{"author_link":"\/users\/mcdima","author_name":"mcdima","author_uid":1397588,"comments":[{"id":1083526,"author_name":"LDJam user 305869","author_uid":"305869","epoch":1728327547,"text":"Can't get the game to load :(","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1083724,"author_name":"adjo","author_uid":"adjo","epoch":1728330591,"text":"It's an ambitious genre for a game jam, but you got pretty far with it! Good job for a first game jam :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1083785,"author_name":"Prepe","author_uid":"prepe","epoch":1728331500,"text":"its a great first try. I still think that 3D Games a way to ambitious for jams. Keep at it, there is a lot of potential to build on.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1085517,"author_name":"tinykidtoo","author_uid":"tinykidtoo","epoch":1728345055,"text":"The interface and selection seems pretty polished, great job on that.  Are the testing tools supposed to be enabled?","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1086903,"author_name":"oldzombie14","author_uid":"oldzombie14","epoch":1728356171,"text":"nice work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1086933,"author_name":"TheChadRampage","author_uid":"thechadrampage","epoch":1728356503,"text":"Couldn't get the project to load but that might be because of my potato lol. Still liked the style in the image I saw!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1088997,"author_name":"Torami","author_uid":"torami","epoch":1728381514,"text":"Please make an itch.io page for this as I as many others aren't able to play it here.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1092510,"author_name":"rkhadder","author_uid":"rkhadder","epoch":1728407619,"text":"game wasn't loading - consider making an itch.io mirror and tagging us!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1094106,"author_name":"Joshua_Reumann","author_uid":"joshua-reumann","epoch":1728416161,"text":"game isnt loading unfortunatly. Maybe try to host it on itch.io","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1095890,"author_name":"mcdima","author_uid":"mcdima","epoch":1728432626,"text":"I have added an Itch.io link, thanks for the tip and thanks for your time if you try it :smile: \n@joshua-reumann @rkhadder @thechadrampage @torami @zimonitrome ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096240,"author_name":"Nick Halstead","author_uid":"nick-halstead","epoch":1728437869,"text":"This is a super cool concept! I like the direction the game is going in a lot (this was my first game jam and game too). The perspective and 3D objects that were really only used in 2D was a novel concept.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096303,"author_name":"Memz","author_uid":"memz","epoch":1728439012,"text":"I like the town-esque concept.  Good job.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096942,"author_name":"DareDevinBegins","author_uid":"daredevinbegins","epoch":1728450420,"text":"Seems like you had a tough time with your game, but it seems playable and not a bad attempt! The logic seems self-explanatory and is playable, i'd love to see this fully decked out in the future!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1097416,"author_name":"Joshua_Reumann","author_uid":"joshua-reumann","epoch":1728457892,"text":"![Screenshot from 2024-10-09 09-09-59.png](\/\/\/raw\/fbb\/c5\/z\/682f3.png)\n\nThank you for adding it to itch.io. Now i could play this fun little game. What would be nice is if the fighters would automatically attack the golems in their reach if they get close enough.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098842,"author_name":"djidanebe","author_uid":"djidanebe","epoch":1728476605,"text":"Very ambitious for a solo game jam, but you still succed to have a playable game in so few time. Well done !\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1099225,"author_name":"DavidCode","author_uid":"davidcode","epoch":1728481423,"text":"I agree that the game concept is ambitious, especially for a solo mode! I couldn't get it to load here,, Itch.io worked well. It\u2019s impressive bet for such a short development time.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1099267,"author_name":"Pierre-Marie","author_uid":"pierre-marie","epoch":1728482064,"text":"It's not the easiest concept to realize, especially for a first jam, but the first mechanics implemented are really on the right track!\n\nCongratulations on your first jam, and keep up the good work! :D","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1101072,"author_name":"bacalear","author_uid":"bacalear","epoch":1728504824,"text":"nice","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1101389,"author_name":"lectvs","author_uid":"lectvs","epoch":1728508003,"text":"I'm not great at strategy games like these but I liked it! Even though the graphics are simple, it actually looks pretty good since you were consistent in your art style. :smile: This is seriously impressive for your first jam, great job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102568,"author_name":"Ronn Fever","author_uid":"ronn-fever","epoch":1728528525,"text":"Wow - for a first game this is excellent - and doubly so considering you did it with the extra stress of a game jam! Congrats and here's to many more games to come!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102794,"author_name":"stormburpee","author_uid":"stormburpee","epoch":1728536096,"text":"Thanks for adding the itch.io link, you killed this for the first game you've made! I love the concept of using placeholders in a game - it's cool and shows the developer side of it. Good work mate!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102893,"author_name":"Damien Black","author_uid":"damien-black","epoch":1728539154,"text":"Hey, this is really well laid out, and an excellent framework. Well done. The UI told me everything I needed to know to jump in. What is happening is clear. This is good game dev right here.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1103177,"author_name":"Nasturra","author_uid":"nasturra","epoch":1728547054,"text":"Love this ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1103190,"author_name":"mcdima","author_uid":"mcdima","epoch":1728547284,"text":"Thank you all so much for the kind feedback :smiley: ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1110880,"author_name":"betovf","author_uid":"betovf","epoch":1728808738,"text":"Nice entry! I miss some audio effects and I was unable to restart when defeated :sweat_smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld56\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/mcdimaa\/LD56","text":"Source Code"},{"url":"https:\/\/mcdima.itch.io\/placeholders-vs-golems","text":"Itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"95175","g_author":"1397588","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"444024","g_title":"Placeholders vs Golems","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"1022","g_commentcount":"25","g_site2_node_id":"397589","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"397589","n_urlkey":"444024","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/placeholders-vs-golems","n_slug":"placeholders-vs-golems","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"397588","n_created":"1727571806","n_modified":"1778202255","n_version":"1257119","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":397588,"body":"PLEASE READ\n\nThe game is still quite buggy and is missing a lot of features, but is playable in its current state with win and lose conditions.\n\nPlaceholders vs Golems is a strategy game where you command your tiny placeholder creatures to gather resources and fight enemies with the goal of destroying the golem tower. 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