{"author_link":"\/author\/fussycashew\/","author_name":"fussycashew","author_uid":"18011","comments":[{"author_name":"Logster897","author_uid":"22392","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1367274120,"text":"Awesome Game! Good graphics and a very fun game."},{"author_name":"rainblade studios","author_uid":"18642","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1367275620,"text":"I don't have windows :("},{"author_name":"hgouveia","author_uid":"15150","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:55pm","epoch":1367275800,"text":"Great Arts, but i couldn't pass the first screen i didn't know what to do, also is a shame there is not source code, +1 for XNA :D"},{"author_name":"fussycashew","author_uid":"18011","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:57pm","epoch":1367275920,"text":"hgouvia: Read the controls page. The goal is to connect the nodes (little orb things) into a chain"},{"author_name":"ddionisio","author_uid":"17724","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:00pm","epoch":1367276100,"text":"I can't run the game...it hangs then windows says it stopped working.  I'm on windows 7 x64."},{"author_name":"fussycashew","author_uid":"18011","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1367276460,"text":"ddioniso: Try installing the XNA redistributibles"},{"author_name":"hockeygoalie5","author_uid":"6528","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1367276460,"text":"Very awesome game! The implied story line was amazing, the mechanic was simple and interesting, but the art was the best!"},{"author_name":"Daisuke909","author_uid":"8522","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:11pm","epoch":1367276760,"text":"This is a really pretty game, although I felt like there was some symbolism that I wasn't getting. :\/"},{"author_name":"ddionisio","author_uid":"17724","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:14pm","epoch":1367276940,"text":"Ok, I got it to work.  I basically reinstalled the xna redist...odd.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anyways, I really love the art in this game, really cool. Also the fog is awesome and the levels are well designed such that you don't blindly fall into traps. The subtle glow of the mushrooms is a nice touch."},{"author_name":"Mousseto","author_uid":"19089","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1367278080,"text":"Beautyful and poetic game! Maybe i would have make the difficulty grow more. Beautiful work!"},{"author_name":"Markavian","author_uid":"10967","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:03am","epoch":1367279880,"text":"Gorgeous game with a solid mechanic. I loved the playback leading to the reveal, felt really natural as part of the gameplay."},{"author_name":"Beldarak","author_uid":"20772","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:12am","epoch":1367284020,"text":"Beautiful and really charming. Good job !"},{"author_name":"shohs","author_uid":"20774","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:17am","epoch":1367284320,"text":"I really enjoyed the art direction that you took with this game.  I also thought that the fog and then the reveal worked out very nicely.  The music was fitting, too"},{"author_name":"Zim the Fox","author_uid":"21185","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:21am","epoch":1367284560,"text":"So I pressed N and what is this.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This was a great game and your artist is fan-tas-tic. The only thing this game needs is a readme explaining the controls."},{"author_name":"Zedd","author_uid":"5504","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:16am","epoch":1367287860,"text":"This is a fantastic game!!!!!!! I loved every moment, All of the art is exquisite!!!"},{"author_name":"DaGamesta","author_uid":"18923","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:47am","epoch":1367289720,"text":"Graphics were nice, music was charming, and it was an interesting concept altogether, Not sure how minimalistic you can really say this is, but I'd say it's enough.  I can hardly believe you made all those levels with all that art and design in 72 hours, good job!"},{"author_name":"Jhelle","author_uid":"2232","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1367351100,"text":"Didn't see how it fit the theme. But I found it very soothing and beautiful to look at."},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1367351160,"text":"Awesome game! Loved the graphic well done :)"},{"author_name":"TomboFry","author_uid":"20850","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1367351160,"text":"I saw a blog post of this before they all had to be entered - I told myself to keep an eye on this one, so glad I've found it!\r<br\/>Very peaceful, quite relaxing, I definitely enjoyed this one a lot"},{"author_name":"Christopher Schulte","author_uid":"21249","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1367351640,"text":"The art and ambiance are good, but I think the mechanic lost its appeal after the first few levels. It would have been nice to have some complexity added to it as you progress."},{"author_name":"lucasncv","author_uid":"10289","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:02pm","epoch":1367351820,"text":"Loved this game, very cute!"},{"author_name":"AestheticGamer","author_uid":"22278","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:02pm","epoch":1367351820,"text":"Very cute game! Had a nice style to it, was fun to play and I felt compelled to finish it. Music was charming, and the whole experience was very warm."},{"author_name":"dissonance","author_uid":"4827","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:08am","epoch":1367377380,"text":"Very chill game. The art is nicely done. I like how after beating a level you get to see the background revealed to you. Good job!"},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:32am","epoch":1367393220,"text":"NOOOO it crashes on start up (Windows 7 64bit) :( \r<br\/>I really wanted to try this out..."},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 9:53am","epoch":1367401680,"text":"Ok, please disregard my stupidity, it looks like I just needed to download the XNA framework :D\r<br\/>Fantastic game with a really charming mood and interesting mechanic. I love how the fog dissipates when the level ends."},{"author_name":"vilya","author_uid":"10456","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1367448540,"text":"Something of a flawed masterpiece this, I'd say. Lovely art &amp; sound, nice mechanic and very well put together.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Some suggestions:\r<br\/>1. You shouldn't have to use the mouse to click on next, when all the other controls are on the keyboard.\r<br\/>2. The first light should be activated automatically - bit annoying to have to backtrack because you didn't realise\/forgot that you needed to activate it."},{"author_name":"PabloAlexandre31","author_uid":"10620","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1367605740,"text":"Good Work!"},{"author_name":"TheCze","author_uid":"17841","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1367605860,"text":"Excellent entry. Finished the game. Really liked the way the finishing of a level reveals the whole picture. Great way to combine a good mechanic with good graphics!"},{"author_name":"TheCze","author_uid":"17841","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1367605920,"text":"Excellent entry. Finished the game. Really liked the way the finishing of a level reveals the whole picture. Great way to combine a good mechanic with good graphics!\r<br\/>Would be nice of those orbs would be automatically be activated when you move past them, I forgot to activate them somtimes and had to walk back the same way."},{"author_name":"Sestren","author_uid":"10343","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 1:17am","epoch":1367629920,"text":"I would really like to try this game out, but I'm actually getting malicious software warnings from Google Chrome, for some reason."},{"author_name":"r3d5","author_uid":"5042","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:04am","epoch":1367647140,"text":"Dawww! What a great ending! I loved the game thanks for making it!"},{"author_name":"fussycashew","author_uid":"18011","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1367678640,"text":"Sestren: Chrome warns you when you download a zip containing an exe from a &quot;non common&quot; site. You shouldn't get the warning if you download it from the mirror hosted on Dropbox instead of my domain."},{"author_name":"Tifu","author_uid":"7793","time":"May 10, 2013 @ 1:36pm","epoch":1368192660,"text":"Great game. Love the feeling of watching the art appear once you beat a level and realising what you've been wandering through =D"}],"images":["ld26\/18011-80ebc260ee1a15b97586dc135bc4d90c.jpg","ld26\/18011-cff796dd7d3ce2b7163f8f0824fa6b09.jpg","ld26\/18011-105892ef5c2f2b6c342c52bc2192818b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nratcliff.com\/ld48\/26\/Fog1-0-0.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/62440472\/Fog1-0-0.zip","text":"Mirror"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=20914","text":"XNA Redistributable"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25186","g_author":"18011","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"25216","g_title":"Fog","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"36","g_commentcount":"33","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\/18011-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/18011-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/18011-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Fog is a game in which your goal is to connect the nodes of the world to remove the fog and unveil the map hidden underneath. \r\n\r\nThe minimalism is in both the fog hiding everything but what's necessary to complete the map, as well as the story having very few details, leaving the player to imagine their own storyline.\r\n\r\nThe game was written in under 72 hours, with all the art, sound effects, and coding done in-house. Music thanks to incompetech.com and Bandetto (hidden fun).\r\n\r\nDon't press N on the main menu if you are at risk for seizures. \r\nNo reason.\r\n\r\nNote: If you're having trouble running the game, try installing the XNA Redistributable.","title":"Fog"}