{"author_link":"\/author\/pinkmonkeyhead\/","author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","comments":[{"author_name":"Siewart","author_uid":"10724","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:30am","epoch":1398655500,"text":"Nice idea, great execution (Safe from some tiny bugs: Hard Edges + Flying Employees)."},{"author_name":"suoraviiva","author_uid":"27076","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:32am","epoch":1398655620,"text":"I love it! Really nice graphics and a fitting soundtrack to the carnival theme. Resource management works perfectly with upgrades, though it's still very hard to survive more than two days :) Actually the last time I played, every booth got fired after the first day.\r\rThis is definitely one of the best LD games I have ever played. Thanks!"},{"author_name":"jugglerrob","author_uid":"24814","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:33am","epoch":1398655680,"text":"Working that carnival is hard, everyone got fired on day 2."},{"author_name":"PriorBlue","author_uid":"35550","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:45am","epoch":1398656400,"text":"Nice work. More complex, than i thought on the first watch."},{"author_name":"thx4nothing","author_uid":"26847","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1398716400,"text":"This was a different interpretation of the theme but I liked it :D I was fired on day 2 with 33 sales :)"},{"author_name":"Covenant","author_uid":"326","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1398716640,"text":"Brilliant concept, very hard! Looks awesome too!"},{"author_name":"lamphj","author_uid":"35721","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1398716820,"text":"Fantastic game! I lost on day 2 but really enjoyed the gameplay."},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1398717960,"text":"Fun and addicting, and the graphics are charming. I enjoyed it a lot!"},{"author_name":"conormn","author_uid":"31095","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:51am","epoch":1398732360,"text":"Ha, really liked the characters expressions. Well done :)"},{"author_name":"Jared Sartin","author_uid":"32837","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:31am","epoch":1398738360,"text":"Great work! Gonna have to play this again later!"},{"author_name":"caranha","author_uid":"7847","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:46am","epoch":1398742860,"text":"Wow, that was pretty nice game! Not only the mechanics were something that I haven't seen in LD often, but the use of the theme was also quite creative!\r\rThe only problem I had with the game is that the text for the updates was quite hard to read - I spent many precious seconds trying to understand what the upgrades were, and their cost.\r\rThanks for the game!\r\r(PS: the game works on wine, but since you're using Unity, could you also add a linux binary? Thanks!)"},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:11am","epoch":1398744360,"text":"@caranha\rI added Linux (i never compiled to linux before so i don't really know if its right)\rthanks for the comment!"},{"author_name":"gene-z","author_uid":"26095","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:37am","epoch":1398745920,"text":"Nice job... very good graphics and toomuch fun"},{"author_name":"Crazi456","author_uid":"20961","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:42am","epoch":1398746220,"text":"Haha, very entertaining! I got fired :("},{"author_name":"yo_milo","author_uid":"37424","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:23am","epoch":1398748680,"text":"Nice Game, I almost got to day 3... By one SALE!!! Geez! It is pretty hard, specially because you lose unused respect... shame, shame..."},{"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"8854","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:32am","epoch":1398749220,"text":"nice art, the walking felt a bit slow, especially when I was losing customers. Fun game though! The over-selling bit was funny."},{"author_name":"PixelFeet","author_uid":"34877","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:33am","epoch":1398749280,"text":"Well done!! Couldn't pass up a game with a name like "carnival warfare" :)"},{"author_name":"BruceDoh","author_uid":"29780","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:02am","epoch":1398751020,"text":"Love the mood. The graphics and audio come together very nicely to give the carnival feel.\r\rIf you stand in the right spot in the resupply tent and spam space bar, it looks like your character is doing unseemly things."},{"author_name":"mtinkerhess","author_uid":"20708","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:05am","epoch":1398751200,"text":"Really nice presentation. The animations are great. The music is appropriate, it sets the mood really well. I definitely felt motivated to get the word out about my product and get customers to buy my stuff, it reminded me of when I worked retail during the summers in college.\r\rNone of the sellers made it past the second day, it made me wonder if that was possible or not?"},{"author_name":"S\u00e9bastien Bernery","author_uid":"484","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:08am","epoch":1398751380,"text":"The Linux port is not working : you have to add the data folder in the archive. And is it possible to add a 64bits binary ?"},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:11am","epoch":1398751560,"text":"@Sébastien Bernery\ri forgot to add the data folder. foolish mistake! i uploaded new .zip"},{"author_name":"whalebot","author_uid":"36369","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:14am","epoch":1398751740,"text":"I am the best salesman! Seriously, good job with this. I think the theme link was a bit of a stretch though... I'm not sure what happened on day 2, they said I was fired, and then I came back the next day? Oh well! Great game!"},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:14am","epoch":1398751740,"text":"@Sébastien Bernery \rI tried to compile to Linux x64, i dont know if it worked :)"},{"author_name":"l3dx","author_uid":"7876","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:16am","epoch":1398751860,"text":"I liked this game. Great carnival mood, and a quite different interpretation of the theme! Nice graphics and sound. Have to play again :)"},{"author_name":"terraco","author_uid":"36973","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:45am","epoch":1398757200,"text":"Not bad. Thin vile of the theme. That's ok, my game is the same (vague reference to the theme)"},{"author_name":"S\u00e9bastien Bernery","author_uid":"484","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:11am","epoch":1398762360,"text":"The linux build works perfectly :).\rI'm happy I was able to play to this very good game !"},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:18am","epoch":1398762780,"text":"Fun!"},{"author_name":"kbm","author_uid":"20498","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:55pm","epoch":1398786600,"text":"Cool, interesting concept - very well executed! Really liked it!"},{"author_name":"Korwegian","author_uid":"31877","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1398791340,"text":"Dood, can you make a secret mode where you sell weapons as the RE4 merchant? Or a pepsi mode? XD"},{"author_name":"Lucariatias","author_uid":"14242","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:59pm","epoch":1398794040,"text":"Fun, albeit repetitive, doing the same actions over and over."},{"author_name":"InfectionTeam","author_uid":"37445","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:52pm","epoch":1398797220,"text":"Awesome game! I got fired but then I managed to turn things around xD"},{"author_name":"Rusky","author_uid":"7817","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:32am","epoch":1398821220,"text":"Aside from balance issues, very well done!"},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 7:38pm","epoch":1399059180,"text":"Cute and funny!"},{"author_name":"ArcturusDeluxe","author_uid":"26098","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 12:31am","epoch":1399076760,"text":"Nice presentation here, slick graphics and music. I felt the gameplay was a bit repetitive, having to go back and forth between the tents. Other than that, its an interesting concept and pretty fun."},{"author_name":"DrPrettyPatty","author_uid":"30068","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:27am","epoch":1399087320,"text":"I loved it! The graphics were great, the shifty salesman eyes along with the smile got creepier the more I played haha."},{"author_name":"Cake&Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 3:33am","epoch":1399087680,"text":"SUCH a cute game! I really enjoyed playing it and sprinting around to make the sales cut. I love the art and the game play idea! It's a bit loosey-goosey on the theme, but I personally don't think that's a big deal. It's ultimately a fun game and I enjoyed the rush from it. :D"},{"author_name":"King_Mew","author_uid":"34967","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 6:28pm","epoch":1399141380,"text":"I love it. It's a bit hard and I think the gameplay needs a bit... more. But it's fantastic. Great job!"},{"author_name":"metkis","author_uid":"27592","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 8:08pm","epoch":1399147380,"text":"VERY well done. Enjoyed it!"},{"author_name":"cageinabird","author_uid":"12377","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1399147980,"text":"Although the connection to the theme feels tenuous (shouldn't it be a minimum sales line rather than surface?), the presentation is slick and the characters are adorable. The gameplay loop is well thought out, and maybe just needs a little tweaking (making the rounds shorter and easier, and the player a bit quicker)."},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 4:37am","epoch":1399177920,"text":"Beautiful game! Interesting take on the theme although it feels a little "forced". The game is fun, I hated keep running around to fill up the stock. Maybe if the player was faster... Great job either way! The music really helps too. I must say that you made a really impressive work for 48h."},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 8:24pm","epoch":1399234740,"text":"Nice concept and really polished! I just can't seen the relation with the theme..."},{"author_name":"ruerob","author_uid":"36728","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1399240860,"text":"Nice, fun and challenging game. Thank you for this entry."},{"author_name":"crocantidepollo","author_uid":"36237","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 10:39pm","epoch":1399242840,"text":"Very good idea! It is really difficult to get past day 2. Cute graphics!"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 11:48am","epoch":1399290180,"text":"Great and cool game."},{"author_name":"DavidErosa","author_uid":"5049","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 11:12pm","epoch":1399331220,"text":"Great graphics and great idea. It doesn't really fit the theme but it's a really nice game!"},{"author_name":"Penguincat","author_uid":"37427","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 12:14am","epoch":1399334940,"text":"Nice take on the theme! It's a rough life as a carnival salesman, though - fired on day 2 :\\ It was a bit hard to restock without losing a ton of respect each time; I think I saw an upgrade that would let you keep more resources at your booth each time, but never got enough respect to buy it. Still, pretty fun game, and the music and graphics fit the premise perfectly. :)"},{"author_name":"ZYXer","author_uid":"20509","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 1:30am","epoch":1399339500,"text":"Awesome game idea, graphics and mood. Just brilliant. Way too hard though.\r\rWhat does it have to do with beneath the surface? Is it the harsh working environment that exists beneath the surface of carnival fairs?"},{"author_name":"Raiyumi","author_uid":"25829","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1399497720,"text":"This was pretty fun. It got some nice graphics and an interesting take on theme."},{"author_name":"jtpup0","author_uid":"36526","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 3:18am","epoch":1399518780,"text":"Nice twist on tycoon games!, quite glitchy yet enjoyable"},{"author_name":"Garris","author_uid":"33993","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1399575180,"text":"This was a lot of fun, and the graphics and sound were really top-notch. I had some minor text issues (text outside screen even with my monitor's resolution selected), but nothing that was more than a tiny distraction to an otherwise charming and fun game."},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 11:38pm","epoch":1399591980,"text":"@Garris Whats your screen resolution? Im checking for bugs in the text. Thank you!"},{"author_name":"SK16Games","author_uid":"32632","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 3:06pm","epoch":1399734060,"text":"Very lovely game :D"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"May 11, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1399839840,"text":"Super fun game! I included it in part 24 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/a1xd0I3_xtY"},{"author_name":"mortus","author_uid":"20884","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 10:09am","epoch":1399889040,"text":"Nice idea and great work for a limited time! I feel that the difficulty curve is much too steep, though. I easily finished day 1, day 2 was just fine and day 3 is next to impossible for me."},{"author_name":"Lythom","author_uid":"7763","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1399896540,"text":"hi,\rhere's some feedback about your game.\rWhat I liked :\r- Atmosphere \/ Graphics \/ Fonts \/ Music \/ Sounds\r- entierly playable\r- Tips on "How to play" when announcing the days end\/start\rWhat in my opinion could be improved :\r- integration of the theme in the game, the idea is good but could be exploited better.\r- fun, it lacks a few fun stuff : it feels like a real job pain :p which could be converted into a good point with a better theme integration I think.\r- some collision bugs with the stand to be fixed\r- some visual inacuracy with texts (positions, readability)\rVery good job overall, I do appreciate the finish quality of your game.\rThanks for the game !"},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1399905660,"text":"Yes!\rThis is fun.\rIt makes me miss Theme Park World!\rwhich I love!\rKeep it up!"},{"author_name":"FuzzyWuzzie","author_uid":"22923","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 6:04pm","epoch":1399917540,"text":"Neat idea, but after running out of stock I couldn't really play anymore."},{"author_name":"joe40001","author_uid":"22192","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 8:38am","epoch":1400056380,"text":"I like this game, even though I'm not sure if it's a mistake or bug or not but the win screen got you some humor points from me. :) \r\rInnovative, but a big stretch on the theme, still fun and well made."},{"author_name":"jorgemoag","author_uid":"24365","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 2:10pm","epoch":1400076300,"text":"Very fun! I enjoyed it a lot! Maybe if you could control more employees would be fantastic"},{"author_name":"kirbytails7","author_uid":"4767","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 7:25am","epoch":1400224800,"text":"Nice entry. I like the lemonade stand feel but with being able to move around."},{"author_name":"PlasterPhantom","author_uid":"30185","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 3:19pm","epoch":1400253240,"text":"Well, I didn't understand the theme at all at first. Beneath the line is a bit abstract. Graphics were cool, music was okay. Felt a bit repetitive after a while, it's just that I don't like the theme interpetation at all."},{"author_name":"Anoarith","author_uid":"24843","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 5:29pm","epoch":1400261040,"text":"Cute and wonderfull game, especially for a Compo Entry :) ! I found it kinda repetitive though. Nice job on the music, it was totally appropriate."},{"author_name":"shadow64","author_uid":"35058","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 3:11am","epoch":1400382360,"text":"The game is pretty good, but I do have some notes.\r\rI didn't understand that I had to go to the red tent until I checked the in-game help. I tried going to the blue tent, but no matter how much I pressed X or Z nothing happened. The walk speed was also pretty slow and you might want to add the ability to upgrade just that - buying sneakers? I don't know. Lastly, the soundtrack was oddly quiet - I'm not exactly sure why that was happening but it was.\r\rI still played through a couple of times (in windowed and fullscreen). For 48 hours it's a fun game and I'd like to see you expand it.\r\rLastly thanks for telling me about your LD27 entry - it was pretty interesting when you compare it to my current entry. Very similar ideas! :D\r\rThanks for sharing and for playing my game and rating it. Best of luck with the last days of the voting!"},{"author_name":"elefantopia","author_uid":"37031","time":"May 18, 2014 @ 4:04am","epoch":1400385540,"text":"Fun game! Wished we could move faster to the red and blue tents... the customers were getting away. Very addictive."}],"images":["ld29\/11711-0f7298d129bc19ba57caf7f2dacdd2ac.jpg","ld29\/11711-a5ea757def466d5a160aec5bae34a5b0.jpg","ld29\/11711-c9a753704637ac6ab7aaa416386caed3.jpg","ld29\/11711-8624765e5805ab3601e1f57a46b6a091.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/19849504\/Games\/LD29\/Windows\/Carnival%20Warfare.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/19849504\/Games\/LD29\/Mac\/Carnival%20Warfare.app.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/19849504\/Games\/LD29\/Linux\/Carnival%20Warfare.x86.zip","text":"Linux (x86)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/19849504\/Games\/LD29\/Linux\/Carnival%20Warfare.x86_64.zip","text":"Linux (x64)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/19849504\/Games\/LD29\/Booth%20Game.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19381","g_author":"11711","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"19410","g_title":"Carnival Warfare","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"388","g_commentcount":"64","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\/11711-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/11711-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/11711-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/11711-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are the new employee of West Mountain Carnival Festival, but can you keep up above the sale minimum surface?\r\n\r\nMove with ARROWS and interact with SPACE","title":"Carnival Warfare"}