{"author_link":"\/author\/cy4n\/","author_name":"cy4n","author_uid":"25322","comments":[{"author_name":"cy4n","author_uid":"25322","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:56am","epoch":1408931460,"text":"Please note that there may still be minor bugs as the game hasn't been extensively bugtested. Reporting them would be appreciated!"},{"author_name":"sharpcoder","author_uid":"32080","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:50am","epoch":1408934700,"text":"The movement is really satisfying! Nice concept :)"},{"author_name":"jomomomo","author_uid":"4914","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:04am","epoch":1408935540,"text":"Can't play windows games.  :-("},{"author_name":"ShivanHunter","author_uid":"28454","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:07am","epoch":1408935720,"text":"Some way to resize the field of view would have helped, I couldn't really see where I was going after picking up tons of planets!"},{"author_name":"ShivanHunter","author_uid":"28454","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:08am","epoch":1408935780,"text":"also, ditto sharpcoder's comment about movement. Quite fun."},{"author_name":"lokijki","author_uid":"772","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:10am","epoch":1408935900,"text":"Not sure if I've got a bug or I just don't understand how to play; There are only 75 circles in the game, and I can collect them forever without anything changing."},{"author_name":"cy4n","author_uid":"25322","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:16am","epoch":1408936260,"text":"@lokijki - gotta go farther than where you start. the 75's should count as shields for the later areas"},{"author_name":"Weaver","author_uid":"8624","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:38am","epoch":1408937580,"text":"This is really fun!"},{"author_name":"HuntTheWumpus","author_uid":"30702","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:38am","epoch":1408937580,"text":"Moving around and kicking other planets (are they?) through the world was so satisfacting :)"},{"author_name":"CryoGenesis","author_uid":"14720","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:40am","epoch":1408937700,"text":"great take on the theme"},{"author_name":"varun","author_uid":"1675","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:01am","epoch":1408938960,"text":"Interesting core mechanics - with a prettier skin, this could be a pretty awesome game!"},{"author_name":"cy4n","author_uid":"25322","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:10am","epoch":1408939500,"text":"Fixed a numbering bug, redownload if already did!"},{"author_name":"ENDESGA","author_uid":"19270","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:25am","epoch":1408940400,"text":"Awesome movement controls! Love it!"},{"author_name":"oranebeast","author_uid":"33501","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:31am","epoch":1408940760,"text":"Didn't quite understand it but it was fun and the theme interpretation was top notch."},{"author_name":"ianh","author_uid":"1496","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:53am","epoch":1408942080,"text":"LOVE this mechanic.  The accumulation feels satisfying in a Katamari-Damacy-ish way.  I feel like there's tons of possibility here... your camera could zoom out as you take on stronger and stronger enemies.  You could have different types of enemies which influence your growth.  I'd definitely buy a more fleshed-out version of this."},{"author_name":"cy4n","author_uid":"25322","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:59am","epoch":1408942440,"text":"@ianh thanks! I did plan the camera zoom out for this game actually, but with no time (and no sounds!) I couldn't put it in. Maybe I'll make a post dare version...hmm"},{"author_name":"dvdking","author_uid":"14173","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:12am","epoch":1408943220,"text":"It would be great if collected enemies were not only your armor, but also could shoot.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall at current state the game really feels unfinished. If it had some sound and music it would be radically different experience."},{"author_name":"cy4n","author_uid":"25322","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:14am","epoch":1408943340,"text":"@dvdking they can! just, only certain types...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>and yeah, totally agree"},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:14am","epoch":1408943340,"text":"I love poking other ._."},{"author_name":"ploogle","author_uid":"25844","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:28am","epoch":1408944180,"text":"Chrome says the file is malicious. ._."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:41am","epoch":1408948560,"text":"Sorry, can't play it on a mac."},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:03pm","epoch":1408971480,"text":"Best movement ever. Those 1000's look really big and deadly. Added to favorites."},{"author_name":"ebolbe","author_uid":"39354","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1408973040,"text":"Original"},{"author_name":"jsmars","author_uid":"3933","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1408975800,"text":"Really cool game mechanic and fitting for the theme, nice job! :)"},{"author_name":"burgerdare","author_uid":"29805","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1408978320,"text":"neat concept. I feel like the progression is a little unclear, and it would be nice to have an arrow pointing me in the direction of the next challenge. Fun game nonetheless, though."},{"author_name":"kyru","author_uid":"3377","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:00pm","epoch":1408992900,"text":"Fun game, could have used some sound.  Good use of the theme."},{"author_name":"OinkIguana","author_uid":"38828","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1409088180,"text":"Pretty interesting. Kind of difficult to get used to the controls at first, but by the end the controls don't really matter... My thing got so big it didn't fit on the screen, let alone at the same time as boss. Not sure if I killed it or not, but I'm thinking not. No sound, and graphics are alright, but the grid sometimes doesn't draw the last line on the right. Fun while it lasted, but eventually became mindless."},{"author_name":"se1by","author_uid":"15608","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1409088720,"text":"Pretty nice, some Sound effects would make it fancier."},{"author_name":"Gaeel","author_uid":"1561","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1409089500,"text":"I became a massive ball 'o death so I couldn't see my enemies any more..."},{"author_name":"datacr4sh","author_uid":"40158","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1409160540,"text":"fun game! might have been better with a zoom-out key\/function as you got bigger."},{"author_name":"Snicklodocus","author_uid":"22794","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:35pm","epoch":1409160600,"text":"I love the movement mechanic! Collecting planets was really fun too. I wish there was some sound, but everything else was well polished. Great job!"}],"images":["ld30\/25322-8d5914b7b9d34306644d6c627803a5d4.jpg","ld30\/25322-309477159a74aeccdbd24b0cc6cf4eb0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/2zxbeurmps624yf\/fyuse_ld30.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/cgqj4ihdbi82pv8\/fyuse_source.zip?dl=0","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16010","g_author":"25322","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"16040","g_title":"fyuse","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"613","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\/\/375043\/25322-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/25322-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"TIP: Move in one single direction to encounter the higher tier enemies!\r\n\r\n*This game is played entirely with the mouse.\r\n\r\nCONTROLS:\r\nLMB: Drag & move core\r\nRMB: Click to shoot\r\n\r\nYou're a lonely planet, floating around in an empty space...with others just like you.\r\n\r\nBut somehow.. you're different.\r\n\r\nYou can fuse your core planet with the others floating around in the matrix. Wait, what?\r\n\r\nYep! Take them down and you can defend your core, and even get weaponry. The boss awaits from afar.. if you can fuse enough, you may be able to take it down.\r\n\r\nChallenge: Beat the boss in the shortest time possible!","title":"fyuse"}