{"author_link":"\/author\/stupidmindlessf\/","author_name":"stupidmindlessf","author_uid":"58068","comments":[{"author_name":"Jargo","author_uid":"37561","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:13am","epoch":1440493680,"text":"All the fish are supercute!"},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:30am","epoch":1440498300,"text":"I love puking on my babies!"},{"author_name":"Electron","author_uid":"55516","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1440510900,"text":"Fish designing is good"},{"author_name":"orange08","author_uid":"4109","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:08pm","epoch":1440511380,"text":"i really enjoyed the graphics and movement but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to save the creatures at the bottom from dying"},{"author_name":"sprawl","author_uid":"29314","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:36pm","epoch":1440513060,"text":"Solid game. I really love the artstyle and the simplicity of the controls.\r\rTwo things bugged me since everything next to it was so good looking : The puking particle system and the hit harpoons sometimes not touching the player model.\r\rBut these are just small things, did not hinder the experience a lot. Great job !"},{"author_name":"stupidmindlessf","author_uid":"58068","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:07am","epoch":1440568920,"text":"@orange08 yeah we now figured it's not quite as self explaing as we thought. Here is a gameplay video that shows what to do:\rhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TrmKbRrXlAs"},{"author_name":"stupidmindlessf","author_uid":"58068","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:09am","epoch":1440569040,"text":"@sprawl: you are right, polishing the puke particles was something planned since Saturday but never made it due to more fundamental stuff.\rThe harpoons not hitting the creature was a last minute "fix" when we learned the game was too hard for most people, we changed it so harpoons can't hit the tentacles."},{"author_name":"Team Klappermann","author_uid":"40392","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1440596580,"text":"Really nicely done! Loved the Catfish!"},{"author_name":"FiSilva","author_uid":"56232","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 3:42pm","epoch":1440603420,"text":"These may be my favourite graphics so far. The fishes all look very cute\rAlso nice idea and funny, eating and puking is fun"},{"author_name":"Lucho9","author_uid":"52094","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:12pm","epoch":1440605220,"text":"i love the design and sounds. it wasn't easy to know what to do at the start, unfortunality, i let the children die. XD but it was cool"},{"author_name":"bigbuggames","author_uid":"55109","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 12:31am","epoch":1440635160,"text":"I love the style of the game. You could try to increase the spawning rate of the ships. I had problems finding ships to feed my babies. Good work!"},{"author_name":"Yaroslav Kravtsov","author_uid":"44195","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 7:02am","epoch":1440658620,"text":"Catfish rules! You made a really good style game. And I like your simple gameplay, because it easy to learn and no annoying."},{"author_name":"MechanicalLife","author_uid":"35468","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 1:01pm","epoch":1440680160,"text":"I really Love this art style and the design of the creatures!\rI had some issues with controls, I was difficult to sometimes go down or change the angle, it didn't seem to always follow my mouse correctly. Still there is something very endearing about this game :)"},{"author_name":"NoWandStudios","author_uid":"50652","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1440683700,"text":"The sounds are relaxing. We love the catfish at the studio and plankton!"},{"author_name":"oskardevelopment","author_uid":"21518","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1440693060,"text":"Awesome graphics! You really made the art unique! Was a bit hard to eat, most of the time the ship only sank to the bottom. The music was a really nice addition as well! Great game!"},{"author_name":"Rocketship","author_uid":"39351","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 7:23pm","epoch":1440703080,"text":"I love the serene atmosphere and the children's book-esque graphics. It's such a calming experience even with the harpoons. The gameplay did get a bit repetitive in the end but I enjoyed the game a lot still."},{"author_name":"kaitokidi","author_uid":"42118","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 7:34pm","epoch":1440703740,"text":"cute design ^^"},{"author_name":"stupidmindlessf","author_uid":"58068","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 8:04pm","epoch":1440705540,"text":"thanks everyone for playing and all the warm words. Since everybody seems to like the art so much. Check out @bernddiemer on twitter. He is posting stories drawn on post-its using in this style.\rYou can also by his books on amazon:\rhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Duchesse-Ariadne-Lost-Expedition-Adventures-ebook\/dp\/B00O5AGLZY\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440705830&sr=8-1&keywords=duchesse+ariadne"},{"author_name":"voidstar33","author_uid":"55576","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1440708180,"text":"link seems to be broken. please fix it."},{"author_name":"stupidmindlessf","author_uid":"58068","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1440709920,"text":"@voidstar: just tried it and it worked...?"},{"author_name":"killersnoofie","author_uid":"55771","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 12:11am","epoch":1440720360,"text":"very nice graphics"},{"author_name":"OnionBlaze","author_uid":"4653","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 9:57am","epoch":1440841920,"text":"Ack, they keep dying, ahaha. I loved the art style nonetheless. :D"},{"author_name":"Schrodinger Games","author_uid":"39357","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 10:20am","epoch":1440929700,"text":"Haha, it's super awesome! Congrats!"},{"author_name":"vikpek","author_uid":"49262","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 12:23pm","epoch":1440937080,"text":"Since I'm a Duchesse Ariadne fan already my opinion is no objective at all. But who cares. Game is fun and art style is killer!"},{"author_name":"vikpek","author_uid":"49262","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 12:31pm","epoch":1440937560,"text":"Since I'm a Duchesse Ariadne fan already my opinion is not objective at all. But who cares. Game is fun and art style is killer."},{"author_name":"Biruts","author_uid":"25209","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1441030680,"text":"Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy."},{"author_name":"Sparrow","author_uid":"7423","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1441051980,"text":"Excellent, bit confusing at first but I like it. Graphics and Sound are awesome and match eachother."},{"author_name":"Pomb","author_uid":"21417","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 7:50am","epoch":1441179900,"text":"The fish are really funny, and I love that you made mouse noises for sound effects :D The collision was acting a bit strange sometimes."},{"author_name":"6DownStudios","author_uid":"39552","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 6:24am","epoch":1441433940,"text":"Great entry! Love the art and sound style, juxtaposes hilariously with the immersive ambient music and makes for a unique mood. \r\rShip-catching is tricky at first, but quite fun once you get the hang of the physics-just the way I like it. Munching that triple-threat ship was especially satisfying; to dodge all those harpoons and stick the landing is no easy feat!"},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1441493940,"text":"Neat style! Don't get though what direction I must jump for ship to be eaten for sure and not destroyed"},{"author_name":"tomhunt","author_uid":"7773","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 4:24am","epoch":1441599540,"text":"i liked the graphical style and the music"},{"author_name":"ohsqueezy","author_uid":"10718","time":"Sep 10, 2015 @ 5:03am","epoch":1441861080,"text":"rad drawings and sound, nice subtlety of bizarreness"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Oct 8, 2015 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1444308540,"text":"Lovely graphics! I included it in part 31 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/smH_qgd8pMY"}],"images":["ld33\/58068-dddc6b1ce31e8516b76499e2e09d2def.jpg","ld33\/58068-719a760bb23148f460317f16caa0a86d.jpg","ld33\/58068-b80ce2c7d0076ee8b2fc63776bbc7767.jpg","ld33\/58068-3e14a16aa68df5804ab35dc9f63b7639.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/12520871\/CaringCreature.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/darthcoder1\/LDJAM_CC","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"8706","g_author":"58068","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"8739","g_title":"Caring Creature","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"284","g_commentcount":"33","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\/58068-shot0-1440569429.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/58068-shot1-1440462853.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/58068-shot2-1440462853.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/58068-shot3-1440462853.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"\u200bThis is our entry to the Ludum Dare 33 Game jam following the \"You are the monster\" theme.\r\n\r\nYou are the monster for some - for others you are the world. Take care of your babies, catch munchy ships and feed them. Watch out for the spears, once you die your babies are helpless.\r\n\r\nControls: Mouse to pick a direction, left mouse button to swim into that direction. \r\n\r\nJump out of the water to eat the ships - once eaten, swim to the nest and you will feed babies automatically. Repeat until they grow up.\r\n\r\nCode and design by Stupid Mindless F. - We are two Berlin based Ex-AAA devs. Follow us on twitter @stupidmindlessf are @freejsf & @DarthCoder \r\n\r\nArt by @bernddiemer\r\n\r\nSoundfx and music by @almutschwacke\r\n\r\nThanks for playing!","title":"Caring Creature"}