{"author_link":"\/author\/razoric\/","author_name":"Razoric","author_uid":"27935","comments":[{"author_name":"zakchaos","author_uid":"13273","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:24pm","epoch":1408997940,"text":"Love the music,\r<br\/>bit hard for me on laptop touch pad, great graphics tho\r<br\/>could not figure out the mechanic to get past the first puzzle."},{"author_name":"SuperPokeunicorn","author_uid":"9858","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1408998420,"text":"Really like the ghost mechanic. Made it really hectic after a while."},{"author_name":"cstudios","author_uid":"38824","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1409005860,"text":"DAMN AWESOME!!! Really, I made me happy! I shared it to some of my colleagues."},{"author_name":"deadpixelsociety","author_uid":"3308","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1409006100,"text":"FANTASTIC! I love it. The mechanic isn't new, but it's implemented really well.  And you had time to put some 'juice' in the game which is really appreciated.  Great job all around."},{"author_name":"Andrew Adams","author_uid":"20321","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1409006100,"text":"Second playthough I just started blasting everything!!!"},{"author_name":"John Drury","author_uid":"22999","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1409006580,"text":"Hilarious! Loved this game quite alot. The ghost feature made this game really fun! Played right through to the end :3"},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1409006580,"text":"That was a ton of fun. Incredibly satisfying as well. Really cool concept!"},{"author_name":"Miziziziz","author_uid":"41803","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1409008200,"text":"Really fun, took me a while to beat, and dammit I almost had made it with the max amount of lives but I screwed up at the end! really fun and well designed. It's really hard at first, but It got a lot easier once I figured out each areas 's traps, and when i realized I couldn't harm myself with my ghost's fireballs."},{"author_name":"LuisDC","author_uid":"42345","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:43pm","epoch":1409009880,"text":"Awesome music and original idea. Great job!"},{"author_name":"elliottd","author_uid":"27074","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:41am","epoch":1409013360,"text":"great, lots of fun, compelling mechanic. One thing I don't like is that the top of your head can touch the lava and kill you. player needs a shorter hitbox than the graphic."},{"author_name":"jgthespy","author_uid":"40108","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:15am","epoch":1409037000,"text":"There are so many things that I love about this.  Shooting fireballs feels great, the sound effects are hilarious, and the graphics are perfect.  Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Nuclear Napalm","author_uid":"38866","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:47pm","epoch":1409064120,"text":"AWESOME! 5\/5 Tons of fun!\r<br\/>The only one thing that I have in my mynd, probably you may add some cooldown for firebals. Right now it becomes easy if you can click really fast))"},{"author_name":"chrupp","author_uid":"7010","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1409064420,"text":"Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"Satyre","author_uid":"27634","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:56pm","epoch":1409064660,"text":"Nice. The ghost style is really great. I like that the previous players also can shoot. Solid work."},{"author_name":"Razoric","author_uid":"27935","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1409065980,"text":"Thanks for the feedback so far everyone!"},{"author_name":"Super Hamster","author_uid":"22460","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:54pm","epoch":1409068140,"text":"Wow! I'm very impressed by the idea and how well everything was done. I was worried that when I got to those evil wizards it would get too hard but I was wrong because it was still possible. Really good innovations, fun, graphics, audio and just overall! Great job! :D"},{"author_name":"pinion","author_uid":"19121","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1409073180,"text":"Good fun, liked how you could blast things while you waited for your past self.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Only thing was the bridge over the lava seemed a bit touchy and I died the most to that!"},{"author_name":"Donutttt","author_uid":"30043","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1409073360,"text":"This was awesome! Great idea, well implemented with great graphics and sound. Very nice job indeed."},{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1409073480,"text":"Great controls, graphics, and good (but confusing at first) mechanics."},{"author_name":"lkr","author_uid":"42013","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1409073480,"text":"Fun game mechanic with great pixel art - very chaotic after a few deaths :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The fact that the razor blades and enemies weren't in sync for each life added to the chaos, but in a good way."},{"author_name":"Kyoutashan","author_uid":"15526","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:24pm","epoch":1409073540,"text":"It really becomes crazy when you have all your 10+ previous ghosts shooting everywhere. I died a few times more because I lost track of the main character XD\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great job :)"},{"author_name":"BroCade","author_uid":"42427","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1409073720,"text":"One of the most fun things i have played this jam, infuriatingly addictive!  A clever mechanic executed well"},{"author_name":"Talvara","author_uid":"38347","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1409073780,"text":"Cool game and interesting problem solving involved."},{"author_name":"KR-Eddie","author_uid":"15475","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:30pm","epoch":1409073900,"text":"Would like to try it without ghost limit, 1000 fireballs a second sounds fun xD\r<br\/>Music is hilarious, ghoul screams get annoying after a while.\r<br\/>Really fun little action game :)"},{"author_name":"capsizedmoose","author_uid":"30615","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1409078400,"text":"Love it hahaha"},{"author_name":"nataku92","author_uid":"4646","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:41am","epoch":1409121360,"text":"pretty fun"},{"author_name":"bluemaroo3","author_uid":"39635","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1409143800,"text":"Brilliant fun! Very manic trying to play it on my laptops touchpad.  Will definitely be giving it another go on our main pc :D"},{"author_name":"Razoric","author_uid":"27935","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 1:52pm","epoch":1409147220,"text":"Haha yeah I tested it on my Mac laptop (to check performance) and after 10 seconds with the touchpad I was like &quot;nope.&quot;"},{"author_name":"Otrora","author_uid":"32989","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1409150640,"text":"Sometimes enemies can trap you and leave you no choice but to lose all your life at once. That is not good :) Maybe the screams are too annoying at those moments. But beside that, you have some nice ideas implemented there that I will like to see taken to the next step. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Razoric","author_uid":"27935","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:34pm","epoch":1409153340,"text":"Yeah that was a last minute issue I discovered at the final hours of the jam I didn't have time to fix.   When the screams overlap each other from all the deaths in a row it can be quite jarring.  You can also press F super fast for the same effect!  :P Thanks for the feedback!"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1409162520,"text":"Hi there... Loved your game.  The physics of the mage fire spell is great, the acceleration away...  The sounds especially the piano music, which sounds much like an old B&amp;W film accompianment!  Ghosts a good idea also!  Great job overall."},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:17pm","epoch":1409170320,"text":"I hate that lava so much. Took me a few tries (I was doing so poorly I just restarted before losing all my lifes :P) but I managed to beat it! Too bad there wasn't a boss at the end waiting for me.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice and juicy game. Good job.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anssi@MooseflyGames"},{"author_name":"nerd burglars","author_uid":"41215","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1409171220,"text":"Pressing R to reload the game, did not work for me, so every time I had to restart (which sadly, was many times lol)I had to just refresh the screen, but that's no biggie :) The music kinda reminded me of an old black and white western movie. Very unique and challenging game! GJ!"},{"author_name":"borgi","author_uid":"39688","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 9:29pm","epoch":1409174640,"text":"Awesome rocket firballs, fun game! Well done!"},{"author_name":"Once Upon a Team","author_uid":"27111","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1409175720,"text":"Nice music &amp; graphics. SFX are really good too, making this a good action game (camera movements, explosions etc.). Really loved the concept too!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>GOOD JOB ;)"},{"author_name":"yodamaster","author_uid":"38165","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1409176320,"text":"Nice mechanic, but very hard to play."},{"author_name":"43iscoding","author_uid":"35110","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1409176920,"text":"The game is ultra fun, in terms of graphics, audio and gameplay! Best Jam entry I've seen so far!"},{"author_name":"Rob Glen","author_uid":"39992","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:26pm","epoch":1409178060,"text":"Really fun! Love the pace of it, and the music works perfectly with it too."},{"author_name":"TravisChen","author_uid":"12204","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 1:10am","epoch":1409187900,"text":"AMAZING. Def my favorite game so far."},{"author_name":"Linusson","author_uid":"25442","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:01am","epoch":1409208960,"text":"Really fun and intensive game. Great sound fx and music to go along. I really liked this one. Well done! :)"},{"author_name":"Manou","author_uid":"29477","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 9:45am","epoch":1409218800,"text":"Excellent, top 3."},{"author_name":"INC$D021","author_uid":"39751","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:32am","epoch":1409221620,"text":"It's been said before but.. AWESOME! 5\/5 Tons of fun!"},{"author_name":"Nedd","author_uid":"41789","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:18pm","epoch":1409227980,"text":"Yup, pretty fun game! Took me a few good seconds to ge a grasp of the ghost mechanic, but it was damn awesome after a few deaths!"},{"author_name":"Franklins Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 2:18pm","epoch":1409235180,"text":"The ghost mechanic for solving the puzzles was a great idea and the music worked really well, great game."},{"author_name":"MechanicMoon","author_uid":"40539","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1409247960,"text":"Really nice concept! Graphics! And the mechanic of the ghost its nice!"},{"author_name":"Pierrec","author_uid":"1874","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 6:38pm","epoch":1409250780,"text":"This is a great idea! Reminds me of Cursor*10, but with more fun because FIREBALLS!"},{"author_name":"Will Edwards","author_uid":"10313","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 9:26am","epoch":1409304060,"text":"+fun!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Really mad mayhem!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The soundtrack was absolutely perfect!  Piano really sets the mood :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Impossible tempo, got to the point where I couldn't actually see the wizard I was controlling due to all the clutter!  But I loved every crazy minute of it :D"},{"author_name":"Jod","author_uid":"20442","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:06pm","epoch":1409324460,"text":"Great work there! I love the slow increase of speed on the fireballs! Music fits the frantic pace as well!"},{"author_name":"koalamo","author_uid":"40334","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:23pm","epoch":1409325480,"text":"Fun game, ghost mechanic is neat. I think the screenshake on every attack is a bit much. I feel it may be more rewarding if it was on contact with an enemy vs. when you cast. Great work!"},{"author_name":"Tanner","author_uid":"12078","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:27pm","epoch":1409325720,"text":"Game so good. Made me want to engage with your brand. :D"},{"author_name":"Pfeyffer","author_uid":"33999","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1409330280,"text":"Awesome game! The connection to the theme is not immediately apparent but it is fun to play. I swear the first few wizard ghosts had a very confused look on their face :-)"},{"author_name":"Stepwise","author_uid":"41055","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1409332320,"text":"Great game! My hand is falling off, but it was fun to mass up a massive fireball army of death. Am imagining how this would work with more action elements (like a TD variant) vs. puzzle elements! The waiting becomes taxing after a while. But great fun. Super-satisfying to blow stuff up."},{"author_name":"Maxom","author_uid":"34802","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 8:04pm","epoch":1409342340,"text":"Loved this game. Feels very, very well and has a good difficulty! Clearly one of my favorites this year!"},{"author_name":"vinull","author_uid":"19362","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 1:19am","epoch":1409361240,"text":"Nice little game.  I didn't quite make it to the end, it became a long run back each time i died and I ended up dying again from lack of patience =)"},{"author_name":"hamster_mk_4","author_uid":"4265","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 5:39am","epoch":1409376840,"text":"Fantastic concept and execution."},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 5:54am","epoch":1409377740,"text":"Hah that was really cool - nice one :D"},{"author_name":"liquidminduk","author_uid":"37631","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 8:49am","epoch":1409388240,"text":"best name so far haha\r<br\/>I loved how responsive this was, really great gamplay and the art style complimented it nicely."},{"author_name":"egor-idiot","author_uid":"23565","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:31am","epoch":1409390760,"text":"Awesome game! Cool concept and execution. I especially like music and sounds %)"},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:14am","epoch":1409393340,"text":"Hectic action packed game! It gets furious fast, too many enemies going after the mage, but it makes it even funnier! Great job!"},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 11:18pm","epoch":1409440380,"text":"Nice take on the theme and the recorded past selves mechanic. The obstacles don't rest though which means one time the path is clear but the next time it might not be and that messes up the ghost button timings. Good job though"},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 7:56am","epoch":1409471460,"text":"Nice concept! This got me really addicted. Sounds are absolutely fun and graphics are nice. Very sweet for this short time!"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 10:30am","epoch":1409480700,"text":"Great entry. Really enjoyed everything about it. Frantic doesn't begin to describe it :)"},{"author_name":"puppymythril","author_uid":"41764","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1409510760,"text":"Love it. Reminds me of Super Time Force. Main problem I had was not that it was hectic, but cluttered. about halfway through my lives I couldn't even see myself anymore, much less enemy projectiles. It was also a bit too easy to accidentally step on lava while trying to cross the bridges."},{"author_name":"bytegrove","author_uid":"11939","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 12:40pm","epoch":1409574900,"text":"What a fun concept! The feedback from the fireballs and the explosions are really good! And the screams, oh my god the screams. Only annoyance might be that the bridges were a little narrow imo, but no biggie. Nice solid entry!"},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1409608560,"text":"The ghost mechanic is not that original since there are a few titles used it before but not in this kind of game so it counts as original. I used my ghost mages as an army of destruction :D Very good game with everything complete imo."},{"author_name":"spotco","author_uid":"35477","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 4:29am","epoch":1409631840,"text":"Fun, and a little frustrating!\r<br\/>(Liked the almost-wilheim scream)"},{"author_name":"xandy","author_uid":"15304","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 8:13pm","epoch":1409688480,"text":"very cool music&amp;art combined with the little wizzards!"},{"author_name":"thecolorhacker","author_uid":"40333","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 12:45pm","epoch":1409748000,"text":"Great entry!"},{"author_name":"Traumendes_Madchen","author_uid":"39080","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 3:03pm","epoch":1409756280,"text":"The dying sound is terrifying, I don't even want to know how you made it ;____;"},{"author_name":"Danman9914","author_uid":"30580","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1409783340,"text":"Screen shake was sooooooooo satisfying. PEW PEW"},{"author_name":"TowelKing","author_uid":"36784","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 1:06am","epoch":1409792460,"text":"good game, I wish there was a way to progress a bit faster instead of waiting for myself to do things faster"},{"author_name":"ninjascript","author_uid":"35875","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 3:39am","epoch":1409801640,"text":"Great mechanic and the art is awesome. Those fireballs feel powerful."},{"author_name":"malf","author_uid":"40615","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 7:48am","epoch":1409816580,"text":"Great game, after 8-10 deasths I stopped seing anything but it was fun!! :D"},{"author_name":"chowee","author_uid":"35141","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1409855520,"text":"Excellent entry !\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As anounce, the gameplay gets frantic really fast and it is an awesome game, really good job. Graphics are nice and the music and general mood and humor of the game is great !\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I greatly enjoyed my time with this  ! I return to it now, it's addictive !"},{"author_name":"H1S2","author_uid":"40166","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 10:56am","epoch":1409914260,"text":"what a crazy sloughter house. very funny! great music. Great Graphics. Cool Game!"},{"author_name":"juaxix","author_uid":"10960","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1409926320,"text":"Nicely done, how did you save all the info of previous sessions?"},{"author_name":"Razoric","author_uid":"27935","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 2:21pm","epoch":1409926560,"text":"I saved all player movements and actions into an array, then assigned the array to a 'ghost' for the next play through."},{"author_name":"arhpositive","author_uid":"11575","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 1:59pm","epoch":1410011640,"text":"Top notch audio, strong visuals and solid gameplay, the only complaint I have is sometimes the lava is too unforgiving when I'm trying to get over the bridge. Maybe it should not kill you if you touch lava while you're also touching a bridge.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Other than that, great entry overall."},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1410019260,"text":"Very cool take on the theme, the shooting baddies make it a bit too hard with all the mayhem - hard to see and dodge their missiles, I think I died 5 times when I was 1 tile away from what I think is the end :(\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great job! Loved the art too!"},{"author_name":"HeyChinaski","author_uid":"11211","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1410038220,"text":"Awesome work on the pixel art. The sounds are hilarious and the music is great.  Really fun to play (although I think any resemblance to the theme is tenuous at best).  The sound effect, screen shake and size of the projectiles made shooting them feel really satisfying"},{"author_name":"hundredhundred","author_uid":"42294","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 1:56am","epoch":1410141060,"text":"Awesome job, i really like the game mechanics. Although it gets a bit lagging at times. Nice entry!"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 7:05am","epoch":1410246000,"text":"One of the greatest entries I've seen. The ghost mechanic is super cool and you've added lots of audio and visual feedbacks to everything (screen shake, remaining corpses...) a la Vlambeer ;)"},{"author_name":"Snicklodocus","author_uid":"22794","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1410295740,"text":"Loved the music and audio! The ghost mechanic was cool, and made the game even more fast-paced. Good job!"},{"author_name":"radmars","author_uid":"18627","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:26am","epoch":1410308460,"text":"That was incredible."},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 2:34am","epoch":1410488940,"text":"That was a lot of fun.  Very nice job."},{"author_name":"Rage Paint","author_uid":"39734","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 4:11am","epoch":1410494760,"text":"Very nice game. As I read through the comments it sounds like I was hitting the lava. I thought the bridge was just disappearing from under me as it would disappear when you died."},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 2:34am","epoch":1410575340,"text":"Oh Wow! This was one of the best from the Jam. Added to my favorites."},{"author_name":"pikkpoiss","author_uid":"37196","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 10:46pm","epoch":1410820860,"text":"Utterly chaotic, but in the best possible way. Really cool idea and implementation. Great job!"}],"images":["ld30\/27935-efb30462e6d88fdf635ef517395657e5.jpg","ld30\/27935-907ccac36010f2de7a0c8bfdb445885b.jpg","ld30\/27935-0e056b510608744515c721871bbae831.jpg","ld30\/27935-1bdf7b7e97b585d28976ac1c56ed37b6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.kongregate.com\/games\/Razoric\/notes-from-a-mad-mage","text":"Web (Kongregate)"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/action\/notes-from-a-mad-mage\/33193\/","text":"Web (Game Jolt)"},{"url":"http:\/\/razoric.com\/2014\/08\/making-the-mad-mage-becoming-a-better-designer\/","text":"Post Mortem"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17933","g_author":"27935","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"17962","g_title":"Notes from a Mad Mage","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"56","g_commentcount":"88","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\/27935-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/27935-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/27935-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/27935-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Theme:  The game draws on the \"Connected Worlds\" theme through connecting past gameplay with present.   Everytime you die a ghost will appear and perform the same actions you did on the previous run.   The ghosts stack so you can have up to 14 ghosts at a time (totally depending on how much you die).  It gets frantic! \r\n\r\nStory:  While rotting away in prison for over a millenia the Mad Mage has discovered the secret of connecting life with death. Only through the help of past lives will the mage be able to escape the dungeon forever.\r\n\r\nNotes from a Mad Mage is a short, action packed puzzle game that may leave your mouse in ruin by the end.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!","title":"Notes from a Mad Mage"}