{"author_link":"\/author\/gnerkus\/","author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","comments":[{"author_name":"primaerfunktion","author_uid":"12505","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:00am","epoch":1398675300,"text":"Great concept and the game looks soo cute. Really well done!"},{"author_name":"martijn","author_uid":"20699","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:33am","epoch":1398677280,"text":"Is the game over\/finish screen supposed to be just a black screen?"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:04am","epoch":1398679140,"text":"@martjin I'm so sorry. I didn't have time to do any screens so the gameover and finish screens are quite similar.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@primaerfunktion Thanks. Unfortunately, cute is all there is to the game for now."},{"author_name":"allurious","author_uid":"20642","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:06am","epoch":1398679260,"text":"Really cool concept-- the octopus is also super cute. The game was neat and easy to grasp, plus I loved the plant mechanic. :D"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:25am","epoch":1398680400,"text":"@allurious Thanks. I apologize for the lack of screens."},{"author_name":"oatsbarley","author_uid":"5172","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:50am","epoch":1398681900,"text":"Everybody's already mentioned the lack of start\/finish screens, but really the only issue for me was having to refresh the page to start the level again; maybe have it just restart the level when you lose, instead of going to a different screen. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The music is nice and the graphics are quite pretty; the gameplay can be quite tricky, too!"},{"author_name":"bvanschooten","author_uid":"14520","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:04am","epoch":1398682740,"text":"Original concept!  The graphics look good.  I didn't hear any sound.  Avoiding the dark things seems a bit random. Though you can steer them into a corner with the plants, they also have random behaviour. At one point I got lucky as most of them got stuck. That's how I managed to complete the game."},{"author_name":"Nicoll Hunt","author_uid":"34501","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:06am","epoch":1398682860,"text":"Really liked the cute graphics and gameplay mechanic! Had a few fun &quot;come ooooon!!&quot; close call moments with the dark things.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Didn't hear any music or sfx unfortunately (tried Chrome &amp; Firefox on Mac OS X). Also had a few times where the dark things were camping the exit opening :("},{"author_name":"neekobus","author_uid":"14085","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:12pm","epoch":1398686820,"text":"Cute graphics. Nice concept !\r<br\/>Everything is a bit slow.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good start !"},{"author_name":"neekobus","author_uid":"14085","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:17pm","epoch":1398687120,"text":"I have to add : \r<br\/>It's a bit buggy : a monster block the exit (he don't move) :( !"},{"author_name":"stoo","author_uid":"11088","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1398711240,"text":"Love the graphics and the music is really nice. It took me a while to figure out the game play but once I did I really enjoyed the puzzle challenge. More levels please!"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:15am","epoch":1398755400,"text":"@oatsbarley I agree with you completely. Thanks for the compliments.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@bvanschooten The dark things are supposed to move randomly. They're not supposed to get stuck, though. Thank you for the compliments.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Nicoll Hunt This might be appropriate but I really loved your game! I'm waiting for the voting to pass so I can play it again. I used only .ogg and .wav audio formats and I didn't have time to test the sounds before I submitted the game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@neekobus Thanks. I made it slower because I wanted to make it easier since the dark things moved randomly. The dark things seemed to have played FPSes.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@stoo Thank you so much. Once the voting is over, I'll add more levels. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>@all I'm happy everyone found the graphics cute. I worked towards achieving that."},{"author_name":"Lizzip","author_uid":"22200","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:22am","epoch":1398759420,"text":"Woo I did it! I think at one point I walked over a dark thing and it didn't do anything though? But I could be wrong. This is really nicely made and a fun idea. Would be perfect as a tablet game"},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:57am","epoch":1398761520,"text":"My son would love a game like this. It is done really well!"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:43am","epoch":1398767880,"text":"@Lizzip The game's code is infected with dark things. Thank you so much for the compliment. I'll continue working on the game once voting ends.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Thorig Thank you. I feel really motivated to work on this."},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1398798840,"text":"That's a really satisfying puzzle. Felt good when I made it to the end! Shame there's no winning screen but it's still great work!"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:03am","epoch":1398848280,"text":"@tripleVisionGames Thank you. I'll work on the game once voting ends."},{"author_name":"eckcz","author_uid":"25699","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:40pm","epoch":1398861300,"text":"cool graphics but it is really hard for me :D but fun"},{"author_name":"Moist","author_uid":"16352","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:40pm","epoch":1398861300,"text":"You could make the clickable plants stand out from everything else a bit more. It's hard to tell they can be interacted with at first. Other than that, a very solid entry. :)"},{"author_name":"Kep","author_uid":"24452","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 7:00pm","epoch":1398884100,"text":"It took me a while and more than a few restarts, but I got it. I always like these pseudo-programming games. With more levels and the basics you already mentioned, it has some potential."},{"author_name":"Crazi456","author_uid":"20961","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1398884220,"text":"Fun little game! Nice sprites, great work!"},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 3:33am","epoch":1398914880,"text":"I love the visual style. The biggest problem is that the dark things get stuck on walls and get in the way of the puzzle's solution. I found the clear path to the exit but it was blocked by enemies that refused to keep moving away from the wall. I would like to play a faster version with less enemies on the screen with maybe a second or two with a countdown at the start to go ahead and start arranging some plants. Maybe that's not your idea of the game but it's a suggestion because the current version is a bit slow to get going. Great concept, though... and the art really stands out. I hope you keep working on it. :)"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1398974040,"text":"@SonnyBone Thank you for the critique. I will implement all your suggestions once voting ends (which is when I'll continue working on the game)."},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:05pm","epoch":1398978000,"text":"Great game! :)\r<br\/>I just love the graphics!\r<br\/>Congratulations! :D"},{"author_name":"Martin Vilcans","author_uid":"10862","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:15pm","epoch":1398978600,"text":"Nice to see a Phaser based game. I like the art style. The gameplay is nice but could use some polish."},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 7:33am","epoch":1399015680,"text":"@Martin Vilcans Thank you. Phaser is the best Javascript game library I've used. I'll definitely work on this game once voting ends.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@zedutchgandalf Thank you!"},{"author_name":"d__adee","author_uid":"24414","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 9:22am","epoch":1399108620,"text":"Cool man! :D The graphics is great. The concept is great. Also, I managed to make it to the right exit, but nothing happened. Good job! :)"},{"author_name":"Kara Jayde","author_uid":"36048","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 4:29am","epoch":1399350240,"text":"Great Art and BGM ^^"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 10:10am","epoch":1399370700,"text":"@d__adee Your compliment is worth a third round in a three-round SFIV tournament final.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Kara Jayde Thank you."}],"images":["ld29\/28566-4e87952e4ce1000fe66a998b1c6eb658.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/googledrive.com\/host\/0BzOl0j4b7wZWcmdUMDVZU1ZWeEU\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ifeanyiDev\/the-dark-things-LD29","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"20187","g_author":"28566","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"20216","g_title":"The Dark Things","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"928","g_commentcount":"29","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\/28566-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"I apologize for the lack of menus and screens.\r\n\r\nGOAL:\r\nReach the other opening (on the right) while avoiding the dark things.\r\n\r\nGAMEPLAY:\r\nClick a big plant to change the direction it faces. When your character (the octopus)or an enemy moves over a big plant, it changes its direction of motion.\r\n\r\nThank you for trying out my game.","title":"The Dark Things"}