{"author_link":"\/author\/kyyrma\/","author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","comments":[{"author_name":"meek","author_uid":"21177","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:32pm","epoch":1387200420,"text":"Unfortunately the game bugged out and crashed when I tried to flip the switch. Seems like some kind of memory leak? Not sure. Liked the sound and graphics though!"},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:37pm","epoch":1387200720,"text":"@meek: Unfortunate! Thanks for giving it a shot still :-)\r\rI've tried the game on three different PCs, and I can't reproduce the issue. If anyone else has the same problem, please leave a comment so I know to look into it."},{"author_name":"sam1373","author_uid":"24548","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:41pm","epoch":1387200960,"text":"Nice, but it was very frustrating to start from the beginning every time I hit a snake."},{"author_name":"kewry","author_uid":"12789","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:41pm","epoch":1387200960,"text":"Constantly crashing so I'm not rating. Loved the graphics!"},{"author_name":"dsoft20","author_uid":"8795","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:42pm","epoch":1387201020,"text":"Good Game, I really like that when you die the dungeon isn't resetted :P so I can take some shortcuts"},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1387201320,"text":"Thanks for taking the time to try it!\r\r@Sam, @Meek: What OS are you running? Also, did the game throw any error message as it crashed?"},{"author_name":"Katamori","author_uid":"25228","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:02pm","epoch":1387202220,"text":"First game I try in the rating phase! Let's see...\r\rMaybe I'm the only one, but the atmosphere strongly touched me. Becaue the graphics is obviously retro-style, but if we watch is closer, even the gameplay, and the music has a perfect NES-game feeling. And the music is is the best in this aspect...I can't really explain...it brings back memories for me about those games I played back in the day on my Famicon.\r\rBecause of this, both Audio and Mood are insta-fives!\r\rGraphics are nice: I couldn't see many of them, but those work perfectly! So yeah, this only deserves a five.\r\rI didn't want to play through the whole game, but I love that it promises a lot of playing time. Also, I enjoyed the not-too-hard but still not too easy tasks, so Fun is a 4.\r\rYOGO...life? Theme is still 4, anyway.\r\rWell, even though I love these exploration-based, "explore every screens" style games, this is not so new, so Innovation is just a 3.\r\rOverall it's still 5 for me, and I may be the only one with this rating, I still hope you'll be in top200, because you should as I feel."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:12pm","epoch":1387202820,"text":"@Katamori: Thank you for taking the time to write such a complete review! Really appreciate it :)\r\rRegarding the theme, I my implementation is "You only got one (minute)" Although you can get more time by picking up the items, so it's no exactly true :D"},{"author_name":"Katamori","author_uid":"25228","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:50pm","epoch":1387205100,"text":"@kyyrma: I experienced that both other people and myself love longer reviews, so I try to do that if I can.\r\rHm, one minute? After LD27 (10 seconds) it's not the best choice but IDC, because as I mentioned, the fact that even gameplay and music are retro-style, it saved the game. :D"},{"author_name":"howieV (binarygirl)","author_uid":"8824","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1387205220,"text":"i liked the gfx and music.. took me an age to figure out how to flick the switch..maybe i should read things first haha"},{"author_name":"Katamori","author_uid":"25228","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1387205220,"text":"@kyyrma: and sorry for double posting but I must highlight again that the music seriously touched me."},{"author_name":"Pyro","author_uid":"7230","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:02pm","epoch":1387205820,"text":"I really like it. The jumping feels a little odd but I had fun playing it."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:41pm","epoch":1387208160,"text":"@Pyro: Yeah, its like riding an elevator. I was going to implement a smoother, gravity based jump but I simply didn't have the time."},{"author_name":"ob6160","author_uid":"31367","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1387214460,"text":"I liked it overall :) The sound was lovely and I loved the mechanics behind the game."},{"author_name":"MRvanderPants","author_uid":"20836","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:31pm","epoch":1387214760,"text":"Ow, this brings back memory's! Love the retro nes style! Only thing is that the gravity feels a little weird, but since it looks so retro I can live with it :). Didn't get any crashes by the way."},{"author_name":"Marcellus","author_uid":"26515","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1387214820,"text":"good graphics but very frustrating"},{"author_name":"MRvanderPants","author_uid":"20836","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1387214820,"text":"Ow, this brings back memory's! Love the retro nes style! Only thing is that the gravity feels a little weird, but since it looks so retro I can live with it :). Didn't get any crashes by the way."},{"author_name":"Kemoiz","author_uid":"31695","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:30pm","epoch":1387218300,"text":"This game gave me so nostalgia and feels ;_; \rJust because of this cool vintage style (just like on c64), and.. the whole gameplay and levels are pretty good and enjoyable. Big up!"},{"author_name":"HuntTheWumpus","author_uid":"30702","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:12am","epoch":1387278420,"text":"I really liked the music of this game. Also great graphic style!"},{"author_name":"scoobyben","author_uid":"31879","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:18am","epoch":1387278780,"text":"I really like the music\/graphics\/general atmosphere! The Jumping mechanic did feel a bit funny, especially as you fall at the same rate as you jump"},{"author_name":"HuntTheWumpus","author_uid":"30702","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1387296180,"text":"Ah I forgot to ask: Is there a download link for the music somewhere? :)"},{"author_name":"Jellycakes","author_uid":"13474","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1387303320,"text":"Awesome! reminded me of old NES games and such. Was a little bit frustrating having to start over but I got there in the end. Really nicely done!"},{"author_name":"supremefist","author_uid":"6395","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:14pm","epoch":1387310940,"text":"Great music and graphics! Gameplay was also really fun and tight! Pretty tough game though!"},{"author_name":"Magdev","author_uid":"3935","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:16pm","epoch":1387318260,"text":"crashed a few times but enjoyed what didnt crash"},{"author_name":"kutullu","author_uid":"29402","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 10:30am","epoch":1387535100,"text":"The NES style gameplay, graphics, and sound really make me feel at home. Love your treatment of the Metroidvania-genre. The environment not resetting is a great feature and it really rewards exploration.\rThe jumping felt kinda floaty, I think a bit more gravity could improve the feel.\r\rThumbs up, 4 stars!\r\rCheers, Marcus"},{"author_name":"somepx","author_uid":"29702","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 9:39am","epoch":1387704840,"text":"Hey this guy sure knows how to jump! Puts Nathan Drake to shame! ;) Very retro, very good. Just add gravity, would be perfect."},{"author_name":"Christina Nordlander","author_uid":"20504","time":"Jan 4, 2014 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1388873820,"text":"A standard but very solid Metroidvania. The fact that doors stay open when you restart is a nice touch. (I thought it was odd that you still have to pick up items again, but since you get a time boost when you do, I'm not going to complain.)\r\rThe graphics felt a bit too basic for me, though that's a taste thing. The music is pleasant, if a bit repetitive.\r\rA complaint: if I press Enter and get the "Return? yes\/no" menu, I get sent back to the start of the game no matter what I pick. Apart from that, I didn't find any bugs.\r\rI haven't finished it yet (couldn't figure out where to go after I got the Ring of Power), but it's a very nice little game, and very big and deep for 48 hours."}],"images":["ld28\/8424-548548a73c16e448377a05da1dcd4292.jpg","ld28\/8424-936dd1dddb8bedb3dca11c739633d016.jpg","ld28\/8424-14702ead059d3a593d86ea7a1946404a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.student.oulu.fi\/~mkyyro\/Curse%20of%20Mellon.exe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.student.oulu.fi\/~mkyyro\/LD28_CurseOfMellon_source.gm81","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22416","g_author":"8424","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22446","g_title":"The Curse of Mellon","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"391","g_commentcount":"27","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\/8424-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/8424-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/308734\/8424-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Curse of Mellon\r\n\r\nCurse of Mellon is a simple Metroidvania-type of game, with the catch being that you only have one minute to make your way to the fabled Crystal Skull. You can extend your time by picking up artifacts, but be aware that once you die or your time runs out you lose all the artifacts you have collected and get returned to the dungeon entrance!\r\n\r\nThe environment doesn't reset even if you get thrown back to the entrance, so use that to your advantage. Open up shortcuts and find a way to get the Crystal Skull!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nZ - jump\r\nX - bomb\r\nEnter - pause \/ return to entrance\r\nArrow key left \/ right - movement\r\nArrow key up - activate switches\r\n\r\nPlease note that the all the options in the main menu simply start the game.\r\n\r\nThe game uses the Emulogic font.\r\n\r\nNOTE: There are some reports of the game crashing. If you experience such behaviour, could you kindly report your OS and any error messages the game throws. Thanks!","title":"The Curse of Mellon"}