{"author_link":"\/author\/x70x\/","author_name":"x70x","author_uid":"16933","comments":[{"author_name":"01rafael","author_uid":"11984","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:53am","epoch":1387255680,"text":"Where the web wersion? We did a game about balls too))"},{"author_name":"zconnelly13","author_uid":"3372","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:57am","epoch":1387255920,"text":"Oh. My. Gosh. Too cool. Very well done XD"},{"author_name":"ryanmurakami","author_uid":"28945","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:57am","epoch":1387255920,"text":"only got one player here. :-( Looks cool though!"},{"author_name":"Bribz","author_uid":"29296","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:01am","epoch":1387256160,"text":"Overall very good. Lots of fun, and mechanics work pretty smoothly."},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:23am","epoch":1387257480,"text":"Solid controls. Fun mechanic. Played great with 2 players."},{"author_name":"emmelineprufrock","author_uid":"22454","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:24am","epoch":1387257540,"text":"I like the way you played with the theme. As for a small critique, I don't think you should be able to start the game with only one player. While playing two player, we kept accidentally doing that and it was a bit frustrating. Very cool game though. I'd be interested in playing more from you all."},{"author_name":"x70x","author_uid":"16933","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:30am","epoch":1387257900,"text":"@emmelineprufrock Yeah, the player select stuff was added in very last-minute. Overlooked that little detail. Would fixing that be qualified as a &quot;bug fix&quot; for competition rules? Or would it have to be listed as a post-compo version?"},{"author_name":"angelk","author_uid":"12262","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:50am","epoch":1387262700,"text":"Very cool! I wanted to make a game like this as well some time :) I like how when you're aiming you can freeze in the air for a brief moment. It's also funny that you can hit yourself with your own ball."},{"author_name":"Ekilibr","author_uid":"29137","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:24am","epoch":1387268340,"text":"Well done ! Had a lot of fun :)"},{"author_name":"MrTedders","author_uid":"29094","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:56am","epoch":1387270260,"text":"Only got me here but i wish i could have played your gam"},{"author_name":"romandtom","author_uid":"32169","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:20am","epoch":1387271700,"text":"I couldn't start the game, is it because no other players\r<br\/>were in?"},{"author_name":"MRvanderPants","author_uid":"20836","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:09am","epoch":1387274640,"text":"Gameplay is very smooth and cool visuals!"},{"author_name":"TomboFry","author_uid":"20850","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1387281300,"text":"Glad to see I'm not the only one who made a game requiring controllers and more than one person :D\r<br\/>I really enjoyed this game, very fun!"},{"author_name":"rubna","author_uid":"14711","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:52pm","epoch":1387298820,"text":"Can't play because no controllers :( Keyboard controls maybe? please?"},{"author_name":"john_conder9","author_uid":"12682","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 9:56am","epoch":1387360260,"text":"This looks like it'd be great fun with a web-multiplayer version.  Unfortunately I don't have any other players or controllers here :("},{"author_name":"x70x","author_uid":"16933","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 4:17pm","epoch":1387383120,"text":"Sorry, but no keyboard controls for this one. It wouldn't make sense with the analog aiming in the game. Holding a direction on the joystick directs where your ball is thrown. Please don't vote if you can't play. Thanks."},{"author_name":"TobiasNL","author_uid":"10964","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 11:21am","epoch":1387451760,"text":"Too bad it can only be played with a controller.. I sure wanted to play!"},{"author_name":"Gamelabbers","author_uid":"32152","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 12:06pm","epoch":1387540860,"text":"Dude this game is EPIC!! Laughed our asses off while playing!! I am inspired :)"},{"author_name":"Jgpicatoste","author_uid":"16419","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 10:32am","epoch":1387708020,"text":"Although the use of the theme isn't the best I have seen, the game as a whole is an outstanding idea. Congratulations on every aspect of it!"},{"author_name":"LordHellMaX","author_uid":"19103","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1387751460,"text":"Played with 2 controllers, one Logitech and one Xbox 360 controller and they had different controls. No big deal but it was complicated figuring what to do in the beginning. After we managed to play, nice fast-paced multiplayer game. It has some nice potential. Music is good as well!"},{"author_name":"rico.albe","author_uid":"29557","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 12:29am","epoch":1387758240,"text":"Really addictive, reminded me of Foiled.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It's really frustrating to get hit by a really slow ball you thought you'd pickup and sometimes getting hit doesn't spawn an alarming enough visual response, and the counter is really small and it's not feasible to keep score while playing.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There's a bug sometimes that makes you &quot;pick&quot; more than one ball (so they're floating around you) but you only throw one. Making some balls dissappear from the match. It made a game of three be a one ball match."},{"author_name":"x70x","author_uid":"16933","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 2:54pm","epoch":1387810140,"text":"@LordHellMaX Yeah, I only had xbox controllers to test with unfortunately. Glad you were able to play still.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@rico.albe You managed to point out most of the bugs\/issues that I didn't have time to fix during the jam. I really do like the gameplay of this game though so I may come back and do a more polished release at some point. Thanks for your feedback."},{"author_name":"01101101","author_uid":"5105","time":"Dec 27, 2013 @ 11:34am","epoch":1388143740,"text":"Quite fun, good job guys! A networked-multiplayer version would be awesome :)"},{"author_name":"occash","author_uid":"31683","time":"Dec 27, 2013 @ 6:25pm","epoch":1388168400,"text":"I can't start this game( I press A but nothing happens("},{"author_name":"chameco","author_uid":"6512","time":"Dec 30, 2013 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1388418420,"text":"Very, very fun."},{"author_name":"Harsay","author_uid":"17616","time":"Dec 30, 2013 @ 11:14pm","epoch":1388444940,"text":"Don't tell me you can't make keyboard controls. Just make fake 8 way movement (4 buttons). Maybe it's not comfortable for 4 players but you have to do it!!!"},{"author_name":"Harsay","author_uid":"17616","time":"Dec 30, 2013 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1388445420,"text":"Well I found PS2 controllers. I think the graphics should be better after 72 hours but it's a very playable game! I love it!"},{"author_name":"x70x","author_uid":"16933","time":"Dec 30, 2013 @ 11:51pm","epoch":1388447160,"text":"@Harsay Keyboards have a max number of keys that will respond to being pressed at the same time. Most keyboards max out at around 6 keys at one time (depending on which keys) so that would make it pretty much impossible to do more than 2 players on a keyboard (not to mention how uncomfortable it would be). I still think analog aiming (full 360 degree control) is important in a game like this. Even though Dodgy Ball is much simpler, try to imagine playing Smash Bros on a keyboard. Aiming attacks even in 8 directions wouldn't be precise enough I don't think.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The art was a result of trying to learn all the new 2D features of Unity while developing the game. I had never touched the sprite features or messed with the mechanim animation trees. That took longer than I thought."},{"author_name":"01101101","author_uid":"5105","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 1:38pm","epoch":1388842380,"text":"Had to comment again after spending some more time playing with a friend :) Definitely had a ton of fun, great job guys!"},{"author_name":"x70x","author_uid":"16933","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1388854920,"text":"@01101101 Thanks!"}],"images":["ld28\/16933-79e92e28dda1075884cceea5ea3d37ca.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.lacunapassage.com\/dodgyball\/dodgyball_03.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/youtu.be\/x69bm_EdokA","text":"Trailer"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"21322","g_author":"16933","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"21351","g_title":"Dodgy Ball","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"130","g_commentcount":"30","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\/16933-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"THIS GAME REQUIRES CONTROLLERS AND MULTIPLE PLAYERS\r\nPress Start to Join - Press \"A\" to Begin\r\nLeft Stick to Move - \"A\" to Jump and Wall Jump\r\n\"B\" to throw your Dodgy Ball\r\nIf you don't have a Dodgy Ball \"B\" will Dodge\r\nYou can catch other balls when you Dodge\r\nYou can only pick up other balls when they are white\r\nYOU ONLY GET ONE Dodgy Ball, but you can steal others!\r\nGet Hit 5 times and you are OUT\r\n\r\nProgramming, Art, and Design - Tyler Owen\r\nMusic, SFX - Clark Aboud\r\nAdditional Art - Spencer Owen\r\nWe are members of Random Seed Games currently working on Lacuna Passage (www.randomseedgames.com).","title":"Dodgy Ball"}