{"author_link":"\/author\/seconddimension\/","author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","comments":[{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:49am","epoch":1429580640,"text":"Hi all! Just a note on the theme; we went away from it a bit, which was not really intentional.  The original idea was to collect plants and use them as a sort of lasso to catch dangerous enemies.  Then we decided we wanted it to be a bit more relaxed, and also the lasso thing was super difficult.  So the unconventional weapons are still the plants and animals in the environment, but they evolved over the weekend to not really be weapons.  Hope you can forgive us, thanks for playing"},{"author_name":"Ash K","author_uid":"49584","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:06am","epoch":1429581660,"text":"This is really cute! I occasionally found it a little frustrating trying to herd enemies, but the soothing music and pretty visuals more than made up for that."},{"author_name":"mattmirrorfish","author_uid":"39886","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:36am","epoch":1429583460,"text":"Very polished, great art and music!"},{"author_name":"kabutakogames","author_uid":"51243","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:11pm","epoch":1429617960,"text":"I know its weirdly specific but I love the way you pull off clouds with style"},{"author_name":"remmy","author_uid":"35974","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:25pm","epoch":1429622400,"text":"I can't believe you did all this in just 3 days, it's really amazing and cute!"},{"author_name":"gene-z","author_uid":"26095","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:58pm","epoch":1429624380,"text":"Too much pretty good game"},{"author_name":"EwChap","author_uid":"50010","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:05pm","epoch":1429624800,"text":"Best total package I have played so far. The art is beautiful and the feeling and sense of space is spot on. I love the unusual herding\/portals mechanic, Really top notch job for 3 days folks."},{"author_name":"TeamCalcium","author_uid":"53017","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:06pm","epoch":1429624860,"text":"Very good, relaxing Game! The music was comforting and the controls were very smooth. The art was beautiful and the Graphics were cool. It was a great experience!"},{"author_name":"CowShark","author_uid":"35595","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:07pm","epoch":1429624920,"text":"Really liked the ambiance of this little game. Coulda used some sort of indicator for how many sun sprites were left.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Music and the sound design were lovely and relaxing."},{"author_name":"AdamW","author_uid":"31339","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1429632300,"text":"So far the best game I've seen!"},{"author_name":"Kyatric","author_uid":"5250","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1429636380,"text":"Very nicely made entry.\r<br\/>As usual, your team has its own world, its own pace and its own flair !\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The game in itself isn't really what I would call fun. \r<br\/>But it was a soothing experience enjoying the music (special note on that, pun intended or not ;) ) and finding the little background surprises as I was &quot;gathering the flock&quot; in this different world.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Everything written in the instructions made sense, relax and explore and that's what the game is about.\r<br\/>From a mechanical standpoint, it would be likely better to be able to make several spritis fly through a single portal instead of having to look for them one by one, but it would be a different experience.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I believe you managed in making what you set out to do.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job to you and your team making this experience in 72hours !"},{"author_name":"TheMeorch","author_uid":"44776","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1429638360,"text":"Absolutely lovely audio\/visual presentation.  Having the sound effects in key with the music just makes it all come together! Herding enemies can be a bit frustrating when they end up clustered along the edges of the screen.  Maybe having the edges of the screen loop together would help with that?"},{"author_name":"Pixel_Reaper","author_uid":"29479","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1429638360,"text":"Wow great polish! very soothing and relaxed. I like your art and sprites. had a very distinctive mood throughout. Well done!"},{"author_name":"nightlord","author_uid":"1146","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1429638360,"text":"Best game i played so far. amazingly moody. love the story, love the graphics. love the music. one slightly problematic piece for me was the controls (I played with a mouse). didn't feel very tactile, which plays well with the story but still. GREAT GAME"},{"author_name":"HotBoxGames","author_uid":"39707","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1429638420,"text":"Aw man, this was beautiful!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Love the art, the animation, the colours, it all fits and looks great! The music has a great feel, then the additions from interactions makes it sound amazing. Great work."},{"author_name":"Havacore","author_uid":"19064","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:53pm","epoch":1429638480,"text":"That was really good.  I would have liked a smaller level, as it got annoying at the end to find the last spirit.  Besides that, I liked everything about it."},{"author_name":"trappytrap92","author_uid":"53105","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:53pm","epoch":1429638480,"text":"Love the start, the graphics and the sound, but the game is a little slow (i think that this is what you were searching for), but you should consider to make the player move a little faster. Btw really nice idea, keep working on it, you can get a really nice product."},{"author_name":"elpaulo","author_uid":"36669","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:54pm","epoch":1429638540,"text":"Smooth, very relaxing. Nice game man."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:55pm","epoch":1429638600,"text":"Like you said in the description, very relaxing. I like the fact that there was no real sense of urgency or danger. Nice visuals and music as well. An all around solid entry!"},{"author_name":"ManicMiner","author_uid":"50892","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:59pm","epoch":1429638840,"text":"Very releaxing and quite lovely really - bit slow paced for me but I recognise quality work when I see it :)"},{"author_name":"nassi","author_uid":"45156","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:03pm","epoch":1429639080,"text":"Reminds me of Windosill. Less variety but also a lot shorter so I think I prefer this one. Solid entry all around, good job. Too bad I didn't have tea while playing this."},{"author_name":"MasterOfNaN","author_uid":"50499","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:30pm","epoch":1429640700,"text":"Amazing visuals and great sound. I really enjoyed the chilled vibe, thanks!"},{"author_name":"JoshuaBurr","author_uid":"37414","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 7:45pm","epoch":1429645200,"text":"I love the art and the sound. The whole thing feels great! I couldn't get it to work with an xbox controller."},{"author_name":"Goutye","author_uid":"37076","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 11:35pm","epoch":1429659000,"text":"Beuatiful music and art. But it's really hard to capture the yellow monster :O Thanks for this game!"},{"author_name":"muromets","author_uid":"14188","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 1:19am","epoch":1429665240,"text":"A very relaxing a cute game, it was kind of difficult to herd the spirits but it was a nice experience"},{"author_name":"micahcowan","author_uid":"38013","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 2:04am","epoch":1429667940,"text":"Very relaxing, pretty art. I hope you guys continue working on it!"},{"author_name":"colludium","author_uid":"28437","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:20am","epoch":1429701300,"text":"I thought that was a beautifully presented and very well laid out game.  Quite challenging, and with a great atmosphere!"},{"author_name":"pythong","author_uid":"717","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1429723920,"text":"interesting game, and i like the art style as well as all the small subtle movements. but as you said yourself, it wasn't much of a 'game'-game"},{"author_name":"psychonull","author_uid":"31386","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 7:46pm","epoch":1429731660,"text":"Great experience! Loved the atmosphere."},{"author_name":"dyfer","author_uid":"50857","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1429732560,"text":"very nice, I really loved it !"},{"author_name":"Pinpickle","author_uid":"1179","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1429735080,"text":"The graphics are beautiful and the relaxed gameplay is really nice, I just wanted to explore as opposed to reaching the goal and herding (which was quite difficult). I think you still fit the theme very nicely."},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 1:48am","epoch":1429753380,"text":"The gameplay was a bit bland, but the experience was lovely.  The audio, graphics, and even object motions path all came together to give texture to the little world.  Very nice entry."},{"author_name":"Mechamew","author_uid":"46811","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 3:26am","epoch":1429759260,"text":"Wow I loved this! So relaxing, the music and sounds are beautiful. All the little interactions in the world really bought it to life! (My favorite was the animating background) I didn't really like the herding mechanic, I think I'd prefer it if the spirits were just attracted if a moon was near by"},{"author_name":"lody","author_uid":"52630","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 8:40am","epoch":1429778100,"text":"very cute and smooth playing game - it was hard to understand how to hurd at first, but i really loved the game :)"},{"author_name":"ryguydavis","author_uid":"15577","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 3:10pm","epoch":1429801500,"text":"I loved how the world insisted on surprising me. The mood and interactions were really great. I found the controls really difficult, which was a shame. I played with the mouse, but I don't know if the gamepad would have been any different."},{"author_name":"knarf2011","author_uid":"49505","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:22pm","epoch":1429906620,"text":"Thanks for developing the game, it was really cute! ^_^ &lt;3"},{"author_name":"killako","author_uid":"50501","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1429906800,"text":"Great graphics and mood. I experienced some text bugs during my play through. Herding the spirits felt more frustrating than relaxing. I didn't feel compelled to get them through the portals."},{"author_name":"PinkIndian","author_uid":"30459","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1429906860,"text":"Amazing. Perfect game just to relax and enjoy the beautiful visuals and music. You did a great job creating this."},{"author_name":"badlydrawnrod","author_uid":"745","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1429907400,"text":"A beautiful atmospheric entry."},{"author_name":"Blunt","author_uid":"8246","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 3:11pm","epoch":1429974360,"text":"I really enjoyed playing your chilled out game. All pretty much well made, nothing I could fault. Would have played more."},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 10:15am","epoch":1430043000,"text":"Lovely! \r<br\/>You really succeeded in creating a mood. Sound, music, graphics, the speed of play all enhanced the mood.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It shows that designers worked on the graphics."},{"author_name":"hexagore","author_uid":"34027","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 9:49pm","epoch":1430084640,"text":"What a pleasant world you've made. Truly lovely. Thank you!"},{"author_name":"gruhn","author_uid":"50323","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1430085540,"text":"Whoa! What a beautiful game.\r<br\/>I really enjoyed the mechanic and the experience."},{"author_name":"Pixelcyborg","author_uid":"51257","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1430086500,"text":"Fantastic art and atmosphere!"},{"author_name":"sathorn","author_uid":"45568","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1430090880,"text":"Everything in this game comes together as an awesome experience. Great job! Only problem is that the actual gameplay is rather boring."},{"author_name":"Plustech","author_uid":"50284","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 4:02am","epoch":1430107020,"text":"Greatly appreciate the xbox controller option!\r<br\/>Man oh man! this entry is so cute, pretty and in some way, very relaxing. I enjoyed greatly even though the controls were a little funky and sometimes had trouble killing those yellow enemies. I think the change of direction was a problem for me in particular, I know that you are trying to achieve this space kind of movement but I wish there was a build just with 0 inertia just to try it out!\r<br\/>Besides that super personal opinion on the controls, I loved the art and music. The sfx when you were discovering those easter eggs on the BG were great. Really nice experience overall. If you find a way to polish this even further, I think it could be a great game!\r<br\/>Nice job, congratz to the team!"},{"author_name":"Junber","author_uid":"33967","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 6:04am","epoch":1430114340,"text":"Nice and relaxing game. Looked and sounded very good."},{"author_name":"GarethIW","author_uid":"20364","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 10:14am","epoch":1430129340,"text":"This was an outstanding entry. Audio, art, mood all top notch. Very relaxing to just explore, and I loved all the little touches with the background elements. Thank you!"},{"author_name":"Stending","author_uid":"25361","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 9:46pm","epoch":1430602860,"text":"Most relaxing game I played this LD! Amazing mood, sound and graphics!"},{"author_name":"UnconventionalFusion","author_uid":"52397","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1430609100,"text":"Amazing! Well done guys!"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 11:50pm","epoch":1430610300,"text":"This was a rather nice relaxing entry plus I really liked the mechanics."},{"author_name":"lizard455","author_uid":"42941","time":"May 3, 2015 @ 3:27am","epoch":1430623320,"text":"Neat game! I like the mood."},{"author_name":"MrShoestore","author_uid":"20984","time":"May 3, 2015 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1430693340,"text":"simply beautiful."},{"author_name":"FrozenCow","author_uid":"8435","time":"May 4, 2015 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1430775540,"text":"You are forgiven. Relax experience and overall weird (in a GOOD way!). I liked finding all the strange stuff like mountain opening in background and the 'enemies' twitching eyes. Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"Omiya Games","author_uid":"20557","time":"May 8, 2015 @ 12:18am","epoch":1431043980,"text":"Loved this a lot!  Reminds me a lot of Vectorpark's games, particularly Windowsill.  I love all the minor animations you've added in.  I actively searched for all of them, just because it was fun to find each one of them.  Would like to see more from you guys."}],"images":["ld32\/14838-28de03b63977a05d370b4dc08ff297d0.jpg","ld32\/14838-a32bf4a6143a801145d053aebc51dafc.jpg","ld32\/14838-6dfb39078497bc2c9709fcd9fec57479.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.seconddimension.co.uk\/games\/Miyu\/index.html","text":"Web (HTML5)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"11612","g_author":"14838","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"11642","g_title":"Miyu","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"31","g_commentcount":"55","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\/14838-shot0-1429717737.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/14838-shot1-1429582521.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/14838-shot2-1429582521.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Here is our Jam Entry Miyu, it's a fairly relaxed game about moving through and exploring a moonrise kingdom.  There are some light challenge elements, but we mainly wanted it to set a nice mood.\r\n\r\nAll gameplay, graphics and music were created from scratch over the 3 day weekend.  The 3 person team was made up of 1 programmer\/musician and 2 artists\/designers.\r\n\r\nThe game has instructions and a tutorial, as well as 360 gamepad support.  Pro Tip:  When herding the creatures, don't hold the 'go faster' button.  It's easier when you move slowly.\r\n\r\n(PS. Apologies for the long loading time, there are a few large mp3s & sprites.  It will load eventually we promise!)","title":"Miyu"}