{"author_link":"\/author\/negabyte\/","author_name":"NegaByte","author_uid":"26483","comments":[{"author_name":"rlangewi","author_uid":"34830","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 12:01am","epoch":1429660560,"text":"Nice little game, the main mechanic and physics were fun to play around with. For some reason WASD didn't work for me (W jumped, but couldn't move left and right), but using the arrow keys worked fine. Good job!"},{"author_name":"anokta","author_uid":"13553","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 12:01am","epoch":1429660560,"text":"despite the bugs you already mentioned in the web version, very decent game. well designed levels with a nice gameplay :) had a few problems with the collision detection, but still great job overall!"},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1429735140,"text":"Nice idea and execution, good job sir :)"},{"author_name":"zakchaos","author_uid":"13273","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1429735200,"text":"cool concept, i'd like to see what you do with this,"},{"author_name":"gaarlicbread","author_uid":"33106","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1429735380,"text":"Fun idea! Definitely an unconventional weapon.\r\rI like the music.\r\rMy main suggestion would be to make it feel more natural to learn the emergent behavior expected for the advancing puzzle levels. I think you could achieve that either by tweaking the mechanics until they felt a bit more natural \/ easy to control, or by more gradually building up the level difficulty so that each new "trick" the player learns is bludgeoned into their player-learning-how-to-play brain until they have no choice but to understand the moral of the level :)\r\rKeep up the good work!\r\rPS I like the squish sound as well."},{"author_name":"StrayByte","author_uid":"49933","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:49pm","epoch":1429735440,"text":"Good game. Sticking controls to arrows + spacebar + mouse was a little wonky. Good take on the theme nonetheless and captivating contrast between the nice greyscale and the bright neon tractor beams. Nice!"},{"author_name":"xandy","author_uid":"15304","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:56pm","epoch":1429735860,"text":"cool mechanic and nice variety on the game modes!"},{"author_name":"SmilingCat","author_uid":"21630","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1429736520,"text":"Very nice, good use of the theme and good game mechanic. Would love to see more. Great job!"},{"author_name":"OrangeSpikyGames","author_uid":"50508","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1429740420,"text":"That was pretty cool, I'd love to see all the things this mechanic could provide given more time!"},{"author_name":"th4t","author_uid":"52691","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1429741740,"text":"Really nice puzzle platformer :)\rThe bugs in the web version are unfortunate but it's definitely playable.\rThe music is very fitting and I like the use of the theme."},{"author_name":"Jungle","author_uid":"48998","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1429818780,"text":"Nice game, despite the bugs. I liked how the gun work. I would like to see this game with more time of working on it."},{"author_name":"shrapx","author_uid":"44649","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 8:07pm","epoch":1429819320,"text":"cute c64 \/ amiga music.. getting momentum to squash a tomato was a bit hard when they ganged up, and the puzzle level with 2 above you was really tough.. i couldnt pass it.. good work!"},{"author_name":"Vaughn","author_uid":"25876","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 5:18am","epoch":1429852380,"text":"Really loved the mechanics here. There's some weirdness going on with the collisions at some points. There was also some issues with controls, my W could jump higher than the up arrow. But I couldn't move with A\/D for some reason. It was really weird, haha. Anyways, I still really enjoyed it and I even did a live playthrough of it here if you want to take a gander: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/drathy\/c\/6585856"},{"author_name":"LDLD","author_uid":"53656","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 6:04pm","epoch":1429898340,"text":"Loved it. Killed so many Blob Ninjas. Really liked infinite mode too. Was like playing a barbaric version of Lemmings."},{"author_name":"johnnwfs","author_uid":"45706","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1429989240,"text":"Good game. Enjoyed the mechanic of push\/pull and in some cases make the pacman ninjas kill themselves :-). Also happy to have what feels like a fully realized multi level game that I could complete. I could see this being expanded to one of those multiple level sets of games (where you do 10 or 12 to get through a main part before moving to another 10 or 12)... if more baddies and options get added. \rGood job."},{"author_name":"SimianLogic","author_uid":"15570","time":"Apr 30, 2015 @ 8:02pm","epoch":1430423820,"text":"Interesting mechanic -- I wish the hit boxes were a little more forgiving (it's pretty frustrating!)"}],"images":["ld32\/26483-5a416d8ecec734e5845e59ccd754f6f4.jpg","ld32\/26483-fe616bd511b74e42dcdeb69708541142.jpg","ld32\/26483-4ab887d8504448eb36e75c83ba8c1c84.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/negabyte.com\/LudumDare\/fataltraction.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.negabyte.com\/LudumDare\/Ludum Dare 32 - Fatal Traction.exe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.negabyte.com\/LudumDare\/Fatal Traction - Ludum Dare 32.gmz","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"12897","g_author":"26483","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"12927","g_title":"Fatal Traction","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"636","g_commentcount":"16","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\/26483-shot0-1429466655.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/26483-shot1-1429466655.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/26483-shot2-1429466655.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Fatal Traction.\r\n\r\nTake control of young Jed and his amazing, magical gravity gun. Use it to attract and repel all manner of objects; crates, for example.\r\n\r\nAttempt to kill all of the enemies in Puzzle Mode. Or just muck about in Infinity Mode.\r\n\r\nThere are several bugs in the web version, such as the cursor not locking on to the target and letter keys not allowing movement. It is still playable, but I would reccommend playing the downloadable version.\r\n\r\nwww.negabyte.com\r\n@NegaByteGames","title":"Fatal Traction"}