{"author_link":"\/author\/adventureislands\/","author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","comments":[{"author_name":"Nik Sudan","author_uid":"8717","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:17am","epoch":1387156320,"text":"Really well made!"},{"author_name":"patricklorio","author_uid":"18617","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:47am","epoch":1387158120,"text":"Great game and use of the theme."},{"author_name":"ObsidianSkin","author_uid":"31875","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:54am","epoch":1387158540,"text":"Very nice game. The light ball mechanic was both entertaining and fascinating. I don't think I've ever played a game much like it."},{"author_name":"aneeslol","author_uid":"18671","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:32am","epoch":1387160820,"text":"Such a neat mechanic, loved it!"},{"author_name":"justin35f","author_uid":"17367","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:48am","epoch":1387161780,"text":"Great use of the theme. I'm very impressed at the level of detail and polish that was put into this game. Smooth controls, no bugs (at least that I found), crisp sound effects, nice soundtrack, and of course great pixel art. Job well done."},{"author_name":"Crabman","author_uid":"30736","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:01am","epoch":1387162560,"text":"Wow, this is incrabbable! Amazing work!"},{"author_name":"Absurditure","author_uid":"21650","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:02am","epoch":1387162620,"text":"Nice use of theme\/mechanics. The light source hitbox felt a bit big at times."},{"author_name":"Sink","author_uid":"26274","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:33am","epoch":1387164480,"text":"Awesome and fun! The graphics and music really add a lot to the mood. Great stuff!"},{"author_name":"WojWorks","author_uid":"18921","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:42am","epoch":1387165020,"text":"Great game! The movement of the camera combined with the movement of the mouse can get annoying though."},{"author_name":"GaTechGrad","author_uid":"19778","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:07am","epoch":1387170120,"text":"Controlling the light with the mouse is a neat mechanic."},{"author_name":"mcapraro","author_uid":"28472","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:08am","epoch":1387170180,"text":"wow, what a great entry! this is really polished and well executed. well done! i wished that the orb followed the mouse in real time rather than clicking but overall this was amazing"},{"author_name":"Loren","author_uid":"17687","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:22am","epoch":1387174620,"text":"yay! This was so fun, fantastic use of theme. I love the lighting so much"},{"author_name":"Xezko","author_uid":"29253","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:19am","epoch":1387178040,"text":"I'm in love with the mechanics of this game.\rAmazing!"},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:44am","epoch":1387186740,"text":"You always make the most polished games here... Sweet artwork with a nice and innovative game mechanic. Great job. :)\rI almost got frustrated with some of the later levels, but I managed to pull through. :)"},{"author_name":"Stals","author_uid":"25969","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:25am","epoch":1387189200,"text":"Awesome game! Kudos to you."},{"author_name":"pereubu","author_uid":"16143","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:42am","epoch":1387190220,"text":"Well, the gameplay is well made, the art looks nice, it's smooth and polish but damn it's ridiculously hard and frustrating. I got problems with understanding what would kill the light ( everything). It's got a lot of potential, great job :D"},{"author_name":"Hemuuuli","author_uid":"12944","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:05am","epoch":1387191600,"text":"This was the most polished game I have played so far in this Ludum Dare. Awesome job!\rThis would work really well in handheld consoles with touch capabilities like Vita or 3DS."},{"author_name":"ShellfishGames","author_uid":"23164","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1387200120,"text":"Very well done. Quite a complete game for 48 man-hours of work. The music is really catchy. :)\rMy only criticism: The orb gameplay isn't really all that fun. Still a cool experience, after all."},{"author_name":"Ongaku","author_uid":"11632","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:51pm","epoch":1387205160,"text":"Awesome game man !"},{"author_name":"kulhajs","author_uid":"8942","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1387210080,"text":"Very well put together, great game again!"},{"author_name":"rubna","author_uid":"14711","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1387210200,"text":"Loved it! Very slick and very polished!"},{"author_name":"NightShadow0","author_uid":"20302","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:19pm","epoch":1387214040,"text":"Brilliant, well done!"},{"author_name":"rezoner","author_uid":"21594","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1387215840,"text":"Seriously - one of the coolest idea in platformers."},{"author_name":"Snuti","author_uid":"31813","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1387219200,"text":"Beautiful game! \rLoved controlling the two characters and so much fun, nice job :)"},{"author_name":"occash","author_uid":"31683","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1387222020,"text":"I like this game, good graphics and concept!"},{"author_name":"Elziniel","author_uid":"32023","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1387223580,"text":"Great game, good thing you don't only get one life \\o\/"},{"author_name":"AmmarAlsharekh","author_uid":"27728","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1387228980,"text":"I like the game but i feel game control is hard"},{"author_name":"Ted Brown","author_uid":"12485","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1387231200,"text":"Potential "game of the competition." Very strong. =)"},{"author_name":"Lokarunith","author_uid":"25012","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:14pm","epoch":1387235340,"text":"realy cool entry! The last level was great."},{"author_name":"_Rilem","author_uid":"18340","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:20pm","epoch":1387235700,"text":"I love this. :) The idea is so simple yet so strong! Sweet graphics also. Very impressive!"},{"author_name":"chamberlainpi","author_uid":"4398","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1387236060,"text":"Winner! :)\r\rIt's almost unbelievable how you could of made such an awesome game with great mechanic, art, story idea, all in 48hrs! Nice choice of SFX and music too!\r\rThe level that took me the most time to figure out was the first platforms-on-wheels that moves under spikes. I thought I missed a control or something (like ducking) but sure enough, the light revealed there was a way underneath!\rWell done :)"},{"author_name":"Zekyon","author_uid":"20619","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:06am","epoch":1387238460,"text":"Very innovating the idea of control two character!, maybe I lacked some checkpoints, is too frustrating when you are in the end of the level and you fall off or you die.\r\rHowever, very funny game, I loved it."},{"author_name":"bitserum","author_uid":"24347","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:58am","epoch":1387241580,"text":"Really well done, i love the use of theme here. The game plays great, and it looks and sounds quite lovely too!"},{"author_name":"Colorvade","author_uid":"22146","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 2:26am","epoch":1387246860,"text":"The 'light in the dark' mechanic used very well. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"Sean Noonan","author_uid":"25406","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:58am","epoch":1387255980,"text":"Solid execution of a good idea. Music is great :)"},{"author_name":"Ozeotropo","author_uid":"19200","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:35am","epoch":1387272600,"text":"Great game!! I love your pixel art.\rI saw your comment in my game "The Last Rock" about it not having and ending. It has one! Please read my answer there and re-review it. Thanks!"},{"author_name":"5elephants","author_uid":"31847","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:01am","epoch":1387277760,"text":"At the beginning I thought this game was not that impressive or original... But then I noticed the level design, which is great! Great job!"},{"author_name":"Ozeotropo","author_uid":"19200","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:41am","epoch":1387280160,"text":"About your reply to my last post: It has exactly that: a congratulation text and some other words, but thanks for replaying anyway :)"},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1387285140,"text":"Once again you amaze me on what can be done in just a few hours!!"},{"author_name":"d__adee","author_uid":"24414","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:30pm","epoch":1387293900,"text":"Nice game! :D\rI like the idea and it's really pretty polished!"},{"author_name":"Colapsydo","author_uid":"3984","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1387296600,"text":"A game in the pure tradition of the Adventure Islands games.\rThe orb is a clever use of the theme.\rThe autoscrolling levels are a bit nightmarish."},{"author_name":"drludos","author_uid":"29773","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1387298280,"text":"A nice idea and an absolutely outstanding execution! I can't believe you made such a polished, balanced, and fun to play game is two days. Did you actually sleep or eat during the compo? :)\r\rThe level design is awesome, with very good idea (I loved the chariot and spikes level - and the autoscrolling ones are nice too but very very hard). I bet this game will end up in the top game of the compo (and it 100% deserves it)!"},{"author_name":"loggs2","author_uid":"29178","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:19pm","epoch":1387300440,"text":"I thought your mechanic was very unique and interesting. It was really polished and really fun - I enjoyed playing a lot!"},{"author_name":"kalth.streil","author_uid":"30964","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1387303620,"text":"Loved it :)\r\rThe sprites blend amazingly and the ball gameplay fits the theme perfectly, while being very original. However, the music is a bit annoying, and sorta makes you want to rush, which is the opposite of what you actually have to do!\r\rAt first it's a bit hard to get used to the ball not being affected by gravity (I was afraid to stop clicking haha), but then it's nice :D\r\rOn the fun side I'd say it's a bit slow-paced for my taste, but still good :)"},{"author_name":"Xaychru04","author_uid":"16472","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1387303680,"text":"Wow, lovely game! The artstyle is awesome, and the mechanic is really original. I didn't managed to finish it yet, but I'm still trying! ^^"},{"author_name":"nicso","author_uid":"8002","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:18pm","epoch":1387303980,"text":"As usual -> awesome ^^"},{"author_name":"Aaants","author_uid":"16061","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1387304280,"text":"Another great piece of work :)\r\rCongrats!"},{"author_name":"joekinglake","author_uid":"14924","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1387305600,"text":"This is fantastic! Everything is so smooth! I love the audio & graphics and the mechanic is pretty interesting. Fantastic job here!!"},{"author_name":"soy_yuma","author_uid":"7620","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1387310700,"text":"This is my favourite so far. You made a great job! Congrats! :-) BTW, the final stage is haaard..."},{"author_name":"JaJ","author_uid":"5496","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:17pm","epoch":1387311120,"text":"Amazing concept this time, this is probably the most creative concept you've come up with so far, and with the same or higher quality in the other areas too.\r\rGreat, great, great!"},{"author_name":"Markavian","author_uid":"10967","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1387312020,"text":"That was pretty amazing as a game, I really struggled on the final level, but only because the additional skill of moving and controlling the orb at the same time overwhelmed me. Maybe a slower moving wall level earlier on to introduce that mechanic might have helper prepare me, but overall a really fun and well polished game."},{"author_name":"JohnnySix","author_uid":"20903","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1387312980,"text":"Wow, awesome. It was addictive as hell, keep going for one more try, especially the later levels that rely on timing. Great stuff!"},{"author_name":"Cawrtz","author_uid":"29641","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:09pm","epoch":1387314240,"text":"Excellent game. The levels are well designed, the art is beautiful, the music is very cool. Nicely done !"},{"author_name":"cesisco","author_uid":"15361","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1387315260,"text":"Awesome game mechanic!It would work like a charm with a xbox controller pad."},{"author_name":"kookoon","author_uid":"30303","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1387315920,"text":"Loved the mechanic to coordinate the orb and Lucia.\rReally nice idea, lot of fun, pretty graphics and music!"},{"author_name":"Keith Evans","author_uid":"25189","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1387316940,"text":"really good, best game I've played so far. Great job! Really impressive Jam game."},{"author_name":"ResonantCraft","author_uid":"18394","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1387318620,"text":"Solid entry made in only 48 hours. The learning curve is very well handled for a fantastic final level. Kept me entertained until the end. Only one little thing: I didn't expect the orb to break on wood but it is nitpicking. Good job overall."},{"author_name":"Jezzamon","author_uid":"10217","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:30pm","epoch":1387319100,"text":"Amazing that you could make all that in 48 hours!\r\rBut it's pretty rude to show ads to people who are rating your game, see as we're doing you a favour by voting. It'd be better to have a non-ad version for Ludum Dare and then versions with ads elsewhere."},{"author_name":"ninjacharlie","author_uid":"24096","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1387319760,"text":"I liked the mechanic with the light, and how it was limited to the bounds of the world. Nice job."},{"author_name":"dinos","author_uid":"22762","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1387319820,"text":"Very nice game, really polished, smooth controls and great graphics!"},{"author_name":"sadiquo","author_uid":"30358","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:51pm","epoch":1387320360,"text":"I spend lot of time on the last level but I win \\0\/ It was Awesome!"},{"author_name":"ambi","author_uid":"31451","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1387321140,"text":"Great game. A little bit too hard for me to finish. The chasing spike block was the one I got stuck at."},{"author_name":"Nick Weihs","author_uid":"21927","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1387322700,"text":"The camera would move the orb unpredictably some times which lead to a lot of frustrating deaths. Really nice art, and good production value. Great job!"},{"author_name":"spx","author_uid":"14748","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:24am","epoch":1387325940,"text":"Neat, very "finished" feeling. Also the last level has just the right amount of difficulty."},{"author_name":"goyal","author_uid":"18701","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 1:08am","epoch":1387328580,"text":"Awesome man. Neat concept! Fun and challenging. Seems quite polished too.\rGreat work!!"},{"author_name":"stvr","author_uid":"26473","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 1:31am","epoch":1387329960,"text":"My son and I played this as a two-player game. He did not like the wall of death!"},{"author_name":"Coin Flip Games","author_uid":"31135","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 1:44am","epoch":1387330740,"text":"Great game!"},{"author_name":"torcado194","author_uid":"5839","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 2:32am","epoch":1387333620,"text":"great as always! loved it"},{"author_name":"dznemotion","author_uid":"31586","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 2:50am","epoch":1387334700,"text":"The best at a moment for me!"},{"author_name":"johnfn","author_uid":"3187","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 3:01am","epoch":1387335360,"text":"Great use of the theme and great concept. Really enjoyable... but really hard D: (is it just me?)"},{"author_name":"vikingpotato","author_uid":"27438","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 4:03am","epoch":1387339080,"text":"An awesome game! Great pixel art, and polished controls! This game would be awesome with dual stick controller too"},{"author_name":"Unept","author_uid":"25813","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 7:09am","epoch":1387350240,"text":"Beautiful game. Love the theme implementation."},{"author_name":"nicotr014","author_uid":"23952","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:34am","epoch":1387362540,"text":"Really well done. Good job"},{"author_name":"Lissar","author_uid":"27179","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 11:14am","epoch":1387364940,"text":"Great game! Lots of fun to play, and I love the light ball mechanic."},{"author_name":"zebi24","author_uid":"28347","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:09pm","epoch":1387368240,"text":"Very innovational. Nice use of a theme. All in all a great game!"},{"author_name":"zkenshin","author_uid":"12839","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1387401300,"text":"Neat story and simple, yet fun game, good job!"},{"author_name":"Christian S.","author_uid":"12945","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1387401420,"text":"Great pixel art, interesting, new mechanics ... awesome!"},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1387401720,"text":"Awesome entry! Love the idea you got to in the end. Graphics are lovely as usual and this controls really nicely too. Really shows what you can achieve with Stencyl :D"},{"author_name":"rogueNoodle","author_uid":"21449","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 11:20pm","epoch":1387408500,"text":"Really original entry! Hard to find the time to play LD games through to the end, but I had to with this one (although that last level drove me nuts!) Amazing work,seriously."},{"author_name":"Alex Higgins","author_uid":"14001","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 5:16am","epoch":1387429860,"text":"Freakin' stellar!\rI love how you do so much with such a simple mechanic.\rOnly complaint is that the frantic music - as good as it is - doesn't really suit the deliberative gameplay. Otherwise, one of the best entries I've played."},{"author_name":"Adam Tea","author_uid":"29328","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 8:02am","epoch":1387439820,"text":"Aw this is awesome. I had a lot of fun. Charming graphics and the main mechanic is clever!\rI originally had a one light source game idea myself! Only it changed to be a projectile that is also a light source. My submission is a little rough and buggy but check it out, it's a first person puzzler ala Portal."},{"author_name":"GarethIW","author_uid":"20364","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 11:27am","epoch":1387452120,"text":"Great use of the theme, good platforming physics and lovely graphics."},{"author_name":"Jeremias","author_uid":"7211","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 6:57pm","epoch":1387479120,"text":"Fantastic game, nice concept, very polished. Was really fun to play and especially the last level was a challenge. But I finished the game. Good job!"},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 9:34pm","epoch":1387488540,"text":"Amazing game! It's really fun! :)\r\rThis was really novel! Though I associated it with those analog games of passing a ring through a wire maze, it was really interesting how you made that into a game! =D"},{"author_name":"dylanwolf","author_uid":"20078","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 1:22am","epoch":1387502220,"text":"Neat concept, and the first several levels are very well paced. It's a very polished game. I love the pixel art graphics style."},{"author_name":"Venks","author_uid":"13781","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 7:19am","epoch":1387523640,"text":"Really like everything about this game. The platforming, the music, the art, the design. It's all top notch. Great stuff!"},{"author_name":"The Evil Cult","author_uid":"8607","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 8:10am","epoch":1387526700,"text":"Been following your games since Tiny Island and this one again didn't disappoint :) Fantastic art, good music, loved the way you put the story into it, and a very unique and cool gameplay concept! Challenge level was pretty spot on also, last level took me about 5-6 tries maybe, and almost got to the point of platformer rage as it was hard to concentrate on controlling the orb and the avatar at once but it wasn't too frustrating either. If I had to make any suggestions I'd say make the light colliding with stuff a bit more forgiving, maybe have it take a couple of hits to die or make the hitbox a bit smaller, but it was pretty good as it was anyway."},{"author_name":"unusualcadence","author_uid":"20697","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1387549500,"text":"Always enjoy playing your games, they're polished, nice to look at and always have a fun take on the platformer genre!"},{"author_name":"koe415","author_uid":"25319","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1387577880,"text":"Great game play! Use of both WASD and mouse worked really well in your puzzles. Art was very polished as were your puzzles. Great job!"},{"author_name":"barkergames","author_uid":"17604","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 1:01am","epoch":1387587360,"text":"I love it!"},{"author_name":"lightsoda","author_uid":"19698","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 2:19am","epoch":1387678440,"text":"Still torn about what I think about this style of gameplay, it might be too much for me to consider it fun, it's quite challenging, I'll give you that.\r\rI like the idea, and you had some clever level design that got progressively harder, while keeping them pretty short, which was great.\r\rVery nice graphics, and the chiptune style music was a nice fit."},{"author_name":"JD557","author_uid":"9253","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 1:13pm","epoch":1387717680,"text":"Awesome game. Everyting was very polished and the gameplay was really fun.\r\rThe only thing I missed was a small intro to each level (for example, just a text floating saying "Level 1"). Otherwise that last level gets a little bit frustrating (It lacks that small break at the start)"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 6:17pm","epoch":1387735920,"text":"Overall a great game! Very polished and good level design. But I couldn't get past the moving wall with spikes."},{"author_name":"Eniko","author_uid":"15439","time":"Dec 25, 2013 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1387988820,"text":"Nice graphics, neat concept, good execution! All in all, a really great game! On the second level I managed to stand on the block below the pillar way to the right. Not sure if that's intentional. Also, I didn't much enjoy the last level, but that's probably cause I sucked at it. :P"},{"author_name":"henrykun","author_uid":"5379","time":"Dec 26, 2013 @ 12:03am","epoch":1388015880,"text":"This is one of my favorite games so far. I really doubted it was made in 48 hours, it's really polished. The only thing I found a bit difficult, was to play with the touchpad but it's not your fault of couse.Very well done."},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"Dec 26, 2013 @ 4:54am","epoch":1388033340,"text":"It's a good idea! :D\rVery challenging stages."},{"author_name":"Jan Marcano","author_uid":"13980","time":"Dec 26, 2013 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1388091720,"text":"As always I love your art-style!\r\rThe main mechanic reminds me of a prototype of a game I made, it felt warm inside <3\r\rGreat job! Very polished as usual from your entries. It was really fun :) My only complaint is that the difficulty was maybe a bit too low on the first levels. It escalated well towards the end though!\r\rP.D.: Why the hell does a Lighthouse have traps and spikes in it?!"},{"author_name":"DangerPenguin","author_uid":"19575","time":"Dec 27, 2013 @ 9:03pm","epoch":1388177880,"text":"Now THIS is an entry! Good music & sfx, great use of the theme, FUN, unique, and it all culminates into a great game. \r\rHoly cow, great job!"},{"author_name":"ZYXer","author_uid":"20509","time":"Dec 30, 2013 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1388409060,"text":"Great platformer, well thought-through and challenging"},{"author_name":"Erkberg","author_uid":"24534","time":"Jan 2, 2014 @ 12:49am","epoch":1388623440,"text":"Great game overall, really nice graphics and audio. The gameplay was very good too, I enjoyed this a lot."},{"author_name":"Cake&Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"Jan 2, 2014 @ 9:40am","epoch":1388655300,"text":"Amazing game!!! I know you always make great ones, but I think this is especially really interesting in game mechanic. I loved juggling the light orb and the character and how these are controlled. Of course the graphics are great, and the music\/mood work really well together. :) Great work!"},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"Jan 3, 2014 @ 2:16pm","epoch":1388758260,"text":"This was really good! Great pixel art, dat reaction when the orb goes out xD\rThe levels were really cool, since the paths for the orb and Lucia are sometimes different. And it even has a back story! Love that."},{"author_name":"Tomski","author_uid":"30523","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 4:25am","epoch":1388809200,"text":"Neat entry, impressive stuff"},{"author_name":"cappelnord","author_uid":"7575","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 9:27am","epoch":1388827320,"text":"Awesome entry as usual, especially graphics and level design."},{"author_name":"Raphy","author_uid":"24241","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 11:36am","epoch":1388835060,"text":"Awesome entry, great work ! Kindda frustrating at times to synchronize both the player and orb (orb is kindda big or fragile imo) but it's really a detail. Congrats, I think you'll be very well placed :)"},{"author_name":"nyrrrr","author_uid":"24704","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1388851200,"text":"Really well made game. Nice graphics. Innovative gameplay. \rAnd I liked how hard the last level was.\rgood job!"},{"author_name":"Manuel Magalh\u00e3es","author_uid":"2490","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1388857860,"text":"Cool game. I liked the orb's moving mechanic."},{"author_name":"Anoarith","author_uid":"24843","time":"Jan 6, 2014 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1389027120,"text":"That's genius ! I loved it !"},{"author_name":"The Evil Cult","author_uid":"8607","time":"Jan 7, 2014 @ 2:58am","epoch":1389063180,"text":"Congrats!"}],"images":["ld28\/11391-e7bc7c1455f00f6c88567c5e81b53100.jpg","ld28\/11391-262d0eeaa70868b418a92c3aeaec9762.jpg","ld28\/11391-937926e6c9e92f27bfd9c4218865939b.jpg","ld28\/11391-fde427df2687c6281f9fe5acc12976e3.jpg","ld28\/11391-04e9a13a1f1941a16d4f2df91d0c3929.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/platformer\/shine\/20152\/","text":"Play at GameJolt (Original Entry)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/630327","text":"Play at Newgrounds (Post-compo)"},{"url":"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/22cwglwypyge98qr19kp","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2013\/12\/17\/shine-post-mortem\/","text":"Post-Mortem"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22149","g_author":"11391","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22178","g_title":"Shine","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"6","g_commentcount":"109","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\/11391-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/11391-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/11391-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/11391-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/11391-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You only get one source of light!\r\n\r\nKingdom of Solaris has always been protected by light of holy lighthouse. One day however, the lights disappeared, plunging the kingdom into darkness..\r\n\r\nHowever, all hope is not lost. One day a young wizard Lucia arrived, and used all her strength to create a ball of light powerful enough to lit the lighthouse again!\r\n\r\nWhile the orb is very powerful, it's also very unstable. A slightest bump can cause the orb to explode! Lucia needs to use the orb to light her way, while trying to keep the orb intact. Will she be able to end the age of darkness?\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nUse Arrow Keys or WASD to control Lucia. Press down or S to enter doors. R restarts the current room.\r\n\r\nUse mouse to control orb of light. Beware that it explodes if it hits walls, platforms or goes off screen.\r\n\r\nEsc returns you to main menu and skips the intro. M mutes and unmutes music","title":"Shine"}