{"author_link":"\/author\/aeveis\/","author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"8854","comments":[{"author_name":"TheBigShot","author_uid":"52247","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 7:24am","epoch":1429514340,"text":"Beautiful Game! Well animated and designed. Very nice. It is very difficult to play however."},{"author_name":"TaoPhoenix","author_uid":"13269","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 2:12pm","epoch":1429538820,"text":"Yeah, I think so too! \r\rBy the way,\r\rThe DonationCoder LudumDare 32 April 2015 thread is here: \rhttp:\/\/www.donationcoder.com\/forum\/index.php?topic=40573.0\r\rIt happens to be their 10th anniversary! I don't program myself ... so I am unleasing Weapons Grade Enthusiasm! \r\rIf you stop by DonationCoder, please put in the code\/tag LudumDare-Tao so they will know it's my doings that brought you in! I'm not \r\rpart of any of the site structure ... just doing my bit for my favorite site on the net! \r\rAlso over there, I post a few of my detailed reviews of some LD games. \r\r--TaoPhoenix"},{"author_name":"Ludipe","author_uid":"20471","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 8:57pm","epoch":1429563120,"text":"I liked the concept and the art(which was awesome). As somebody pointed out earlier, the bird feels a bit random because you're not controlling him directly, but it's an interesting mechanic."},{"author_name":"oranebeast","author_uid":"33501","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:53am","epoch":1429584480,"text":"An interesting ang beuatiful game. I really like the mechanic; Very unique."},{"author_name":"Anshul Goyal","author_uid":"18701","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:10am","epoch":1429589100,"text":"Kinda hard to understand and play. The dive doesnt work all the time, may there is a cool down.\rI like the aesthetics."},{"author_name":"lurils","author_uid":"16303","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:36am","epoch":1429594260,"text":"this one is one of my favorites, simple and short, but really fun and interesting!"},{"author_name":"noonat","author_uid":"100","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:38am","epoch":1429594380,"text":"Very cool. Great animation and a really neat idea."},{"author_name":"ChronoDK","author_uid":"10849","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:39am","epoch":1429594440,"text":"Pretty graphics and nice overall mood. Enjoyed playing it."},{"author_name":"Prowler","author_uid":"49063","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:40am","epoch":1429594500,"text":"Great piece of art! Took me one minute to get the concept (I do not read game descriptions before I play so it's more of a suprise. The mood is good and the sounds are competently done. \r\rKeep up that good work!\r\rPat"},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:42am","epoch":1429594620,"text":"Couldn't finish it :S Platforms stopped rising and I didn't know what to do, must have missed something.\r\rI really liked the concept of a dive-bombing bird, and the graphics were pretty cool. So was the sound. Nice entry overall.\r\rGood luck!"},{"author_name":"Almost","author_uid":"1168","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:43am","epoch":1429594680,"text":"The art is pretty, but I didn't find the game to be too fun. Some platforms would fall after I lifted them, and some could be lifted multiple times but I couldn't figure out why."},{"author_name":"TailyILoveYou","author_uid":"20709","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:47am","epoch":1429594920,"text":"Neat little game with very nice art. Interesting mechanic as well, though a little difficult to get the hang of :P Nice job!"},{"author_name":"GTA LUDUM V","author_uid":"3968","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:58am","epoch":1429599180,"text":"Really like the character pixel art animation. That being said though, I think the gameplay is too simple for me."},{"author_name":"Ash K","author_uid":"49584","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1429645560,"text":"The visuals are just incredible. I love the smooth animation, minimalist style and the mood. I couldn't make it to the end, since it's really hard to get the bird to go where I want, but with a little adjustment I think this concept could be really interesting!"},{"author_name":"sorlok","author_uid":"28370","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1429657140,"text":"Cool take on the theme, and very nice visual feel. The concept was a little limiting, since the bird was always above you. Nice game overall!"},{"author_name":"grillaface","author_uid":"19137","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 3:14am","epoch":1429672140,"text":"Art is fantastic. Great aesthetic and mood! Moving the platforms was a bit frustrating after a while but the feel is there... Great!"},{"author_name":"kabutakogames","author_uid":"51243","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 4:49am","epoch":1429677840,"text":"I really liked this entry! The only thing that could have been clearer was how the bird interacted with the energy :)"},{"author_name":"FrederickK","author_uid":"11311","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 4:56am","epoch":1429678260,"text":"Very relaxing, well done! :3"},{"author_name":"6DownStudios","author_uid":"39552","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 10:36am","epoch":1429698660,"text":"Love it! Really innovative platforming mechanic, and the art is great. Simple but elegant pixelart, really cohesive with the music and sfx too. Tough but fun, keep it up!"},{"author_name":"resty","author_uid":"3574","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:05am","epoch":1429700400,"text":"It's a beautiful game. Fantastic art and proper audios make it way better. You did a great job on those thing.\r\rSuggestion:\rAt beginning, it's a bit confusing for me to figure out what to do. Then I realize the mechanism, and finished the game in less than 1 minute. \rThe idea is good, but game is too short maybe."},{"author_name":"suppi","author_uid":"29243","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:55am","epoch":1429703400,"text":"great game visually, the music and sounds are fantastic and the mechanics are very good, but i didn't quite understand what to do with the bird, when and how does it release energy to raise platform etc. If it was a little clear it could be a great game."},{"author_name":"T8000","author_uid":"2583","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 2:36pm","epoch":1429713060,"text":"Fresh idea with nice atmosphere, nicely done aeveis."},{"author_name":"Dan Norder","author_uid":"35070","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 6:43pm","epoch":1429727880,"text":"Nice."},{"author_name":"Icelus","author_uid":"15515","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 9:11pm","epoch":1429736760,"text":"Charming and fun!"},{"author_name":"Chris Delta","author_uid":"38163","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1429906800,"text":"The random movement of the bird is very frustrating, but other than that this game is very charming."},{"author_name":"Galan","author_uid":"11241","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 2:11am","epoch":1429927560,"text":"I don't really have much new to say, but I really like the feel of the game. I'd love to see the bird mechanic polished up and expanded into a full-length game."},{"author_name":"Pilly","author_uid":"50246","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 3:08am","epoch":1429930980,"text":"Nice work! Beautiful pixel art and animations - makes jumping have a really nice feel to it. At first I thought the energy orbs were just decorative, but after some confused jumping around, I actually read the description.\r\rThe back\/forth of the bird and waiting for orbs did make it a little tedious - but not so much that I stopped playing - I still wanted to get all 14 platforms. The ending made me smile. Would love to see more of this character and their bird companion."},{"author_name":"Dreauw","author_uid":"9890","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1430084160,"text":"Interesting game, it took me a while to figure out what to do to rise the platforms (but it's my bad, I should have read the description :p).\r\rI agree that the random bird movement is a bit frustrating sometimes. But there's enough balls to fail some bird dive, so it's OK :D\r\rAwesome work on the graphics\/audio !"},{"author_name":"phi6","author_uid":"29305","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1430089260,"text":"The animation and monochrome artstyle in this entry is absolutely incredible!"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 11:46am","epoch":1430566860,"text":"Love the visual style, and the controls feel very snappy. Controlling the bird correctly is quite challenging, but I think that's part of the charm of the game. Great work!"},{"author_name":"SledKnight","author_uid":"52123","time":"May 10, 2015 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1431278400,"text":"Looks great. Sounds good. But could not figure out what to do. Needs a difficulty ramp up? Still interesting."}],"images":["ld32\/8854-88aaa14944e90bb7cc1a055297541b47.jpg","ld32\/8854-d45ddb65c95b741a82faddad13f22493.jpg","ld32\/8854-b20117063dccb958de8b565d67d18c11.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/16325832\/ludum_dare32\/compo\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/16325832\/ludum_dare32\/ludum_dare32.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"11959","g_author":"8854","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"11989","g_title":"Blackbird","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"160","g_commentcount":"31","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\/8854-shot0-1429479705.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/8854-shot1-1429479705.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/8854-shot2-1429479705.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A quicky platformer where a bird is helping you visit its home. Platforms will rise when the bird dive bombs (the unconventional weapon) the floating energy into it.\r\n\r\nDidn't have much time this weekend so mechanically it's pretty simple. I was able to get some nice animation in though so hopefully that contributes a lot to the mood. Hope you like it!\r\n\r\nThere are 4 different ending prompts.\r\n\r\nTools used: \r\nIDE: Flash Develop \r\nLibrary: Haxeflixel \r\nArt: Gimp \r\nSound\/Music: OpenMPT \r\nLevel stuff: Ogmo\r\n\r\nControls: \r\nArrow Keys or WASD and\/or Space to move and jump.\r\nX to bird dive. Z,C,V, and Enter also works.\r\nIf you need it:\r\nR to Reset, [] for Cheats","title":"Blackbird"}