{"author_link":"\/author\/kortuga98\/","author_name":"Kortuga98","author_uid":"12952","comments":[{"author_name":"Follett","author_uid":"11500","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:55am","epoch":1367211000,"text":"Depressing but also lovely. The art style is great. I think you really missed out not adding some eary audio in the background but great anyway!"},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:57am","epoch":1367211120,"text":"That was beautiful. This sack of meat is kind of sad now though."},{"author_name":"lulzfish_4","author_uid":"5606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:58am","epoch":1367211180,"text":"Reminds me of &quot;Consoul&quot;. I was confused by the huge blank space, and the parts that were red boxes. Other than that, it was okay. I think you could have made it more heart-wrenching though, maybe if you showed the child somehow."},{"author_name":"bobo72a","author_uid":"22834","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:58am","epoch":1367211180,"text":"I really enjoyed this game. It is a good game."},{"author_name":"paulopn","author_uid":"21622","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:00am","epoch":1367211300,"text":"That was amazing! Definitely a proof that games can send powerful messages even better than movies. Not being able to go back was a nice touch. I have only one complaint:the signs are readable on a very small area, I accidentally skipped over one or two of them...\r<br\/>Again, awesome job!"},{"author_name":"ENDESGA","author_uid":"19270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:03am","epoch":1367211480,"text":"Nice. but a tad tedious.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>the art is fantastic, but this is more of a story...\r<br\/>great work though!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>-ENDESGA"},{"author_name":"ENDESGA","author_uid":"19270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:04am","epoch":1367211540,"text":"Nice!"},{"author_name":"artifex","author_uid":"20979","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:07am","epoch":1367211720,"text":"My kind of game\/humor. Great."},{"author_name":"GreaseMonkey","author_uid":"2396","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:08am","epoch":1367211780,"text":"Tested with wine 1.5.18-git, appears to run fine.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anyhow, for starters this isn't a game, it's a story with a &quot;hold to advance&quot; key.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There was quite a bit of effort on the graphics and it all LOOKS nice (considering the black-and-white-ness), but it could definitely do with some more animation in places AND THE PLAYER DOESN'T GO UP STEPS WHAT THE HELL\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Didn't hear any audio, so N\/A for that.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>First entry I've managed to give a score for humour for. It's got a fairly nice and mildly amusing tone to it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Moodwise... it tends to lose momentum at the end. So much more could be done here.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall... 2 stars. Make a game next time."},{"author_name":"Kortuga98","author_uid":"12952","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:37am","epoch":1367213520,"text":"@GreaseMonkey thanks for the feedback! We obviously have different definitions of the term 'game,' but I appreciate the rate."},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:53am","epoch":1367228880,"text":"Looks really interesting but I'm not on my windows computer :c"},{"author_name":"Kortuga98","author_uid":"12952","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:38pm","epoch":1367267580,"text":"@lulzfish_4 Do you happen to have a 32-bit machine? The game wasn't tested on anything but a 64-bit Windows OS, so I can't confirm or deny that it really works on anything other than that."},{"author_name":"Mekuri","author_uid":"20130","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1367270100,"text":"This game is beautiful. This is exactly the kind of game I was hoping would come out of this dare. I can see why you chose not to add any sounds- But personally I could see some more emotion in this game with the right music and sounds."},{"author_name":"TheColorMan","author_uid":"20438","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1367270160,"text":"Great art! nice game."},{"author_name":"KEFIR","author_uid":"14211","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1367270160,"text":"So depressing :) A little annoying that you can't get back to read missed plates :( And it would be great to listen some depressing music in background :)"},{"author_name":"zanzindorf","author_uid":"22587","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1367270220,"text":"Fantastic graphics. The only thing I would change would be adding some simple ambient noises or some music. I'm not sure how I feel about having Humor as part of the grading criteria.  I think 'games' can be inclusive of other emotions, and your game is proof of that."},{"author_name":"siondream","author_uid":"3661","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:29pm","epoch":1367270640,"text":"Not much of a game but I liked the art and the message, very depressing too. Some changing and blending background music would have been great."},{"author_name":"8BitPimp","author_uid":"20953","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1367272800,"text":"That is really great. Such a bleak message but really great."},{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1367277660,"text":"Too sad, I can't play it. Following message comes up, when I try to start it (Win XP):\r<br\/>\r<br\/>&quot;Unexpected error occured when running the game.&quot; :("},{"author_name":"Kortuga98","author_uid":"12952","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:23am","epoch":1367281080,"text":"@SuperlevelSebastian I believe the game only runs on 64-bit OSs. Apologies :("},{"author_name":"vinull","author_uid":"19362","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:01am","epoch":1367283360,"text":"Interesting, and made me smile a few times."},{"author_name":"GreaseMonkey","author_uid":"2396","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:03am","epoch":1367283480,"text":"@Kortuga98, @SuperlevelSebastian: It's a 32-bit .exe, so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work on a 32-bit OS."},{"author_name":"GreaseMonkey","author_uid":"2396","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:06am","epoch":1367283660,"text":"OK, did a quick objdump + grep, it appears to use AVX instructions in quite a few places. I'm not sure if they're part of a special codepath or if they're unavoidable; in the latter case, you will need at least a Sandy Bridge-era CPU."},{"author_name":"protensity","author_uid":"7949","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:06am","epoch":1367283660,"text":"Excellent little game.  I think you have a real knack for visual storytelling.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The game kind of beats you over the head with is themes from the beginning though - a little subtlety would make the story even better."},{"author_name":"jackspinoza","author_uid":"19353","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:16am","epoch":1367284260,"text":"this really worked for me, of course I could see where it was going but as it came to pass it still effected me. really liked this."},{"author_name":"N427","author_uid":"7563","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:32am","epoch":1367285220,"text":"Wow, really good! And incredibly similar to my last Ludum Dare game. Hmmm..."},{"author_name":"qdowngames","author_uid":"15224","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:19am","epoch":1367288040,"text":"Quite deep. Glad I played it"},{"author_name":"Kortuga98","author_uid":"12952","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:49am","epoch":1367289840,"text":"@GreaseMonkey Thanks for the tip!"},{"author_name":"evelyn-jolli","author_uid":"22069","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:36am","epoch":1367296260,"text":"funny gam"},{"author_name":"Tyro","author_uid":"12708","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:31am","epoch":1367375160,"text":"Really gorgeous art, good work!"},{"author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:33am","epoch":1367382480,"text":"Jason Rohrer did it before :P\r<br\/>Well, the &quot;you win&quot; at the end really makes you stop and think for a second."},{"author_name":"naufr4g0","author_uid":"4310","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1367785440,"text":"Quite depressing, but it would have given more if it also had a sad background music. ;)\r<br\/>Really good graphics and transition from an age to another is really well done.\r<br\/>Keep up the good work! :)"},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1367785740,"text":"Fantastic art! Original style, I love it."},{"author_name":"angelk","author_uid":"12262","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 8:46pm","epoch":1367786460,"text":"I'm glad you described why you went with this for the theme. I love the story telling. The art is simple and endearing. Some simple audio might go a long way. Great job with the feels!"},{"author_name":"imagnity","author_uid":"20678","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1367952360,"text":"Never thought &quot;Sin City&quot; effect can be that catchy! It's mesmerizing!"},{"author_name":"HeyZeus","author_uid":"19178","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 11:10pm","epoch":1368486300,"text":"Awesome graphics, good job."}],"images":["ld26\/12952-b1026a5f6f08116d8eca9e936fc5ecc7.jpg","ld26\/12952-86a832510ba6f99b86a71f9ec49b914e.jpg","ld26\/12952-68556c2ca7531267d7aaf07b3d6fca3e.jpg","ld26\/12952-7f982793ee2035affb821f12067bf2d1.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/s\/n6bhsfmzhqdienp\/Free.exe?token_hash=AAHokPo_f2m6VH38a9eWnNH7jn-78_zQGhymg8gLEOKW3A&amp;dl=1","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/s\/v8shbjl19dd0v7e\/Free.gm81?token_hash=AAHt7rpzrYFEyv8aZcF8Bq2iqMtVtaN57T_yMwN1GCd0lw&amp;dl=1","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25545","g_author":"12952","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25575","g_title":"Free*","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"334","g_commentcount":"36","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\/12952-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/12952-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/12952-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/12952-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE PLAYING\/RATING:\r\n\r\nTHIS GAME MAY OR MAY NOT WORK ON YOUR GRANDMA'S\/SCHOOL RIG! Apparently, the game does not play nicely on older hardware. If you encounter large blank areas or red boxes, please realize that that isn't the game, and don't rate it! I'm working on a fix! \r\n\r\nFrom the Wikipedia page on Minimalism: \r\n\r\n\"Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts.\"\r\n\r\nI made Free* with the idea in mind that life as we know it boils down to very few key aspects, and I tried my best to make every little thing important, from the way you move through the game, to the game's audio, to the coloring of the environment. I thank you for visiting my game's page and hope you play\/rate\/enjoy it!\r\n\r\nPress D to move to the right. \r\n\r\nSorry about the lack of ports. Check back later and I'll have them ready!\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nAll in all, I'm content with the way this turned out. if I were to do it again, I'd spend more time emphasizing certain parts, but it's all in the past now. Thanks for playing!<\/p>","title":"Free*"}