{"author_link":"\/author\/ethankennerly\/","author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","comments":[{"author_name":"White Rabbit Games","author_uid":"36343","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:30pm","epoch":1398723900,"text":"I can collect all perl only the first 4 levels, after that I always used too many O2....btw, good game"},{"author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:30am","epoch":1398749100,"text":"@White Rabbit Games, Thanks!  You're right; that could be more clear that you cannot get every pearl.  The idea was to choose which route gets the most pearls."},{"author_name":"lonewookie","author_uid":"34535","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:40am","epoch":1398771300,"text":"Pretty fun.  I really like the controls!"},{"author_name":"darkflamejam","author_uid":"37051","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:55pm","epoch":1398865800,"text":"Pretty fun"},{"author_name":"rnlf","author_uid":"30930","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:58pm","epoch":1398873180,"text":"DAT SHARK! Loved the look in his eyes. Hilarious :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice, solid game!"},{"author_name":"commanderstitch","author_uid":"14366","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 1:36am","epoch":1398994260,"text":"I enjoyed this cute game. Collected 43 of them. a bit difficult at times. Best part was dying. xD"},{"author_name":"nesis","author_uid":"2726","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 4:36am","epoch":1399005060,"text":"A challenging, fun game. Simple mechanics behind it, but a real blast."},{"author_name":"pyrogames","author_uid":"37178","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 4:59am","epoch":1399006440,"text":"Nice, fun, and simple. I like it"},{"author_name":"rojo","author_uid":"29998","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 5:02am","epoch":1399006620,"text":"Nice simple game.  I chuckled at the shark animation.  I think a bit more challenge would do some good, such as enforcing the task to get more than 1 pearl (my own game could also use a bit more challenge)."},{"author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 5:05am","epoch":1399006800,"text":"@rojo Dive for more pearls.  Ben Ahroni got the highest score I've seen:  126 pearls!"},{"author_name":"oranebeast","author_uid":"33501","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 5:18am","epoch":1399007580,"text":"I didn't really enjoy this, It had no immedate reward from playing"},{"author_name":"Coin Flip Games","author_uid":"31135","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 5:24am","epoch":1399007940,"text":"I think it would been more fun if there was a higher minimum number of pearls for the later levels. Still a pretty good game though!"},{"author_name":"elefantopia","author_uid":"37031","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 4:36am","epoch":1399437060,"text":"Fun game! Thanks for laying out the controls very clearly to start and leaving it up on the screen for reference. Cute graphics, nice challenge in the higher levels."},{"author_name":"pikkpoiss","author_uid":"37196","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 6:31am","epoch":1399443960,"text":"Got 89 pearls.  Is it possible to get every pearl in each level?  Nice work on level design and ramping up the difficulty.  I liked having to plot my way through and try to time air pocket refills for maximum benefit."},{"author_name":"clearlyspam23","author_uid":"18940","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 7:31am","epoch":1399447560,"text":"The game was pretty fun. However, the levels seems out of order to me. Some of the earlier levels seems harder than the later ones."},{"author_name":"Warboys","author_uid":"33962","time":"May 17, 2014 @ 6:36am","epoch":1400308260,"text":"Nice simple control mechanism that leaves a lot of potential movement for the avatar. Not a big fan of the waiting necessary around the sharks, doing nothing in a game is a personal gripe of mine tho :P"}],"images":["ld29\/3040-128eb400af1798dc7c126e58b4fa358b.jpg","ld29\/3040-92510c7a5b466926bdf3f6a898670b25.jpg","ld29\/3040-6be44124a4e5c627ecdb8afbbf6761dc.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/finegamedesign.com\/pearldive","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"http:\/\/github.com\/ethankennerly\/surface","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19072","g_author":"3040","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"19101","g_title":"Pearl Dive","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"258","g_commentcount":"16","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\/\/342546\/3040-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/3040-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/3040-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Collect pearls and resurface before you drown.\r\n\r\n20 levels!\r\nWatch out for rocks, kelp, and sharks!\r\nCatch your breath at an air pocket.\r\n\r\nHelp:\r\n\r\nClick to swim.\r\nYou only get one dive.\r\nWhen you resurface with any pearls, you win.\r\nYou have enough air to swim about 10 strokes.\r\nClick slowly.  Each stroke costs 10% of your air.  \r\n\r\nPlan your route to get the most pearls.\r\nYou can replay a level to try to collect more pearls.\r\nYour score is the most pearls you collected at each level.\r\n\r\n2-day game jam by Ethan Kennerly.\r\nAnimation, sound by Isa Kretschsmer.\r\nAt The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment, \r\nOakland, California.  themade.org","title":"Pearl Dive"}