{"author_link":"\/author\/doctor-broccoli\/","author_name":"Doctor Broccoli","author_uid":"15882","comments":[{"author_name":"TheStolenBattenberg","author_uid":"31753","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1387220160,"text":"Woah, this is amazing!"},{"author_name":"TheStolenBattenberg","author_uid":"31753","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:03pm","epoch":1387220280,"text":"No audio, no audio rating."},{"author_name":"KumoKairo","author_uid":"26435","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1387225620,"text":"Failed to run it on windows 8.. It opens for a bit and closes immediately.."},{"author_name":"hate-marina","author_uid":"26068","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:33pm","epoch":1387225680,"text":"Lol you can break the arena and use holes as traps. Need some sounds though"},{"author_name":"iamwhosiam","author_uid":"14725","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:33pm","epoch":1387225680,"text":"it just crashes for me :( i really wanted to play this to, it looks awesome"},{"author_name":"Recursiveanomaly","author_uid":"18179","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:33pm","epoch":1387225680,"text":"Failed to run on Windows 8"},{"author_name":"MMoffatt","author_uid":"30643","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1387225740,"text":"On windows 7 it opens, shows a white screen, and then closes."},{"author_name":"Piscythe","author_uid":"29376","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1387225800,"text":"Failed to run on Windows 7 - game opens and immediately closes."},{"author_name":"ParaPup","author_uid":"18322","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1387227240,"text":"Bugger D: It crashes on start."},{"author_name":"chamberlainpi","author_uid":"4398","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1387227300,"text":"Downloaded, but couldn't run... :( It seems like it's writing a file for a brief moment but then crashes suddenly."},{"author_name":"Doctor Broccoli","author_uid":"15882","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1387228380,"text":"Sorry about all the crashes everyone! There was a major bug, but it's all fixed now."},{"author_name":"jomomomo","author_uid":"4914","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1387229460,"text":"Can't play windows games.  :-("},{"author_name":"CaptainNakou","author_uid":"21141","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1387230120,"text":"The graphics are really impressive. Too bad there is no music, it ruin everything."},{"author_name":"Zemmi","author_uid":"3343","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:02pm","epoch":1387231020,"text":"Really like that the only floor is destroyed as you fight but would have preferred if falling killed you. As it is now so many health power ups are dropped I feel like I could last forever since nothing hurts too much.  Good weapon variety, that plasma hose thing had a wicked effect."},{"author_name":"ZXeno","author_uid":"28862","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1387231260,"text":"Good job! Really enjoyed it. Sounds would have made it more awesome. :)"},{"author_name":"ahm99","author_uid":"11270","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1387232280,"text":"Score: 24200\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Really awesome game, the lack of audio is unfortunate, but the rest of the game makes up for it. Very fun also. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"Kotucz","author_uid":"18194","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1387232760,"text":"Good game and idea! The controls are little unintuitive. I usually shot downwards, which is unusual. The holes could be better visible :-D"},{"author_name":"kingtim","author_uid":"32249","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:51am","epoch":1387273560,"text":"Found the easter egg :)"},{"author_name":"KeyMaster","author_uid":"30626","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:51pm","epoch":1387287960,"text":"Pretty great game with really good graphics. Only thing that could use improvements would be the camera, as it is always forced to look ahead of you, although it would be way more useful if you could lock it behind you (because most likely you will run away and shoot behind you)"},{"author_name":"GBolt","author_uid":"29455","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:58pm","epoch":1387288380,"text":"Really nice, but the tutorial's a bit long."},{"author_name":"mutilator","author_uid":"26566","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 2:56pm","epoch":1387291860,"text":"This is a good fun game, but no audio is a downside."},{"author_name":"TomboFry","author_uid":"20850","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:31pm","epoch":1387301160,"text":"Nice! I really dig games where you can hold to fire and get upgrades changing the weapon, just a shame it doesn't have any music :c"},{"author_name":"darwinpek","author_uid":"15471","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1387308480,"text":"The camera was probably the worst thing about this game. Maybe instead of having the camera look at the edges, it would have been better if the camera was pointed toward the center of the arena instead, if that makes any sense.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>On another note, I'm running windows 8.1 and I could run it just fine."},{"author_name":"ahm99","author_uid":"11270","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1387318500,"text":"I found the Easter egg. My new mission is to defeat all of them."},{"author_name":"ahm99","author_uid":"11270","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1387320180,"text":"86,000 points is when I realized that there is no cap on grenade firing speed. So I basically destroyed the arena in only 15 seconds. With more time playing this game, I've realized that once you are fully upgraded, it isn't much of a challenge. I think that the &quot;Easter egg level&quot; is actually very challenging. I think spawn rate should increase more over time, because it is possible to stay alive basically forever."},{"author_name":"X-0r","author_uid":"25053","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1387386300,"text":"SERIOUSLY?! (Oh my, I laughed really hard on that one)\r<br\/>Awesome game =)\r<br\/>The grenades seem to be bugged a bit - the arena is only damaged by them, if they fall through a hole... but if they land on solid ground, they don't damage the arena.. at least not visibly. (Win7 x64)"},{"author_name":"Adam Tea","author_uid":"29328","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 7:15pm","epoch":1387393800,"text":"Great graphics. You got a lot out of simple shapes!"},{"author_name":"Lyje","author_uid":"29064","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 12:13am","epoch":1387411680,"text":"Very fun, love the graphics. Camera is a bit frustrating (would strongly prefer static or at least one that only rotates on command) and I'm not sure the destruction of the arena adds anything to the gameplay other than annoyance since it's only a minor inconvenience. But overall great!"},{"author_name":"OrangeeZ","author_uid":"12415","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1387641360,"text":"Wow, really liked that one. Destructible floor was a surprise for me!"},{"author_name":"LordHellMaX","author_uid":"19103","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1387744200,"text":"Nice game, but as others have said the camera is annoying... I started having a headache after a few minutes of playing."},{"author_name":"kirbytails7","author_uid":"4767","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 5:46am","epoch":1387777260,"text":"Pretty fun! It gets really easy once you get a few power-ups, though."},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1387823520,"text":"I was able to run it on Win 8.1, but shame for no audio :("},{"author_name":"chameco","author_uid":"6512","time":"Dec 30, 2013 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1388419740,"text":"Very impressive graphics, although support for other platforms would be nice. Great job."}],"images":["ld28\/15882-e88a29ef7a455e7379ef106a35d4d833.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/9j3yhdrbty1fm8n\/ld28submit.rar","text":"Windows 7"},{"url":"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/archive\/doctor-broccoli\/LD28-Destructoblast.rar","text":"Mirror"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22016","g_author":"15882","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"22045","g_title":"Destructoblast","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"95","g_commentcount":"33","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\/15882-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"EDIT 2: Alright, it should be fixed now. Enjoy!\r\n\r\nEDIT: It looks like the game isn't working at the moment. Please have patience until I fix this.\r\n\r\nDestructoblast is an arcade-style game where you have to defeat enemies to score points (what a novel concept.) See how long you can last against the endless hordes of enemies!\r\n\r\nEarlier I submitted a version of this that was incomplete and buggy as all hell. I only did that because I was so tired that I damn near fainted. This version should be all fixed and complete. Enjoy!\r\n\r\nP.S: There is an easter egg in here. See if you can find it!","title":"Destructoblast"}