{"author_link":"\/author\/atraxgames\/","author_name":"atraxgames","author_uid":"15195","comments":[{"author_name":"killerstarbunny","author_uid":"20898","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1367190180,"text":"Really good stuff."},{"author_name":"stevejohnson","author_uid":"3120","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 11:18pm","epoch":1367190780,"text":"Very atmospheric, easy to play. On level 2, the blue blocks seemed to take forever to migrate to the holes I dug. Like 3-4 minutes of just waiting."},{"author_name":"stevejohnson","author_uid":"3120","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 11:18pm","epoch":1367190780,"text":"(But I could proceed before then, so I guess NBD. Took me a minute to notice I could keep going.)"},{"author_name":"MisterMagnus","author_uid":"19971","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 11:19pm","epoch":1367190840,"text":"Awesome."},{"author_name":"jhrrsn","author_uid":"18114","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 11:34pm","epoch":1367191740,"text":"Really good take on the Mondrian!"},{"author_name":"jpverkamp","author_uid":"19702","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:55am","epoch":1367207400,"text":"I loved this. Now I have to get around to finishing \/ submitting my own game so I can rate yours. :)\r\rOne minor nit to pick, grammatically it should probably be "Now there is no water.""},{"author_name":"FloatingGhost","author_uid":"20843","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:21am","epoch":1367219760,"text":"Pretty damn good."},{"author_name":"Lidfrid","author_uid":"12884","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:30am","epoch":1367220300,"text":"Great style! Awesome concept, well done :)"},{"author_name":"Lizzip","author_uid":"22200","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:49am","epoch":1367221440,"text":"Really great. Best of the games I have played so far"},{"author_name":"HELLO23","author_uid":"21541","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:19am","epoch":1367223240,"text":"Fantastic ! Minimalism at it's best. I really like the game and the idea. I could not pass level 3 or 4 but a GREAT game !!"},{"author_name":"rujo","author_uid":"12028","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:37am","epoch":1367224320,"text":"very nice one, one of my favourites at the moment"},{"author_name":"theGiallo","author_uid":"14223","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:55am","epoch":1367225400,"text":"Well done pal!"},{"author_name":"ArkadyDracul","author_uid":"14249","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:48pm","epoch":1367239380,"text":"Best entry ever!"},{"author_name":"KevinZuhn","author_uid":"8695","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:15pm","epoch":1367248200,"text":"I liked the behaviors of the elements, and the rock, paper, scissors dynamic between them. I got stuck on 'Buuuurn!' for a while, but the solution came to me this morning! I hope that you release more levels for it later."},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:33pm","epoch":1367252880,"text":"Great idea! :)"},{"author_name":"gre","author_uid":"18803","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:34pm","epoch":1367252940,"text":"This is terrific!\rVery good work."},{"author_name":"gameXcore","author_uid":"7049","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1367253000,"text":"Really smart!"},{"author_name":"dsoft20","author_uid":"8795","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:41pm","epoch":1367253360,"text":"Nice puzzle game, it's fits the theme very well :D"},{"author_name":"martijn","author_uid":"20699","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1367253540,"text":"Reminds me of powder game."},{"author_name":"DarioOliGPI","author_uid":"23042","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1367261160,"text":"I vote this because I believe you must win, A friend make me notice this game :)"},{"author_name":"Jools64","author_uid":"17060","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:42pm","epoch":1367264220,"text":"Very cool idea and well executed. I really like the gameplay and the graphics are simple but still stylish. \r\rI found experimenting and seeing how all the different materials interact with each other really interesting. That combined with good level design kept me going through the game. The music is also nice and calming.\r\rGreat job!"},{"author_name":"shawn42","author_uid":"571","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:59am","epoch":1367290440,"text":"Great take on the theme. Where's the music from? It sound very familiar."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:24am","epoch":1367291940,"text":"Great visual style and mechanics. Very fun."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:48am","epoch":1367293380,"text":"Yup, finished every level. Fantastic game."},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:02am","epoch":1367305020,"text":"Good job on the theme department. A bit confusing though before you realize the colors represented different elements. But thats just my dumb brain. :) Loved the relaxing atmosphere."},{"author_name":"lotusgame","author_uid":"19058","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:21am","epoch":1367313360,"text":"Good idea."},{"author_name":"saggiosoft","author_uid":"21198","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:35am","epoch":1367321400,"text":"Very elegant..."},{"author_name":"TrahDivad","author_uid":"21835","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:12pm","epoch":1367323620,"text":"Very nice. Really enjoyed it!"},{"author_name":"Alphonsus","author_uid":"21974","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:46pm","epoch":1367329260,"text":"Fun gameplay and beautiful aesthetics! One of the most polished games I've played."},{"author_name":"Flai","author_uid":"14346","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1367330760,"text":"Really great game :)"},{"author_name":"tonbery","author_uid":"22691","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:24pm","epoch":1367331540,"text":"nice fluid simulation =D\r\rvery good at sticking to the theme, you can really do something big this game! =D"},{"author_name":"aquilicoco","author_uid":"22746","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:27pm","epoch":1367331720,"text":"Good puzzle game!"},{"author_name":"Chman","author_uid":"17883","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:38pm","epoch":1367335980,"text":"Brilliant. The idea is very simple but works so well ! Nice work on the aesthetics too, you made big blocky pixels look nice. (the Next Level button could be more obvious, took me some time to understand why the game wasn't switching to next level after finishing the first one)"},{"author_name":"Aron","author_uid":"20918","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:44pm","epoch":1367336340,"text":"Really good and tough game. Couldn't figure out how to solve the level "Burnin""},{"author_name":"Qaterknan","author_uid":"11181","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1367337360,"text":"Great game! I really like the idea and the feel of the game. It could be a little faster though."},{"author_name":"bobiniki","author_uid":"5583","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1367339940,"text":"Great job! Smart game mechanics idea."},{"author_name":"bvanschooten","author_uid":"14520","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:54pm","epoch":1367351340,"text":"Great game! Innovative puzzle element. Clever idea to use the Mondrian style levels."},{"author_name":"omaromeir","author_uid":"23110","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:42pm","epoch":1367354220,"text":"Awesome, smart, and well designed puzzler. Great job!"},{"author_name":"SuperDisk","author_uid":"11035","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1367354580,"text":"Weird. Level 3 seems impossible..?"},{"author_name":"naufr4g0","author_uid":"4310","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1367356740,"text":"Great graphic style and physics! I like how materials reacts.\rLevels are challenging! :)"},{"author_name":"dannycalleri","author_uid":"18240","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1367362020,"text":"Awesome graphics and well designed puzzles :)"},{"author_name":"AaronYip","author_uid":"4897","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 9:38am","epoch":1367400780,"text":"Wowzers, this game is gorgeous, and really charming. Definitely has my pick of favorite game so far. :D"},{"author_name":"Dohan","author_uid":"14678","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1367414100,"text":"Loved the physics and loved the puzzle design. Great game!"},{"author_name":"Tifu","author_uid":"7793","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:22am","epoch":1367457420,"text":"Really clever puzzles! Had to use my brain :D"},{"author_name":"Nambew","author_uid":"20366","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:27am","epoch":1367461320,"text":"The idea is great and the concept is original. The gameplay is easy to understand. I think that can make a good litte puzzle game for mobile."},{"author_name":"CosmicAdventureSquad","author_uid":"22946","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:47am","epoch":1367462520,"text":"Nice use of the Mondrian style! The first handful of levels are more trial-and-error rather than puzzly, but I eventually figured out how the colors reacted with each other. Great job for 48 hours!\r\r-Rosypenguin\r(This is a team account)"},{"author_name":"gregdevice","author_uid":"8124","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 6:01am","epoch":1367474160,"text":"One of my favorites so far! Wow, addictive and well polished. Would be a nice tablet game."},{"author_name":"Zhrack","author_uid":"20741","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:47am","epoch":1367487720,"text":"Challenging but never frustrating! Very funny!"},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 10:01am","epoch":1367488560,"text":"Wooho! It's so fun!\rPixl water amd puzzle lol.\rIt's really impressive.\rGood job!"},{"author_name":"enzo","author_uid":"2074","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 11:37am","epoch":1367494320,"text":"Really interesting take on Mondrian! and this is maybe the first "puzzle" take on the sand physics games I've ever seen. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Alex Camilleri","author_uid":"3732","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:24pm","epoch":1367500740,"text":"Great job, I really really enjoyed playing it. Very original and clever!"},{"author_name":"henrykun","author_uid":"5379","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:26pm","epoch":1367500860,"text":"It's a clever game! I really like it. Nice graphics, nice sounds, well done."},{"author_name":"Tipyx","author_uid":"20954","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1367514780,"text":"Just excellent, the music rocks me *o*"},{"author_name":"infernet89","author_uid":"14271","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1367528220,"text":"Awesome entry, in particular i loved the different physics of each particles."},{"author_name":"spriters2000","author_uid":"16475","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1367531220,"text":"Very good game."},{"author_name":"NicoSaraintaris","author_uid":"22659","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 11:10pm","epoch":1367535900,"text":"Really good use of the theme (minimalistic art and eliminating all non-essential forms, color in this case). Nice entry. Congrats."},{"author_name":"KEFIR","author_uid":"14211","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:50am","epoch":1367574300,"text":"Really nice concept and great realisation. But a little too much waiting :)"},{"author_name":"klianc09","author_uid":"20290","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 11:02am","epoch":1367578620,"text":"The level which says "BUUUURRRRN" is too hard..."},{"author_name":"deepnight","author_uid":"2982","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 12:34pm","epoch":1367584140,"text":"There are many compos based on the minimalist artistic movement... But yours is definitely the most original I played so far. Excellent compo!"},{"author_name":"Riccardo Stucchi","author_uid":"11685","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 2:55pm","epoch":1367592600,"text":"Very cool concept!!! Simple but complex at the same time. You've completely center the theme. Well done!!!"},{"author_name":"Madball","author_uid":"8370","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 4:12pm","epoch":1367597220,"text":"Nice level design, great mechanics. And nice mood for such a minimalistic puzzle."},{"author_name":"qdowngames","author_uid":"15224","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 5:20pm","epoch":1367601300,"text":"I found it intruiging how there are multiple games on here with the "black line colour blocks" theme. It's cool! Nice work, original and fun."},{"author_name":"Sylvain.p","author_uid":"20862","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 3:48am","epoch":1367638980,"text":"Simple, but pretty good concept."},{"author_name":"belickim","author_uid":"21358","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 10:33am","epoch":1367663280,"text":"Oh, I love cellular automata, kudos for very fun, and quite demanding game :)"},{"author_name":"Colapsydo","author_uid":"3984","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 10:49am","epoch":1367664240,"text":"I love the sand physics, and the various mechanics for each colors. Music is so zeldaish, I thought I was in a dungeon for the whole time I played.\r\rGreat minimalist puzzle game."},{"author_name":"Orni","author_uid":"10771","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1367689860,"text":"I played this for a long time - nice game you made there :)\r\rthe concept is great and I really like the pixel-looking fluid dynamics. great\r\rwell done :)"},{"author_name":"frogmaster","author_uid":"16022","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:13pm","epoch":1367698080,"text":"Brilliant! Fun and challenging!"},{"author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1367706000,"text":"Bravo! Experimenting with the cellular automata fascinated me. The Mondrian graphics were tasteful and enriched the experience. If you continue to develop this, the background music annoyed me a little after several minutes. At first I was not sure how to interact."},{"author_name":"Covenant","author_uid":"326","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 11:08am","epoch":1367751780,"text":"Very nice idea, visuals were excelente, puzzles were nicely done... Gratz!"},{"author_name":"Super Hamster","author_uid":"22460","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 7:22pm","epoch":1367781420,"text":"Very good game and a very cool idea. Good job."},{"author_name":"JustinMullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 12:23am","epoch":1367885880,"text":"Very cool. Good difficulty curve, and very creative."},{"author_name":"Rafael Sales","author_uid":"22086","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 12:29am","epoch":1368231840,"text":"Incredible game! It's a really intelligent concept, fitting perfectly to the theme. Congratulations a lot !!!"},{"author_name":"pythong","author_uid":"717","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 9:27am","epoch":1368350520,"text":"the music reminds me of zelda-link to the past"},{"author_name":"EggDestroyer","author_uid":"9406","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 11:46am","epoch":1368358860,"text":"Some levels are a bit tedious (the 2nd one for example) and that "Buuuurn" level is somehow too hard (I'm not sure how I've done it). Apart from that, this is excellent and very well made, very satisfying, nicely fitting the theme and everything."},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 3:10pm","epoch":1368371100,"text":"Nice graphics and excellent audio. Working out the mechanics between the three colours was actually pretty fun and interesting."},{"author_name":"Dissing","author_uid":"17718","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 5:50pm","epoch":1368380700,"text":"Very nice art style!"},{"author_name":"kill0u","author_uid":"5422","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 11:42am","epoch":1368445020,"text":"Really good puzzle game :) Congratz!"},{"author_name":"lightnarcissus","author_uid":"20680","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 4:23pm","epoch":1368461880,"text":"Simple concept but executed to a really good effect."},{"author_name":"galman","author_uid":"5971","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1368480420,"text":"Nice game, but I think that it's more based on luck =\\"},{"author_name":"Pixelulsar","author_uid":"10737","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 12:24am","epoch":1368490740,"text":"Interesting Game."},{"author_name":"swizzcheez","author_uid":"16129","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1368559200,"text":"One of the best."},{"author_name":"Spiridios","author_uid":"1158","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 10:43pm","epoch":1368743880,"text":"Saw this and thought "not another Mondrian game!" But the puzzle mechanic is great! Would like to see some bonuses for clearing more than the minimum required, not using all your clicks, etc, but overall nice balanced, interesting puzzle."},{"author_name":"ohsqueezy","author_uid":"10718","time":"May 17, 2013 @ 4:00am","epoch":1368762900,"text":"Great concept! Great physics programming!"},{"author_name":"Floko","author_uid":"4166","time":"May 17, 2013 @ 6:25am","epoch":1368771600,"text":"very interesting. The Bauhaus influence is very clear.\r\rThis game has one of the nicest graphics so far. Congrats!!"},{"author_name":"Puccini","author_uid":"12961","time":"May 17, 2013 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1368817560,"text":"A fantastic game! Very funny and innovative! Great job."}],"images":["ld26\/15195-a07b4ecc41c02aaafd7c884608fe2870.jpg","ld26\/15195-1cbe7473eff2690c9de21bd6e0c2d8f6.jpg","ld26\/15195-f479d60d2b16679cf9434343e0310f6d.jpg","ld26\/15195-52cf2448be638fb91e443361bea8cdb9.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.atraxgames.net\/less\/","text":"Web (flash)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atraxgames.net\/less\/LD26-LESSISMORE-SOURCE.zip","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CIIgOciAWHY","text":"Walkthrough video"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/616942","text":"Post-Compo (Newgrounds)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25120","g_author":"15195","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25150","g_title":"Less is More?","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"39","g_commentcount":"85","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\/\/233892\/15195-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/15195-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/15195-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/15195-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Be very minimal: get rid of the color nonsense. Make the coloured blocks disappear from the screen.\r\n\r\nClick on the black boxes to cancel them. But be aware: you have a limited number of clicks.\r\n\r\nEach block has a different behavior: it's the beauty of diversity. We are sure that less is more?\r\n\r\n--EDIT--\r\nAdded a post-compo version, with a level editor\/sandbox mode","title":"Less is More?"}