{"author_link":"\/author\/volute\/","author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","comments":[{"author_name":"Vanish","author_uid":"29777","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:43am","epoch":1387165080,"text":"Cool graphics!"},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:13am","epoch":1387166880,"text":"thank you :)"},{"author_name":"louis.denizet","author_uid":"29406","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:23am","epoch":1387192680,"text":"Nice games, could get too far cause i'm not skilled enough :D I would have liked the difficulty to be a bit slower to enjoy the travel! But the impression is really nice, it works perfectly and will try it again some time, well done! =)\r(i think sounds could be a bit better also ^^)"},{"author_name":"AlanZucconi","author_uid":"21108","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:36pm","epoch":1387197060,"text":"Maybe this is the reason why I am sleeping so badly at night! :P"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:32pm","epoch":1387204020,"text":"Nice entry! I love the pixelated graphics :)\r\rGameplay is addicting, too. I love these kind of games."},{"author_name":"dooglz","author_uid":"7890","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:46pm","epoch":1387208460,"text":"Lovely artwork."},{"author_name":"BradleySmith","author_uid":"14944","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1387230600,"text":"This is so beautiful, one of the best and most interesting looking games I've played so far. Really impressive work for 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"Anachron","author_uid":"27481","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1387230600,"text":"Beautiful pixel art and great music! Fun rhythm game :)"},{"author_name":"meek","author_uid":"21177","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1387231140,"text":"Really nice game. The graphics and atmosphere were excellent. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1387231200,"text":"Got hard very fast. :P I was hoping for some better sounds but overall a nice game. :) The graphics really pleased my eyes!"},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:26pm","epoch":1387232460,"text":"Thanks for the comments :)\r\rThe sounds are a bit of a disappointment for me too ! I spent a lot of time on a procedural generation of the music as I wanted to have the tempo of the music and the speed of the game evolving together, but it didn't work out, I don't know if it was me or just flash player not being able to play the sounds with enough precision, so I had to make something else quickly."},{"author_name":"feizenbara","author_uid":"15006","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:28am","epoch":1387268580,"text":"Awesome look.\rAs you said, sounds are a bit off (music seems not on the same speed as the game). I would have loved more feedbacks too (like how many mistakes are left)."},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1387291440,"text":"The lack of feedback on mistakes is intentional :) This is intended as a metaphor on life, you're not supposed to know when things are coming (death especially)"},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1387295160,"text":"Hi, you really did a great job on the graphics. Though the sounds could have been better (at least for a game that does that much with sounds). I liked the gameplay itself but it was kind of hard for me."},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1387295160,"text":"The sfx was rather a mismatch with the rest of the track, and it took a lot of hits to finally get game over. :P\rLeaving that aside, the graphics and overall feel was wonderful! For 48 hours, this is awesome!"},{"author_name":"thatwhichis","author_uid":"23194","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:57pm","epoch":1387295520,"text":"I lived! Once. And my score was 465. Huzzah!"},{"author_name":"BrothersT","author_uid":"12722","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:57pm","epoch":1387295520,"text":"Maybe you should get hurt if you press the wrong key too, as you can just mash the keys and keep going forever. lovely graphics! I love that glowy pixel mosaic style. Great entry!"},{"author_name":"Sebastian","author_uid":"20818","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1387295760,"text":"I think there needs to be some penalty for pressing the wrong key, I can just mash arrow keys with my fist and go on forever ;)\rStill, if I stop being troublesome for a moment and play it how it was intended to be played, I think its a really cool idea, and I appreciate the metaphor."},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:20pm","epoch":1387300500,"text":"Thanks for the comments ! I coded a wrong hit penalty initially, but I decided to remove it, as it felt too harsh, and I assumed that not many people would try to spam the keys. I have to say I'm not the best kind of player for this type of game and I can't go on forever. :)"},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1387301700,"text":"haha, I have games you can't restart too, but there it's not intentional.\rThose graphics really are appealing. The way it moves the way it looks, the 'thoughts' in the background. Lovely!\r\rI was no where near 628 :("},{"author_name":"Dmitrix","author_uid":"10093","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:40pm","epoch":1387305300,"text":"Nice one."},{"author_name":"supremefist","author_uid":"6395","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1387310040,"text":"Well done! I like it a lot! Got to 109 :) Graphics were great!"},{"author_name":"smash ball","author_uid":"27436","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1387312200,"text":"1728 At first, I thought I was going to hate the one life thing. But then I played it, and it seemed to work pretty well. Though sometimes it wouldn't always register my keypress, but it was pretty good."},{"author_name":"jdpalmer","author_uid":"28804","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:03pm","epoch":1387321080,"text":"Lovely game. I am surprised I got as far as I did - I am absolutely terrible at these kinds of games."},{"author_name":"multikorv","author_uid":"8028","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1387321140,"text":"Nice mood, fits with the title. Cool graphics as well, nice job!"},{"author_name":"JohnnySix","author_uid":"20903","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:07pm","epoch":1387321320,"text":"Graphics and music were cool, but the game mechanic is open to spamming keys and there appears no win\/lose scenario? Was hoping the boat would sink lower in water or something the more you got wrong. :D"},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:10pm","epoch":1387321500,"text":"The more you get wrong, the more the background changes. The constellations represent various stages of life, and eventually the boat sinks. But maybe you only tried the practice mode."},{"author_name":"hypothetical","author_uid":"22364","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1387321680,"text":"Interesting game with a nice art style."},{"author_name":"Gamelabbers","author_uid":"32152","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1387321800,"text":"Wow quite a challenge there... procedural music? changing tempo? Perhaps you could fake it with different fixed tracks, turning volume on and off whether you hit or miss a button? That way you have more control over the overall song and I think it might sound better. (graphics are NOM) -Mark"},{"author_name":"JaymeeMak","author_uid":"30729","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:24pm","epoch":1387322340,"text":"Beautiful graphics, neat idea but there was only a small pocket of time where I was truly having fun - the beginning was too easy and then it got too hard too quickly.\r\rAnd yeah, would've loved to have had music in a rhythm game."},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:42am","epoch":1387327020,"text":"Very nice-looking graphics! Fun too!"},{"author_name":"Kyle Mac","author_uid":"26936","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 2:02am","epoch":1387331820,"text":"Really nice graphics. The game itself on the other hand gets to be way too difficult, and the drum beats from pressing the arrow keys don't fit with the song at all."},{"author_name":"Dcandle","author_uid":"31897","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 4:54am","epoch":1387342140,"text":"Grafx were awesomes!\rYou only get one chance to play, sticking to the theme litterally is a clever Idea. \r\rBut as said before: there some lack of feedback (either for failure as for doing it right). Except the scoring mechanics there is not much to keep you in the game."},{"author_name":"Keith Evans","author_uid":"25189","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1387399200,"text":"Really nice art. Would be great if there was a little more synchronicity between the music and the beat."},{"author_name":"somepx","author_uid":"29702","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1387403760,"text":"An excellent entry, in every aspect!"},{"author_name":"Und[0]ne Devs","author_uid":"28859","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1387480800,"text":"Very cool graphics and nice game! Well done! :D"},{"author_name":"KunoNoOni","author_uid":"6464","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 2:30am","epoch":1387506300,"text":"Amazing graphics! Totally love the metaphor as it pertained to life. You did a great job with only 48 hours :) How did you get the pixels so tiny?"},{"author_name":"Mlle Eole","author_uid":"8751","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1387572480,"text":"Poésie ! \\o\/"},{"author_name":"SiENcE","author_uid":"10298","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 1:21pm","epoch":1387631760,"text":"Nice graphics. I wouldn't have choosen garageband music, but something that matches the keypresses. Anyway well done and great pixelart style!"},{"author_name":"Jgpicatoste","author_uid":"16419","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 10:37am","epoch":1387708320,"text":"I enjoyed every aspect of it (mechanics, graphics and take on the theme), except for the audio. I think there's plenty of room for improvement in that aspect, and when you do that it will be a great game."},{"author_name":"Christina Antoinette Neofotistou","author_uid":"13139","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 2:13pm","epoch":1387721280,"text":"beautiful graphics and I quite liked the story unfolding!"},{"author_name":"mystakin","author_uid":"28484","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1387836600,"text":"Adore the art style. It may only be because I was a huge Guitar Hero player back in the day, but I found the difficulty curve to be really easy. Still had a good time, though! :)"},{"author_name":"van noctar","author_uid":"21196","time":"Dec 27, 2013 @ 11:45am","epoch":1388144400,"text":"Very cool :D Lack penalities when you fail the touch. But it's good!"},{"author_name":"Gabriel","author_uid":"11099","time":"Jan 5, 2014 @ 5:26am","epoch":1388899260,"text":"Congrats! I really like the metaphor! And as simple as the game may be, the sum of all mechanics really do manage to get the message through in an impressively intuitive \/ emotional manner. You get to train, but the menu tells you that there's only one chance when it's for real, and only when you actually start playing for real that you get to know about the stages of the life thing.\r\rMaybe I'm super sensitive to the sad, linear nature of our lives, and how it sometimes indeed feels like an inevitable run to our end... And I feel even more for people I see around me, having to deal with getting old and coping with the fact that they didn't manage to do all they wanted in their lives... As Ray Kurzweil says, to me death indeed is the greatest of all tragedies. Or as Tyrion Lannister says, the problem with death is that it is so definitive! hahaha\r\rAnyways, what I mean is that I could really relate to your game. It's subtle, evokative and obviously has a very honest and personal message. I love it!"},{"author_name":"Denis Chakarov","author_uid":"26461","time":"Jan 5, 2014 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1388945880,"text":"Guitar hero - yey! With cool graphics and sound. But I wish the tones would be more in sync with the playing track, so one could really help play the music right. They seem to be random now."},{"author_name":"Volute","author_uid":"11243","time":"Jan 6, 2014 @ 5:44pm","epoch":1389029940,"text":"Thanks for the comments :)"}],"images":["ld28\/11243-4bbcb070c5c792e124feae6fee9a4c30.jpg","ld28\/11243-a00ee52c2d04c77c3f3d110bc05c9bbe.jpg","ld28\/11243-e7366c6177ce77357cb822ac698c46aa.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/stormalligator.com\/one\/","text":"Web (flash)"},{"url":"http:\/\/stormalligator.com\/LD\/LD28.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22065","g_author":"11243","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22094","g_title":"Dream forever, live once","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"452","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\/11243-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/11243-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/11243-shot2.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"How good is your reaction time ? Dream forever, live once is a short metaphorical game about life.\r\n\r\nI really tried to stick with the theme. The game will only let you play and make a score ONE TIME, so make it count :)\r\n\r\nControls : arrow keys \/ space\r\n\r\nSo what's your score ? So far the better one is 1728 !","title":"Dream forever, live once"}