DS or Vita, STAT."},{"author_name":"DecayConstant","author_uid":"34042","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:47am","epoch":1450154520,"text":"Nice clean style, with clean sounds and an interesting enough mechanic that it kept me playing for over ten minutes."},{"author_name":"Spag Head Games","author_uid":"66213","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:51am","epoch":1450154760,"text":"So addicting and fun. I love how you get a little music beat when you do well. Got to 138."},{"author_name":"Epicruins195","author_uid":"60072","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:58am","epoch":1450155180,"text":"Things I liked:\r- Visuals are clear and effective.\r- Visuals progressing and changing in tune with game play.\r- Audio complements game play and visuals well.\r- Challenging but fair, good difficulty curve.\r- Very innovative concept.\r- Runs and plays well.\r\rThings that could be improved:\r- Mechanics could be explained a bit better in game.\r- Font can be difficult to read\r\rThis is one of the best entries to the jam I have seen so far. Excellent work!"},{"author_name":"ImYellowFish","author_uid":"43725","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:08am","epoch":1450155780,"text":"awesome design. it feels like a music game when you get some nice compo. at that moment i always get the feeling that a hot electro rhythem would follow. :D"},{"author_name":"adriano","author_uid":"61195","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:12am","epoch":1450156020,"text":"Got to 139!"},{"author_name":"Rulrite","author_uid":"46265","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:11pm","epoch":1450199160,"text":"A beautiful game, so clever and well-made. You did a wonderful job with this; I love the mechanic."},{"author_name":"Linkigi","author_uid":"25626","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:15pm","epoch":1450199400,"text":"This game is super slick. It feels great when you get a good combo and clear the screen. The gameplay is very interesting and well made. It is simple but has depth. I like the simplicity of the audio and graphics too since they match the gameplay and contribute to the experience as a whole because of this."},{"author_name":"SpecialChef","author_uid":"64919","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:36am","epoch":1450240260,"text":"If it had some bass heavy electronic music, I think that would have perfected this game. amazing! Very addictive!"},{"author_name":"hydancer","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:41am","epoch":1450265760,"text":"This feels surprisingly nice to play. When you get a chain going or when one of your line doubles and hits 2 at the same time it feels really really good. I'm honestly surprised this feels so nice. Good job!"},{"author_name":"ashish","author_uid":"28824","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:52am","epoch":1450266420,"text":"Amazing, challenging , addictive game with nice and clean minimal graphics. Very well made."},{"author_name":"Dianouille","author_uid":"56737","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:11pm","epoch":1450281960,"text":"Very fun ! A little too hard for me, but still enjoying it."},{"author_name":"ascam","author_uid":"59850","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:16pm","epoch":1450282260,"text":"Really fun game but... Quite hard, because of the response time... The square already is out of the screen when the lines comes in :p (plus some collisions)\r\rAnyway, amazing design and concept !"},{"author_name":"Keelan","author_uid":"60615","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1450282620,"text":"Really loved this. Beautiful execution of a simple idea. I tip my hat to you sir :)"},{"author_name":"newbeings","author_uid":"65418","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1450283400,"text":"Well done! Nice design. Feels like it's worth developing more.\r\rOne thing is that I found it sort of hard to track where to right click when a cube was far across the screen, but maybe that's part of the challenge."},{"author_name":"Taffaz","author_uid":"19054","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 6:33pm","epoch":1450290480,"text":"Really cool game. The audio was minimalistic but fit perfectly."},{"author_name":"mukult","author_uid":"65633","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:45pm","epoch":1450294800,"text":"Nice game!! Loved the audio...art...\rIts satisfying! \rA clever and polished game!"},{"author_name":"ddr2","author_uid":"7978","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1450298940,"text":"I love minimalist graphics. Gameplay is interesting but would deserve a better explanation or a way of more gradually getting used to it ?\r\rAnother issue is the lack of symmetry (the first one will ALWAYS go down and THEN go left) is annoying me (I really don't know why, it's just ... weird I suppose ?)\r\rAnyway, great game ;)"},{"author_name":"KriBoNiTa","author_uid":"60719","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:11pm","epoch":1450303560,"text":"Good mechanic, i would have liked to have a preview of where blocks will come before they come in order to anticipate a bit more but it's already fun without."},{"author_name":"tribrain","author_uid":"62559","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1450304100,"text":"Nice graphics! It's a little bit hard to understand at first, but it's really fun :)"},{"author_name":"tribrain","author_uid":"62559","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1450304520,"text":"BRUTAL! love it!"},{"author_name":"blohod","author_uid":"61724","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1450306260,"text":"Very fun, I enjoyed the great concept and had fun with the pretty colours. Played on stream at http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/meep706"},{"author_name":"Peekotus","author_uid":"61673","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:48pm","epoch":1450309380,"text":"Took me a while to realize the mechanic but after that it was very fun."},{"author_name":"TheBreakfast","author_uid":"62232","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 2:33am","epoch":1450319280,"text":"More than any other game I've played in the jam, this one let me feel creative. The aesthetic makes me feel like I'm creating a modern art piece, and the musical aspect really feels natural. I'd love to see you build up the musical aspect of this game, enhance the graphics just a little bit (maybe some neat explosion effects when you hit the squares, maybe some different square types, and some power ups)."},{"author_name":"nunesbarbosa","author_uid":"45119","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 2:36am","epoch":1450319460,"text":"The more simple it is, the best! Congratulations on the game man! Keep on polishing! Got score of 103."},{"author_name":"LukeZaz","author_uid":"36267","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 2:37am","epoch":1450319520,"text":"Lovely game! Incredibly creative gameplay and loads of fun to boot. Would love to see musical elements applied to the game; not sure if I'd be able to stop playing if they were added!"},{"author_name":"Robber","author_uid":"29159","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 2:48am","epoch":1450320180,"text":"perfect game!"},{"author_name":"crucknuk","author_uid":"53686","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 2:59am","epoch":1450320840,"text":"So simple but so addictive! You've got something with this one.\r\rThe only complaint i can make is about the font that is really difficult to read.\r\rGreat entry :)"},{"author_name":"Tuism","author_uid":"35114","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 8:08am","epoch":1450339380,"text":"Really cool little game, super juicy, polished, minimal in a good way. Needs music, but still great cos sounds is good.\r\rThe speed and the pacing is all pretty great. Lovely :)"},{"author_name":"WizzardMaker","author_uid":"53413","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 3:19pm","epoch":1450365240,"text":"Great game! Nice idea and neat sounds"},{"author_name":"NirabazGAMES","author_uid":"65891","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1450381140,"text":"Cool idea!"},{"author_name":"publicidadeba","author_uid":"63879","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 10:39pm","epoch":1450391640,"text":"After you get hot to play it gets very addicting!"},{"author_name":"Mikhail","author_uid":"42789","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 7:24pm","epoch":1450552740,"text":"I liked the game a lot. Great Job!!"},{"author_name":"Weeping Rupee","author_uid":"60016","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1450553220,"text":"Very cool use of simple geometric aesthetic.\r\r'Addicting' is about right. Nice job friend."},{"author_name":"Crashmore Studios","author_uid":"65948","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 12:41pm","epoch":1450614960,"text":"Very well done! Loved the minimalist artstyle and the audiodesign was pretty nice although, the fail-sound got a little bit grating after a while.\r\rThe mechanics were simple to grasp and I had no trouble grasping the tutorial in the beginning. It's definitely more challenging than I'd guess as I still haven't gotten past 11 points yet :P. \r\rI was a bit confused initally though over the score-screen and the fact that the game just kept on going with it on. It was slightly annoying also that the amount of time it stayed on in the background seemed a bit inconsistent as, sometimes it took the first score for it to disappear and other times it lingered longer. Think it might've been a bug those times, so you might want to check it up.\r\rOtherwise, very nice :). Well done!"},{"author_name":"Patomkin","author_uid":"57656","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 11:43am","epoch":1450697880,"text":"A very sound entry (pun intended)! Spice the gameplay a little bit more and it will become much more interesting\rI only didn't understand what the rhombus did aside from playing a tone."},{"author_name":"AndreasL","author_uid":"34522","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 11:50am","epoch":1450698300,"text":"Interesting game. The game was a little gloomy when there was only black and white colors. As soon as you through colors into the mix it got a lot more fun. I don't fully understand why it stayed black and white for so long.\r\rIt would've been really nice to have some music. But the sound effects are nice, and the gameplay is simply but quit cool. I like how you can get a combo effect of a single line if you're good enough. Solid game! Good job!"},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1450716960,"text":"Looks nice, wish lines were slower!"},{"author_name":"thesquigglez","author_uid":"64769","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1450723440,"text":"very fun. nice sound design. this will stay on my desktop so i can play it more :)"},{"author_name":"Modoc73","author_uid":"50179","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 2:36am","epoch":1450751460,"text":"Nice game, good graphics for it, and audio worked nicely."},{"author_name":"Tangible Games","author_uid":"25746","time":"Dec 24, 2015 @ 2:48pm","epoch":1450968180,"text":"Could be ideal, but it looks like some attacking (?) squares are spawned and fly (horizontally, I'm not talking about vertically moving squares) beyond the borders of the screen. And then it's game over. :("},{"author_name":"Claire1605","author_uid":"33844","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 8:06pm","epoch":1451332860,"text":"Really fun and polished, kept re-trying to try and get higher scores"},{"author_name":"Omiya Games","author_uid":"20557","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 1:24am","epoch":1451697540,"text":"Fantastic game! Love the simple mechanics that gives birth to a really tense combo system. Do you wait longer to gather longer combos, or take it safe and take out the boxes immediately? One of the freshest game I've played this jam."},{"author_name":"dreamlogician","author_uid":"23224","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1451773980,"text":"Really fantastic concept. My first thought after grasping the controls was "I wish I had thought of this," and when your game makes other designers feel jealous that's usually a good sign. ;)"},{"author_name":"Haokarlos","author_uid":"62182","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1451926200,"text":"Pretty good game. I love how good you feel when you start making combos hitting a couple of cubes with one single line splitting and splitting again. The colours affects are apropriate and cool thought sometimes colours don't mixed well together."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Jan 6, 2016 @ 5:12pm","epoch":1452100020,"text":"Really neat concept! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/eeRk2tDl2JU"}],"images":["ld34\/55955-938db17a1994f287651a782ba1fd0f8c.jpg","ld34\/55955-77ae4e4e57e04b5ef0ae351855eb3251.jpg","ld34\/55955-e435b40f57b6514e5b7aba7c9e512211.jpg","ld34\/55955-0a91c238da879627d4cfba501f47d00c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/davideafiandra.itch.io\/linedash","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/davideafiandra.itch.io\/linedash","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/davideafiandra.itch.io\/linedash","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6702","g_author":"55955","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"6696","g_title":"Line\/Dash","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"120","g_commentcount":"60","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\/55955-shot0-1450121253.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/55955-shot1-1450121253.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/55955-shot2-1450121253.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/55955-shot3-1450121253.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"LOSE CONDITION\r\nAs it seems lose condition weren't super clearly explained in the game, you lose by letting the squares getting to the left side of the screen, hit them with your lines to avoid that!\r\n\r\nNOTES\r\nI had originally started developing this with the intent of only following the \"two buttons\" themes, as the game evolved though it sort of ended up also fitting into the \"growing\" theme as the patterns the game generates are based on \"growing\" line-trees.\r\n\r\nThe game is a simple arcade thingy with a heavy focus on the player-controlled \"procedural\" patterns that the gameplay generates.\r\n\r\nBLURB\r\nLine\/Dash is an Arcade-oriented game that doubles as a procedural player-controlled multimedia sculpture.\r\n\r\nThe basic gameplay is extremely simple, and only requires two buttons: The left click of your mouse will drop lines from the sky, while the right click will make those lines dash forward.\r\n\r\nAs the pace of the opposition gets faster and the line start splitting and crossing Line\/Dash becomes a hypnotic and ever-changing visual experience. And you can also get high scores and stuff if you really lean that way!\r\n\r\nWARNING\r\nThis game contains lots of contrasting bright colors, if you have problem with that stuff maybe don't play it","title":"Line\/Dash"}