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SliP by Sakuyan

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made by Sakuyan for LD27 (COMPO)
=================CONTROLS==================================
IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE POSSESS SKILL SEE THE THIRD IMAGE
Z = Secondary Skills
X = Jump
Jump+C = Possess
(While Possess) C = Eject

I was heavily debating whether to create a tutorial level,
but I opted to go for more puzzle levels :/
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Hi, I'm Sakuyan, creator of SliP! (I also did LimiT and DeaN)

It was a rough weekend, but I managed to power through!
Hope you guys have fun~

Story-ish
The main character is a little ghost who can possess creatures around him and use their ability for 10 seconds. You have to use them to solve puzzles and escape the never ending dusk world.

Any question or bugs that occur, let me know via comments :3c

-Sakuyan
@hyungkim7

Edit: Here's a gameplay footage of SliP if you want to just watch me get trolled by my own slime :c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktEjuyhdlDM
<3<3<3 Thanks for all the feedback guys <3<3<3
Web http://www.pwnscone.com/sakuyan/SliP/index.html
LINUX http://www.pwnscone.com/sakuyan/SliP4linux.zip
WIN http://www.pwnscone.com/sakuyan/SliP4win.zip
OSX http://www.pwnscone.com/sakuyan/SliP4osx.zip
Source http://www.pwnscone.com/sakuyan/SliP.7z
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=13803

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.80 62
Audio 3.46 101
Fun 3.44 178
Graphics 4.36 17
Humor 2.63 352
Innovation 3.58 163
Mood 3.48 111
Theme 3.32 406

Feedback

Croze
26. Aug 2013 · 02:57 UTC
Wow, very well done!!! it's like taking kirby a different route, definitely one of the best ludum dares I've seen!
dmastergames
26. Aug 2013 · 02:58 UTC
Well Done Great Job :)
CarbonCoder
26. Aug 2013 · 03:00 UTC
Amazing graphics and mechanics!
Zuige
26. Aug 2013 · 03:01 UTC
Incredible! Graphics are just awesome and the whole mood is just like from a SNES game. Well done! Only thing I can think of complaining about is the jittering and control lag on OS X. :/
Beardbotnik
26. Aug 2013 · 03:02 UTC
Awesome looking game, and the mechanic sounds fun. But I found lining up to possess things is nearly impossible, and I ended up having to wait a long while for a slime to come back from the narrow around you can't normally access. The mood of the entire thing is fantastic though :D
andreyin
26. Aug 2013 · 03:03 UTC
Really nice! Had some trouble on the last level though, the green slime decided to never come back to let me use it haha.
Armix
26. Aug 2013 · 03:06 UTC
This is a really nice entry, the game feels awesome to play and the graphics are really pretty. Plus the music is nice and the mechanic fits with the theme, so high scores from me. haha I found that "Pointless Achievement" to be rather funny, however I did somehow fall behind the destroyable block guarding the achievement token and got stuck, with no means of destroying the barrier. Other than that, awesome game. :)
HeyChinaski
26. Aug 2013 · 03:07 UTC
Loved this, well done. Beautiful graphics and great sound. The gameplay was unforgiving but it was worth persevering.
GFM
26. Aug 2013 · 03:18 UTC
Nicely polished and the concept is really interesting!
It would be great if there were more levels and creatures. :)
chabuduo
26. Aug 2013 · 03:22 UTC
amazing game! but how do you get passed the third level, where there is a block blocking you from going up?
isharacomix
26. Aug 2013 · 03:24 UTC
Excellent, excellent, excellent! This was a brilliant game! What did you use to make the music?
🎤 Sakuyan
26. Aug 2013 · 03:39 UTC
Thanks guys!
Here's a picture ref of how you might feel about the slime. http://i.imgur.com/ghz2fSr.png

@chabuduo - possess and keep trying ;)
@isharacomix - I used abundant music/GXSCC
Tork
26. Aug 2013 · 03:50 UTC
Really like your game but your lvl dessing needs a little more polish, third lvl you are never aware when the platform is coming for you, at the forth I got stuck by getting the useless achievement
Boodog
26. Aug 2013 · 04:02 UTC
Really good game! Loved it!
SteveSalmond
26. Aug 2013 · 05:51 UTC
Awesome graphics! I especially love the 'possess' visual effect. Really like the possession mechanic as well. Great work!
TheHermit
26. Aug 2013 · 06:35 UTC
I got a libudev error when running the packed linux executable, but thankfully I've been messing with Node-Webkit for my own stuff and it worked with my version. 32-bit/64-bit issue maybe?

Technical issues aside, I love the possession mechanic. I did feel that it was annoying to sit and wait for the slime to get back into jumpable range in the last level.

I really wanted to see more possessable creatures and mechanics. I mean that in a good way - I wanted to play more.
djdduty
26. Aug 2013 · 06:40 UTC
I have to admit, this game caused me a lot of frustration in parts, but overall is really good!
esayitch
26. Aug 2013 · 06:43 UTC
Awesome game! Hard to believe you managed this in 48 hours! I did the first few levels then got a bi too frustrated... dunno if later levels have checkpoints but that might be a welcome addition :)
Andrewves
26. Aug 2013 · 06:55 UTC
Wow amazing entry. I really like the visual style and the controls feel quite fluid.
rylgh
26. Aug 2013 · 06:59 UTC
Such good sprites... and I LOVE the music. Just downloaded your source just so I could nab that theme song.
Toshiro
26. Aug 2013 · 07:01 UTC
We found the winner.
orangepascal
26. Aug 2013 · 07:48 UTC
very, very cool!
Steve
26. Aug 2013 · 08:24 UTC
Couldn't really play the web version in Firefox due to type-to-search interrupting the key presses. Looks nice though!
Rick Hoppmann
26. Aug 2013 · 09:16 UTC
Did not run using Linux Mint 15 64bit :/
Kaldrick
26. Aug 2013 · 09:51 UTC
Really nice graphics and music, great concept ;)
nikneym
26. Aug 2013 · 11:27 UTC
Nice one.
deepnight
26. Aug 2013 · 12:12 UTC
Nice concept, but the controls would require more polish. The theme relation is also a little bit light.
sirtetris
26. Aug 2013 · 12:23 UTC
Nice. :) Looked really good, especially the "possess" animation. Took me some time to figure out the canon guys are able to jump. ^^
LiamJPeters
26. Aug 2013 · 12:32 UTC
Wow. Simply the most beautiful game I've ever played from a jam!
Hypnohustla
26. Aug 2013 · 13:06 UTC
Simply amazing for 48 hours. Everything was beautiful aside from the ear shattering explosion sound :)
flamecow
26. Aug 2013 · 13:13 UTC
Wow, what an excellent game and idea. It's incredibly polished, too!
SpiralCodeStudio
26. Aug 2013 · 13:38 UTC
Awesome! Love the graphics! Idea is nice too. But I stuck behind the stone with the useless achievement.
Great work!
ratalaika
26. Aug 2013 · 14:16 UTC
Great job!
ncannasse
26. Aug 2013 · 14:19 UTC
Nice one, would have love to play more content. The theme usage is a bit weak.
Xgor
26. Aug 2013 · 14:33 UTC
Cool mechanic that remind me a lot of a fun game boy called avenging spirit.
However the level design was kinda stale and it would be nice if the stuff you could possess was more powerful (Even if possessing a blob is kinda funny)
Sam Oates Games
26. Aug 2013 · 14:34 UTC
Was a really cool concept. Fun and nice little puzzles.
Graphically pleasing, but not my personal cup of tea.
Also, on the second level the little green guy kept killing himself, meaning I had to kill myself to make the green slime respawn :(
BradleySmith
26. Aug 2013 · 14:42 UTC
An insane amount of work for 48 hours! Well done!
JaJ
26. Aug 2013 · 15:05 UTC
I was so glad this game was short. Was starting to feel really bad about my own entry. Great concept and execution!
andrewkennedy
26. Aug 2013 · 15:58 UTC
SILICON VALLEY 2! Nice work as always.
alwaysinbeta
26. Aug 2013 · 16:28 UTC
Good game. Lovely graphics. Well executed and polished. Quite hard to be in just the right position to possess the little guys.
zedutchgandalf
26. Aug 2013 · 17:01 UTC
Great job! This really looks and feels amazing for a Ludum Dare game :)
Monoquartz
26. Aug 2013 · 17:24 UTC
Nice concept!
jijaweb
26. Aug 2013 · 18:02 UTC
Great graphics and music! And a very cool game idea! Great job!
rincewind_cz
26. Aug 2013 · 18:05 UTC
Wow! Just wow!
NightShadow0
26. Aug 2013 · 18:20 UTC
Wow, this is lovely! Great concept, nice work!
Mesene
26. Aug 2013 · 18:27 UTC
I enjoyed it a lot!
Symmeteer
26. Aug 2013 · 19:09 UTC
Unfortunately I couldn't get it to work on Chrome. The console said that the jquery file couldn't be found.
gikdew
26. Aug 2013 · 19:28 UTC
The graphics are so fuck**ng good! I love the characters. So fun!
Static 64
26. Aug 2013 · 19:29 UTC
That was great and really fun to play. I felt compelled to beat each level. The ten second limit was a little annoying, but the game was worth it.
bisk8s
26. Aug 2013 · 20:20 UTC
Very well done! One of the best ludum dares for shure!
joekinglake
26. Aug 2013 · 20:32 UTC
Looks and feels very nice and slick. The first level was very hard though and took me a long time to work it out! Lovely style though.
SamC
26. Aug 2013 · 20:47 UTC
Really love this, I didn't read the notes at first and got stuck straight away, tried random buttons, possessed the slime and thought- 'this is cool'
ravine
26. Aug 2013 · 21:23 UTC
Great job on the artwork, and the puzzles. I also really enjoyed the mechanic of possessing things to get past obstacles.
kayupla
26. Aug 2013 · 22:09 UTC
I'am a fan ! a kirby inspired, but not at all^^. I really apreciate the visual and mood.
Volute
26. Aug 2013 · 22:12 UTC
Wow, very cool graphics and use of colors. I like the concept too !
Sestren
26. Aug 2013 · 23:17 UTC
I wish there were more levels and more things to possess. While the controls were a little finicky, the idea is neat and the graphics are very nice.
Slader16
26. Aug 2013 · 23:22 UTC
By far the best game of Ludum Dare 27! :D
Diogo Muller
26. Aug 2013 · 23:28 UTC
Wow, really polished and beautiful art. I was a bit lost at the start, but then noticed you don't have to possess ALL the enemies for something. :) Reminds me a bit of Kirby.
Sergey Mohov
27. Aug 2013 · 00:37 UTC
Nice, good-looking and polished. Controls need some more work and explanation, but overall it's a really strong entry.
Lianne Booton
27. Aug 2013 · 01:43 UTC
This is rad, it's a very well executed entry overall. Got caught in platforms a few times, but hey, that's to be expected when dealing with the quirks of a platform engine in a small time frame. I think the only thing I would change personally is having the possess skill home in very slightly.
psychomonster
27. Aug 2013 · 01:52 UTC
Great Job... this is amazing!
atomic_swerve
27. Aug 2013 · 02:21 UTC
Love platformers that aren't about the jumping! While some of the puzzles were too dependent on waiting for the necessary creature to randomly get into position, I love the idea and would love to see more.
davisan
27. Aug 2013 · 02:39 UTC
Wow, very beautiful and good game! Though I had some slowdowns in my laptop.
DuFF
27. Aug 2013 · 02:54 UTC
Hooray for useless achievements! Great work.
patrickgh3
27. Aug 2013 · 02:56 UTC
Cute graphics and sound! And the achievement was very useless :D Nice job!
Travis Irby
27. Aug 2013 · 02:59 UTC
brilliant. love the intro, concept, controls, graphics... :D
megashroom
27. Aug 2013 · 04:04 UTC
Nice game, very well executed.
The first level was a tiny bit confusing, as the green blob wouldn't move under the rock, but it eventually worked.
bugninja
27. Aug 2013 · 04:19 UTC
I REALLY love the pixel-art!
jprogman
27. Aug 2013 · 04:45 UTC
The hit-detection is a bit strict when I try to possess a creature, which makes it too challenging. I like the idea of the game, but it's making my decision on how this game fits the theme very difficult.
ddionisio
27. Aug 2013 · 06:03 UTC
Very charming game. Your art is awesome as always, too cute! I really like the game mechanic of possessing creatures. The platforming was a little awkward but I still enjoyed it entirely!
ripatti
27. Aug 2013 · 07:39 UTC
One of the best entries that I played. But why so short?

Anyway good job!
RetroEpic
27. Aug 2013 · 08:57 UTC
very cool graphic style, love the snappiness of the controls brings back memories of older platforming games, really enjoyed the into the blob control mechanic.
infernet89
27. Aug 2013 · 09:06 UTC
Woha, all this in under 48h? This is awesome! Nice puzzles, the time limit of control is a nice feature for solving some situation.
AdamHarte
27. Aug 2013 · 10:08 UTC
Very nice graphics, and interesting ability.
AtomicVikings
27. Aug 2013 · 11:15 UTC
Great graphics, Very nice to play.
Ithildin
27. Aug 2013 · 11:46 UTC
Cute pixel-art graphics and music. The possession mechanic is cool as well, but the controls made it cumbersome at times.

Overall, nice job. Congrats!
Larzan
27. Aug 2013 · 12:10 UTC
Great game, well done, sound, grafix, theme, all there, cool!
villhest
27. Aug 2013 · 12:14 UTC
I'm stunned!
Mekuri
27. Aug 2013 · 12:15 UTC
Very awesome game, and very well polished. There were a few places where I had to wait for the slimes to eventually get out of the narrow passages before I could possess them, but apart from that, this game is very beautiful game.
Beavl
27. Aug 2013 · 13:12 UTC
Well executed and nice take on the theme. Congrats!
skarab
27. Aug 2013 · 13:57 UTC
Great visuals, I really like the possession power, well done!
okmmjyygv
27. Aug 2013 · 14:42 UTC
BRILLIANT!
Jupiter_Hadley
27. Aug 2013 · 15:39 UTC
Amazing game. Nice platformer, great use of the theme, really, truly is amazing. I featured it in my compilation of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you want to check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Polnsp4F8
Alexander Ponomariov
27. Aug 2013 · 15:47 UTC
Excellent! Graphics - awesome, mood - best! Always dream to inspire the soul! (To hard first level :( )
Asar Dhandala
27. Aug 2013 · 16:48 UTC
Great graphics and music!
zkenshin
27. Aug 2013 · 17:06 UTC
Graphics were very nice. Possession mechanic is pretty cool. :)
PeaCe
27. Aug 2013 · 17:58 UTC
Very good graphics and gameplay, though the levels could be even better
Nerlin
27. Aug 2013 · 19:11 UTC
Like idea and graphics. Well done!
dancingflame
27. Aug 2013 · 19:12 UTC
The gameplay is really interesting! I love this one!! 5/5 star :)
doonay21
27. Aug 2013 · 19:29 UTC
Nice graphics and audio! Good job and good luck!
kbm0
27. Aug 2013 · 19:36 UTC
Cool graphics and very interesting concept, although it took me a long time to figure out the controls. Good job and keep at it! :)
Crazi456
27. Aug 2013 · 20:08 UTC
Really fun solid game!
Jimanzium
27. Aug 2013 · 20:44 UTC
Pretty neat idea for ten seconds. And the graphics are rather impresive
AdventureIslands
27. Aug 2013 · 21:42 UTC
Nice game, bit rough around the edges though. The concept was great but there could have been more creatures to possess and puzzles to solve. Good base to develop something bigger on. Really dig the player character and possessing power.
TomCooper3D
27. Aug 2013 · 22:03 UTC
really nice style to this game. cool mechanic. well done!
Christina Nordlander
27. Aug 2013 · 22:22 UTC
Your games tend to be among the most visually gorgeous ones at LD, and this one is no exception. I especially like the animated cannons, but everything in this game looks great. The music is good. The possession mechanic makes for great puzzles.

I don't have anything negative to say about this. It might have been fun to have more of a storyline or a conclusive ending, but that would just be an added bonus (and the increasingly difficult puzzles created a nice sense of progression, anyway). Thank you for creating this.
zlowrance
27. Aug 2013 · 22:26 UTC
Really great entry. Felt like a darker kirby. Art was AMAZING. Great job man!
Pickens Inc.
27. Aug 2013 · 22:48 UTC
Nice job! I really like it, its like a mix of ghost trick and Kirby :)
Toadpud
27. Aug 2013 · 22:53 UTC
POINTLESS ACHIEVEMENT!
namrog84
27. Aug 2013 · 22:54 UTC
Quite nice! I liked it all!
LordHellMaX
28. Aug 2013 · 00:39 UTC
Very well done, the control are thought to adapt.
Good job on the graphics, i like the SNES look and feel :)
ChronusZ
28. Aug 2013 · 01:16 UTC
Oh man, your pixel art and animation makes me jealous. This game is so adorable :)
TobiasW
28. Aug 2013 · 01:31 UTC
Thanks for playing? Thank YOU for making the game! Nice music, gorgeous pixel art, an interesting mechanic (if a little bit short, but hey, 48h is short too) - I like it a lot! There were some minor frustrations, but nothing that really detered me from having fun. Good job - I would definitely play a longer version of this game.
TobiasW
28. Aug 2013 · 01:45 UTC
PS: If you ever need a programmer for anything - I'd love to work with you! I can't stop looking at those character designs and backgrounds.
fgielow
28. Aug 2013 · 02:29 UTC
Very well executed for a dare o.o
You have worked very well alone man.
Well the only little thing i think you should calibrate batter its de gelly animals, they never come close to you, and in some stage i get stuck cause i cant posses then.
But really, great work.
Unept
28. Aug 2013 · 02:32 UTC
Very clever and I really liked the graphics. This is the 3rd game in a row that had lagging issues for me, so now I'm thinking it's my browser or something and should restart.
atgaubatz
28. Aug 2013 · 04:13 UTC
A great concept really well executed!
Nick Weihs
28. Aug 2013 · 04:49 UTC
Cool kirby-ish game. Probably has puzzles more relevant to the abilities in this though. Nice!
IronyInteractive
28. Aug 2013 · 05:25 UTC
Very nice work. The graphics are amazing and the game mechanic was very unique, over all this is the best game I've seen on here.
Marcos Rodrigues
28. Aug 2013 · 07:00 UTC
I found it very hard to play and some of the level design was pretty faulty imo. But good try though. You could of course have thought better as to how implement the "10 seconds" thing, was pretty common place
SamuelDivinium
28. Aug 2013 · 07:19 UTC
I can't get past the 3rd level because the slimy thing never comes back to the right side so i can't posess him more than once :(

Anyway it's a really decent and polished game, well done :)
manofdoom
28. Aug 2013 · 07:46 UTC
Controls are a bit fiddly but otherwise this is really good.
tlasol
28. Aug 2013 · 08:23 UTC
Very well done and great idea!!!
But game is sooo short.
RennFarnell
28. Aug 2013 · 09:12 UTC
well polished game and enjoyable, 5/5 =]
Ailin
28. Aug 2013 · 09:40 UTC
Good overall job but very not-intuitive controls.
REIN1
28. Aug 2013 · 12:19 UTC
Very good mechanics and great idea~
MatrixBai
28. Aug 2013 · 12:26 UTC
The art is great!
iterative deepening
28. Aug 2013 · 14:29 UTC
Really nice game, good work...but if you want my advice, if you want show it on the "francophone market" you have to change the name. :-)
Mironix
28. Aug 2013 · 16:42 UTC
Wow, great production values. Rich graphics and gameplay and all in 48h. Stunning amount of work timeframe and one guy!
necmelt2006
28. Aug 2013 · 19:28 UTC
Love the animations and nice gameplay :)
DaanVanYperen
28. Aug 2013 · 20:41 UTC
In love with the graphics.
jsspiegel
28. Aug 2013 · 21:25 UTC
In addition to captivatingly charming graphics, this is probably the best use of the theme I've seen so far.
spitfire87
28. Aug 2013 · 23:18 UTC
This is a really good game for 1 person 48h compo. The levels need to be polished, but its pretty impresive overall.
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
28. Aug 2013 · 23:27 UTC
As you know, this is amazing :)
Top marks everywhere, thank you!
Angrycrow
29. Aug 2013 · 04:28 UTC
Very cute! And tricky!
wine
29. Aug 2013 · 11:00 UTC
Excellent artwork )
Venturelli
29. Aug 2013 · 14:05 UTC
Love your art!
EdoMiyamoto
29. Aug 2013 · 17:38 UTC
Excellent idea !
grayhaze
29. Aug 2013 · 20:05 UTC
Absolutely brilliant! Lovely graphics and very polished overall. Good work.
proc
29. Aug 2013 · 22:32 UTC
Seems like a great idea but the second level slime at the start hates me. never stands right, base jumps just before the platform appears. Character and backgrounds are particularly standout for me. The last level slime you fixed the falling off but then the slime goes off to do its own things. If these could be ironed out this would be standout fantastic.
Webravenz
30. Aug 2013 · 16:30 UTC
excellent idea and graphics !
panurge
30. Aug 2013 · 20:45 UTC
Lovely style and superb level design! The possession mechanic was a nice use of the theme. I really enjoyed playing this.
hbocao
31. Aug 2013 · 03:22 UTC
This is just awesome. Splendid work!
GeorgeBroussard
31. Aug 2013 · 03:52 UTC
Great job. Clever idea. Tight jumping controls, nice art, smooth gameplay. Well done for 48hrs.
BNeutral
31. Aug 2013 · 08:33 UTC
Interesting concept.
ign
31. Aug 2013 · 11:36 UTC
unbeliveable
Pinktreeleaf
31. Aug 2013 · 17:38 UTC
cool puzzles, and extra points for me not dying in 10 seconds. innovative and pretty
Codexus
31. Aug 2013 · 19:54 UTC
Very cute pixel art, getting the timings right was kind of difficult.
Delca
01. Sep 2013 · 16:16 UTC
A excellent little game, I only wished it was longer.
Great work!
Ray_Mickelino
01. Sep 2013 · 21:03 UTC
Awesome 5 star game!
bitserum
01. Sep 2013 · 22:05 UTC
I love the idea (how wouldn't I, my entry is a bit about possession as well), the mechanics are really cool as well as the graphics. Sometimes it takes a bit too much trial and error to get it right though.
Antidote
02. Sep 2013 · 20:39 UTC
Nice graphics and gameplay. A bit difficult but it was fun to play :)
SecondDimension
03. Sep 2013 · 07:50 UTC
Took me a while to figure out the possession but once I did I really enjoyed it.
Lightmare Studio
03. Sep 2013 · 09:34 UTC
Amazing graphics, sound and overall production value! Nice concept too: I could definitely see this extended into a Greenlightable version.
blackotus
03. Sep 2013 · 15:16 UTC
I really like the main character design! It's very charming and captivating!
Also, great work on the graphics overall, the game looks gorgeous.

The mechanic is pretty interesting too! Nice puzzles!

"Useless achievement" was more annoying than funny, though.

Great work, please keep working on this game!
DreamTeam
03. Sep 2013 · 20:28 UTC
Cool characters! I like the song but that canonball is LOUUUUDDDDD!!! This is a refreshing take on the theme and the controls work great with a gamepad. Good work!
Capro
04. Sep 2013 · 10:42 UTC
Great game. I really like it!
bitowl
08. Sep 2013 · 13:16 UTC
I really love the concept and the graphics. Some times it was quite hard to controll
Cosr
12. Sep 2013 · 01:30 UTC
Wonderful graphics. The game could use a bit more polish in a few places; maybe slightly more forgiving hit boxes on possession, and the level transitions are a bit too abrupt as is. Slight changes in elevation in the ground maybe don't stand out enough visually (little bumps were kind of hard to pick out), but that's not really a huge issue.

Good game overall, with a neat mechanic.
Ossi
16. Sep 2013 · 05:07 UTC
Great art style and animation! Really love the mechanic of using the enemies as tools for the puzzles, reminded me a lot of the Kirby games. The music fit as well and having the theme be based on timers for possessing is a cool touch. Fantastic stuff!
SmudgedCat
16. Sep 2013 · 13:29 UTC
Nice graphics and some well put together levels. I played through to the end and really enjoyed it!
porglezomp
17. Sep 2013 · 00:15 UTC
Nice game, but it was hard to figure out the controls.
🎤 Sakuyan
17. Sep 2013 · 03:00 UTC
Thanks for the comments :)