{"author_link":"\/author\/amazingcookie\/","author_name":"Amazingcookie","author_uid":"51794","comments":[{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1429731960,"text":"The affect of the blocks falling in place was awesome, but I just felt like the gameplay was missing something...either way, it felt good!"},{"author_name":"Tanser","author_uid":"27381","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1429733160,"text":"Very nice! :))"},{"author_name":"slowfrog","author_uid":"39076","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:12pm","epoch":1429733220,"text":"Decidedly unconventional (based on Monty Python, that was to be expected (unlike the Spanish Inquisition)).\r<br\/>The rotating herring mechanic is interesting, but the game itself feels to fast and random to be enjoyable. Know what I mean, blink-blink, nudge-nudge?"},{"author_name":"KCrimson","author_uid":"52506","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:12pm","epoch":1429733220,"text":"The falling block effect was pretty good, but it did occasionally result in enemies stuck in blocks."},{"author_name":"Horsed","author_uid":"49897","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:13pm","epoch":1429733280,"text":"My mouse almost went on fire, because I was swinging so hard. That was funny :-) But I never survived long. Maybe there are too much enemies."},{"author_name":"Spit Tex","author_uid":"11277","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:13pm","epoch":1429733280,"text":"Love the swinging and area spawning effects, but on a laptop the game play could be quiet difficult with a trackpad, but loved the idea, would love to see it developed further"},{"author_name":"careless","author_uid":"32413","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1429733400,"text":"How much fun can you pack into 2mb! The swininging of the fish was really cool and the level generation was something I had not seen before so will give you some stars for that!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>fighting was a little tough but there are some great ideas here!"},{"author_name":"Andy Gainey","author_uid":"30311","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1429733580,"text":"I like the concept, and the levels visibly generating as you go, but the control scheme felt off.  If I had to speculate, I think it is because rapid motions with the mouse work better horizontally than vertically or circularly, due to pivoting about the wrist.  Maybe you could ignore the mouse's vertical position entirely, and determine the fishes location purely by translating the mouse's horizontal position into an angle value, describing the angle around the player that the fish is pointing.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Alternatively, you could do some fancier math over multiple frames to determine the mouse's average location and point the fish in that direction, and then calculate the amount of overall rapid mouse movement to determine how wildly the fish is swinging back and forth around that direction.  Rapid mouse movement (regardless of specific direction) results in rapid fish swinging.  Rapid movement within a very tiny range results in the fish also swinging back and forth rapidly, but in a narrow range of angles, while broader mouse movements makes the fish swing back and forth across larger arcs.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I feel like you might have something fun here, but experimentation with the controls is needed."},{"author_name":"xandy","author_uid":"15304","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1429734000,"text":"well this was unconventional :D nice mechanic idea and cool map building at the edges"},{"author_name":"Somnium","author_uid":"50228","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 8:37am","epoch":1429950720,"text":"Good game! Both the attack mechanic, as well as the blocks falling into place mechanic were interesting."},{"author_name":"Andrea","author_uid":"44353","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1429990920,"text":"The controls are really hard and I think I'm not gonna be able to use my right hand for a while after, but the idea is pretty cool and the game is quite challenging (even without the mouse thing, I suspect).\r<br\/>Nice work!"}],"images":["ld32\/51794-a7fb772469b6bd57d92a3ee894021e90.jpg","ld32\/51794-6711ee3f5a2fbcb946da1be45f949e23.jpg","ld32\/51794-7dbc35c19c39a4d33a301ab0d252f18a.jpg","ld32\/51794-b68e341cce8ebb190d98832406bfb60b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/arcade\/harry-and-his-herring\/61636\/","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"11897","g_author":"51794","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"11927","g_title":"Harry and his Herring","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"697","g_commentcount":"11","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\/51794-shot0-1429558353.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/51794-shot1-1429557968.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/51794-shot2-1429558353.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/51794-shot3-1429557968.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"\"You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... WITH... A... HERRING!\" -Monthy Phyton's 'The Holy Grail'\r\n\r\nCollect shrubberies and cut down trees with your unconventional weapon: a herring! The world generates itself as you're walking through it, so explore and find them all!\r\n\r\nThe way you control the weapon is also unconventional: you swing it around you directly instead of pushing a button to swing it. Be careful, because only if you swing the fish fast enough, it can actually hurt enemies. Use the arrow keys or WASD to walk (AZERTY also supported). You also have a shield at your disposal, which you can only use once before having to reload by defeating an enemy.\r\n\r\nShortly put: avoid\/kill everything red and collect\/kill everything that's green.\r\n\r\nFullscreen is on by deafult, toggle with F4.","title":"Harry and his Herring"}