{"author_link":"\/author\/apoorvaj\/","author_name":"ApoorvaJ","author_uid":"30207","comments":[{"author_name":"quantumpotato","author_uid":"36558","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1398629400,"text":"Clever"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1398632820,"text":"This concept is really amazing and it seems to me you are a poet. Thank you for this travel ++"},{"author_name":"smbe19","author_uid":"37059","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 11:45pm","epoch":1398642000,"text":"Amazing game and really nice music!"},{"author_name":"tacs","author_uid":"35984","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:41am","epoch":1398674160,"text":"Really lovely."},{"author_name":"ApoorvaJ","author_uid":"30207","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1398692580,"text":"Thanks for playing. I've played and rated all your games."},{"author_name":"Lucio","author_uid":"34179","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:52pm","epoch":1398692820,"text":"Excelent Music. Cool concept. Well done!"},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:56pm","epoch":1398693060,"text":"Amazing! I love the artstyle, the limericks and the music!"},{"author_name":"FileCorrupted","author_uid":"36503","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1398693120,"text":"This game was so orginal! Such a neat concept!"},{"author_name":"geekdrums","author_uid":"25923","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1398693300,"text":"Reminds me of unfinished swan or rain. great experience."},{"author_name":"Khaldrin","author_uid":"21078","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:03pm","epoch":1398693480,"text":"Great entry. I really like the art style and the way you make the player discover the world. The choice of narrative fits the game very well and the music is beautiful."},{"author_name":"philip_sinclair","author_uid":"37109","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:04pm","epoch":1398693540,"text":"Wow. an intersting experience. and very atmospheric. i think if the text was audio it would work better as i was more keen to watch the beautiful imagery than read the text. beautiful work."},{"author_name":"ApoorvaJ","author_uid":"30207","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:05pm","epoch":1398693600,"text":"@Lucio: Thanks for playing. Your game was really good too. The most fun I've had this LD."},{"author_name":"ApoorvaJ","author_uid":"30207","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1398694200,"text":"Thanks everyone.\r<br\/>@Philip_Sinclair: Really liked your entry. Rated and commented. :)"},{"author_name":"cageinabird","author_uid":"12377","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1398694860,"text":"A different kind of experience to fun, but very satisfying nonetheless."},{"author_name":"ills","author_uid":"35499","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1398695580,"text":"Wow!"},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:50pm","epoch":1398696300,"text":"Brilliant stuff! If only it lasted longer.."},{"author_name":"Atmospherium","author_uid":"24518","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:00pm","epoch":1398707700,"text":"Great work! I really like the visuals and how they kinda built the stark and empty tone of the game."},{"author_name":"thinkster","author_uid":"30204","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:15pm","epoch":1398719400,"text":"Only thing is I thought it was a bit slow to start, wish there was a bit more incentive straight from the beginning. Apart from that loved the art and music, really enjoyed the concept!"},{"author_name":"rylgh","author_uid":"15833","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:31am","epoch":1398763560,"text":"gorgeous unique style, lovely music"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:50am","epoch":1398818700,"text":"I'm exactly not sure why, but I loved it.  Great music and visuals."},{"author_name":"Cake&amp;Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:59am","epoch":1398851640,"text":"The visuals are super cool, and I really like the concept of the game! Sort of reminded me of a vextrex game :D"},{"author_name":"simplesmiler","author_uid":"33963","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 4:48pm","epoch":1399135380,"text":"Beautiful!"},{"author_name":"Crefossus","author_uid":"23130","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1400540580,"text":"Really like the audio but it's missing some sound effects. Extremely innovative but also slightly lacking in fun. I think the blindness also works against you as much as it works for the mood and theme of the game. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The art was very well done, especially the player footsteps and drawing the walls.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The writing was excellent and provided a good direction for the player."}],"images":["ld29\/30207-6049f853cc4a774509a48576cf4f0b69.jpg","ld29\/30207-e4cf0cf93d34964fc77542bbcb828bae.jpg","ld29\/30207-efcfebbe90843c1b7234cf5342fc116d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/thegamecoder.com\/lonely-boy\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/42899760\/Lonely%20Boy%20Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/42899760\/Lonely%20Boy%20Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/42899760\/Lonely%20Boy%20Code.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"20468","g_author":"30207","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"20497","g_title":"Lonely Boy","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"100","g_commentcount":"23","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\/30207-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/30207-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/30207-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Lonely Boy is my entry for the 29th Ludum Dare competition, based on the theme Beneath the Surface. The game is a 3D, black and white, third (invisible) person non-shooter, story-based game, with limericks as the only form of narrative. It started out as an experiment in 3D rendering.\r\n\r\nInstructions:\r\nEnter: Go Fullscreen (Recommended)\r\nW, A, S, D: Move\r\nMouse: Look\r\n\r\nFor Chrome users: If clicking on the title at the start does not make it go away, try opening the game in Firefox.","title":"Lonely Boy"}