{"author_link":"\/author\/the-arrival\/","author_name":"the-arrival","author_uid":"47053","comments":[{"author_name":"CrazyMinnowStudio","author_uid":"56101","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:57am","epoch":1450158720,"text":"Nice Dig Dug quality to it with the inflatable baddies. It's fun and looks and sound great. Well Done!"},{"author_name":"zaniarm","author_uid":"65319","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:56am","epoch":1450165860,"text":"This game was fun to play. I just love the graphics and sounds. Great job."},{"author_name":"gladers","author_uid":"40397","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:54pm","epoch":1450201740,"text":"Superb game, the graphics quality and polished gameplay in such a short time is incredible!"},{"author_name":"ss64games","author_uid":"50775","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1450208820,"text":"I think the mechanic of gauging how much I should fire depending on the enemy's size wasn't that fun and hard to read. It was a bit too hard to strategize around that element while also dodging and firing at enemies for me. The graphics and lighting of the arena were well put together. Well polished entry."},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:24pm","epoch":1450217940,"text":"Great presentation but I didn't really get what I was supposed to do to play well in the game - like it says in the instructions - big things are slow and do big damage, small things are fast but less, shooting often means you spawn stuff so no matter what I do something bad negative is triggered. Would have been great to have something to do that would feel effective."},{"author_name":"Elit3dGaming","author_uid":"50291","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1450218120,"text":"28 kills 130 time really fun game, great music and great art used"},{"author_name":"the-arrival","author_uid":"47053","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1450218600,"text":"Thanks for the Feedback so far and your kind comments! On the mechanics i agree that we could have told them better. The Idea is to WAIT when stuff gets too big (blinking red, shaking) until they shrink again, before continue shooting. What was pretty clear for us, seems to confuse a lot of people. Lesson learned how much you lack objectivity, when you are the creator :)"},{"author_name":"_benhumphries","author_uid":"60146","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:53am","epoch":1450230480,"text":"Great job! I found pretty much every aspect of the game great! The graphics stand out among other games, and I like the idea of the &quot;inflatable baddies!&quot;"},{"author_name":"alvarop","author_uid":"31332","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:12am","epoch":1450238820,"text":"Being the highscore holder in the World, I have to say I enjoyed this game quite a bit. The main mechanic isn't quite as clear as the developers intended it to be, but not understanding it - killing the enemies at a slow pace - does not hinder gameplay experience. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>All in all, it's a fun game, with a cool world and gameplay. I enjoyed it quite a bit."},{"author_name":"luke","author_uid":"23951","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1450304400,"text":"excellent job! at times the character just stopped, I even pressing to move and sometimes the window hindered me, consider having full screen, again excellent job"},{"author_name":"Archonthewizard","author_uid":"52352","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 12:08am","epoch":1450310580,"text":"Very well done. Impressive entry. Fun gameplay"},{"author_name":"OttersDen","author_uid":"46754","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 7:52am","epoch":1450338420,"text":"The polish in this game! So good. Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1450554360,"text":"Great fun. They really hitting like a truck. ;D"},{"author_name":"CremaGames","author_uid":"59414","time":"Dec 26, 2015 @ 1:09pm","epoch":1451135040,"text":"Wow! Great game! :D"},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Dec 26, 2015 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1451154120,"text":"&quot;shoot the ALIENS until they die! &quot; -- these are the BESTEST games. :P Nice game, excellent graphics, runs perfectly in WINE on OSX. Thanks for reviewing my game."},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"Dec 26, 2015 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1451161740,"text":"There's a lot of polish here, and it's fun, but the gameplay is a bit frustrating and the camera is hard to work with.  I can't shoot the aliens until they die because I have to wait until they get smaller first, but it took me a while to figure that out.  It looks like it's the big aliens that split?  But from the instructions, it seems like it's how fast you shoot.  It would make a big difference if the aliens communicated more information about their status.  For example, it would be nice to be able to tell at a glance exactly how many shots an alien could take before splitting.  One of the more fun games I've played this round."},{"author_name":"Taffaz","author_uid":"19054","time":"Dec 30, 2015 @ 11:56am","epoch":1451476260,"text":"31 Kills and 136s survival time. Enjoyed the game and the audio was cool."},{"author_name":"Guard13007","author_uid":"52323","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:39pm","epoch":1451856840,"text":"10 kills, 175.06 time\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Pretty fun, but a little confusing as to when it's safe to shoot (to keep them from multiplying)."}],"images":["ld34\/47053-3437eec6c52be186805853628023ebb4.jpg","ld34\/47053-18404c45039c1a17a4a5c7d1c1677adf.jpg","ld34\/47053-2080b68a640fd1c1f04b7ee46cef188d.jpg","ld34\/47053-471757bae49d4f71837b852fc5ae361a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/88592347\/BloatBlasterV1.7.rar","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"7376","g_author":"47053","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"7408","g_title":"BloatBlaster","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"369","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\/47053-shot0-1450147913.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/47053-shot1-1450147913.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/47053-shot2-1450147913.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/47053-shot3-1450147913.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"** don\u00b4t use fullscreen mode. The latest Unityversion is bugged on this **\r\nhttp:\/\/forum.unity3d.com\/threads\/fullscreen-gui-bug.338181\/\r\n\r\nUpdated Version 1.6 with some little bugfixes and tweaks...\r\n\r\n\r\nThis is Bloat Blaster, a Growing theme entry!\r\nIn this top down shooter, you fight inflating aliens that grow bigger and more dangerous with every hit.  Watch out, if you shoot too quickly, the alien will multiply, so manage your damage!\r\n\r\nIf you liked the game (or hated it) please let us know what you think!\r\n\r\n\r\nHowToPlay:\r\n----------\r\n\r\nwasd to move\r\nleft-click to shoot\r\n\r\nshoot the ALIENS until they die!\r\nthe more you hit them, the BIGGER they get!\r\nbig things are SLOW but hit like a truck!\r\nsmall things are FAST and annoying!\r\nhighscore and DONT DIE!\r\n\r\nDON\u00b4T shoot too quickly, or the aliens MULTIPLY!!!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you like what you played, get in touch with our other projects:\r\n\r\nMarcus Ambichl: Programming(Gameplay and Engine), MechnicsDesign, SoundDesign\r\nFB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thea.rrival.1\r\nMainProject (Updates will come soon, promise!): https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thearrivalgames\r\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nKriechgeb\u00fcsch - Programming(UI, weapons), ParticleEffects, PlayerAnimation\r\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nAlden Reynolds - All the Art Shenanigans\r\nDA: http:\/\/anathlyst.deviantart.com\/\r\nFB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alden.reynolds.7\r\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\n!!! Leave us your survialtime and kills in the comments and get your Place in the Highscores List !!!\r\n\r\n\r\nHIGHSCORES:\r\n\r\n1: Kills: 47, Time: 179 - Alvaro_as\r\n2: Kills: 41, Time: 146 - gladers\r\n3: Kills: 31, Time: 136 - Taffaz\r\n4: Kills: 28, Time: 130 - Elit3dGaming\r\n5: Kills: 27, Time: 238 - the-arrival(Marcus)\r\n6: Kills: 10, Time: 175 - Guard 13007\r\n7: Kills: 14, Time: 100 - fabrizio\r\n8: Kills: 6, Time:  86 - TheGypsyKing\r\n9: -----\r\n10: -----\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","title":"BloatBlaster"}