{"author_link":"\/author\/jackyjjc\/","author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","comments":[{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:25am","epoch":1450063200,"text":"The web version is 1280 * 768, the resolution might be too high for some people who are playing on a laptop. I've just built a version that is 900 * 600 for you :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/9395835\/LD34\/web_build_small\/index.html"},{"author_name":"Stephen Patrick","author_uid":"54627","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:12am","epoch":1450076820,"text":"It's a little weird that I have to marry my lover every year (and lose 20 money every year) or they get upset with me. I like the idea a lot, though."},{"author_name":"mlepage","author_uid":"61867","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:21am","epoch":1450077360,"text":"Interesting idea.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Some text layout issues. And needs a once over on the rules and cards. E.g. your parent can pass away many times, you can get many cards about gift planning and do all but one, it says you planned anniversary but then forgot it. But these are minor issues.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall I found it had good variety and reminded me of other life-living games."},{"author_name":"ptkfs","author_uid":"63792","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:36am","epoch":1450078260,"text":"That was pretty deep... First attempt I was dead at the first flu, second time around it was a good life to the ripe age of 81. Thank you for sharing."},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:39am","epoch":1450078440,"text":"@StephenPatrick @mlepage sorry about the bugs (especially the marriage one). I do have a flag to make it only appear once but I guess it didn't work :( (only if I have done more play testing)"},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:47am","epoch":1450086120,"text":"Added the link to the post compo version which has major fixes for the bugs like 'Marriage' and 'Gift Planning' keep reappearing. Use the 'Web' version to judge and use the 'Fix' version to enjoy the game :)"},{"author_name":"Cyranh","author_uid":"62805","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:28am","epoch":1450092180,"text":"Interesting game. I liked it!"},{"author_name":"prymidion","author_uid":"47070","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1450094160,"text":"Very interesting idea here-- I love this design. It reminds me of the card game Dominion a bit, where cards you draw can shuffle bad cards into your deck."},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1450094940,"text":"@prymidion I did take some inspiration from dominion :)"},{"author_name":"Jackson","author_uid":"51675","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1450099020,"text":"Terrific work Jacky Chan"},{"author_name":"x92rwzb","author_uid":"49792","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1450129080,"text":"Nice card game. This is a really nice concept and should be developed further."},{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:59pm","epoch":1450130040,"text":"Cool style, neat game!"},{"author_name":"gallerdude","author_uid":"16506","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1450130400,"text":"Very great interpretation of the theme, great graphics, great mood, great theme relevance. One of the best entries I've played so far."},{"author_name":"adamyounis","author_uid":"21745","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:24am","epoch":1450160340,"text":"This was really cool. I think some visuals would have made it a little easier to maintain a sense of what my choices were reflecting (reading is hard). Overall the concept, balance and gameplay were spot on. I really like how it relates to the theme as well. charming :)"},{"author_name":"bazz_boyy","author_uid":"62468","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:41am","epoch":1450161360,"text":"Cool idea, but a little bit repetitive and confusing at times (for me atleast). Nice work though, the game works very smoothly."},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:44am","epoch":1450179540,"text":"I love reading your comments, thanks everyone who commented. Your feedback matters a lot more for me than the final score because I get to know how you feel when you play the game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@bazz_boyy Thanks for the comment! I agreed it is a bit repetitive sometimes (I had a lot of cards I wanted to put in but I ran out of time)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@adamyounis thanks for the feedback! I planned to use the icons to replace some of the card text but I failed to get rich text working in unity."},{"author_name":"x92rwzb","author_uid":"49792","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:14pm","epoch":1450213740,"text":"John was a good person."},{"author_name":"bodsey","author_uid":"3672","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:32pm","epoch":1450218420,"text":"Play until I got 108, I think you can't really die. The idea is great, but somehow I found it really sad :\/"},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:37pm","epoch":1450218720,"text":"@bodsey I thought I've balanced it so that he would definitely died. I guess I failed there :)"},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1450218780,"text":"@bodsey were you playing the fixed version or the original version?"},{"author_name":"lawendt","author_uid":"62237","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:12am","epoch":1450264020,"text":"&quot;It's a little weird that I have to marry my lover every year (and lose 20 money every year) or they get upset with me. I like the idea a lot, though.&quot;"},{"author_name":"jackyjjc","author_uid":"21428","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:16am","epoch":1450264260,"text":"@lawendt you should try the fix version :)"},{"author_name":"lawendt","author_uid":"62237","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:36am","epoch":1450265460,"text":"Played the bug fixed, really good!\r<br\/>Liked that I'm not a slave anymore and I earn 3 cash after each work.\r<br\/>Really sad that I didn't have much chances to improve my Knowledge.\r<br\/>After a time I really wanted to break up 'cause my lover was asking too much of me.\r<br\/>Nice game!"},{"author_name":"cicanci","author_uid":"52021","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 2:37pm","epoch":1450276320,"text":"Amazing game! I read your post mortem and I love to play Dominion, the gameplay was well done!"},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1450277280,"text":"Made it to 80 then died of a cold! Fun game :)"},{"author_name":"Decentsauce","author_uid":"61899","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:02pm","epoch":1450277820,"text":"Became 77! :) Didn't marry in my run so maybe that helped me? Would have been nice if the different attributes were color coded but overall very fun game!"},{"author_name":"BoltKey","author_uid":"50511","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1450283220,"text":"Some paradoxes happen, which makes it a bit weird but also funny at the same time. I liked the idea."},{"author_name":"Dianouille","author_uid":"56737","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1450283640,"text":"It make me feel so sad. Poor John. By the way, really good game, look like nothing I had play. Thank you."},{"author_name":"KZdev","author_uid":"63895","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1450305780,"text":"Very interesting game, I like it! Would be cool to see it developed a little further with more cards and better balancing."},{"author_name":"Galvesmash","author_uid":"20148","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 2:47am","epoch":1450665720,"text":"Different game and interesting idea. At the end the cards got a bit to repetitive, but the game was still fun!\r<br\/>Great Job!"},{"author_name":"GhostBomb","author_uid":"45321","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1451340300,"text":"Interesting game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I don't really get money.  There doesn't seem to be much use for all the money you get and it just disappears after your reach 55, so all of your senior and manager work cards just end up being a negative since you have to pick them to not lose happiness."}],"images":["ld34\/21428-16e657235599f802975d72146d1b3f5b.jpg","ld34\/21428-63ca4c16ab8875a21b20d14afdc74f3f.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/9395835\/LD34\/web_build\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/9395835\/LD34\/web_build_post\/index.html","text":"Web (with bug fixes after deadline)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/9395835\/LD34\/windows_x86_build.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/9395835\/LD34\/mac_build.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Jackyjjc\/LD34","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6914","g_author":"21428","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"6946","g_title":"The Life of John","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"244","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\/21428-shot0-1450066021.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/21428-shot1-1450066021.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Update: Added the link to the post compo version which has major fixes for the bugs like 'Marriage' and 'Gift Planning' keep reappearing. Use the 'Web' version to judge and use the 'Fix' version to enjoy the game :)\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nGrowing up is not easy, as you can see from the life of John.\r\n\r\nIn the tutorial I said you can hover the stats to see more information. I lied (well, I ran out of time). Here is the list of stats explained:\r\n\r\n1. (Card) Number of cards you need to select this turn to advance to the next turn\r\n2. (Cake) John's age\r\n3. (Heart) John's health, when it reaches 0, the game ends\r\n4. (Smiley Face) John's happiness, when it reaches 0, shuffle 'Depression' into the deck\r\n5. (Book) John's knowledge, mostly just affects if you get 'Promotion' or not.\r\n6. (Chat Bubble) John's social stat. Very important stat in the beginning because if your social is less than 5, you would be forever alone in the game (No relationship and marriage cards)\r\n7. (Couple) John's relationship stat. A 'Marriage' card will be shuffled into your deck when it reaches 50. If it is below 0, a 'Breakup' or 'Divorce' card will be shuffled into your deck.\r\n8. (Money) John's financial stat. When your money drop belows 0, a 'In Debt' card will be shuffled into the deck.\r\n\r\nAuthor: @jackyjjc\r\nWebsite: www.jackyjjc.com","title":"The Life of John"}