{"author_link":"\/author\/fb_holzbaum\/","author_name":"fb_holzbaum","author_uid":"86217","comments":[{"author_name":"Jac817","author_uid":"92749","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:44am","epoch":1461029940,"text":"Nice work! My complaints are that the game doesn't handle very well, the player movement seems a little hard to grasp and when you go into the ice mode while underwater you get stuck for good. Music was nice, and the art was good as well."},{"author_name":"BLEU","author_uid":"45945","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:56am","epoch":1461030660,"text":"Good work, although i have to say the controls are quite horrible, the main reason to that being the fact that you just get stuck on every wall.\r\rMusic is nice, level design is classic but well done."},{"author_name":"EstrelSteel","author_uid":"54667","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 2:04am","epoch":1461031140,"text":"I liked the graphics, although I am unsure how it relates to the theme. I did find a glitch where I was swimming on air. I also kept getting stuck in walls. I think the player was a bit too fast as well. Other than that good job."},{"author_name":"Arvydas","author_uid":"84596","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 2:42am","epoch":1461033420,"text":"Fun game and good visuals. Loved the music as well. Very calming."},{"author_name":"Chase_of_Bass","author_uid":"92312","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:34am","epoch":1461058140,"text":"pretty cool concept! -nice work!"},{"author_name":"ObsessiveNotion","author_uid":"92905","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1461077040,"text":"Just the handling and better animations would make this much better"},{"author_name":"Sir Magic","author_uid":"60076","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:24pm","epoch":1461082740,"text":"Really cool idea, enjoyed it!"},{"author_name":"Upwily","author_uid":"91821","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:37pm","epoch":1461083520,"text":"Game was much harder than i would have expected, because jumping and moving did not work very well and player kept getting stuck in walls"},{"author_name":"JoseArias","author_uid":"55992","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1461087120,"text":"Nice work! I liked it"},{"author_name":"WojtaW","author_uid":"90397","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1461175380,"text":"Nice, but controls are bad."},{"author_name":"Mieeh","author_uid":"49612","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1461176520,"text":"Cool concept. I like the fact that you can change the season whenever you want. Nice job."},{"author_name":"The M","author_uid":"93121","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 5:03pm","epoch":1461257880,"text":"Nice music, decent graphics and an interesting concept. Unfortunately the game has some issues with the collision management; it was easy to get stuck on things."},{"author_name":"Venneque","author_uid":"93109","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 8:58am","epoch":1461315180,"text":"How sad I cant rate you on music :(\r\rI'm really sorry to put it that way, and I know i suck at jumping in games but I got ebola jumping in this game : yeah, something is definitely fucked up with that, I would have quit if I couldnt have tricked by grabbing the edge of the elevating platform from water then hanging on the wall to wait the platform to go down. Speaking of water, how sad I have to sink instead of swimming to go down. ><\rSometimes, you can jump fucking high but you have no idea how to do it again and end up spamming space with hopes of triggering some OP jump.\rAlso, I found some nasty bug double clicking the ctrl button, I swear it made Frank fly ! I'm gonna assume it's a god mode.\r\rPositive aspects now xD :\rGraphics are way better than anything I've seen so far, even outside this jam, they're smooth and pleasant.\rAgain, music is beautiful.\rI LIKED the Rod of Ages idea xd.\rAnd well, this is my kind of games so I've only been a bit rough because I couldn't play it properly >:(\r(really you've no idea how irritating it felt to play such a pretty game raging for something so stupid)\r\rPlease fix this shitty jumping\/swimming and sell it on Steam ! :D"},{"author_name":"HolyBlackCat","author_uid":"39241","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1461338220,"text":"The idea is great!\rBut controls are glitchy and unhandy."},{"author_name":"fb_holzbaum","author_uid":"86217","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 9:56am","epoch":1461405060,"text":"Thank you all for playing this game and for your feedback.\rWe were aware of the control issues, but hadn't enough time to fix them during Ludum Dare.\rToday, we added a link to a new version with improved controls. The player shouldn't get stuck in every wall anymore. The swimming controls have also been improved. I hope these improvements make our game more enjoyable for you.\r\rWe are aware that the controls are still far from perfect. In fact, we are thinking about continuing work on this game. And if we do, we will definitely revise the controls."},{"author_name":"djfariel","author_uid":"52022","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 10:07am","epoch":1461405720,"text":"Art looked nice, and the concept was pretty neat, but as others have said, the game handles poorly. It wasn't very playable :("},{"author_name":"Krammetje","author_uid":"90095","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 11:38am","epoch":1461411180,"text":"Game looks pretty good, but plays horrible. Getting stuck a lot while trying to get out of water."},{"author_name":"LinealGames","author_uid":"64590","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 12:10am","epoch":1461456300,"text":"I really like the art style but there were some glitches where I would be swimming in mid air when there was no water and would often get stuck on walls when swimming"},{"author_name":"pixel_maniacs","author_uid":"52509","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 2:32pm","epoch":1461680820,"text":"Fun game, nice art and the music is great as well, nice work guys :)"},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"7170","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1461873180,"text":"Except the weird controls, this game is good. :)"},{"author_name":"medidog","author_uid":"89905","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1461874800,"text":"Cute and fun game. Couldn't find what to do after I ran into the three locked squares, and ran into a bug right in there, now I am able to swim around everywhere (in winter season), and cannot change the season."}],"images":["ld35\/86217-27fcf35475784762fa00ab5dc58c0c42.jpg","ld35\/86217-4ae2673fc959f946c323b58bc9ca0af0.jpg","ld35\/86217-cafa67f3a159af9da95354a5d8d32589.jpg","ld35\/86217-c1e6a9f1165610bd78ac3cf62c0cca67.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/holzbaumproductions.itch.io\/season-shifter?secret=b1JAoLcPt4C1tuQlPOJ2ecLUtY","text":"Web (Original)"},{"url":"https:\/\/holzbaumproductions.itch.io\/season-shifter?secret=b1JAoLcPt4C1tuQlPOJ2ecLUtY","text":"Windows (Original)"},{"url":"https:\/\/holzbaumproductions.itch.io\/season-shifter-updated","text":"Web (Updated)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"2519","g_author":"86217","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"2450","g_title":"Season Shifter","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1034","g_commentcount":"21","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\/\/542293\/86217-shot0-1461028360.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/86217-shot1-1461075518.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/86217-shot2-1461075518.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/86217-shot3-1461075518.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Update 23\/04\/2016\r\n*****************\r\nWe have added a second Web version with improved controls.\r\n\r\n- Player doesn't get stuck in walls so so easily.\r\n- Slightly improved swiming controls.\r\n- Fixed some bugs.\r\n\r\nIf you struggle with the control of the original version try the updated version. Keep in mind that the updated version was changed after the Ludumdare deadline, when rating this game.\r\n\r\n*****************\r\n\r\nThis game is about Frank. Frank is just a normal guy that lives a normal life in a normal town called Summerville.\r\nPeople from Summerville are always relaxed, even now, when a big crisis is facing them.\r\nEvildoers stole the \"Rod of Ages\" and destroyed the \"Crystal of Seasons\". The latter is responsible for the balance between all four Seasons in the whole kingdom of Lumia.\r\nWill you help Frank find the vanished \"Rod of Ages\" and become the hero Lumia needs?\r\nSolve countless puzzles and find all the pieces of the \"Crystal of Seasons\" to save the kingdom Lumia\r\nbefore it dissapears between the seasons.","title":"Season Shifter"}