{"author_link":"\/author\/qbicfeet\/","author_name":"qbicfeet","author_uid":"29223","comments":[{"author_name":"moop","author_uid":"2573","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:06am","epoch":1387191660,"text":"Looks amazing and the concept and atmosphere are great. I'd play the hell out of it if there was some kind of progression mechanism to give a sense of achievement, and add peril when the torch goes out."},{"author_name":"gmfk07","author_uid":"30116","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:39am","epoch":1387193640,"text":"Brilliant! If there was only some sort of way to add variety each time and have more goals, it'd be perfect!"},{"author_name":"majorcrampas","author_uid":"30178","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:59am","epoch":1387194840,"text":"Love that style. Great work!"},{"author_name":"Killswitch","author_uid":"4244","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:02pm","epoch":1387195020,"text":"Easy and simple but fun! :P"},{"author_name":"LevelUpJordan","author_uid":"26920","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:21pm","epoch":1387196160,"text":"This is awesome. That is all :)"},{"author_name":"marccspro","author_uid":"26996","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:36pm","epoch":1387197060,"text":"I realy like the game and it's fun to play :)"},{"author_name":"Citiral","author_uid":"6637","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:41pm","epoch":1387197360,"text":"I loved it! It was a really nice spin on the theme, and the fact that attacking decreases your time left on the clock made it all the more compelling!"},{"author_name":"zebi24","author_uid":"28347","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:43pm","epoch":1387197480,"text":"Very nice! I love the effect how the light gets weaker and than finally it gets all dark and all you see is eyes...\r\rAnd I use the same w\/a\/s\/d\/arrow key mechanics in my game. :)\rJust one critic: gameplay would feel much more smooth if you don't stop everytime you shoot."},{"author_name":"mortus","author_uid":"20884","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:51pm","epoch":1387197960,"text":"Great mood and great graphics. Too bad the game doesn't show your final score, second part of "risk\/reward" kinda fades because of that and that's a shame. Nevertheless, this is one of the most fun games I've played yet, congratulations!"},{"author_name":"qbicfeet","author_uid":"29223","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:00pm","epoch":1387198500,"text":"I was in a rush and cheaped out on the victory screen, sorry about that. You should be able to see your score in the title bar of the game window, however :)"},{"author_name":"ezolotko","author_uid":"13121","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:41pm","epoch":1387200960,"text":"Gnomes"},{"author_name":"TheCams","author_uid":"30966","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1387201080,"text":"Simple and effective ! The pixel graphics are nice :)"},{"author_name":"aneeslol","author_uid":"18671","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:53pm","epoch":1387201680,"text":"The lighting effect was really neat. Well done!"},{"author_name":"turnip","author_uid":"16168","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:54pm","epoch":1387201740,"text":"Nice idea and nicely executed. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Lorenzo Maier\u00fa","author_uid":"29253","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:14pm","epoch":1387202940,"text":"This is awesome!\rThe only problem I've had with it is how the character stops when firing. Other than that, it's great! \rHoping to see you develop this further."},{"author_name":"crockid5","author_uid":"12651","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:36pm","epoch":1387204260,"text":"Way way way too difficult. You get swarmed off of spawn, you can never get more then 2 gems before getting completely owned.. I love the art style though."},{"author_name":"feizenbara","author_uid":"15006","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:40pm","epoch":1387204500,"text":"FINAL SCORE: a lot\rThis single joke owned you extra star ;-)\r\rVery fun game."},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1387209420,"text":"No osx version? Too bad, it looks amazing! :\/"},{"author_name":"mtrc","author_uid":"12174","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1387209540,"text":"Love the graphics and audio here! The concept is really nice too - is the level procedural? I didn't opt to retry!"},{"author_name":"qbicfeet","author_uid":"29223","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:17pm","epoch":1387210320,"text":"@Linus Lindberg: Yeah, I'm super sorry about that. I'm not a Mac owner so I can't export it to OSX... :(\r\r@mtrc: Yep, the levels are procedurally generated! I use an algorithm called "Drunkard Walk", which is extremely simple but produces fairly nice results."},{"author_name":"pusheax","author_uid":"8150","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1387218540,"text":"Great graphics. Many things are straightforward and become apparent after a while. I guess roguelike's variation of items\/enemies would help in this case. But limited time points to other varations on roguelike theme."},{"author_name":"Pixlexia","author_uid":"25961","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 5:10am","epoch":1387343100,"text":"Love the concept! The gameplay is nice and simple but addicting. I really like the graphics as well. Definitely added to my list of favorite Ludum Dare 28 games!"},{"author_name":"kutullu","author_uid":"29402","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 11:46am","epoch":1387539660,"text":"Really cool game given the time contraint. Liked it very much! :)\r\rCheers, Marcus"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 2:59am","epoch":1387680840,"text":"Nice idea. cool pixel arts.. very roguelike... love that kind of games a lot. made a roguelike game too... would be cool to hear you word ^^ You should defenitly implement the highscore ;) I like the dwarfs ^^"}],"images":["ld28\/29223-2a719afe160cce6e7c352f8850976486.jpg","ld28\/29223-51255b4ca32f7242f7040c84f0d15f61.jpg","ld28\/29223-215183f089b87fe9bec9751809cceb69.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/puu.sh\/5NRgi\/b2745b5754.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/puu.sh\/5NRhR\/2d722e32f1.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"21938","g_author":"29223","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"21967","g_title":"Torch Quest","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"90","g_commentcount":"24","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\/29223-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/29223-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/29223-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You Only Get One Torch.\r\n\r\nTorch Quest is a Twin-Stick Shooter-ish Dungeon Crawler with emphasis on risk\/reward where you only get one torch and one hitpoint.\r\n\r\nExplore the procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot and avoid\/kill enemies. The torch only lasts for a couple of minutes and once it burns out everything will go pitch black; make sure you return to the dungeon entrance before this happens! Will you successfully escape with the loot or will you die on your way back?\r\n\r\nUse WASD to move and the arrow keys to shoot fireballs. Shooting fireballs will drain a small amount of your torch's life, so don't overdo it.\r\n\r\nTorch Quest was made in Game Maker. Art assets were made with GIMP, and sound effects were made with FamiTracker.\r\n\r\nThanks for taking the time to check out my entry!","title":"Torch Quest"}