{"author_link":"\/author\/adonaac\/","author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","comments":[{"author_name":"Cherno","author_uid":"14133","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:23am","epoch":1387171080,"text":"Awesome aesthetic! I love games like this. :)"},{"author_name":"doctorscientist","author_uid":"25260","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:26am","epoch":1387171260,"text":"Really nice intro tutorial. The animations are super cool. Very nice polish. Makes me want to try out love."},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:32am","epoch":1387171620,"text":"Good one :)"},{"author_name":"Chris Mondok","author_uid":"31703","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:34am","epoch":1387171740,"text":"Very slick looking. It would be nice, however, if it were more obvious when beings were being created \/ destroyed."},{"author_name":"Danman9914","author_uid":"30580","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:42am","epoch":1387172220,"text":"Excellent mood! The gameplay is simple and a little frustrating when trying to connect small beings and resources. Great graphics and game-feel."},{"author_name":"pLaw","author_uid":"29748","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:43am","epoch":1387172280,"text":"Very good. I like the idea and the problem it describes. It's the distribution not the scarcity of resources. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"funselektor","author_uid":"30453","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:48am","epoch":1387172580,"text":"This fits the theme very well. Got a little bit tired of micro-managing, but the audio and mood make up for it."},{"author_name":"kunzbe","author_uid":"20508","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:51am","epoch":1387172760,"text":"I really like the minimalistic style, that's my cupe of tea"},{"author_name":"leafo","author_uid":"4321","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:49am","epoch":1387176240,"text":"great atmosphere, feels very polished. it was hard to make connections when the mouse wasn't in the center of the screen because of the viewport moving"},{"author_name":"Clavus","author_uid":"18043","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:43am","epoch":1387179480,"text":"Great art style. Tutorial was nice. Camera controls were a bit annoying, which made it hard to click smaller beings."},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:24am","epoch":1387181940,"text":"Thanks everyone. For those having problems with the camera, try zooming in more to connect the smaller beings. But yea, I agree that it's frustrating\/annoying to control it. Should have just made it so that you do it by holding right mouse button..."},{"author_name":"AlanZucconi","author_uid":"21108","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:32pm","epoch":1387200420,"text":"I love these type of games. And I love these type of styles. Simple, unique and effective."},{"author_name":"ittlebit","author_uid":"13983","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1387211400,"text":"This executed really well, very clean and stylish."},{"author_name":"MRvanderPants","author_uid":"20836","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:08pm","epoch":1387213380,"text":"Ow wow, this looks great! Realy stylish"},{"author_name":"gilborn","author_uid":"30753","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:12pm","epoch":1387213620,"text":"Perfect intro, perfect sound, perfect graphics..."},{"author_name":"whiteknife","author_uid":"30189","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:12pm","epoch":1387213620,"text":"Sweet aesthetics and an interesting premise!"},{"author_name":"X-0r","author_uid":"25053","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1387221120,"text":"This is really a great entry! \rCool graphics and sound, neat gameplay. The scrolling was a bit tedious, though... is there any way to zoom out? (similar to your screenshots)"},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:28pm","epoch":1387221780,"text":"@X-0r: mouse wheel up\/down to zoom in\/out."},{"author_name":"voltorben","author_uid":"25810","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1387222080,"text":"Very interesting. And really awesome graphics! I had a hard time managing everything, and it seemed my beings died quicker than i could breed new ones. Maybe i'm just too slow.. Great entry"},{"author_name":"Zhrack","author_uid":"20741","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1387222740,"text":"Nice game and art! It's a bit difficult to connect beings when camera moves though."},{"author_name":"TobiasNL","author_uid":"10964","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1387226280,"text":"Very athmospheric. I loved the sounds and the game idea. The game idea got presented in a very nice pace, with soothing sounds. I really like the camera system in your entry, it feels smooth and solid, as does the rest of the gameplay. Interesting entry!"},{"author_name":"Donutttt","author_uid":"30043","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:05pm","epoch":1387234800,"text":"Great art style, and a fun game. Really interesting game."},{"author_name":"phi6","author_uid":"29305","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:35pm","epoch":1387236600,"text":"Fantastic art direction and suitably ambient music. Great concept - to improve it, it would be great to zoom into a specific position rather than center of the screen."},{"author_name":"Eric","author_uid":"30755","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:36am","epoch":1387243860,"text":"One of the best entries ive seen so far"},{"author_name":"Rscar","author_uid":"26987","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 2:04am","epoch":1387245540,"text":"Very very well done, love the visuals\/theming. Would also like a better mechanic to move the camera around. Awesome work!"},{"author_name":"josefnpat","author_uid":"11249","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:56am","epoch":1387252260,"text":"Very nice game, I love the font and the quiet ambience.\r\rVery interesting game."},{"author_name":"tchem","author_uid":"27459","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:07am","epoch":1387252920,"text":"Excelent game!!! aesthetic and gameplay are awesome!!!"},{"author_name":"WojWorks","author_uid":"18921","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:41am","epoch":1387254960,"text":"This has an impeccable mood and style to it, but it honestly doesn't feel too fun to play. Maybe if I had a larger view of the planet I'm managing? The way the camera moves right now is just a bit weird."},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:00am","epoch":1387256100,"text":"@WojWorks you can zoom out with the mouse wheel. And yea, the camera work is bad\/weird."},{"author_name":"LatFoued","author_uid":"30371","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 9:34am","epoch":1387272540,"text":"The concept is very cool, and the mood was so awesome. Even though the camera is hard to get your hand on. Good job sir"},{"author_name":"wdebowicz","author_uid":"29762","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:43pm","epoch":1387283880,"text":"Love the style and concept."},{"author_name":"howieV (binarygirl)","author_uid":"8824","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1387318800,"text":"loved the tutorial .. great art style\/dynamic\/mood :)"},{"author_name":"Magdev","author_uid":"3935","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1387320420,"text":"this is impressive"},{"author_name":"Toureiro","author_uid":"24095","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:09am","epoch":1387325040,"text":"One of the most interesting looking games I've seen here so far!"},{"author_name":"ENDESGA","author_uid":"19270","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:35am","epoch":1387326600,"text":"Features and graphics are pretty awesome!"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1387401480,"text":"Wow that is cool! Amazing game of life interpretation. super good idea for the theme. Enjoyed it to play this experiment."},{"author_name":"AMSmirnov","author_uid":"11028","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1387407660,"text":"Very interesting and unusual game. If you make tutorial shortly or may be separate to different parts, game will be better!"},{"author_name":"Anshul Goyal","author_uid":"18701","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 5:34am","epoch":1387430940,"text":"Played the prequel of this game in the last ludum dare (if I am not mistaken). loved it then loved it now. However, couldn't figure out much difference from the last time. May be I havent played it enough."},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 6:50am","epoch":1387435500,"text":"I didn't participate in the last Ludum Dare nor have I ever made\/played another game like this. Maybe you're mistaken?"},{"author_name":"Deity","author_uid":"23611","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 6:41am","epoch":1387521360,"text":"Excellent and very innovative game. Nice work with the simple clean graphics and sound effects.\r\rThe tutorial was also nice. The only improvement I could think of is maybe having difficulty settings as it seems I always don't have "enough beings" after some time."},{"author_name":"Venks","author_uid":"13781","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 7:34am","epoch":1387524540,"text":"Not quite my kind of game, but it's definitely very innovative and the art style fits it perfectly."},{"author_name":"cappelnord","author_uid":"7575","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 12:37pm","epoch":1387542720,"text":"Very slick looking, great aesthetics, both audio and visual. Also a cool game idea but I had a hard time keeping enough beings alive. Extra Point for the great and slick tutorial!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 11:36am","epoch":1387798260,"text":"Visually interesting game. Sadly I have not much fun playing it with a touchpad. Also someone mentioned audio, but for me there is non. (OSX)"},{"author_name":"Binary Gambit","author_uid":"20783","time":"Dec 26, 2013 @ 11:10am","epoch":1388055900,"text":"Nice game. Wish i could make my simple graphics work so well in Love2d"},{"author_name":"postmodestie","author_uid":"8113","time":"Jan 5, 2014 @ 7:06pm","epoch":1388948460,"text":"Kinda interesting, but too simple.. i'd like some stats at the end."},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"Jan 6, 2014 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1389036000,"text":"Wow, what a stylistic masterpiece. Very smooth graphics. Very good tutorial which also looks nice.\rImpressive what you can achieve with minimal colors and shapes.\rFor the game I found selecting sometimes a bit hard especially with small circles. It would have helped is I could navigate about the planet a bit quicker.\rby the way: I saw other people reply about the sound, but at first I didn't hear the sound. It was very soft (but had also a nice mood)."}],"images":["ld28\/7173-df97426087bf2677061db9693d003ba9.jpg","ld28\/7173-bdf2b5832db15dbecd1c7adb2e35c7b2.jpg","ld28\/7173-68e659b273cd7d7b715e916646a06939.jpg","ld28\/7173-936e94aa0d223d7d0fac5a8ce98f8c30.jpg","ld28\/7173-339a3de1e8fc7951112ff0310d9924a5.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/17437327\/Drain.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/17437327\/Drain%20(post).zip","text":"(Post-LD) Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/17437327\/Drain%20(OSX).zip","text":"(Post-LD) OSX"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/17437327\/Drain.love","text":"(Post-LD) .love (0.9.0)"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/adonaac\/random\/tree\/master\/ld28","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22305","g_author":"7173","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22335","g_title":"Drain","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"97","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\/7173-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/7173-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/7173-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/7173-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/7173-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The death of a planet caused by unbounded resource consumption.\r\n\r\nThis is a simple experimental\/exploration game that tries to talk about the effects of population growth on an imaginary planet. You win by, at any point, having more than 50 beings alive.\r\n\r\nThanks for playing and happy holidays. Make sure you buy lots of gifts!","title":"Drain"}