{"author_name":"Sestren","cat":"LD #25","comments":[{"author_name":"","time":"December 28, 2012 8:41 am","epoch":1356702060,"text":"Thanks for bringing “Another Castle” to my attention. That was just brilliant.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"RosyPenguin","time":"December 29, 2012 12:43 am","epoch":1356759780,"text":"Thank you for featuring our game, ‘Another Castle’, along with these other fantastic entries! Great to see that you chose games from both the Jam and Compo, and games with various art styles and gameplay mechanics.","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1356664440,"likes":8,"metadata":{"p_key":"47362","p_author":"Sestren","p_authorkey":"10343","p_urlkey":"83025","p_title":"Once Again, my Top Eight Under 50","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1356664440","p_likes":"8","p_comments":"2","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"10343","us_name":"Sestren","us_username":"sestren","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

I’ve finally rated 100 of the entries. I was quite impressed with many of them, and as with LD24, I wanted to take a moment to draw your attention to some of my favorites that I feel are underplayed (have under 50 ratings). Here they are, in no particular order (click the titles or images to go to the entry page) …
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Trolling – permanente1600 – 48 Hour Compo Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n A nasty troll does its best to stomp over the flowers planted by a unicorn.<\/em>
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the BRINK – radmars –\u00a0Jam Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n Top-notch visual style and audio; feels like a complete game.<\/em>
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Another Castle – RosyPenguin –\u00a0Jam Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n Break into each castle and run away with the princess!<\/em>
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Acidman – Stavu –\u00a0Jam Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n A clever puzzle game about a man who gains strange powers after an industrial accident.<\/em>
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hunt – Zillix –\u00a048 Hour Compo Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n Sabotage the villagers’ plans to end your curse using the knowledge of your own castle and its many hazards.<\/em>
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Battleship Texas – Yngar –\u00a048 Hour Compo Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n Great use of silly humor to tell a story.<\/em>
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A day in the life of the Minotaur – jfroco –\u00a048 Hour Compo Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n Eat the hearts of\u00a0fierce\u00a0warriors on your way to devour virgins in this simple, but well-executed board game.<\/em>
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Just Politics – brantkings –\u00a0Jam Entry<\/i><\/h3>\n

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\n Climb the political ladder and abuse your popularity as you siphon money behind the backs of reporters and the feds.<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s all for now; I hope you enjoy playing these games as much as I did!<\/p>\n \n

Tags: LD #25<\/a>, picks<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 27th, 2012 10:14 pm","title":"Once Again, my Top Eight Under 50"}