{"author_link":"\/author\/aglavra\/","author_name":"Aglavra","author_uid":"38572","comments":[{"author_name":"MadmenProductions","author_uid":"65804","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:25pm","epoch":1450203600,"text":"The speed of walking and flying is conflicting. It just is really lacking in content."},{"author_name":"liquidmedia","author_uid":"45679","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:49pm","epoch":1450219440,"text":"it works but nothing to do"},{"author_name":"Aglavra","author_uid":"38572","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1450219620,"text":"@liquidmedia you can use magic on saplings to make them grow, grow a tree to get high and use magic on what you find there."},{"author_name":"smatcher","author_uid":"29920","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:57pm","epoch":1450219920,"text":"I feel that you should have embraced the flying (limitless jump) instead of leaving it as a crutch. With some visual effects and tuning it would fit the game nicely."},{"author_name":"DrTeaSpoon","author_uid":"60315","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1450220340,"text":""space to jump" Fly?\rReached the end "infinity"?\rreally lacking in terms of content. Could use some spell checking.\rI like the graphics style though. Makes me want to play old point and click games."},{"author_name":"BoltKey","author_uid":"50511","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1450220580,"text":"I finally got it. Took me so long just to realize what to do to progress. It should be somehow more obvious. Also, like MadmenProducitons mentioned, the movement speed is weird. I think it could have been a decent game with this concept, but sadly it is not. What a shame."},{"author_name":"Aglavra","author_uid":"38572","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:23pm","epoch":1450221480,"text":"@BoltKey Thanks for the feedback. I planned to drop a hint, something like the mage thinking "look what my magic can do here", when approaching the small plant. But sadly I forgot to do it."},{"author_name":"Cake_Catastrophe","author_uid":"5901","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:43pm","epoch":1450222680,"text":"Interesting, I kind of enjoyed it for the atmosphere (nice music and 'feel' to the writing) even though it felt kinda broken. The superman jumping was hilarious given that the character walks like an old man.\r\rOverall, a bit odd but charming."},{"author_name":"MercuryXGames","author_uid":"56141","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:21am","epoch":1450264560,"text":"nice game!"},{"author_name":"tribrain","author_uid":"62559","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1450300920,"text":"Excellent way to apply the theme, nice history, had some troubles with the movement and the jumping. After getting the seconde seed nothing happens."},{"author_name":"triello","author_uid":"65922","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1450388520,"text":"Nice pixel art!"},{"author_name":"PanKamil","author_uid":"51362","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1450389060,"text":"The gameplay came out a little bit chaotic, but in the end - I liked it. You should use this crazy jumping again, in some other project :D.\r\rAtmosphere in this game is amazing, and if it was about some journey instead of growing plants, it would have been absolutely amazing."},{"author_name":"Move127","author_uid":"30603","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1450389540,"text":"I love the graphics. The controls don't feel good."},{"author_name":"VersatileBox","author_uid":"54812","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1450389720,"text":"Not bad, but it really didn't make me feel anything. I finished it, I understood it and I don't hate it, but I defenitely didn't have fun. The idea is good, though, so I'm not giving it an extremely low rate."},{"author_name":"Blobo","author_uid":"52667","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 6:35pm","epoch":1450549800,"text":"The walking speed is horribly slow. i feel like it's unneccesary for the jump to be infinite, why are we growing a tree then?"},{"author_name":"Christina Nordlander","author_uid":"20504","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1450631100,"text":"Great storyline, and the graphics are mostly good (if a bit uneven; for example, I love the protagonist sprite and the sun and moon, but the tree in the first level looks pretty clumsy). Good animation on the mage sprite. The music is very good.\r\rIt all felt a bit unpolished, though. Might benefit from a post-comp version. In particular, I think that having limitless jump in a game about climbing upwards defeats the purpose.\r\rThe writing is nice and evocative, but there are a couple of grammar mistakes (for example, "What can I made of this frozen sapling?" should be "make").\r\rI'm probably sounding more negative than I intend to. Just remove limitless jump and polish up some of the graphics and this will be a very good game."},{"author_name":"Kvyosh","author_uid":"60822","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 5:15pm","epoch":1450631400,"text":"Nice graphics, lack of content and the Jump is just a fly button.."},{"author_name":"mockthebear","author_uid":"16447","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1450650540,"text":"Foxtacy: I really enjoy riddles, and i really enjoy platformers, you managed to begin creating something really amazing here. Keep it going.\r\rJust as a helpful feedback, as Madmen said: The speed of walking and flying is conflicting. It just is really lacking in content."}],"images":["ld34\/38572-86edcbbde3f564bbb7c79238db334ee0.jpg","ld34\/38572-4ad639508677e3b314bf4213b2430602.jpg","ld34\/38572-b1e6861f902d9bdefa1ca4eae0126a81.jpg","ld34\/38572-29a0ade4e9a07486257c1fb36302e952.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/aglavra.itch.io\/ld34?secret=bjvexHpazShau632KbG3KDVafg","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"7373","g_author":"38572","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"7405","g_title":"A prison for the mage","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1089","g_commentcount":"18","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\/38572-shot0-1450146749.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/38572-shot1-1450146749.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/38572-shot2-1450146749.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/38572-shot3-1450146749.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This was a first time, that I created a working game in Unity, so thanks to Ludum Dare for motivating me to do this. I posted some HINTS below, as my concept seems to be unclear to most players. Sorry for that :) \r\n\r\nI decided to do to jam (not compo) this time mostly to have extra day of work. I was still working alone, and the only pre-made content, that I used, was two sounds from FreeSound. \r\n\r\nGame Engine: Unity 3D\r\nGraphics: Paint.Net, Piskel\r\nSound Effects: sounds by Fantozzi and RICHERlandTV from Freesound.org\r\nMusic: Music Maker Jam\r\nFont: Free font called Emulogic\r\n\r\nI will post a web version in a couple of days, now it doesn't work for unknown reason. I also plan to add linux version. \r\nI left 640x480 as default resolution, because I designed the game primarily having it in mind. Write if other resolutions is required. \r\n\r\nHINTS: \r\nControls: arrows or WASD to move, space to jump, ctrl to use magic. \r\nUse the magic on green plants to grow new branches and climb higher. \r\n(Press space bar gently, or you will jump too high. \r\n\r\nI'm not very good at level design, so I left limitless jump for you (the more you press spacebar, the higher you fly, no limits), in case you will fall down or get stuck, so you will finish the game faster. \r\n\r\nThis is a story about a mage, who tries to escape from some kind of strange prison, set in a world of illusions. It has three small scenes. ","title":"A prison for the mage"}