{"author_link":"\/users\/greenpig","author_name":"GreenPig","author_uid":1158392,"comments":[{"id":1084792,"author_name":"Theyflower","author_uid":"theyflower","epoch":1728341126,"text":"Your itch link doesn't work","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1084815,"author_name":"Torami","author_uid":"torami","epoch":1728341264,"text":"@theyflower holy thank you for reminding us - forgot to publish the page haha. Please have at it now:))","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1084909,"author_name":"kscerri","author_uid":"kscerri","epoch":1728341890,"text":"I really enjoyed the sound design and visuals, though I found the combat to be somewhat confusing. Should I be running past the rats or actually trying to fight each one I come across? :) Either way, great effort, and again gj on the atmosphere!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1085458,"author_name":"GodDoesPlayDice","author_uid":"goddoesplaydice","epoch":1728344802,"text":"The walls are fire!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1089176,"author_name":"OccamsLaser","author_uid":"occamslaser","epoch":1728383252,"text":"Gives a feeling of running around as a rat, has a nice little mood","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1090236,"author_name":"MrJimbles","author_uid":"mrjimbles","epoch":1728391751,"text":"I loved running into an enemy rat and headbanging to techno together until one of us died :P ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1090240,"author_name":"thatcher roehl","author_uid":"thatcher-roehl","epoch":1728391783,"text":"really fun little game, i like the rats a lot","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1090278,"author_name":"ZhaoYin","author_uid":"zhaoyin","epoch":1728392076,"text":"Cool concept and nice visuals. Maybe it is an issue with the browser version, but the movement controls don't seem to respond half the time.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098283,"author_name":"mymdz","author_uid":"mymdz","epoch":1728469207,"text":"It has a good atmosphere and sound. But the control is hard, as it requires accuracy from the player","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112952,"author_name":"sp1d3rb0y","author_uid":"sp1d3rb0y","epoch":1728927458,"text":"Nice visuals, and a great feeling of getting lost in the sewers which contributes to the atmosphere. Controls can be a little irresponsive sometimes, but maybe it's only the browser version. Nice work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112967,"author_name":"Renier","author_uid":"renier","epoch":1728928289,"text":"fun experience, sometimes the rat would have the zoomies and become really fast","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112968,"author_name":"LDJam user 312900","author_uid":"312900","epoch":1728928549,"text":"Graphics are really nice, controls felt stiff and sometimes got stuck and couldnt really move properly. Movement speed also seemed a little fast for a rat but nice game overall","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113050,"author_name":"LDJam user 233347","author_uid":"233347","epoch":1728932237,"text":"Is it just me or is the world randomly generated?\n\nIn any regards, quite well done. Controls seems a bit clunky on WebGL.\n\n![Rat Dead Redemption.png](\/\/\/raw\/38f\/83\/z\/68d22.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113535,"author_name":"hanafl0wer","author_uid":"hanafl0wer","epoch":1728967273,"text":"the sound and graphic made up a nice sewer vibe, right click in browser is painful though","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113543,"author_name":"leckert","author_uid":"leckert","epoch":1728968488,"text":"Love the vibe created by audio and visual effects -- even the camera angle made it feel like a dungeon crawling experience. Amassing an army of rats was addicting and satisfying, but it would be cool to get a bit more feedback during combat. Maybe adding rare rats with different stats\/abilities could help incentivize exploration more too!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113774,"author_name":"Axodo","author_uid":"axodo","epoch":1728987589,"text":"Nice work. The rats look very nice! Survival in the sewers sets up mood pretty well. I feel like your run can be ruined in a moment when a bigger group or several groups come to you right away, but I guess that's part of the game. Nice work :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113996,"author_name":"GreenPig","author_uid":"greenpig","epoch":1729007053,"text":"@xparker yes it is, we spent like a whole day making the algorithm for it. I feel like you are the only person who realized this :D","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114410,"author_name":"Jack Sims","author_uid":"jack-sims","epoch":1729031046,"text":"goof mode is a clutch addition","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114472,"author_name":"Torami","author_uid":"torami","epoch":1729039081,"text":"@renier weird, we haven't even encountered that bug but thank you for pointing it out were definitely gonna have a look at it as we are refactoring the whole thing now haha.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114475,"author_name":"Torami","author_uid":"torami","epoch":1729039187,"text":"@jack-sims thank you thank you, I made the first piece of music (without the talking) and then we agreed that we were gonna go for a more unsettling mood but we still wanted to use it so we settled on this, glad you liked it:))","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114515,"author_name":"vknauss","author_uid":"vknauss","epoch":1729042692,"text":"I like the look and mood a lot, is there an objective I'm supposed to find in the tunnels?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114787,"author_name":"Cam Moore","author_uid":"cam-moore","epoch":1729091608,"text":"I a rat king! 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It's clear that a lot of passion went into this game!\n\nA suggestion: add more about how the \"reputation\" affects gameplay to make players even more excited about the strategy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1120714,"author_name":"PSV Games Studio","author_uid":"psv-games-studio","epoch":1729891090,"text":"Nice game! Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/8f\/8f5a0580783727450b2b0d8166ba9c3452053070ac291050a671a9d52ea25da9.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/travila.itch.io\/rat-dead-redemption","text":"HTML5"},{"url":"https:\/\/travila.itch.io\/rat-dead-redemption","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"94782","g_author":"1158392","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"443541","g_title":"Rat Dead Redemption","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"869","g_commentcount":"26","g_site2_node_id":"395527","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"395527","n_urlkey":"443541","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/rat-dead-redemption","n_slug":"rat-dead-redemption","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"158392","n_created":"1725464843","n_modified":"1778498126","n_version":"1265869","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":158392,"body":"Rat Dead Redemption plunges you into the gritty underworld of the city sewers, where survival is a game of wits, strategy, and strength. 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