{"author_link":"\/author\/legacycrono\/","author_name":"LegacyCrono","author_uid":"3093","comments":[{"author_name":"GAFBlizzard","author_uid":"12278","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:19am","epoch":1398651240,"text":"I was confused by the cutscene skipping playing many messages rapid-fire, but I think that it may have been working correctly.  I did not figure out how to break any blocks -- having S depend on the location of the mouse cursor is very confusing, and I seemed to be buying $30 picks and trying to break a rock above my character.  I tried to time when the marker hit the green area (or the red area), but neither worked.  Special note -- nice dialog box graphics."},{"author_name":"Halbernacht","author_uid":"35057","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1398719580,"text":"Yeah, I wasn't able to break any rocks as well, even if I timed my mining release so that both were in the green section."},{"author_name":"Jo\u00e3o Kucera","author_uid":"29004","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:33pm","epoch":1398788880,"text":"Nice dialog cutscenes!"},{"author_name":"tanjent","author_uid":"36394","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1398791580,"text":"Very nice graphics and I think it has potential. Could not manage to break any blocks :("},{"author_name":"stigmawall","author_uid":"6116","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:30am","epoch":1398821100,"text":"I could'n break any block, but the graphics is nice."},{"author_name":"madmaw","author_uid":"5068","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 3:44am","epoch":1398915540,"text":"To break the blocks you need to press 'S' on one, then in the digging mini-game tap 'S' again when the slider hits the red bit, then 'S' once more when the slider goes back down past the green bit. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Would make a good one-touch mobile game, maybe it could be combined with some kind of mine-sweeper-style mechanics (dig into hidden caverns full of treasure or monsters, skill-based resource management)?"},{"author_name":"bucketh3ad","author_uid":"18323","time":"May 15, 2014 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1400192160,"text":"The controls could use some work, but it seems like an interesting idea."}],"images":["ld29\/3093-6277cafcf98939f700f9032976b96064.jpg","ld29\/3093-84178a45e914d8dcc94da36ba254c871.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/leonmillan.com\/upheaval\/web\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/leonmillan.com\/upheaval\/upheaval_source.gmz","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19446","g_author":"3093","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"19475","g_title":"Upheaval!: Rise of the Earthbounds","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"7","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\/3093-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/3093-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"For centuries, humans have lived under the ground. However, as their demise approaches, a few brave adventurers decide to look for hope on the once abandoned surface of the planet. But what awaits them?\r\n\r\nThis is very incomplete, but (kinda) playable. Many features couldn't be implemented. To break the rocks, hold the button and release when the indicator is in the red area, and press again when it's on the yellow or green area.\r\n\r\nNOTE: For best results, play on Chrome!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nArrow - Move\r\nS - Accept, do action\r\nA - Cancel, fastforward cutscenes","title":"Upheaval!: Rise of the Earthbounds"}