{"author_link":"\/author\/tylerc\/","author_name":"Tyler Churchill","author_uid":"11656","comments":[{"author_name":"KhaoTom","author_uid":"7425","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:47am","epoch":1367210520,"text":"So chill."},{"author_name":"fueelin","author_uid":"3827","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:04am","epoch":1367211540,"text":"Pretty easy but really liked the aesthetic.  The colors were awesome and the graphics in general worked nicely with the music.  Good work."},{"author_name":"robcozzens","author_uid":"10944","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:29am","epoch":1367213040,"text":"Great use of the theme.\r<br\/>It seemed to be moving really slowly... I don't know if it's just a problem on my computer or if it's supposed to be that slow."},{"author_name":"Cybearg","author_uid":"22470","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:44am","epoch":1367213940,"text":"First off, I thought that the use of light to let you know what was coming was clever. I enjoyed the music and the sharp aesthetic. However, the game itself doesn't have much to it. As others have said, it moved overly slowly. I could move my cube up to the top of the screen, but the screen didn't move up with it, so I was forced to keep a slow pace whether I liked it or not. There wasn't any challenge anywhere to be found, so unfortunately it wasn't very &quot;fun.&quot;\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Suggestions for the game: try to expand on the gameplay to add something that will give it some sort of challenge. It could be as simple as speeding things up."},{"author_name":"TylerC","author_uid":"11656","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:56am","epoch":1367214660,"text":"I made the game a whole lot better by changing a &quot;2&quot; to a &quot;1.3&quot;. Can I still submit that or is that bending the rules"},{"author_name":"paulopn","author_uid":"21622","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:36am","epoch":1367217060,"text":"I really liked the light effects!"},{"author_name":"imagnity","author_uid":"20678","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:22am","epoch":1367219820,"text":"The movement is slow. Is it might be because of graphics card? The light is really well crafted."},{"author_name":"KhaoTom","author_uid":"7425","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:55am","epoch":1367232600,"text":"I wouldn't mind playing the faster version. Maybe add it as an alternate download."},{"author_name":"Ernyz","author_uid":"2537","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1367245080,"text":"Liked this one, although it took some time for me to get used to controls and to find best tactics (to keep the rectangle at top of the screen)."},{"author_name":"lambomang","author_uid":"15359","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1367272260,"text":"Nice visuals. Those impossible waves are annoying though. Got one the first time on my first try xD"},{"author_name":"Rabbits...","author_uid":"11321","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:03am","epoch":1367366280,"text":"I got 1975, amazing lighting effects..."},{"author_name":"kibertoad","author_uid":"7122","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:05am","epoch":1367366400,"text":"Nice vibes."},{"author_name":"Anickyan","author_uid":"11722","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1367420100,"text":"Great little game! A bit slow, but very fun and good-looking."},{"author_name":"KEFIR","author_uid":"14211","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1367529300,"text":"Really liked the aesthetic! This music and colors. Smoooth! Gameplay is easy but fun."},{"author_name":"mortl8324","author_uid":"9841","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 2:54am","epoch":1367549340,"text":"Interesting game. Frustrating to move around though."},{"author_name":"avidgamerNino","author_uid":"20551","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1367619480,"text":"it ran slow at first, then the second time it ran great. If those impossible waves werent there this would be wayyy more fun."},{"author_name":"KilledByAPixel","author_uid":"2075","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1367694720,"text":"Looks and sounds great! Gameplay was fun but you need to ramp up the challenge."},{"author_name":"Teejay5","author_uid":"16615","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1367699520,"text":"great visuals, only to be complemented by the awesome music!"},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 6:48am","epoch":1367822580,"text":"I was kind of expecting a path to navigate, like at the beginning, but it totally changes.  Excellent minimalism.  The white-on-light-yellow color scheme does not have enough contrast."},{"author_name":"ddionisio","author_uid":"17724","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 7:00am","epoch":1367823300,"text":"Very nice effects! I like the idea of anticipating the walls. I dig the audio. I have to agree that the pacing can get a little slow from time to time. Maybe some way to boost."},{"author_name":"stqn","author_uid":"2181","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 1:02am","epoch":1368061020,"text":"Pretty colour effects, even if they don't make much sense to me. As you wrote, obstacles are impossible to avoid, and the player moves a bit slowly. Nice music."},{"author_name":"kddekadenz","author_uid":"10000","time":"May 10, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1368213600,"text":"Psychedelic. The level generation was sometimes unfair."},{"author_name":"JonathanG","author_uid":"11515","time":"May 15, 2013 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1368653580,"text":"I managed to get a score of 7600.  I could have probably played a bit longer but I felt like I'd seen all there was to see.  Other games to rate and all that :P The lighting on the shapes was excellent, the font choice was good, and it had a nice clean aesthetic.  The music was sweet and very chill. As others seem to have commented, at the start you expect it to be a continuing corridor upwards, where you use the shadows to predict where to go, but then it quickly devolves to dodging shapes endlessly encroaching from the sides.  I feel like there's something in this idea though."}],"images":["ld26\/11656-caa76285876d11c5d8bcd6e3fc1101ad.jpg","ld26\/11656-16637cd5b44bbfbd095b6ed07915a3bd.jpg","ld26\/11656-9becf06a5930276187477b80582b762b.jpg","ld26\/11656-30afb193230d0ef6eaf458af4367152c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/35565227\/LUDUM%20DARE\/26\/illumbox.jar","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/35565227\/LUDUM%20DARE\/26\/illumbox.jar","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/35565227\/LUDUM%20DARE\/26\/illumbox.jar","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/35565227\/LUDUM%20DARE\/26\/src.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26127","g_author":"11656","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"26157","g_title":"Illumbox","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"644","g_commentcount":"23","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\/11656-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11656-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11656-shot2.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11656-shot3.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"**OSX USERS HAVE TO RUN THE JAR THROUGH TERMINAL WITH:\r\n java -jar userPathToJar\r\n\r\nThis is my first entry to the Ludum Dare and here is what I accomplished in around 10 or so hours. I was quite busy this weekend so I couldn't dedicate any more time. I am not happy with the player handling and sometimes unbeatable situations arise and I didn't incorporate a lot of the game mechanics I was hoping to.\r\n\r\nThere are probably loads of bugs but hey, its all for fun!\r\n\r\n\r\nMy highest score: 10450\r\n\r\nCONTROLS: WASD to dodge obstacles\r\n\r\nFrame work: LibGDX (java)\r\nGraphics: Photoshop\r\nAudio: SXFR, FLStudio\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n*****KNOWN ISSUES (besides it being made in 10hrs :)*********\r\n-player control is slow and clunky\r\n-impossible to beat waves\r\n-difficulty is too easy\r\n-some lighting combinations makes it hard to see(feature?)\r\n*************************************\r\n\r\n\r\nCan't wait until the next comp. FOR SURE I am setting my self a full 48 hours and will hopefully be more comfortable with the library I am using\r\n\r\n<\/p>","title":"Illumbox"}