{"author_link":"\/author\/runedrake\/","author_name":"Azlen","author_uid":"18078","comments":[{"author_name":"wavertron","author_uid":"45908","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 6:49am","epoch":1440398640,"text":"Had a nice mood\/graphics, but it felt a little slow paced. Couldnt jump while moving? A little parallax scrolling in the background with the moon and maybe add a middle layer would have given the graphics just that extra bit of polish without too much more effort. But nice work overall"},{"author_name":"SuperPokeunicorn","author_uid":"9858","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 7:21am","epoch":1440400560,"text":"I really like how the progress bar turns into the boss's health bar. Boss fights were definitely the highlight of the game. It was  interesting figuring out how to beat them given the mechanics."},{"author_name":"Franklin's Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 7:24am","epoch":1440400740,"text":"Nice minimalist pixel art and liked the little touch of being able to sit on benches. Did have issues with the attack though where I seemed to get hit when I would come flying back into position."},{"author_name":"Kaev","author_uid":"49106","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 7:25am","epoch":1440400800,"text":"I really like the graphics. The characters are kinda creepy.\r<br\/>I got a bit nervous when the first boss came really near and i couldn't go to the left side. :P\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also: Best secret in a game 2015"},{"author_name":"Jonathan Whiting","author_uid":"527","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 3:40pm","epoch":1440430500,"text":"Nice complete entry. I first found the combat a bit impenetrable, and then later a bit tiresome."},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:27pm","epoch":1440433320,"text":"Very nice mood\/graphics!"},{"author_name":"Sam Twidale","author_uid":"42276","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:30pm","epoch":1440433500,"text":"Really like the simple pixel art graphics. Found the attack charging\/combat confusing at first though."},{"author_name":"hexagore","author_uid":"34027","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:41pm","epoch":1440434160,"text":"Wow, nice to see a Pico8 game. I thought just making a game in 48 hours was tough. Would have been nice if felt a bit faster and had a few more mechanics. I liked the second boss but it killed me pretty quickly :P"},{"author_name":"walaber","author_uid":"31888","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1440434280,"text":"very nice atmosphere!  graphics really set the mood."},{"author_name":"Sublustris","author_uid":"46239","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1440438180,"text":"Great GFX style, dude!"},{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1440438360,"text":"I didn't truly love the attack, but I do like the look of it!"},{"author_name":"boardtobits","author_uid":"57679","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1440438420,"text":"Cool look, interesting simplistic mechanics. I liked it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Can you restart from the game over screen without just refreshing the page?"},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1440438660,"text":"(from pico-8 forums)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Cool, atmosphere is great. Jump forward attack is a great idea and looks fab. Only problem is that the graveyard tileset looks pretty cute, which probably is not intentional and is probably a side effect of using the pico8. '\r<br\/>\r<br\/>While the combat looked good it wasn't too much fun, and doing the same stuff got a little tedious by the end. Final boss and jumping enemies were a nice change tho."},{"author_name":"pirate_shell","author_uid":"56787","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1440449940,"text":"The graphics and sound were nice and simple. The gameplay was fun and the bosses added some much needed variety. Overall, a cool entry!"},{"author_name":"whalebot","author_uid":"36369","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:06pm","epoch":1440450060,"text":"Love these PICO-8 games :) You people are doing really gool things with it. It would have been nice to have the ending tie in the dialogue given at the beginning about battling your inner demons, just to give some kind of resolution. Other than that great job!"},{"author_name":"Vladirien","author_uid":"55967","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1440450180,"text":"The graphics are quite nice, I liked the second boss fight but I found the combat mechanics a bit too simple."},{"author_name":"Mantlair","author_uid":"49861","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1440450180,"text":"Coulnt finish the final fight but yeah was almost there. Neat game. Also i loved sitting texts."},{"author_name":"sergicollado","author_uid":"56825","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1440451260,"text":"I like it, simple but cool"},{"author_name":"tuben999","author_uid":"30045","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1440452340,"text":"Good game could have used some kinda tutorial was a bit confusing at first. :)"},{"author_name":"TerraCottaFrog","author_uid":"55226","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:38am","epoch":1440462780,"text":"This feels a little bit slow paced, but I love the graphics. Pico-8 is fantastic looking."},{"author_name":"Ulydev","author_uid":"43753","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:31am","epoch":1440465960,"text":"Minimalist yet amazing entry. Good job one this one, Azlen !"},{"author_name":"ianh","author_uid":"1496","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:22am","epoch":1440494220,"text":"Nice graphical style!"},{"author_name":"Lynx","author_uid":"44477","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 2:15am","epoch":1440555000,"text":"Very well done game and narrative, the restart thing would be helpful, but other than that, I don't have much else to add."},{"author_name":"bloomingbuds","author_uid":"56152","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:26am","epoch":1440588060,"text":"Simple but effective. The atmosphere was good. I felt a bit lost and confused at first with the mechanics. Nice game!"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:40pm","epoch":1440606900,"text":"I love pico8 games.  So simple and charming.  Your graphics really stood out, and set the mood of the game.  The game play was a bit repetitive, but the last boss fight was a lot of fun.  I would love to play an expanded post-compo version."},{"author_name":"danialias","author_uid":"36537","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1440768120,"text":"Nice game! The two bosses are the real game (maybe a future boss rush mode? :) I really like the attack system, if feels fast and powerful but I miss a small animation on impact. Nice secrets :D and nice feeling overall. Good job!"},{"author_name":"JackDegree","author_uid":"38813","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1440865800,"text":"Now I want to start using Pico-8 :\/"},{"author_name":"walsh9","author_uid":"56320","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 4:25am","epoch":1440908400,"text":"Excellent atmosphere and I really like the little touches like the benches and other text."},{"author_name":"cambrian_era","author_uid":"4198","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 1:50am","epoch":1441158300,"text":"Cool, I particularly liked the use of the P8's colors to make a moody palette."},{"author_name":"Mach60KAS","author_uid":"5788","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 4:21pm","epoch":1441642560,"text":"Very atmospheric, but a little tiring after a while. Enjoyed all the messages written on the benches, and the bosses felt just a little out of place given the serious tone. Still, great work!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 4:50pm","epoch":1442162700,"text":"Lovely graphics, great game. I included it in part 29 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/s8htp2RZS7I"},{"author_name":"wademcgillis","author_uid":"3444","time":"Sep 14, 2015 @ 5:08pm","epoch":1442250180,"text":":( Really difficult :("}],"images":["ld33\/18078-70bcfba4cad632d8fe3adab8c713774b.jpg","ld33\/18078-1747b0be072026534a26b82bc0187305.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/bbs\/?tid=2321","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/bbs\/cposts\/1\/13010.p8.png","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"10029","g_author":"18078","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"10063","g_title":"Klonos","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"442","g_commentcount":"32","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\/18078-shot0-1440382196.gif-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18078-shot1-1440382196.gif-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Made with pico-8\r\nIf the embedded game does not work, try using the web link\r\n\r\nControls\r\n- hold Z to charge your attack, let go to attack\r\n- Up arrow key or X to jump\r\n- Right arrow key to move to the right\r\n- Down to crouch (does nothing... or does it?)\r\n\r\nYou are the monster, the monsters are you. All the enemies (and bosses) are versions of your character.\r\n\r\nThere are two bosses. If you defeat both of them, you win (the bosses are to the right, so you will have to move right to get to them).\r\nThe bar at the top shows how close you are to the next boss (and also serves as an hp bar when you get to the boss)\r\n\r\nJumping is useful later in the game, just remember that you can also attack while in the air.\r\n\r\nI never implemented restarting the game, so if you die, you will have to reload the page (unless you are playing the game on the pico-8 site, where there is a button to restart)\r\n\r\nYou can also sit on benches, but that's supposed to be a secret","title":"Klonos"}