{"author_link":"\/author\/acp_ld\/","author_name":"acp_ld","author_uid":"30564","comments":[{"author_name":"joppiesaus","author_uid":"29014","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1387220040,"text":"A ZIP would satisfy me!"},{"author_name":"KumoKairo","author_uid":"26435","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1387221600,"text":"Interesting gameplay, really!\r<br\/>But I wonder how do these cyclops move without this eyeball artifact?)"},{"author_name":"badlydrawnrod","author_uid":"745","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1387221660,"text":"Very nicely implemented and an original control mechanism that works very well. A nice little puzzler."},{"author_name":"acp_ld","author_uid":"30564","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1387222020,"text":"I have changed the archive to a zip per request\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also normal cyclopsesse have arms and legs so they dont need to use their eyeball as a grappling hook\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thank you for playing!"},{"author_name":"WojWorks","author_uid":"18921","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1387222200,"text":"Surprisingly fun puzzle game. Needs polishing of course, but it is pretty creative with its puzzles and central mechanic."},{"author_name":"Zhrack","author_uid":"20741","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:37pm","epoch":1387222320,"text":"Nice game! But why i had to install it?"},{"author_name":"Sytech","author_uid":"9784","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1387224780,"text":"A really cool and original concept! Creative!"},{"author_name":"Jishenaz","author_uid":"26581","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:22pm","epoch":1387225020,"text":"Interesting concept."},{"author_name":"MrAmazingSocks","author_uid":"17232","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:16pm","epoch":1387228260,"text":"Fun and amazing use of the theme, I couldn't complete the last level but I guess I just didn't believe in the eye gun well enough."},{"author_name":"acp_ld","author_uid":"30564","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1387228740,"text":"the last level is guaranteed beatable but requires a trick that you might not have used in the previous levels, thanks for playing"},{"author_name":"wilpel","author_uid":"21978","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1387233300,"text":"Really cool!"},{"author_name":"mutilator","author_uid":"26566","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:41pm","epoch":1387294560,"text":"The controls are a bit weird, it would have been nice to just have the pull action automatic maybe? left click and hold shoots and pulls maybe. using left clicking for two separate actions was odd"},{"author_name":"SimonRhys","author_uid":"12594","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:56pm","epoch":1387295460,"text":"I like the idea of the mechanic and the story made me laugh, but the drag-yourself-around mechanic feels a bit tedious in practice, unfortunately :\/ could do with a bit of jinking around to get it to feel smoother?"},{"author_name":"lorniebear","author_uid":"31739","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1387309320,"text":"It's kinda cute!"},{"author_name":"Kyle Mac","author_uid":"26936","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:41pm","epoch":1387323360,"text":"Cool idea, funny implementation, game breaking bug. I attached to the top of the platform while I was falling and my eye won't retract. I took a screenshot of it to show you.\r<br\/>http:\/\/i1214.photobucket.com\/albums\/cc492\/Tuskus\/eyegun_zps8e3d51a4.png"},{"author_name":"acp_ld","author_uid":"30564","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 2:31am","epoch":1387333560,"text":"ty for the screenshot you are right, I'm only checking for a single collision line between the eye and the home, then the eye resets\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I should be checking for 2 collision lines at the outside radius of the eye"},{"author_name":"Nichii","author_uid":"29131","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 3:56pm","epoch":1387381860,"text":"Its an interesting game, however, the idea was taken by many similar games nowadays :("},{"author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1387382580,"text":"Funny and fun!"},{"author_name":"pkenney","author_uid":"30865","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1387384020,"text":"I really liked this.  Very different, and fun to figure out the puzzles.  After about fifty tries I did give up on the end boss.  I figured that I had to get up onto the platform to get to the rocks, but I never got above ground level, despite many, many, MANY attempts.  I couldn't seem to chain eye-swings together, and the large collider around my body kept... arg.  I guess I just did it wrong.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Considering how stripped-down this was, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"local minimum","author_uid":"24765","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1387396260,"text":"You get an extra plus on the graphics and simple game-play. Maybe I'm not quite the puzzle-solver but dropping a gunman after having introduced the solution (going around) and not having any way around was a bit of a downer. Gave up there."},{"author_name":"acp_ld","author_uid":"30564","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1387398900,"text":"I added hints to the game description.  I just tried the game and it is beatable."},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1387491780,"text":"Quite tricky controls but that's a great concept in there with some nice levels as well. Great work! :)"},{"author_name":"Tomski","author_uid":"30523","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1387569960,"text":"Super fun concept, great job :)"},{"author_name":"jongtao","author_uid":"31552","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 5:08am","epoch":1387602180,"text":"I like the gameplay. I got stuck at the last level though. I feel that thinks could have gone a lot better if you could swing on the eye for a bit instead of having it lose grip instantly once you get there."},{"author_name":"StMatn","author_uid":"18894","time":"Dec 28, 2013 @ 4:31pm","epoch":1388247960,"text":"Great game :D\r<br\/>I really like the idea^^ The game plays quite well, but I really needed to remind myself of the slide-feature, when detaching the eye. This slide also feels a bit unnatural, but it's predictable, so it wasn't a big problem.\r<br\/>Great work!"}],"images":["ld28\/30564-841f5336b03e02c77226196d0adf6c74.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/oq84ipvsk8dwfgp\/EyeGun.zip","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"21008","g_author":"30564","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"21037","g_title":"EYE GUN","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"296","g_commentcount":"25","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\/\/308734\/30564-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The theme kind of stymied me so I entered it into an anagram generator.  The one that stood out was Lo Eye Gun No Toy.  And who only gets one eye?  A CYCLOPS!  So this is the adventure of the cyclops Eyyegon who is trying to rescue his family from the evil El Tony and his minions.\r\n\r\nedited: replaced link to make the game a zip instead of gamemaker installer, no changes made to game\r\n\r\nedit2: spoiler space dont read until you tried at least once to figure it out on your own\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nhint ahead:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nhint 1:\r\nYou can right click to to detach the eye after you start moving, if you do that hitting ledges no longer stops your motion and you slide much further.\r\n\r\nhint 2:\r\nteeter totter launchers shoot further based on how fast you are going when you fall on them","title":"EYE GUN"}