{"author_link":"\/author\/robothobodanceparty\/","author_name":"RobotHoboDanceParty","author_uid":"49701","comments":[{"author_name":"randomperson42","author_uid":"51674","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:26am","epoch":1429500060,"text":"Possibly the most fun game I've playe here so far."},{"author_name":"leo_p_mahon","author_uid":"51555","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:27am","epoch":1429500120,"text":"This is really really good! Graphics are on point with a consistent style. needs more particles :) ! My First Ludum dare too, I feel ya on the stress front hahaha."},{"author_name":"Fanttum","author_uid":"42108","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:36am","epoch":1429500660,"text":"I'm on mac, so any chance for a web build soon?"},{"author_name":"RobotHoboDanceParty","author_uid":"49701","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:39am","epoch":1429500840,"text":"Sorry, unless someone builds me a mac or web version, I dont have the &quot;extra&quot; additions to Game maker studio. :("},{"author_name":"PachowStudios","author_uid":"51153","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:52am","epoch":1429501620,"text":"Excellent! Very fun and interesting concept. I like the various enemies. The bullets bouncing off the spike ball was neat too.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Only negative is the audio which I muted after a minute."},{"author_name":"Armanky","author_uid":"22901","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 5:34am","epoch":1429507740,"text":"I like the idea, but the weight of the ball makes this thing really hard to control. Realistically it makes sense, but I think it would've been more fun to play if you'd let the player move uninhibited by the weight of the ball.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Otherwise, it's very satisfying to kill stuff with the ball. And then get killed with it yourself."},{"author_name":"seankimdesign","author_uid":"38879","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 5:45am","epoch":1429508400,"text":"I had a blast playing this game. I loved the simplicity of mechanics as well as the multiple enemy variations. Really fun stuff!"},{"author_name":"Terrabalt","author_uid":"38512","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 6:21am","epoch":1429510560,"text":"Possibly the best game i've played. hard but fun."},{"author_name":"Phobos001","author_uid":"12851","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1429544400,"text":"It was very satisfying to swing the mace around and smash them into enemies ^^ Great job!"},{"author_name":"HeyChinaski","author_uid":"11211","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1429559220,"text":"Really fun and a very clever idea.  It's very satisfying, particularly with the sound and blood spatters at the start. I like how you introduced the controls and the gameplay at the start.  To extend it you could have more of an adventure mode where you have to navigate smaller tunnels etc and press switches with the ball."},{"author_name":"hercludes","author_uid":"14310","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 8:30pm","epoch":1429561500,"text":"I love the idea of this, reminds me of hammerfight, which was a very fun physics game. I can actually outrun the spike ball's chains, which I find is pretty cool. The gameplay, even though is fun however, is pretty slow, and after about five retries and dying at the fourth wave, I can no longer progress, maybe I am just impatient though."},{"author_name":"funisfun8","author_uid":"51044","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:41am","epoch":1429583760,"text":"Cool game! High-score of about 30 secs. Cool idea and great graphics! The acceleration feels a bit slow but I enjoyed overall!"},{"author_name":"12 Pech\u00e1s Of Souls","author_uid":"53028","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:04am","epoch":1429606740,"text":"The game is really funny and addictive!!"},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:05am","epoch":1429606800,"text":"Great idea. Really cool game."},{"author_name":"pta2002","author_uid":"46975","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:07am","epoch":1429606920,"text":"Definetly the best game I have seen so far. The only problem is that it feels a bit slow."},{"author_name":"guoboism","author_uid":"24432","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:11am","epoch":1429607160,"text":"Really fun game! Has a lot of potential!"},{"author_name":"PushmePullyu","author_uid":"2817","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:14am","epoch":1429607340,"text":"Tough but fun!"},{"author_name":"bazld","author_uid":"36950","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:41am","epoch":1429608960,"text":"Very playable and fun game - great job."},{"author_name":"Mouch","author_uid":"36699","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:41am","epoch":1429608960,"text":"A little short but quite entertaining game. Only 3 stars in innovation and theme, because spike balls have already been used in video-games and medieval reality."},{"author_name":"Enol","author_uid":"41863","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 9:51am","epoch":1429609560,"text":"Really nice concept ! Fun, Hard and addictive - Well done !"},{"author_name":"inappropriatebeeguin","author_uid":"52512","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 10:38am","epoch":1429612380,"text":"Really addictive and satisfying, I liked the game mechanic. played around 10 times. Very well instructed the player with the controls on start screen. Graphics are good in it's simplicity, SPLUT!. Music was oke in beginning but could really use more variation."},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:09pm","epoch":1429617840,"text":"good solid little game here. Add pad support and you are onto a winner. For a similar idea, check out &quot;Flail Rider&quot; - http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-32\/?action=preview&amp;uid=40591"},{"author_name":"Elemental Zeal Games Studios","author_uid":"12839","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 1:32am","epoch":1429666020,"text":"Even though it was simple, it was quite fun. Very well done. :)"},{"author_name":"Aaranos","author_uid":"51253","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 4:56am","epoch":1429678260,"text":"The most fun part of this game is trying to see how fast you can get that thing spinning, and that is extremely fun. Definitely unconventional too with how hard it is to get used to as a weapon and that it can kill you too."},{"author_name":"asobi tech","author_uid":"11959","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 9:07am","epoch":1429693320,"text":"Good simple fun gameplay. Nicely done."},{"author_name":"rgehan","author_uid":"51530","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 9:19am","epoch":1429694040,"text":"Quite fun, even if I didn't manage to last more than a minute :p\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I really like the blood splatter, they're quite good."},{"author_name":"Jeasonfire","author_uid":"29941","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 11:53am","epoch":1429876080,"text":"Really fun, pretty good music and lovely physics. I especially liked that you can reflect the shots of enemies with the ball. Also, the game was very hard, couldn't get over 50 seconds, haha."},{"author_name":"Xaychru","author_uid":"16472","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 11:57am","epoch":1429876320,"text":"Nice game, the player is a bit hard to control though. Congrats on your first LD! :)"},{"author_name":"RedSorrel","author_uid":"50280","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 12:17pm","epoch":1429877520,"text":"The GSBoD was unwieldy but it was very satisfying when I managed to destroy the enemies. I liked that you introduced new enemy types that made me rethink my attack plan. I loved that we could deflect bullets with the weapon.Cool take on a double-edged weapon!"},{"author_name":"EthanWebster","author_uid":"38791","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 12:31pm","epoch":1429878360,"text":"Really stressful but very fun game. Nicely done :)"},{"author_name":"Krunoslav","author_uid":"43157","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 1:38pm","epoch":1429882380,"text":"Simple dynamics but creative. It could be very addicted. J'ai bien aim&eacute;! :)"},{"author_name":"GengisKhan","author_uid":"51875","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 2:31pm","epoch":1429885560,"text":"I had a difficult time with the ball mechanic, maybe wished for a longer chain, but it might be just me.\r<br\/>Still, I'd say it is a very fun game. Simple and addictive."},{"author_name":"UnconventionalFusion","author_uid":"52397","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 2:34pm","epoch":1429885740,"text":"Simple hard and fun game! Well done!"},{"author_name":"Druid","author_uid":"31662","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 3:42pm","epoch":1429889820,"text":"Cool idea and really funny entry. But little slow. I think you can raise room_speed to 60 for much better gameplay :)"},{"author_name":"oparisy","author_uid":"50996","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 8:08am","epoch":1429948980,"text":"A very good compo entry! Simple graphic design, but some nice touches (the background with instructions I like, its texture gives some sense of solidity), sound is present but not disturbing, the physics is fun, and there are multiple kinds of enemies. What's not to like?"},{"author_name":"resty","author_uid":"3574","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 11:56am","epoch":1429962660,"text":"Nice game. Fun to play. Controls feels good.\r<br\/>The graphics is simple and looks so nice.\r<br\/>Good job, keep on~"},{"author_name":"BoxedMeatRevolution","author_uid":"47669","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 12:39am","epoch":1430008440,"text":"I really liked the feeling of weight of the spiky ball. It was a really fun and unique mechanic, but I would have preferred if the scoring was based on enemies killed over time survived (turtling isn't as fun as smashing enemies)."},{"author_name":"mildmojo","author_uid":"6748","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 1:30am","epoch":1430011500,"text":"Did you see Flail Rider (http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-32\/?action=preview&amp;uid=40591)? It's a little like a 3D isometric version of this with a car.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It was pretty weird using my left hand for controls. Arrow keys are pretty standard, no? Three key layouts and no arrows. =P\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Hard game. I kept running into everything. At least the AI isn't smart enough to avoid the ball on its way to get me, so I could sometimes let them come to me. I like how the ball reflected laser shots from the pink boxes. Adding the big dumb box that takes a couple of hits to kill was nice, too.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The instructions written on the center of the arena were a nice touch."},{"author_name":"mildmojo","author_uid":"6748","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1430065800,"text":"Looking at the gameplay GIF again, the splat animations are really slick. I don't think you notice how good they look when you're in-game."},{"author_name":"Jasonsumm","author_uid":"53045","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 8:38am","epoch":1430209980,"text":"Awesome game! Heaps of fun :D"},{"author_name":"lion123","author_uid":"34143","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 9:29am","epoch":1430213040,"text":"I think the amount of seconds survived is not the best score, but overall it's a solid game with awesome mechanics. Great job!"},{"author_name":"k1p1","author_uid":"18466","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 11:13am","epoch":1430219280,"text":"Simple design (in a good way). Pretty fun to play."},{"author_name":"dylanigan","author_uid":"24589","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 11:43am","epoch":1430221080,"text":"Nice game. Next time replace your dropbox url's 'www' with 'dl', then it will download automatically. For example: https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/s\/8ulnora2sf4d7cp\/Giant%20Spiky%20Ball%20of%20Death.zip?dl=0, instead of https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/8ulnora2sf4d7cp\/Giant%20Spiky%20Ball%20of%20Death.zip?dl=0. Fun game, good job!"},{"author_name":"DarkMeatGames","author_uid":"34345","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 12:25pm","epoch":1430223600,"text":"Really solid entry. Cool idea, easy to understand controls, and a good pacing. Only criticism I have is that I wanted more!"},{"author_name":"crockid5","author_uid":"12651","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 7:18pm","epoch":1430248380,"text":"Controls felt unintuitive and boring"},{"author_name":"Dudeguy","author_uid":"53611","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1430329380,"text":"The red ones were cheap, Really cheap, the main thing on my mind when playing cheap, but that made me love landing a succesful reflect and killing them"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Apr 30, 2015 @ 4:26am","epoch":1430367660,"text":"this was really well done - loved the progression with the enemies and the mechanics were solid and unique - great job!"},{"author_name":"mike.cullingham","author_uid":"49890","time":"Apr 30, 2015 @ 4:41am","epoch":1430368560,"text":"Very nice job on your first ludum dare.  Not a lot of variation, but it's well executed _and_ a fun little game nevertheless.  Definitely gets the theme."},{"author_name":"hexdie","author_uid":"39984","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 3:28am","epoch":1430536980,"text":"Great game! Awesome take on the theme and fun to play. The controls take a bit getting used to but once you do, it's very enjoyable. The one thing I wish was that the number of people you killed counted towards your score in some way, because it's much harder to stay alive while killing people than just trying to survive. Maybe time + kills = your score? I don't know, just a thought. Good job!"},{"author_name":"AsixJin","author_uid":"30137","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1430588100,"text":"I'd like it if you could control the ball with the mouse or the arrow kids. The ball and chain was definitely unconventional"},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"May 4, 2015 @ 4:51pm","epoch":1430757960,"text":"I love this one! It's REALLY addictive, although I find it hard, I always want to do one more try. \r<br\/>The graphics are so effective, including all the 'swapped mosquito'stains! \r<br\/>And surprisingly, the music doesn't get annoying after playing for quite a while (I would have given sound a good vote, you know?)."},{"author_name":"Nikteddy92","author_uid":"12659","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 8:29am","epoch":1430900640,"text":"Wooah!  Great Idea!!! :D"},{"author_name":"SeriouslyCrunchy","author_uid":"40340","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 9:47am","epoch":1430905320,"text":"Great entry all round, if a little simplistic. I like how you added more enemy types as well, good job."},{"author_name":"siryakko","author_uid":"49920","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 10:38am","epoch":1430908380,"text":"Fun and addictive"},{"author_name":"tmpxyz","author_uid":"39382","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 10:51am","epoch":1430909160,"text":"very fun!"},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 11:16am","epoch":1430910660,"text":"Good, polished feeling, well done!"},{"author_name":"OadT","author_uid":"38974","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1430918220,"text":"You get the controls very well! The graphics you did so far looks also very nice"},{"author_name":"HolyBlackCat","author_uid":"39241","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1430924100,"text":"Easy, but very fun game!"},{"author_name":"eddynardo","author_uid":"49260","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1430942040,"text":"Funny little game.Very good physics"},{"author_name":"Leandrus","author_uid":"31764","time":"May 8, 2015 @ 11:59am","epoch":1431086040,"text":"Good game. 1:12 was my top time :\/\r<br\/>Thanks for sharing"},{"author_name":"pstudio","author_uid":"51506","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 4:37pm","epoch":1431361920,"text":"This is so close to just being stupid fun. However the control just feels a bit 'slippery'. It might be more 'physical' correct, but the game would imo have been more fun with full control over the player."},{"author_name":"NaKolenke","author_uid":"53032","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1431369600,"text":"With mouse controls it'll be cooler.\r<br\/>Reminds me of Hammerfight."},{"author_name":"rojo","author_uid":"29998","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 6:47pm","epoch":1431369720,"text":"I don't know if controlling a conventional weapon unconventionally makes it an unconventional weapon, but I can say with certainty that the game was pretty fun!  The aesthetics of the game were pretty good, but it would have been nice to see something more interesting than rectangles.  Still, good job!"},{"author_name":"ETHproductions","author_uid":"44122","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1431370920,"text":"Really fun entry! It was a bit hard at first, but once I got the hang of it, it was awesome. I like the music and the graphics, too.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>P.S. This seems eerily similar to another entry: http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-32\/?action=preview&amp;uid=25578"},{"author_name":"Plustech","author_uid":"50284","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1431372060,"text":"Gameplay straight forward, I dont see too much innovation but man, this is fun. \r<br\/>Kudos on the compo entry. Great visual feedback overall. Nice exp."},{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1431377640,"text":"I think the controls are a little floaty, it would have been good if you could turn quicker and more accuracy in your movement.  That would have made the early game easy but fun, then you could have ramped up the number of enemies.  I did really like it and played for quite a while, deflecting bullets was especially fun"},{"author_name":"TeamQuadratic","author_uid":"18547","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1431385380,"text":"Cool mechanic and fun game! You should definitely keep working on this!"},{"author_name":"yuigoto","author_uid":"50909","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 11:10pm","epoch":1431385500,"text":"Nice entry! It's fun and has got the right amount of challenge! Though I felt that the player moves a bit slowly! :P \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Music is nice and fits perfectly, but it starts to get repetitive after a few minutes (my entry also feels that way :P).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It was my first LD too, so I felt the pressure (even though I went for the jam)! :)"},{"author_name":"RyanNielson","author_uid":"13891","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 11:11pm","epoch":1431385560,"text":"Great game, nice and simple but does everything well. I really like how the controls are simple to pick up, but quite hard to master. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Pixel Heart","author_uid":"51121","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1431387120,"text":"Really funny game! Good job! :D"}],"images":["ld32\/49701-80aa7c1f1672145d1ec697b24e6f5d2c.jpg","ld32\/49701-571423257fec6952cf341d98d12ec156.jpg","ld32\/49701-16eb1bc286bfdb39157cd058631aa13f.jpg","ld32\/49701-5616d8510f93a1a47647462e303b1fa7.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/s\/8ulnora2sf4d7cp\/Giant%20Spiky%20Ball%20of%20Death.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/s\/3pfb906wvlobkpw\/LD32%20GSBoD%20Source.zip?dl=0","text":"Source"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/s\/vm8qoc8nk5pgtum\/GiantSpikyBallOfDeath%20PostLD%202.00.exe.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows (Post LD)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"10920","g_author":"49701","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"10954","g_title":"Giant Spiky Ball of Death","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"94","g_commentcount":"70","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\/\/444368\/49701-shot0-1429828004.gif-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/49701-shot1-1429828004.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/49701-shot2-1429828004.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/49701-shot3-1429828004.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Well, for my first Ludum Dare I had no idea how quickly things can go from fun as hell to stressing as sh*t.\r\n\r\nSO what is the most unconventional weapon? Obviously something that can easily kill you as much as it kills the enemies! And that was my initial thought, GIANT SPIKY BALL OF DEATH!\r\n\r\nGSBoD is a sorta physics like, top down, wrecking ball simulator. But instead of wreaking buildings, you destroy your enemies! (That just happen to look like boxes...)\r\n\r\nThe controls are WASD to move and swing your spiky ball around.\r\n(ZQSD and ,AOE should work also for you people with foreign keyboards)\r\n\r\n\r\nEngine used: Game maker\r\nGraphics made with: Photoshop and Gamemaker\r\nThe music made with: Bosca Ceoil\r\nSound effects made with: BFXR\r\n\r\nI would love feedback as this is my first (and only) 'biggish' Ludum Dare project!\r\n\r\nMy twitter is @AEFXFreedom\r\n\r\nYou can also add me on steam if you wish, just say your from the Ludum Dare.\r\nIm keen to chat, play games and etc when im not busy.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/id\/notfake\/\r\n\r\nThank you all and best of luck to everyone else!\r\n\r\nIN THE POST LD VERSION YOU CAN PRESS \"M\" TO MUTE MUSIC","title":"Giant Spiky Ball of Death"}