{"author_link":"\/author\/reisen\/","author_name":"Reisen","author_uid":"51666","comments":[{"author_name":"Azure_Kyte","author_uid":"52473","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:21pm","epoch":1440422160,"text":"That was some twist there. Nice job implementing that little trick with the name collection, I used to do that with a couple of my older projects. I liked the character art, it reminded me of patchwork for some weird reason."},{"author_name":"Ilseroth","author_uid":"50718","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 2:48pm","epoch":1440427380,"text":"Alright I'll admit it, got me, that was cute."},{"author_name":"pighead10","author_uid":"8539","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1440427920,"text":"Not much of a game but the writing was interesting. Excellent ending, took me a while to realise who this mysterious "Samuel" was!"},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1440433020,"text":"Good history. But dosen't sound fare to me the real photos in game."},{"author_name":"Korso","author_uid":"55188","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1440435540,"text":"The only thing that I was to object were the assets, but it's a Jam entry. Good Music, Art and history -with a twist-."},{"author_name":"kingpirux","author_uid":"46920","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1440437700,"text":"nice twist xD but this is more like a joke than a game. Maybe with more options, something to actually really do, more participation or at least some way that i could end not killing him xD"},{"author_name":"DruhinM","author_uid":"54688","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 6:13am","epoch":1440482880,"text":"Nice"},{"author_name":"congusbongus","author_uid":"33168","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:58am","epoch":1440496380,"text":"This was pretty well made, congratulations! The twist was very clever, I barely missed it!"},{"author_name":"ironleonem","author_uid":"49950","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 11:30am","epoch":1440501900,"text":"Okay seriously, how'd you do that?"},{"author_name":"blurryroots","author_uid":"15819","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1440518580,"text":"Cool ending ;) Enjoyed the story."},{"author_name":"Teesquared","author_uid":"35091","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:22am","epoch":1440587820,"text":"Engaging story. Nice use of transitions and sound effects. Story includes vampires and twist at the end ... check :). Personally, I'd pass on the typing text effect entirely. Maybe a filter on the backgrounds to make them look more hand drawn could work for next time. Good job."},{"author_name":"purenickery","author_uid":"49927","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1440626820,"text":"I'm still so confused how this game knew what my name was at the end. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"parsia","author_uid":"50592","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 7:37am","epoch":1440660720,"text":"wow, incredible, great concept, good implementation, not much of a game but interesting narrative. well done."},{"author_name":"echokain","author_uid":"15156","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1440696720,"text":"Audio and writing was neat, the twist was great too!"},{"author_name":"Team Klappermann","author_uid":"40392","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1440708960,"text":"Totally got me."},{"author_name":"quadtree","author_uid":"4024","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 4:22am","epoch":1440735420,"text":"Not bad. Using the player's username was a nice touch."},{"author_name":"RougeRogue","author_uid":"43866","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:09pm","epoch":1440767040,"text":"Loved the feel of the game and that plot twist at the end. It was a bit anticlimactic since my laptop decided to have a _000 after my user name but I managed to get over that."},{"author_name":"yuigoto","author_uid":"50909","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 2:07pm","epoch":1440770520,"text":"Hahaha! Nice! Now we're all monsters! :) I didn't expect that, and it's nice to see a visual novel in here.\r\rIt's a bit short, but well written. It would be nice to see some more, branching, even more twists and stuff. :P\r\rCongrats! :)"},{"author_name":"4KbShort","author_uid":"29507","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1440865620,"text":"Great music, nice images, and a wonderful atmosphere. Going in you don't expect much more than a standard "choose your own adventure" style game, but the great ending really sums it up. I was both surprised and laughing at the entire thing. Excellent work and a lot of fun!"},{"author_name":"rodobodolfo","author_uid":"44770","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1440865860,"text":"wow haha that ending made the game! The story is intriguing. The text animations could be a lot faster, it's kinda slow. and the copyrighted photo broke the inmersion for me. \rGreat entry!"},{"author_name":"Dejvo","author_uid":"49267","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 11:05am","epoch":1441105200,"text":"this is not a game. but good try i guess"},{"author_name":"dregamr","author_uid":"57743","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 6:16pm","epoch":1441131060,"text":"XDDD Of course, the monster is me. Very cool.\rHave you been all the weekend photographing the village? XD One photograph had watermarks?"},{"author_name":"Mykaelos","author_uid":"39687","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1441139520,"text":"I enjoyed the writing and the characters. Definitely a twist that I wasn't expecting, regardless of the theme. The text animations and the fade-outs are a bit too slow, but the atmosphere was excellent. Being a potty humor connoisseur myself, I enjoyed the poop joke =) Well done and fantastic ending!"},{"author_name":"Berserker_Chris","author_uid":"52858","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 11:36am","epoch":1441452660,"text":"Interesting Story"}],"images":["ld33\/51666-bbd485dc13dd4ad1b1e41315659b241e.jpg","ld33\/51666-fa413d9a20c836e9c797392f16a7e583.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/2784587\/Elegy%20of%20the%20Night.zip","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"7797","g_author":"51666","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"7830","g_title":"Elegy of the Night","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"638","g_commentcount":"24","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\/\/479518\/51666-shot0-1440406345.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/51666-shot1-1440406345.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"On a fateful day, a detective arrived at a secluded village in order to investigate a case of mysterious murders. Will he be able to solve it?\r\n\r\n================================================\r\n\r\nCouldn't think of any mechanics for this content-heavy theme, so I tried to practice writing and made a Visual Novel instead.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nZ - Progress\r\nQ - Fast forward\r\n\r\n\r\nBuilt on a custom Monogame code base.\r\n\r\nAudio and graphics are third party royalty-free resources.","title":"Elegy of the Night"}