{"author_link":"\/author\/esayitch\/","author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","comments":[{"author_name":"TheZiggy","author_uid":"36727","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:49am","epoch":1408938240,"text":"The art looks nice, but I was very confused."},{"author_name":"Joshua_S","author_uid":"26085","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:06pm","epoch":1408989660,"text":"I like the way you made every collected link mix up the gameplay very cool."},{"author_name":"slowfrog","author_uid":"39076","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:06pm","epoch":1408989660,"text":"Solid shooter with a nice interpretation of the theme.\rA few visual clues would make it a bit more enjoyable though:\r- better distinguish the currently controlled ship\r- show if shots to the boss actually hit or not (or maybe I never hit it)\rA bit 'bland' visually: the colors almost look like CGA ;) (Yes I'm old enough to have known that).\rGood entry."},{"author_name":"wobbleboxx","author_uid":"31659","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1408989720,"text":"I like the style of the game. Not as easy as it looks first :)"},{"author_name":"pighead10","author_uid":"8539","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1408989780,"text":"Great take on the theme and a fun game."},{"author_name":"Goutye","author_uid":"37076","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1408990020,"text":"Little fun game. Interesting concept. Short."},{"author_name":"awesomeusername","author_uid":"20959","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:20pm","epoch":1408990500,"text":"Your game is very difficult, but I really like the random effects caused by the links, it really spices things up. I was impressed by how many of them there were, too."},{"author_name":"Ervin","author_uid":"32259","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1408995540,"text":"Unfortunately the game didn't load for me - first got "too many connections" error, after that nothing at all..."},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1408995960,"text":"@Ervin Weird O.o. It's just basic flash. Did you try resetting the browser or opening the page again?"},{"author_name":"BillToWin","author_uid":"34255","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1408995960,"text":"Broken link, can't play."},{"author_name":"Charlie","author_uid":"17390","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:53pm","epoch":1408996080,"text":"It didn't load for me too. I'll try later"},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1408996680,"text":"Hi guys, link is indeed broken for some reason, I'm uploading it to itch.io and a new link should be up shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience."},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:06pm","epoch":1408996860,"text":"New link is up. swfcabin was messing up so I uploaded the file to itch.io. It loads faster too. I assume swfcabin failure is a temporary thing, so when it's back up it can be used to confirm that I didn't change anything :)"},{"author_name":"elkiwydev","author_uid":"40741","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:09pm","epoch":1408997040,"text":"Can't test it, page doesn't load"},{"author_name":"xWarZonex","author_uid":"39237","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1408997100,"text":"Nice entry, I liked the concept and execution. The gameplay was addictive and engaging, so good job. I also liked the loop and art style. Really great game!"},{"author_name":"LostTrainDude","author_uid":"39571","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:19pm","epoch":1408997640,"text":"Really fun and interesting game, I can't stop thinking about how would the multiplayer work on this!"},{"author_name":"TautNerve","author_uid":"38832","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:05pm","epoch":1409000400,"text":"I enjoyed the little pep talks at the game over screen, very amusing! \rThe game plays well and is very challenging, it is a great\ridea to have the links randomly add gameplay mechanics on\rthe fly. Very original take instead of just letting you\rswitch and provide power ups. You can never know what to expect when picking up a link.\rRecommended!"},{"author_name":"BillToWin","author_uid":"34255","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:09am","epoch":1409011440,"text":"The link worked this time, thankfully considering the name of your game. Amazing amazing amazing. Art, sound effects, music, gameplay mechanic, controls, cheesy backstory, everything is top-notch. A+"},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:40am","epoch":1409034900,"text":"Great idea with the links. Makes it stand out from the crowd ;)"},{"author_name":"AndyBrown","author_uid":"5699","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:39am","epoch":1409049240,"text":"Excellent use of the theme. I found myself not wanting to pick up links when I found one that gave a good effect, but I know that's the goal. The gameplay was quite solid, but a bit difficult to multitask at 3 am."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:58pm","epoch":1409075580,"text":"You really nailed the theme with this one, simply a blast to play. The graphics remind me of old DOS games, which puts a bit of nostalgia as icing on the top :)"},{"author_name":"mramaizng","author_uid":"8329","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:39pm","epoch":1409085240,"text":"Once I got a hang of the controls, I enjoyed playing. Good design and fun challenge."},{"author_name":"bentog","author_uid":"17307","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1409085300,"text":"The concept is pretty interesting, at least for me it was very difficult. Maybe I'm not good at multitasking. The variety of enemies and links made the game feel polished. Nice take on the theme!"},{"author_name":"Aumni","author_uid":"42308","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1409087820,"text":"Challenging but I really liked the concept. I also liked the gameplay a lot as it was simple but constantly changing due to the different '?' abilities. Fun game!!"},{"author_name":"SoulGame","author_uid":"42398","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1409091000,"text":"You took the common two screens\/worlds kind of game and you brought it to another level in a very interesting implementation. Collect links to randomize rules of connection between the two screens is awesome. Even if it could be a negative rule, you HAVE to collect it in order to increase your score... It's really cruel! But it's also a very neat game design. Congratulations. 4\/5 currently, 5\/5 with a solid realization."},{"author_name":"Snicklodocus","author_uid":"22794","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:41pm","epoch":1409160960,"text":"A fun twist on 2D shooters. Links made you stay alert to both screens. I liked the simple graphics. Great job!"},{"author_name":"dunin","author_uid":"32902","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:16pm","epoch":1409163060,"text":"NIce stuff, innovation but fun too."},{"author_name":"Toubib","author_uid":"39033","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1409163660,"text":"Your game is hardcore, maybe you want to sell it in Korea xD.\rGood job, it's a complete game."},{"author_name":"mrbungle","author_uid":"4895","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:47pm","epoch":1409172120,"text":"Wow, that's quite difficult - I really can't multi-task! Really nice concept though and everything feels 'right' about the game. Liking the little humorous touches."},{"author_name":"nintendoeats","author_uid":"22819","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1409172300,"text":"I quite like this. There are a lot of interesting little mechanical experiments, like the difficulty management and the way that changing links is your score. Compatriate immunity is plainly the best, so I just wanted to use that...but then I wouldn't get any more points!\r\rI'm also impressed with the production values. A clean design means that I've found keeping track of which world I'm managing is much easier than in many similar entries that I've played so far."},{"author_name":"jjhaggar","author_uid":"38790","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1409172360,"text":"It's very difficult, but awesome!! :D"},{"author_name":"owyoow","author_uid":"39987","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:21pm","epoch":1409181360,"text":"Really liked the game. Link power-ups are great. Graphics look good as well. It was a bit hard to see which ship you are controlling."},{"author_name":"SelfishGenome","author_uid":"38547","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:14am","epoch":1409220540,"text":"I liked the use of the theme, made for an interesting take on shooters that make you concentrate more."},{"author_name":"nerd burglars","author_uid":"41215","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1409244960,"text":"THANK YOU FOR MAKING A GAME HARDCORE GAMERS WILL ENJOY!! this was not easy, boring, or slow. Very nice entry!"},{"author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1409261880,"text":"Just a perfect little game :) Great and original interpretation of the game. Just a few bosses and a bit more variation and this would have great replayability"},{"author_name":"43iscoding","author_uid":"35110","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 10:36am","epoch":1409308260,"text":"Very fun game. Great gameplay. It was interesting seeing this game being played on stream :)"},{"author_name":"DDFranky","author_uid":"40812","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 10:53am","epoch":1409309280,"text":"Nice shmup! The randomness gave at this game a ton of replayability. Too bad there is just one boss. Nice sounds and graphics as well."},{"author_name":"ElectricSeagull","author_uid":"38469","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 2:01pm","epoch":1409320560,"text":"I'm so bad at coordinating the ships, it keeps telling me to be ashamed of myself... Good game."},{"author_name":"Otrora Games","author_uid":"32989","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1409329440,"text":"I suck on this one. But it is well done, pretty challenging"},{"author_name":"jjhaggar","author_uid":"38790","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1409334360,"text":"Really hard (or maybe I just suck at shoot em ups) but I liked it a lot. I'd love a windows executable to play calmly offline :)"},{"author_name":"synchingfeeling","author_uid":"41319","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1409341860,"text":"That felt awesome! Managed to get to the second beast but had the link where both ships control alike and that was it for me :)"},{"author_name":"ConflictiveLabs","author_uid":"15810","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1409345340,"text":"Good graphics and sound. Loved that the collected links had a different effect but I was not really fond of giving up the current link effect to get a new -potentially less awesome- one (although there's equal chance of getting a better one).\r\rIt's a really solid and fun game!"},{"author_name":"Artamus","author_uid":"39880","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 10:57pm","epoch":1409352720,"text":"Nice game, congrats! Very funny."},{"author_name":"DragonInstall","author_uid":"38687","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 12:44am","epoch":1409359140,"text":"Cool game! Solid concept. Nice simple art. Good job!"},{"author_name":"KuGrou","author_uid":"32991","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 8:22pm","epoch":1409429820,"text":"I like the idea, and it controls well. Though I would of liked a stronger visual indication of which ship was in control."},{"author_name":"puppetmaster","author_uid":"39425","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1409430240,"text":"to hard for my brain!! :-)\r+ cool game play idea"},{"author_name":"Digiraze","author_uid":"344","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1409432880,"text":"Very challenging!"},{"author_name":"andrewkennedy","author_uid":"20990","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:51pm","epoch":1409438760,"text":"That was a lot of fun, the mechanics were simple enough and the player-switching was easy to keep track of (which definitely wasn't the case with a lot of games). The boss fight was fun, and it was neat seeing what all of the different links did!"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1409581680,"text":"Hi there. Found it too tricky to play pretty quickly, but can see that it would keep an adrenaline junkie flying for a long time. Like the steady buildup of difficulty. Good pixelart and chiptunes. Would have preferred two keys for selecting which ship rather than toggle. Good job!"},{"author_name":"spotco","author_uid":"35477","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 2:48am","epoch":1409625780,"text":"Fun shmup, should be more prominent which "window" is currently focused. Would have liked more interaction\/interplay between the two sides. \rA few more random thoughts:\r\rLove the autotracker-bu music, make me cry every time. Thank you based autotracker-bu.\r\rHaving a big wall of text in the first screen is a good way to make people not read something."},{"author_name":"sandbaydev","author_uid":"2926","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1409686980,"text":"Difficult game. I have troubles switching between ships and handling things fast enough. I liked the idea though.\r\rI guess I would have wanted it to be easier :D\r- auto-shooting would have made things easier\r- maybe no insta-death but rather take damage?\r- "repair" those damages...\r\rNice retro feel in the art style & sounds."},{"author_name":"DeathPidgeon","author_uid":"41674","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 7:06am","epoch":1410073260,"text":"Challenging game to play, but I liked the game play, it really fit the theme. I liked that sometimes you could control two ships."},{"author_name":"KevRevDev","author_uid":"39838","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 3:50am","epoch":1410493500,"text":"I really liked this entry. I loved how the links changed up the gameplay, and also counted as the score. So if you wanted a good score you had to keep changing how the game is working. The art and sounds were pretty nice too."},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1410557460,"text":"Got a whopping total of nine links on my best try out of four or so tries. Too bad that last link was "Great minds" which made me steer into a bullet straight away.\r\rPlenty hard, but not annoyingly so. Nice risk vs. reward thingy going on with those links!\r\rAnssi@MooseflyGames"}],"images":["ld30\/16000-201322626c7518b95ac206322ef782eb.jpg","ld30\/16000-7a9e08664c41f99bfc65f2714d1db467.jpg","ld30\/16000-572328b1df239042f2ae924b6888905a.jpg","ld30\/16000-9a0b97e1c3287e1bfe595517e89c46fd.jpg","ld30\/16000-c87359fe10b63a2ca110f39a33926322.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/87.itch.io\/links--ld48-30","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BwjdDstoTdNnZkxjV2hTNldZNVU\/edit?usp=sharing","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16659","g_author":"16000","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"16688","g_title":"Links","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"161","g_commentcount":"54","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\/16000-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/16000-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/16000-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/16000-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/16000-shot4.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"So I made a side-scrolling, randomly-generated shmup. Squeezed in a decent amount of content as well, considering the time I got to work on it.\r\n\r\nYou toggle between controlling two ships, each of them on a different world, and you need to collect as many \"Links\" as possible. When you collect a Link, however, you also activate its effect. \r\n\r\nMost links cause something to happen on the OTHER world, when you kill something. There are 2 others that don't work that way, as well. So in essence, the worlds are connected by what you do, where you kill things, and the currently active Link :).\r\n\r\nThe game gets gradually harder, but the difficulty can be reset by initiating a boss fight. To initiate a boss fight you simply pick up a special drop. I had time to make only one boss, and he gains HP every time he returns, so always fighting bosses may not be the smartest idea in the long term.\r\n\r\nWhatever your playstyle, I hope you enjoy the game, and good luck on your entries!\r\n\r\nInstructions:\r\nArrows - Move.\r\nX - Shoot.\r\nC - Toggle between ships\/worlds.\r\n\r\nMade with:\r\nCode - flixel.\r\nGraphics - paint.net.\r\nSound effects - sfxr.\r\nMusic - autotracker.py.","title":"Links"}