{"author_link":"\/author\/volute\/","author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","comments":[{"author_name":"Absor","author_uid":"45226","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:44am","epoch":1418009940,"text":"Very, very interesting game. Too bad the sound loop gets a bit annoying."},{"author_name":"tyty5949","author_uid":"29117","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:47am","epoch":1418010120,"text":"Really good game. I don't think the sound gets that annoying because if you play fast it changes. Very nice concept and execution of the game."},{"author_name":"hd_","author_uid":"35511","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:48am","epoch":1418010180,"text":"This is really cool !\r\rNot sure if it's a bug, but thoughts started running on a loop."},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:51am","epoch":1418010360,"text":"Thanks for the comments!\r\r@hd_ It's normal, that's what the "Think better" upgrade does :)"},{"author_name":"Nuclear Napalm","author_uid":"38866","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:52am","epoch":1418010420,"text":"Really fun game. And I felt the mood. Like I'm in a prison and I can't understand what's going on. Thanks!"},{"author_name":"noahm","author_uid":"2599","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:54am","epoch":1418010540,"text":"This was fun! It reminds me a lot of Drowning in Problems (http:\/\/game.notch.net\/drowning\/) except it has better music!"},{"author_name":"Pastry","author_uid":"45149","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:00am","epoch":1418010900,"text":"Interesting concept, good mood and atmosphere, but overall the clicking mechanic isn't very fun or engaging, and can be a distraction from the rest of the story. I found myself reading the dialogue while randomly clicking around the bottom."},{"author_name":"Mopz","author_uid":"45675","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:52am","epoch":1418028420,"text":"Set's the mood alright."},{"author_name":"jamaxx","author_uid":"43650","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1418048880,"text":"Really awesome concept! love it."},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1418064780,"text":"wow, very nice, it succeeds in conveying lots of emotion"},{"author_name":"Domicuc","author_uid":"44551","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:27pm","epoch":1418066520,"text":"Hello mate,i must say it.. you make a very good game x) congratulation.. you got it bro ! :)\rIf you have some 1\/2 minutes check my project too x) thanks mate. Have a good night :) or .. i dont know where are you from XD."},{"author_name":"BtheDestroyer","author_uid":"46490","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:30pm","epoch":1418066700,"text":"I played something like this for another LD by Markus Persson. Really liked the idea ;)"},{"author_name":"ben_pxlplz","author_uid":"46595","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:41pm","epoch":1418067360,"text":"I like the idea, and there is probably a very interesting puzzle game in there somewhere. I tended to ignore the story elements while I was trying to craft the correct items to advance the story. Overall though, it's very slick! Love the concept and the art. Be interesting to develop further."},{"author_name":"Iak","author_uid":"39346","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1418068020,"text":"I've seen a similar concept before, but you did a much better job on it than i've seen so far. Very neatly made."},{"author_name":"ProfessorRekyl","author_uid":"45396","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1418073120,"text":"Nice idea! Good concept and fun "clicker"."},{"author_name":"benmcnelly","author_uid":"31106","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1418073180,"text":"Nice! Well rounded game all around."},{"author_name":"BusinessClient","author_uid":"47450","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:19pm","epoch":1418073240,"text":"Very interesting design"},{"author_name":"RevoluGame","author_uid":"4401","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1418073360,"text":"Nice concept, but the buttons distract you from the story ..."},{"author_name":"Tasteslikefuture","author_uid":"44588","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1418073360,"text":"Really awesome game! Very original... almost like an rts\/visual novel mashup. Art and sound design are solid. Awesome work!"},{"author_name":"Mattias Wargren","author_uid":"12942","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1418073540,"text":"Really good!"},{"author_name":"MarthMadness","author_uid":"45448","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1418073540,"text":"Loved it. Couldn't help but scream at him to cry harder."},{"author_name":"nuiguy","author_uid":"44949","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1418073660,"text":"Wow, this is truly an amazing game! The mood was just amazing and the art style was very fitting\r\r+1 Kudos for falling space invaders!\r\r-Nuiguy"},{"author_name":"Beerman","author_uid":"5206","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1418073780,"text":"Nicely put together - if anything it's a bit too easy to get caught up in the mechanics and forget to watch the main screen, but it's a great idea, well realised."},{"author_name":"SneManden","author_uid":"16779","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:30pm","epoch":1418073900,"text":"Wow, really great experience! It's more like an interactive story than a game. But it was really awesome: and with a really sweet and motivating message!"},{"author_name":"panda","author_uid":"16086","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1418074080,"text":"Wow! Awesome! That was really impressive. The end left me hanging a bit, but the game's very well done! I like how you get this whole story in there using only basic elements."},{"author_name":"tMalicet","author_uid":"45577","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:53pm","epoch":1418075280,"text":"Really nice atmosphere and story-line."},{"author_name":"Gaspard_","author_uid":"25208","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1418076240,"text":"Great entry! Liked the mood shifts allot!\rI didn't grasp the story entirely which gave it an additional mysterious feeling..."},{"author_name":"alpha_rat","author_uid":"39704","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 11:07pm","epoch":1418079720,"text":"Great entry! I loved it"},{"author_name":"Nobuyoshi","author_uid":"41434","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:05am","epoch":1418090400,"text":"Awesome, I love it."},{"author_name":"LukeZaz","author_uid":"36267","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 3:42am","epoch":1418096220,"text":"Great game - very interesting. Definitely achieves a good mood."},{"author_name":"plauk","author_uid":"42705","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 7:45am","epoch":1418110800,"text":"The feels..."},{"author_name":"Lissar","author_uid":"27179","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 8:26am","epoch":1418113260,"text":"I really loved this one! My favorite that I've played so far. Didn't expect someone could make me enjoy what's essentially a clicker."},{"author_name":"feizenbara","author_uid":"15006","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 8:39am","epoch":1418114040,"text":"Cute :-)"},{"author_name":"Simon","author_uid":"9596","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:37am","epoch":1418121120,"text":"This is a nice take on the clicking game genre. Very very weird too but in such a cool way. Bravo I love your game :)"},{"author_name":"Anshul Goyal","author_uid":"18701","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1418145180,"text":"super awesome! Just LOVED it. Excellent work!"},{"author_name":"Meedoc","author_uid":"5207","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1418160780,"text":"Wow! That was a really nice experience! Great job!"},{"author_name":"JoshuaBurr","author_uid":"37414","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1418239260,"text":"Very interesting concept. I enjoyed it at first but it started to feel repetitive towards the end."},{"author_name":"egos","author_uid":"20701","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1418239680,"text":"Nice game. I have fun."},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:36pm","epoch":1418239860,"text":"This was really good, it was interesting to see how the buttons changed and what kind of things you could create. Great atmosphere and mood."},{"author_name":"LMT","author_uid":"25578","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:38pm","epoch":1418239980,"text":"Super awesome game. Very surprised this was made in 48h. The best entry I've played yet."},{"author_name":"seraphki","author_uid":"47526","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1418240820,"text":"Really like the concept =D \rI kept missing the text because I was focusing on what resources I needed to unlock other things, would it break immersion too much to somehow disable clicking during his new thoughts? \r\rAt first I thought my decisions on what I was going to invest in were going to make a difference in whether or not I escaped, and got super excited about that. I don't know if you plan to continue on with the game, but I think that'd be an interesting aspect to see if you did =]\r\rNice clean art, interesting story. Loved it =]"},{"author_name":"LostTrainDude","author_uid":"39571","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1418241060,"text":"Amazing take on the "idle" genre and a good concept! I was glued at it from start to finish :D\r\rAt first I didn't realize that the story elements (hanging from the top) were displaying one at a time and so I thought I was missing out something.\r\rAlso, I've discovered almost by accident that I could scroll through the "resources panel" on the bottom right with the mouse wheel. At first I thought that it was impossible for me to know how many "thought" units I had."},{"author_name":"Mase","author_uid":"18575","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:57pm","epoch":1418241120,"text":"Like others, I ignored many of the written thoughts because I was too busy clicking buttons.\r\rI love how the sound effects become more varied and whimsical as the game progresses."},{"author_name":"GoudaGames","author_uid":"29135","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:04pm","epoch":1418241540,"text":"Really nice story."},{"author_name":"doitle","author_uid":"3578","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:09pm","epoch":1418245440,"text":"I recognize that negativity sting anywhere! When you enrage the character, I'm pretty sure that sound is also in the game Deadly Premonition. \r\rAnyhow, this is a really original take on the clicker type game. Good story, very polished and feels like a complete unit. Very impressive for completing in just 48 hours. Great work."},{"author_name":"shadow64","author_uid":"35058","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:30am","epoch":1418257500,"text":"Really loved this. And I mean that. Loved. This. I had a lot of fun playing it. It's an original take on the theme. It has a lot to say about life. I think it's a very well put together title and one of my favorites so far.\r\rGreat work, thanks for sharing, and congrats! :)"},{"author_name":"TheMeorch","author_uid":"44776","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 1:53am","epoch":1418262480,"text":"This is really wonderful. The presentation is fantastic, and I found it very moving. I occasionally found myself focusing more on clicking the buttons than reading the text above -- maybe if you could only press 1 button at a time, players wouldn't get into the habit of just rapidfire clicking boxes. That's a really minor nitpick in a fantastic game. Great, great work!"},{"author_name":"Kitch","author_uid":"7470","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 2:30am","epoch":1418264700,"text":"Really cool entry! Original take on the mechanics, and quite easy to get into. (Thank you for keeping the "credits" between states :) ) Good work! Thanks."},{"author_name":"Paperscraps","author_uid":"43555","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:09am","epoch":1418277840,"text":"This was great. I FEEL ENLIGHTENED!"},{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 11:13am","epoch":1418296080,"text":"Love the atmosphere this game creates."},{"author_name":"Shampop","author_uid":"47083","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1418309280,"text":"That's really good. And amazing you did this in 48h. Congrats !"},{"author_name":"Cosmologicon","author_uid":"1151","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1418411100,"text":"Awesome mood, awesome sound, awesome pacing. I would have loved requiring even a tiny bit of strategy or skill or thought. But I had a good time even so."},{"author_name":"twick","author_uid":"45657","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1418415360,"text":"Great, really set a mood."},{"author_name":"EthanWebster","author_uid":"38791","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1418417100,"text":"That's a very interesting concept, and a very enjoyable game at that. Well done ;)"},{"author_name":"ehtd","author_uid":"11246","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 2:16am","epoch":1418436660,"text":"Very nice, I really like how you interact gathering elements with formulas. Nice game"},{"author_name":"SoulGame","author_uid":"42398","time":"Dec 15, 2014 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1418651520,"text":"I didn't understand the ending, but everything else was kind of genius. I LOVE IT. You kind of reinvented idle games by inserting a psychological dimension."},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 15, 2014 @ 7:20pm","epoch":1418670900,"text":"Thanks for the comments!\r\rAbout the ending, the way I see it:\r\r----\/!\\ Spoilers \/!\\----\rThe key to understanding what's happening is given by what's written on the TV.\rThe person's in a coma. On the TV are broadcasts some words that are spoken in the room the person's in and leave a mark in their subconscious. The game is the person's path to waking up (stop being imprisonned in their brain).\r------------------------"},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"Dec 16, 2014 @ 2:11am","epoch":1418695560,"text":"Nice mood, good job. Very innovative, fits well with the theme!"},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"7170","time":"Dec 16, 2014 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1418769180,"text":"What a strange game... But fun anyways, so, good job. :)"},{"author_name":"alyphen","author_uid":"14242","time":"Dec 20, 2014 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1419092100,"text":"Wow, nicely done. A lot of different scenarios here, kind of reminds me of Drowning in Memories (LD29), but this is a lot more polished. Good use of the theme. I think if you wanted to make something more, making a storyline that made a little more sense than a guy dreaming would be good, but the mechanic is good enough that you could do a lot with it."},{"author_name":"okkolobr","author_uid":"26489","time":"Dec 21, 2014 @ 10:34am","epoch":1419157740,"text":"Good for a 48h compo :)\rI liked the mood, and enjoyed a little less the mechanism as I was more focused on clicking than on reading. \rFeeled more like getting an interactive story than a game where I can make decision (and mistake). \rThe overall is interesting."},{"author_name":"joppiesaus","author_uid":"29014","time":"Dec 25, 2014 @ 10:37am","epoch":1419503520,"text":"This is deep. How did you manage to do this all in 48 hours? :O\rThe gameplay is more like a story rather than interaction, which is a little boring than me. However, the story is awesome. The mood the game creates fits really well.\rI don't know what to say. Well done."},{"author_name":"Chaoseed","author_uid":"1161","time":"Dec 25, 2014 @ 2:27pm","epoch":1419517320,"text":"That was...interesting. The graphics are great; the gameplay is simple, but effective. i wonder about the 'point' of it all, though...Certainly I'm glad you made it, it's always good to have games that try new stuff like this!"},{"author_name":"jpmit","author_uid":"38953","time":"Dec 25, 2014 @ 5:55pm","epoch":1419529800,"text":"Very cool game!"},{"author_name":"martial_cantarel_games","author_uid":"47216","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 12:48am","epoch":1419554580,"text":"))))))"},{"author_name":"Dans17","author_uid":"22050","time":"Dec 27, 2014 @ 2:34am","epoch":1419647340,"text":"Very interesting game. I was expecting an ending where you would see him wake up from his coma."},{"author_name":"AnnaGavaldaKedavra","author_uid":"17388","time":"Jan 4, 2015 @ 9:31pm","epoch":1420406760,"text":"Very great game and great concept. Love it!"},{"author_name":"hacksoi","author_uid":"49213","time":"Feb 14, 2015 @ 7:59am","epoch":1423900440,"text":"I really enjoyed playing this game because I felt a sense of wonder."}],"images":["ld31\/11243-407f058bdf40fb20c748e2b8802a6d44.jpg","ld31\/11243-60d6b236c53d5cc095f8e3676f9a0bc9.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/651926","text":"Play on Newgrounds (post compo)"},{"url":"http:\/\/stormalligator.com\/break-the-limits\/","text":"LD version"},{"url":"http:\/\/stormalligator.com\/jams\/LD31.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"13938","g_author":"11243","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"13968","g_title":"Break the Limits!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"20","g_commentcount":"68","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\/\/407933\/11243-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/11243-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are trapped in a room and the only thing you can do is think. But what will you think about?","title":"Break the Limits!"}