{"author_link":"\/author\/vividhelix\/","author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","comments":[{"author_name":"gillenew","author_uid":"40452","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:47am","epoch":1408934520,"text":"I didn't understand the game very well :("},{"author_name":"greysphere","author_uid":"22521","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:48am","epoch":1408934580,"text":"This game was really fun.  A really neat puzzle mechanic that fist the theme really well!"},{"author_name":"Duncan","author_uid":"40751","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:49am","epoch":1408934640,"text":"enjoyed that, sticks to the theme well and has some nice level design :)"},{"author_name":"Miziziziz","author_uid":"41803","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:06am","epoch":1408935660,"text":"dang this was really cool! Definitely the funnest entry I've come across so far. I was really frustrated at first, until I realized that the sound is created relative to the opposing person. After that, it got a lot more fun and interesting. ( got to level 3 without realizing that :\/ )\r<br\/>Otherwise, great design and mechanics."},{"author_name":"Jupitron","author_uid":"35249","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:02am","epoch":1408939020,"text":"Great mechanics, very clever!"},{"author_name":"ENDESGA","author_uid":"19270","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:28am","epoch":1408940580,"text":"Wow, this is a pretty neat game! love it!"},{"author_name":"StencylTuo","author_uid":"36095","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:52am","epoch":1408942020,"text":"Took some doing, but I figured out the game eventually. If I'm not mistaken, the right side of the third level is unwinnable. Brought me back to the old game &quot;The Classroom&quot;."},{"author_name":"alvarop","author_uid":"31332","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:58am","epoch":1408942380,"text":"Very difficult and iffy, but I liked the mechanic. I'll try it again in &quot;co-op&quot; mode."},{"author_name":"foolmoron","author_uid":"36186","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:19am","epoch":1408943640,"text":"Very interesting concept. Wish you could call the guard multiple times in a level though."},{"author_name":"masamunedragon","author_uid":"26158","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:28am","epoch":1408944180,"text":"Neat concept"},{"author_name":"MrTedders","author_uid":"29094","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:12am","epoch":1408946820,"text":"Nice execution of the theme, very strong. Too bad you couldn't get more levels in!"},{"author_name":"donan","author_uid":"22213","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:16am","epoch":1408947060,"text":"Tried a few times as i couldnt understand the game at first. Perhaps you could write down the gameplay idea :)"},{"author_name":"shico","author_uid":"42078","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:17am","epoch":1408947120,"text":"This is pretty clever, well done."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:50am","epoch":1408949100,"text":"I feel I should try it on oculus rift or something. Overall at first I was very confused, but then I understood the concept. Quite a sneaky game."},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:38am","epoch":1408955580,"text":"Quite enjoyed :)"},{"author_name":"fizzd","author_uid":"39331","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1408968180,"text":"Ah I didn't get at first that the position of the noise depended on the position of the character. Interesting concept!"},{"author_name":"EvilObjective","author_uid":"25660","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1408982940,"text":"I really enjoyed this one. Great mechanic!"},{"author_name":"The Lag Pack","author_uid":"41583","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1409087220,"text":"A fun and simple (puzzle?) game. Its definatly more fun playing this on your own as I imagine its intended to be played. The only thing I didnt like was that it was over too quickly! Nice entry :D"},{"author_name":"savethejets1","author_uid":"15315","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:35am","epoch":1409110200,"text":"Awesomesauce!"},{"author_name":"masamunedragon","author_uid":"26158","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 6:19am","epoch":1409206440,"text":"Fun and clever mechanic"},{"author_name":"barryrowe","author_uid":"34236","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 12:01am","epoch":1409270160,"text":"This was really fun. The theme comes through very well, and that mechanic is very well implemented. I wanted more levels! Great job."},{"author_name":"LTPATS","author_uid":"29798","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 1:55am","epoch":1409277000,"text":"Tough but fun! Some audio would have been nice, but it still worked well without sound. I'd to see more of this!"},{"author_name":"nesis","author_uid":"2726","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 10:46am","epoch":1409308860,"text":"Nice idea for the game, very innovative."},{"author_name":"Chaoseiro","author_uid":"26838","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 1:15am","epoch":1409447400,"text":"Great game, loved the puzzle mechanic! I took some time to understand the game first, but managed to finish it :)"},{"author_name":"Trilby","author_uid":"16518","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 4:34pm","epoch":1409502540,"text":"A very clever game, well done."},{"author_name":"Two Scoop Games","author_uid":"37347","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 6:03pm","epoch":1409507880,"text":"Cool concept!"},{"author_name":"Ramiel","author_uid":"25695","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 7:06pm","epoch":1409511660,"text":"Cool idea.\r<br\/>The puzzles were great."},{"author_name":"HayManMarc","author_uid":"40890","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 7:45pm","epoch":1409514000,"text":"Very difficult remembering which control is which. I think a button to switch the controls back and forth would be better -- then highlight the side in which you are controlling.  Neat puzzle game, but no audio."},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 10:02pm","epoch":1409522220,"text":"Great take on the theme, I really liked how one's actions influenced other's world. Clever design, decent graphics and good progression. It would have been great to hear some music too tough. Great job!"},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 12:02am","epoch":1409529420,"text":"interesting mechanics, bit of a head scratcher trying to work out where the sounds will be in each world, maybe add a marker to make easier. I only played the first 3 levels but I can imagine there being multiple switches that you can lure the AI into as part of the puzzle"},{"author_name":"Shivur","author_uid":"36762","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 2:51am","epoch":1409539560,"text":"Good puzzle mechanics."},{"author_name":"bluesky","author_uid":"40978","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 8:22am","epoch":1409559420,"text":"Awesome! Fit to the theme."},{"author_name":"moi93101","author_uid":"42072","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1409579700,"text":"Very fun puzzle game, the last level is a little difficult. the system is cool, but I think explanation in-game can be useful. Meanwhile, very good !"},{"author_name":"Artamus","author_uid":"39880","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 8:47pm","epoch":1409604120,"text":"Very nice game, congrats!"},{"author_name":"Ted Brown","author_uid":"12485","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 8:58pm","epoch":1409604780,"text":"A well-crafted puzzle game with a novel mechanic (at least to me!). Good stuff."},{"author_name":"MechanicMoon","author_uid":"40539","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 12:22am","epoch":1409617020,"text":"Its difficult! But nice mapping! Nice concept!"},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 1:49am","epoch":1409622240,"text":"Pretty cool idea. Parallel stealth. It's actually really tricky! At first, I wasn't sure where the end of the levels were, as the first level has the guards over top of them. Perhaps a tutorial level showing where to go, then introduce stealth? In any case, this was pretty fun. Nice work for your first ever LD entry! :)"},{"author_name":"adharris","author_uid":"41608","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 3:56am","epoch":1409629860,"text":"This is one of the most fun entries I've seen. I had some trouble with the arrow keys \/ rshift controls.  I think it would work really well with a controller and two thumb sticks.  I'd also like to see levels that involve moving the baddies more than once.  Great job! Keep developing this one!"},{"author_name":"pikkpoiss","author_uid":"37196","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 4:15am","epoch":1409631000,"text":"Very cool gameplay concept that took provides a nice challenge."},{"author_name":"Sunflower","author_uid":"39564","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 1:12pm","epoch":1409663220,"text":"Interesting idea, took me a little bit to figure out, though I still found it hard to predict how the guards will move. Oh well... ^^&quot;\r<br\/>(also, it could use some sounds, I think)"},{"author_name":"jomomomo","author_uid":"4914","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 8:08pm","epoch":1409688180,"text":"Not sure if i liked the randomness of how the enemies moved or not."},{"author_name":"ninjascript","author_uid":"35875","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 11:31pm","epoch":1409700360,"text":"Took me a bit to figure out what was happening but once I did I really enjoyed myself."},{"author_name":"banana4life","author_uid":"41477","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1409752320,"text":"good job!"},{"author_name":"yodamaster","author_uid":"38165","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1409760180,"text":"Didn't get what to do in the second level."},{"author_name":"Logan","author_uid":"12883","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 2:00am","epoch":1409882100,"text":"Hey, you asked me to let you know if I wrote up a post-mortem of my game, and I just did so!  So, here it is:  http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2014\/09\/04\/just-an-otter-post-mortem\/"},{"author_name":"H1S2","author_uid":"40166","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 12:52pm","epoch":1409921220,"text":"very funny game. cool idea and very puzzeling."},{"author_name":"mcapraro","author_uid":"28472","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1410019260,"text":"well done!"},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1410118020,"text":"The little figures are really awesome, a bit hard to understand to the max.\r<br\/>But after a while i got it."},{"author_name":"Lokarunith","author_uid":"25012","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 8:58pm","epoch":1410209580,"text":"Cool idea, the puzzles were a bit simple but overall a very nice entry!"},{"author_name":"dhargan","author_uid":"19378","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 1:49am","epoch":1410227040,"text":"nice puzzle game! good job mate !"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 6:48am","epoch":1410244980,"text":"I had a hard understanding that the noise was generated were the other character was standing. Maybe you should explain it better because apart of that, it's a great idea and a nice execution!"},{"author_name":"Menesetsu","author_uid":"22515","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1410278460,"text":"Sneaky, sneaky! Very clever mechanics, I wish it had more levels."},{"author_name":"PowerSpark","author_uid":"38755","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 10:43pm","epoch":1410302280,"text":"5\/5 for innovation, very unique game you have here. With improved graphics and controls (audio too), this could be a very cool game. Also, it took a bit to get the mechanic down but that was the point."},{"author_name":"Snicklodocus","author_uid":"22794","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 8:36pm","epoch":1410381060,"text":"Cool idea and good level design. Could have used some audio, but I understand the time constraint. Good job!"},{"author_name":"MerlijnVH","author_uid":"14952","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1410554940,"text":"Nice entry! I think the implementation doesn't work well sometimes, nothing happened when I performed certain actions, but I get what you were going for and liked the concept a lot. Good job!"},{"author_name":"SketchyGalore","author_uid":"30014","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 11:07pm","epoch":1410649320,"text":"This was a very creative idea! Excellent use of the theme, too! Gameplay-wise it had the right amount of challenge, though the &quot;look back&quot; mechanic was always a little easy to exploit on the second guard (typically I just made him turn to face a wall). Excellent work!"},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1410714300,"text":"Took me a while to understand, after that it was nice puzzling. :)"},{"author_name":"AlexFili","author_uid":"12941","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 6:56pm","epoch":1410807060,"text":"This game is a bit tricky to understand but is a lot of fun, could do with a few more instructions and a bigger gameplay area the characters can move around in."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Sep 16, 2014 @ 3:51am","epoch":1410839160,"text":"Cool game! I included it in part 29 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to take a look :)  http:\/\/youtu.be\/dd4UkBLKHXI"}],"images":["ld30\/35713-926c21b47196c9e0c46a29b9ecbaae71.jpg","ld30\/35713-3c8bb08025641d40c073236a80060541.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/vividhelix.com\/ld30\/symbiosis.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/vividhelix.com\/ld30\/symbiosis_src.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16206","g_author":"35713","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"16236","g_title":"Symbiosis","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"565","g_commentcount":"59","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\/35713-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/35713-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Symbiosis is a stealth game where each of the two protagonists can make a single noise in the alternate world. Also inspired by the single-player co-op idea behind Brothers - Tale of Two Sons.\r\n\r\nControls are WASD and Space for the left and arrow keys and right shift for the right. Think about the level name if you get stuck.\r\n\r\nContains only 5 levels, but they should be sneaky enough to give you a bit of a brain workout :)\r\n\r\nMy first full LD (did a mini LD before) and the first time I make my own pixel art.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!","title":"Symbiosis"}