{"author_link":"\/author\/kill0u\/","author_name":"kill0u","author_uid":"5422","comments":[{"author_name":"ParaPup","author_uid":"18322","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:12am","epoch":1387163220,"text":"I love it, Great work."},{"author_name":"epb9000","author_uid":"14828","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:29am","epoch":1387164240,"text":"My god that's addicting.  I couldn't fly in the end, loved the turncoat &quot;friends&quot; that make fun of you when you die.  It's like... a real life &quot;life&quot; simulator."},{"author_name":"Carduus","author_uid":"7279","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:41am","epoch":1387164960,"text":"Browesome pour nous les hommes"},{"author_name":"Zolmeister","author_uid":"29241","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:39am","epoch":1387168440,"text":"Man, I am really good at this game!"},{"author_name":"mcgraw","author_uid":"5989","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:00am","epoch":1387169700,"text":"That was really slick! Great work!"},{"author_name":"GravityScore","author_uid":"28875","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:01am","epoch":1387180560,"text":"Pretty cool!"},{"author_name":"ossah","author_uid":"16029","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:47am","epoch":1387186920,"text":"Was a bit confused at first but got the hang of it after a minute. Cool game! Nice art style, addictive play and nice sound."},{"author_name":"windwalkerranger","author_uid":"30671","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:38am","epoch":1387193580,"text":"It was nice, though controls didn't feel too much effective :) I was mostly on my friends' backs but they were awesome... Until I crashed :)"},{"author_name":"AlanZucconi","author_uid":"21108","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:34pm","epoch":1387196940,"text":"I like the graphics! So polished! :D"},{"author_name":"henrykun","author_uid":"5379","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:23pm","epoch":1387199880,"text":"Awesome! very nice work, really. I like the graphics and concept."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:03pm","epoch":1387202280,"text":"Cute graphics and a really nice sense of humor! The game was a bit slow for me for whatever reason though."},{"author_name":"Fadobo","author_uid":"15165","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1387210140,"text":"I think I just got violated :) Funny game!"},{"author_name":"Mnemusyne","author_uid":"18059","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:21pm","epoch":1387210560,"text":"Very funny, nice game."},{"author_name":"kill0u","author_uid":"5422","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1387212600,"text":"Wow, thank you guys for your comments!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@windwalkerranger: well I agree that controls don't feel effective, but when used in a certain way it can give you so much speed.. ;) (well actually I think I can reach a speed my computer wouldn't let me play this game at xD)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@kyyrma: aw, sorry about that. I think I will port this game to android soon, so I may have to make a light version\r<br\/>for some smartphones.. I'd release it to flash too if needed.\r<br\/>I can still do many optimizations too, I haven't inlined many functions O_o"},{"author_name":"dudsen","author_uid":"27029","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1387212720,"text":"I really suck at flying, thats for sure :( The guys at the bottom think the same :D \r<br\/>A bit like tiny wings on acid ^-^"},{"author_name":"lorniebear","author_uid":"31739","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:06pm","epoch":1387213260,"text":"Great game, with excellent graphics. A little too hard..."},{"author_name":"Daniel X. Moore","author_uid":"2816","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:20pm","epoch":1387214100,"text":"The graphics are nice. I had some trouble learning how the wings worked since I stated off so far off the screen that it was difficult to figure out their effect.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Timing the bounces was a little tricky and seemed to be more luck than skill, but maybe with more play it would become easier to control."},{"author_name":"DanielVF","author_uid":"31898","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:41pm","epoch":1387215360,"text":"At first I thought I needed to flap the wings by alternating up and down.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>After I got over that, it was fun!"},{"author_name":"occash","author_uid":"31683","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:13pm","epoch":1387220880,"text":"Very good graphics, thanks for enjoy!"},{"author_name":"TobiasNL","author_uid":"10964","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:55pm","epoch":1387227000,"text":"Pretty cool, nice graphics.\r<br\/>The screen size was a tad too small though.\r<br\/>Well made entry!"},{"author_name":"bitslap_","author_uid":"11516","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1387227420,"text":"4763. Cool game."},{"author_name":"kill0u","author_uid":"5422","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1387230660,"text":"Thanks again guys :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@TobiasNL:\r<br\/>I just added a 1200px wide version (against 800px for initial release); available as a different link : http:\/\/klabz.org\/trytofly"},{"author_name":"Croze","author_uid":"24715","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:10pm","epoch":1387235100,"text":"Really great game! Reminds me of a mix of Burrito Bison and Jetpack Joyride, although I think there were too many friends too land on, I was able to just sit there and watch myself bounce for about 2000 meters"},{"author_name":"tgnass","author_uid":"28470","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:06am","epoch":1387242060,"text":"Had a fun time with it, good job!"},{"author_name":"Binary Gambit","author_uid":"20783","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:58am","epoch":1387245180,"text":"fun. I liked the comments from your &quot;friends&quot;"},{"author_name":"Ryusui","author_uid":"12635","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:01am","epoch":1387263360,"text":"Made me think a bit of Nanaca Crash. Good stuff.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I gotta say, though, the 9\/11 thing (where you crash through the Twin Towers made out of coins) was kinda tasteless, though."},{"author_name":"JaymeeMak","author_uid":"30729","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:25am","epoch":1387264800,"text":"The animations are cute and polished, but I felt that it was difficult to tell when to 'fly' and when to 'dive'"},{"author_name":"dqmhose","author_uid":"11488","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:51am","epoch":1387269960,"text":"Pretty nice! Hard to control though, maybe I just suck at it. Feels so random to me, still I can't stop playing :D"},{"author_name":"Fenixin","author_uid":"30029","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:30pm","epoch":1387286700,"text":"Very nice game."},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:58pm","epoch":1387288380,"text":"Fun, but mindless.\r<br\/>Interesting ideas in game mechanic =)"},{"author_name":"noethis","author_uid":"29125","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1387296180,"text":"Cool idea--would've been a lot better if my avatar wasn't offscreen most the time. :) Also a bit hard to time landing on your friends sometimes (compared to something like Tiny Wings where you can anticipate the grade of the hill)."},{"author_name":"JALgames","author_uid":"26549","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:11pm","epoch":1387296360,"text":"Sorry, but somehow, I doesn't seem like I can change anything in that game: if I do something, the player junps, but if I do nothing, he does, too. I think stat's kinda boring :\/"},{"author_name":"havana24","author_uid":"16470","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1387298520,"text":"Fun and well executed! :)"},{"author_name":"vikingpotato","author_uid":"27438","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:50pm","epoch":1387298700,"text":"It seems i am really good at this game! nice graphics, widescreen in awesome"},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1387308480,"text":"I suck at this game. Great polish and finish on it, found it a little tough to know what difference I was making to the outcome though."},{"author_name":"Random Abductions","author_uid":"29549","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1387314960,"text":"Good graphics, nice sounds, feels polished. Maybe it's a little to fast paced for me."},{"author_name":"Pixelulsar","author_uid":"10737","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1387315020,"text":"Its fun when you figure it out after a bit. I like the graphics too."},{"author_name":"_zulli","author_uid":"20963","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:23pm","epoch":1387322280,"text":"I really liked it! :D\r<br\/>Very addicting. I've loved the graphics and sound.The fun mood is great too.  Great job :D \r<br\/>\r<br\/>If you have time rate my game too! :) I would really appreciate it. :D"},{"author_name":"syawqy","author_uid":"15312","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 9:46am","epoch":1387359660,"text":"look solid"},{"author_name":"KunoNoOni","author_uid":"6464","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 2:13am","epoch":1387418880,"text":"I really liked it, make me chuckle. wish I could have aimed the cannon but other than that it was great!"},{"author_name":"Gnux","author_uid":"23404","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 8:58am","epoch":1387529580,"text":"Sweet!"},{"author_name":"Mlle Eole","author_uid":"8751","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 10:50pm","epoch":1387579500,"text":"Really fun ! :)"},{"author_name":"jacklehamster","author_uid":"20841","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1387661580,"text":"I like how your friends cheer for you and boost you."},{"author_name":"mmickyman","author_uid":"21047","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 9:29pm","epoch":1387833840,"text":"I can bounce a lot without anticipate the crash at first (because there is A LOT of friends) then you die and your friends trash you, ahah.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It's not a totally original idea, but it's fun and pretty well done, so good job."},{"author_name":"GaTechGrad","author_uid":"19778","time":"Dec 25, 2013 @ 8:16am","epoch":1387959060,"text":"Neat little game.  Reminded me a lot of Jetpack Joyride.  I wished the camera zoomed out when the character went offscreen, so I could line up the next jump."},{"author_name":"rincewind_cz","author_uid":"25122","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 10:53pm","epoch":1388875680,"text":"Bit confusing on the start as I was unsure how to fly.. But I figured it out.. Good simple game :-)"}],"images":["ld28\/5422-aa63ad5de760e8c037575ecc563de785.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/klabz.org\/ld28","text":"Flash"},{"url":"http:\/\/klabz.org\/trytofly","text":"Flash (wider)"},{"url":"http:\/\/klabz.org\/projects\/ld28\/data\/try_to_fly.zip","text":"Sources + SWF (Zip file)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"21125","g_author":"5422","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"21154","g_title":"Try to fly","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"414","g_commentcount":"46","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\/5422-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Press M to toggle sound ON\/OFF\r\n\r\n-----------------------------\r\nCollect coins to protect yourself\r\nIf you fall, you will lose all your coins, or die if you had none.\r\n\r\nHold your up and down arrows to fly or dive.\r\nBut beware, your wings are quite limited and consume coins upon usage.\r\n\r\nYour friends will help you. Hit them harder for a bigger boost.\r\n-----------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\nI chose the font wrong, \"o\" and \"q\" look exactly the same, no punctuation, etc. x_x Sorry.\r\n\r\nI updated the game :\r\n- You can now use space at the game over screen to try again\r\n- I added \"inline\" to some functions to increase performance\r\nAll next updates will happen to a separate version (post compo).\r\n\r\nUpdate 2: Added a 1200px wide version (against 800px for initial release); available as a different link.\r\n\r\nTips: \r\n- Use your down arrow to hit blobs harder, your speed boost will be much bigger\r\n- Blobs give a speed boost related to their color: green < blue < purple < orange","title":"Try to fly"}