{"author_link":"\/author\/ymm\/","author_name":"Matt Thorson","author_uid":"1176","comments":[{"author_name":"graebor","author_uid":"11713","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:08am","epoch":1409018580,"text":"Really fun, cute aesthetic. Great job guys! :)"},{"author_name":"3CGames","author_uid":"40729","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:09am","epoch":1409018640,"text":"Awesome game, I love it! The crazy ray from consuming a planet feels so good."},{"author_name":"YAYitsAndrew","author_uid":"35634","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:37am","epoch":1409020320,"text":"Great theme and character.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Gameplay I think you could focus on making the basic attack more exciting when it connects with an enemy. The theme and animation are really fun on the basic attack.  Maybe the game has some ricochet physics and batting an enemy splits him up and starts a chain reaction.  Something like that to make each swing the start of something good.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The dash is disorienting because it drags the camera with it and the game wants me to stay focused on a fixed object.  It feels good when jetting from planet to planet, though.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As already mentioned the crazy beam attack is a good reward.  You keep playing for that moment.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job everyone!"},{"author_name":"rosa89n20","author_uid":"24093","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:02am","epoch":1409021820,"text":"This game is soooo crazy! but cute!! and that laughing lol~ I like it &lt;3"},{"author_name":"Sestren","author_uid":"10343","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:08am","epoch":1409022180,"text":"The thing that made me laugh the most was how many digits there are for the score when each planet is worth only 1. Great music, sounds, and graphics, although the controls do feel a bit loose."},{"author_name":"AndyBrown","author_uid":"5699","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:39am","epoch":1409024040,"text":"I loved everything about this game. The animations are gorgeous, the insane over the top beams of death are super satisfying, and the audio is very fitting and entertaining. The style reminds me of Adventure Time, which I also love. It was a bit difficult to get very far though, I wish you regained a bit of health from absorbing the energy of a planet."},{"author_name":"Vidsneeze","author_uid":"30177","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:41am","epoch":1409024160,"text":"Fun game, gets really hard after the second world. he he"},{"author_name":"IAmSpencer","author_uid":"24919","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:55am","epoch":1409035800,"text":"damn, I love that art! Everything about this game felt clean, smooth, and overall extremely enjoyable to play. Great Job! :)"},{"author_name":"SirNightLord","author_uid":"30171","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:30am","epoch":1409037900,"text":"I'm receiving this message when I try to extract.\r<br\/>C:\\Users\\user\\Downloads\\ChaosHeart(1).zip: The archive is either in unknown format or damaged"},{"author_name":"Crazi456","author_uid":"20961","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:03am","epoch":1409039880,"text":"Absolutely love the animations and music! Best score was 5 :("},{"author_name":"simplesmiler","author_uid":"33963","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:29am","epoch":1409045040,"text":"You guys know what you are doing :)"},{"author_name":"capsizedmoose","author_uid":"30615","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:19am","epoch":1409048040,"text":"Really fun game! amazing sound and graphics! does not really fit the theme that much but man, this was good"},{"author_name":"MerlijnVH","author_uid":"14952","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:06pm","epoch":1409054460,"text":"I love this! It works with the theme, it looks and sounds amazing, and it is a lot of fun to play, too. Great entry!"},{"author_name":"rafaelfe","author_uid":"10130","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:07pm","epoch":1409061720,"text":"God damn Windows-only games :("},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:28pm","epoch":1409070180,"text":"Great graphics and sound!"},{"author_name":"Caliber_Project","author_uid":"41779","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:41pm","epoch":1409081760,"text":"Great game."},{"author_name":"neipo13","author_uid":"21878","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:07pm","epoch":1409083320,"text":"Game is dripping with charm. The main character is great, but I really enjoy the little touches even more. Some slowdown right before the laser. The final score counting down from millions to your score which (in my case) has been single digit. The portrait in the bottom corner's emotions and eventual change into a skeleton. Honestly the gameplay mechanic was simple and straightforward but the game was so charming I couldn't help but enjoy myself."},{"author_name":"Aumni","author_uid":"42308","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1409084460,"text":"The game is simple but addicting and humorous. The art is amaaaazing. Well done!!"},{"author_name":"Incredible Ape","author_uid":"12165","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:05pm","epoch":1409086800,"text":"Graphics are great but I think the audio is what won me over. So many games forget how important sound is.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A team this talented is kind of cheating though."},{"author_name":"YMM","author_uid":"1176","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:25pm","epoch":1409088000,"text":"Thanks for all the nice comments everyone :D we had a lot of fun making it"},{"author_name":"TautNerve","author_uid":"38832","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:40pm","epoch":1409088900,"text":"Great graphics and design! Awesome job on the\r<br\/>character especially! I love it that when the\r<br\/>timer reaches zero you go berserk with full\r<br\/>on laser destruction :) Controls were tight as well,\r<br\/>great job everybody"},{"author_name":"Lissar","author_uid":"27179","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 4:23am","epoch":1409113080,"text":"Absolutely adored the main character and her facial expressions!  Her voice was cute too."},{"author_name":"Jupitron","author_uid":"35249","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:53am","epoch":1409136480,"text":"Amazing graphics! Very simple gameplay. Incredible sounds effects!"},{"author_name":"thiaguera","author_uid":"31735","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1409144400,"text":"Well done!"},{"author_name":"Kuupu","author_uid":"22691","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:44pm","epoch":1409150340,"text":"AWESOME GAME!\r<br\/>the way every feedback is given to the players is really good\r<br\/>the first sectiction is really great too, the way you make a tutorial without being a tutorial, is a kind of progression that even some commercial game don't have\r<br\/>someday we'll reach this level =D"},{"author_name":"KevinZuhn","author_uid":"8695","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1409171520,"text":"I thought it was fantastically funny, and good looking, and joyous to play. I'm not particularly good at it, and I had to wonder whether the planets exploding was my mistake or my intention. Either way I'm having a great ride."},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 2:11am","epoch":1409191560,"text":"Wow this was a really awesome game. Would be nice to get some power-ups and health. I loved the huge score table at the end, and then I scored a 3 on the countdown. Nice touch. Awesome job."},{"author_name":"JavadocMD","author_uid":"29362","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1409253120,"text":"I laughed so hard at the score screen. Very well designed all around; I can do nothing but echo the positive comments from above.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>That moment you realize that *maybe* you aren't protecting these planets... D:"},{"author_name":"DragonInstall","author_uid":"38687","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 11:49pm","epoch":1409269440,"text":"Amazing art style and music. Really fun game. The voice of the character is hilarious. Well done guys!!!"},{"author_name":"wdebowicz","author_uid":"29762","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1409353260,"text":"Game has his own style and climate. I would only add more puzzle to gameplay, after 4th planet I get bored. Highscore 4. Very good entry."},{"author_name":"alvivar","author_uid":"10741","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 5:20am","epoch":1409375700,"text":"Very polish. Lovely sounds, awesome music. Superb."},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1410104760,"text":"nice graphics, very cartoon network"},{"author_name":"ButtonMasherBros","author_uid":"11937","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1410191760,"text":"Psstt... you are featured in today's Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out at - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C4uYyKDjxG8"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1410193200,"text":"Super solid entry. Really polished, great art and fun to play. Satisfying to crack a planet and death ray everything in sight. Never gets old."},{"author_name":"Jedi","author_uid":"4799","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 7:06am","epoch":1410246060,"text":"Damn, this is awesome! It's impossible not to have fun when you're character is destroying planets and laughing maniacally! This game taps into that zen kind of gameplay and always makes me when to play just once more ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>My only two complaints are that it doesn't capture the mouse and the slow-motion effect kicks in just a smidge too soon.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Excellent everything!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great job!"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 9:35am","epoch":1410341400,"text":"Well, I don't know what to say really.  That was just stunning... :)  Everything about it was great.  Amazing job guys."},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 2:34pm","epoch":1410618540,"text":"I was also reminded of Adventure Time while playing this, which is definitely a nice thing. I think YAYitsAndrew's comment about the basic attacking being made more satisfying is pretty spot on too.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Even though the gameplay is quite simple, I really liked playing it because of the overall mood. My best score was a grand total of... FIVE planets \/ points!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anssi@MooseflyGames"},{"author_name":"egor-idiot","author_uid":"23565","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 10:42am","epoch":1410777420,"text":"AHAHAHAH WELL DONE!\r<br\/>I laughed a lot! Love this crazy girl!\r<br\/>Also I like graphics, animations and all else!\r<br\/>10 of 5, really."},{"author_name":"Kyatric","author_uid":"5250","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1410796500,"text":"I must admit, the game's assets are very polished, but on the other hand, I really don't understand what is the point\/goal of that game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The WASD keyboard control is painful as usual on my AZERTY keyboard, so that always makes the games far less enjoyable than they should be.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There's indeed a lot of chaos going on, and I don't really understand what is the point. I also don't really see the connection to the theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There's a great production value on this jam entry, but the actual heart\/core of the design appears as quite mysterious to me."},{"author_name":"Encrypted","author_uid":"49475","time":"Mar 11, 2015 @ 5:00pm","epoch":1426092900,"text":"I like this game. It's quite challenging (my highest score was 8), and the mechanics are cool (such as those crazy combos you can make, or that you can't instantly rotate wherever you want). And the sounds are amazing!"}],"images":["ld30\/1176-3fe1968a351a033b65041faf2151fa0c.jpg","ld30\/1176-388119f9f2d79bafb74e6934a9c76865.jpg","ld30\/1176-03926bc01630754f882b32fcee46048a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mattmakesgames.com\/games\/ChaosHeart.zip","text":"Windows (XNA)"},{"url":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mattthorson\/chaos-heart","text":"Soundtrack"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16433","g_author":"1176","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"16462","g_title":"Chaos Heart","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"7","g_commentcount":"40","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\/1176-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/1176-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/1176-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"If the game will not run, you need to install the XNA redistributable from here:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/download\/details.aspx?id=27598\r\n\r\nWorks with XBox 360 controllers, or keyboard + mouse\r\n\r\nBy\r\n\tNoel Berry\r\n\tAmora Bettany\r\n        Ashly Burch\r\n\tPedro Medeiros\r\n\tMatt Thorson\r\n\r\nWith sounds from freesfx.co.uk\r\n\r\nUsing\r\n\tXNA Game Studio\r\n\tVisual Studio\r\n\tReason\r\n\tAudacity\r\n\tPhotoshop","title":"Chaos Heart"}