{"author_link":"\/users\/co5monaut","author_name":"CO5MONAUT","author_uid":1313760,"comments":[{"id":1192570,"author_name":"rezonanc","author_uid":"rezonanc","epoch":1776710783,"text":"where is the game bro","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1199616,"author_name":"kkotova1","author_uid":"kkotova1","epoch":1776792534,"text":"Thoughts are so hard to collect when you are on a date lol. super fun","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201191,"author_name":"LDJam user 409682","author_uid":"409682","epoch":1776804877,"text":"Haha, the title is amazing. The idea overall is great too \u2014 how did you even come up with this? It\u2019s really funny!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201298,"author_name":"CO5MONAUT","author_uid":"co5monaut","epoch":1776805601,"text":"@fassenberg\nThanks!\nI'm putting together a quick postmortem on this topic. In short, it was just a coincidence and a meme I remembered at the right moment, haha","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1206986,"author_name":"Alexander Stepanov","author_uid":"alexander-stepanov","epoch":1776888532,"text":"Very fun concept and movement! but the gameplay is very frustrating....","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1214185,"author_name":"LDJam user 407703","author_uid":"407703","epoch":1777117484,"text":"Haha, great game! It\u2019s a bit confusing at first, but once you play for a bit, you get the hang of the controls. The theme and humor are awesome!\n\nI sometimes ran into an issue where I would immediately collect something again right after dropping it, which made it hard to deliver the thoughts properly. Also, some subtle background music with increasing tension could work really well.\n\nCongrats on putting this together so well!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215895,"author_name":"CO5MONAUT","author_uid":"co5monaut","epoch":1777200896,"text":"@anszwa Thank you! You're right, the music and sound effects really aren't enough. I even recorded all the voiceovers, but I didn't have time to edit them out. Maybe I'll add them after the jam :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1217265,"author_name":"alexey_bobrovskiy","author_uid":"alexey-bobrovskiy","epoch":1777290689,"text":"ahahaha, how do you know that I'm afraid of women?","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1217341,"author_name":"zimennik","author_uid":"zimennik","epoch":1777296099,"text":"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to launch it due to an error related to Vulkan.\nAccording to the rules, you are allowed to update the game after the submission date if it contains a critical bug that prevents it from launching.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1218931,"author_name":"Discomorphine","author_uid":"discomorphine","epoch":1777453285,"text":"Very fun, I love it!!!\n\nI would appreciate more difference in words' colours so it would be possible to drop them right way.\n\nAlso, with some progression like power-ups or upgrades it would be a great one-evening game for a stream or a company if you add multiplayer!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1220473,"author_name":"Theogen","author_uid":"theogen","epoch":1777700976,"text":"This is hilarious. For full immersion, I recommend playing it at 2:00 AM like I did :laughing: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1223420,"author_name":"yuwei","author_uid":"yuwei","epoch":1778134653,"text":"Playing as the last brain cell trying to save a guy\u2019s date is such a funny premise. The thought\u2011throwing mechanic feels chaotic in a good way.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1223450,"author_name":"VenomousMouse","author_uid":"venomousmouse","epoch":1778139669,"text":"Very cool and fun idea. Great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1223905,"author_name":"LDJam user 379026","author_uid":"379026","epoch":1778186904,"text":"Hilarious premise, little clunky but there's a charm to it, I think the controls could be explained a bit better and while the order of the spheres come out is fairly straightforward it might be best to clearly state that objective or to have the player initialize the thinking rather then relying on them looking the right way at all times, took me a couple of reloads to understand as I was too busy looking around.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld59\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/co5monaut.itch.io\/last-brain-cell","text":"build on itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"73132","g_author":"1313760","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"310242","g_title":"Last Brain Cell","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"723","g_commentcount":"14","g_site2_node_id":"427980","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"427980","n_urlkey":"310242","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/last-brain-cell","n_slug":"last-brain-cell","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"313760","n_created":"1776455730","n_modified":"1779702343","n_version":"1367987","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":313760,"body":"![splash.png](\/\/\/raw\/0a9\/c4\/z\/7116f.png)\n\n## How to Play\n\n**WASD** \u2014 move around  \nTo collect a **Thought**, just walk into it.  \nTo throw a **Thought** out of your **Backpack**, hold **Space** and scroll the mouse wheel back and forth to switch between Thoughts.\n\n## How to Win\n\nThe **Megabrain** gives you Thoughts in a specific order.  \nTo build the phrase correctly, you must remember that order and throw the Thoughts into the **Speech Apparatus** in the exact same order.\n\n## Date Mood\n\n**DATE MOOD** gradually decreases over time.  \nYou start with **100 DATE MOOD**.  \nIf you deliver all Thoughts, you get **+20 DATE MOOD**.  \nYou also get **+10 DATE MOOD** for each Thought placed in the correct spot.\n\n## Lose \/ Win Conditions\n\nIf your **DATE MOOD** reaches **0**, you lose.  \nIf you finish all the phrases, you win.  \nThere are **10 phrases** in total.\n\nYou play as the last brain cell of a guy who\u2019s going on a date! 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