{"author_link":"\/author\/empbomber\/","author_name":"EMPBomber","author_uid":"54948","comments":[{"author_name":"Outbreak","author_uid":"22754","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:07am","epoch":1450159320,"text":"Fun Game! Well done!"},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:08am","epoch":1450159380,"text":"Great graphics, music and execution, clever adherence to the "two buttons" theme, but it does make controlling the character a bit tedious after a while. Definitely very nicely done for a first LD entry!"},{"author_name":"Kuality Games","author_uid":"46151","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:09am","epoch":1450159440,"text":"had fun, but I got stuck on the right side of the level"},{"author_name":"Outbreak","author_uid":"22754","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:25am","epoch":1450160400,"text":"Fun Game! Well done!"},{"author_name":"Tony Coculuzzi","author_uid":"8692","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1450206120,"text":"Interesting idea! I think it was hindered by the two-button theme though. The growing aspect alone is really interesting, but the two-button controls really made it feel slow and tedious"},{"author_name":"WASDMagician","author_uid":"55751","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:09pm","epoch":1450206240,"text":"Enjoyable, I did hae a problem with selecting the options in the vertical menu, it would occaisinally skip an option for no apparent reason, the horizontal menu (plant tree type) worked okay though."},{"author_name":"elliottd","author_uid":"27074","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:22pm","epoch":1450207020,"text":"super awkward controls, like programming a VCR. Good job"},{"author_name":"EMPBomber","author_uid":"54948","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1450208340,"text":"Thanks for all the feedback. I'll be sure to give your games a try when I can."},{"author_name":"Nizar89","author_uid":"35517","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 8:05pm","epoch":1450209600,"text":"Very interesting but a bit laborious to play."},{"author_name":"mikedurn","author_uid":"54713","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1450213680,"text":"Fun and interesting use of the two button control and growing themes. I think it would be even more fun with more buttons."},{"author_name":"LavWa","author_uid":"64845","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:13am","epoch":1450235280,"text":"Great artworks, interesting use of both of the themes. Nice job :)"},{"author_name":"GwakamoleStudio","author_uid":"65483","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:37am","epoch":1450236720,"text":"really cool and interesting game but it needs more buttons damned theme..."},{"author_name":"publicidadeba","author_uid":"63879","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 12:43am","epoch":1450312680,"text":"Cool concept and nice music, but the two button thing worked against you guys, otherwise awesome"},{"author_name":"Astro Cat","author_uid":"65435","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1450369620,"text":"Cool idea, I liked this game!"},{"author_name":"zenmumbler","author_uid":"17143","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 11:11am","epoch":1451387160,"text":"This is a good game handicapped by the menu-based controls."}],"images":["ld34\/54948-b658ec4fde600605baf7197293336e21.jpg","ld34\/54948-9274e6fd58788eb10e4301fb969324a8.jpg","ld34\/54948-93234c08853e77ffa51123dac8edd067.jpg","ld34\/54948-181b0824ff11e91c70ce9fcdd7e6da42.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/reach-for-the-surface\/113656","text":"Browser - GameJolt"},{"url":"http:\/\/empbomber.itch.io\/reach-for-the-surface","text":"Browser - Itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"7367","g_author":"54948","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"7399","g_title":"Reach For the Surface","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"829","g_commentcount":"15","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\/54948-shot0-1450065340.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/54948-shot1-1450065340.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/54948-shot2-1450065340.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/54948-shot3-1450065340.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Collect seeds, grow plants, and climb to the surface. But you only have two buttons to control with!\r\n\r\nF to select and perform action.\r\nJ toggles selection.\r\nHold J to pause.\r\n\r\n=============================================\r\nThis was my first time participating in a Ludum Dare. I don't know exactly what to put for a reflection, but through the stress and crunch of the hours in development, I enjoyed myself. \r\n\r\nThe mechanics came from the question of how to make a character do many things while using only two keys to play with. My solution was a menu in which one button toggles between the actions and the other performs the action. \"Growing\" was directly inspired from plants, and the quest to go up.\r\n\r\nWhile I have done some projects in Unity and Adobe programs, this was the first time I productively used SFXR and used a tool like Bosca Ceoil to write a song. It turned out better than expected. Although for next time I make music, I will brush up on music theory.\r\n\r\n========================================\r\nThanks for viewing my game.\r\n\r\nCreated in Unity. Visuals created with Illustrator and Photoshop. Audio created with Bosca Ceoil, Audacity, and SFXR.","title":"Reach For the Surface"}