{"author_link":"\/author\/oxysoft\/","author_name":"oxysoft","author_uid":"25340","comments":[{"author_name":"Reevezy","author_uid":"26147","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:20am","epoch":1377490500,"text":"Love it, I'll have to look at the source code later."},{"author_name":"dcolgan","author_uid":"2293","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:22am","epoch":1377490620,"text":"This looks like a solid engine.  You should definitely keep deving on this.  The game you described sounds fun.  Nice work for 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"gikdew","author_uid":"18806","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1377545940,"text":"awesome visuals and mood!"},{"author_name":"mtrc","author_uid":"12174","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1377546180,"text":"Lovely graphics! Hope you get to develop it further."},{"author_name":"olafurw","author_uid":"25450","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 12:51am","epoch":1377564360,"text":"Like the art style, a lot more can be done with this!"},{"author_name":"BradleySmith","author_uid":"14944","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:13am","epoch":1377565680,"text":"Gorgeous pixel art. :)"},{"author_name":"KunoNoOni","author_uid":"6464","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:17am","epoch":1377565920,"text":"Really like the graphics and music. You should definitely keep working on this and make a post-compo version!"},{"author_name":"Vile Smile","author_uid":"26636","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:20am","epoch":1377566100,"text":"Wasn't much to do. The art and sound fx were good."},{"author_name":"ix","author_uid":"18837","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:24am","epoch":1377566340,"text":"Fails to start for me on Windows 8, 64-bit."},{"author_name":"shohs","author_uid":"20774","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:47am","epoch":1377567720,"text":"I couldn't get it to run on my computer, which is too bad because it looks interesting"},{"author_name":"shohs","author_uid":"20774","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:45am","epoch":1377571200,"text":"I'm also running Windows 8 (sorry for the double post)"},{"author_name":"Generalgore","author_uid":"15640","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:33am","epoch":1377577680,"text":"good art, definitely make a post-compo. good job. :)"},{"author_name":"theholychicken","author_uid":"25095","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 7:02am","epoch":1377586620,"text":"Points in humor for mental retardation attack :]\r<br\/>Too bad you didn't finish it in time.. For a post compo version, what if instead of fighting for the sword to come out, you actually use the oversized sword to fight enemies?\r<br\/>The moment I started the game and saw the sword, I imagined I could do something it.\r<br\/>Kind of like Chekhov's Gun. If something appears, it better be useable at some point!"},{"author_name":"anjack","author_uid":"20602","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1377607740,"text":"Definitely a very good game engine! I hope you make this into a full game."},{"author_name":"myachin","author_uid":"10579","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1377609840,"text":"the game didn't start on my win7("},{"author_name":"oxysoft","author_uid":"25340","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1377614880,"text":"@myachin Did you read the troubleshoot txt I included? It's most likely one of the two issues listed there. I don't know how to compile my monogame projects for other OSes unfortunately. If someone could send me a message explaining how I would be grateful. (I find nothing about it on google for some reasons)"},{"author_name":"MvdLaar","author_uid":"25750","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 6:17pm","epoch":1377627120,"text":"An overall good start, but there's a lot missing. I liked the graphical style of the character, although it's all a bit standard.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Watch out with the camera smoothing you applied; when moving fast in the vertical direction, the camera offset might become too big.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great effort!"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 1:21am","epoch":1377652560,"text":"I didn't see any mobs. Only the orbs. Is that it? I kept running like crazy to CATCH THEM ALL! haha Too bad you didn't finished :("},{"author_name":"BlackBulletIV","author_uid":"3915","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:39am","epoch":1377668040,"text":"The pixel art is very nice, as is the music. A shame the game isn't complete."},{"author_name":"jay griffin","author_uid":"26325","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:20am","epoch":1377684900,"text":"Would deifnitely like to see where you go with this one. That's a great start you've made there."},{"author_name":"Typedeaf","author_uid":"18950","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:22am","epoch":1377685020,"text":"Nice graphics :)"},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 10:07am","epoch":1377943320,"text":"I assume you didn't include the monster mob mechanics because the monster sprites weren't made. I collected all those orbs like crazy, and then realized the monsters were never going to come. It'd be cool if you could mention that in the description as well.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good game engine overall. :)"},{"author_name":"oxysoft","author_uid":"25340","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1377979080,"text":"Haha yeah the monsters aren't really implemented."},{"author_name":"Delca","author_uid":"24934","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 8:16pm","epoch":1377979860,"text":"This sounds like it could become a nice game with more time. Continue the good work!"},{"author_name":"D-e-X","author_uid":"6254","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1378074600,"text":"This doesn't run for me, Win8 64bit. :("},{"author_name":"lucc1111","author_uid":"27736","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 7:31pm","epoch":1378149960,"text":"hope you finish it!! i love the graphics!"},{"author_name":"X-0r","author_uid":"25053","time":"Sep 10, 2013 @ 8:49am","epoch":1378802640,"text":"Running perfectly on Win7 x64. Not much to do here, but yeah, it's an engine ^_^\r<br\/>Probably should have gone for a jam entry, maybe?\r<br\/>Watched your timelapse, and I must say, your pixel art is mint! Didn't see any DAW or other means to create sound though :("}],"images":["ld27\/25340-6c8fdb91dca7e6b1c0da48cde2afb5d6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/download\/6yai91gnbaho7ej\/Vorpal_Engine.7z","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/download\/pc0z9fwce9e5t3c\/Vorpal_Engine_Source.7z","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wxakcRGPG0U","text":"Timelapse"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"23656","g_author":"25340","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"23686","g_title":"Prelude of the Vorpal Blade","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1097","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\/\/273708\/25340-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This is my entry for Ludum Dare. The engine is pretty much completed but the game itself is far from complete :(\r\n\r\nVolume of sounds are a little weird because I put everything audio related during the last 20 or so minutes of the marathon.\r\n\r\nI recommend you read the rest of this description so you know wtf is going on and how it's supposed to work.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Story - \r\nYou play as the hero Clarence who has fell in this giant vicious volcano. Clarence's Vorpal blade, which name's Ginger, get stuck in the vicious volcano from the fall. \r\n\r\nGinger is a self aware Sword, but it requires souls to operate. The fall has took all of the souls it had stored. It's wedged so hard in stone that only it could pull itself out of the crack.\r\n\r\nWeaponless, Clarence dances his way through enemies to amasse souls for Ginger.\r\n\r\nThe weapon now has enough souls.\r\n\r\n(Screen fades to black) \r\n\r\n\"One two! One two! And through! And through!\" says Clarence and Ginger together.\r\n\r\nThe Vorpal sword goes snicker-snack\r\n\r\nGinger: \"I is free!\"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- How it would be supposed to work -\r\n\r\n* Every 10 seconds, mobs come swarming at you from cool dark floating vortex things in the sky. (No sprite made, didn't have time)\r\n\r\n* Altairs that are near by these vortexes will throw stat orbs that will boost the stats of our hero Clarence when picked up\r\n\r\n* The Blade has a soul meter. When monsters die,  their souls are sent to Ginger in a very nice interpolated manner, thanks to my great easing library\r\n\r\n* The player must stay alive until Ginger is back to free\r\n\r\n\r\n- Controls -\r\n\r\nArrow keys: Move around in the world\r\nX key: Dance attack \/ Mental retardation attack ","title":"Prelude of the Vorpal Blade"}