{"author_link":"\/author\/cogentinvalid\/","author_name":"CogentInvalid","author_uid":"22583","comments":[{"author_name":"CogentInvalid","author_uid":"22583","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:01am","epoch":1367193360,"text":"Just a warning: this game sounds ridiculously loud on one of the computers I tested it on and not on the others. In case this is a problem with the game and not with the computer, be prepared to press M if the game starts to make any lecherous advances on your ears."},{"author_name":"cahman","author_uid":"20494","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:41am","epoch":1367202960,"text":"Nice Game!  But I wish I knew how many... Rebiggies?  Were in a blue block before I picked it up!"},{"author_name":"paranoiks","author_uid":"22081","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:00am","epoch":1367204100,"text":"Nice game. You should decrease the volume though"},{"author_name":"omaha","author_uid":"5229","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:32am","epoch":1367209620,"text":"Nicely done.  The audio is fantastic."},{"author_name":"Kom","author_uid":"12552","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:42am","epoch":1367210220,"text":"Having two different approaches of minimalism, both as a game mechanic, and resource-wise, makes me think that this fits the topic extremely well.  An interesting mechanic added on top of simple platforming is pretty fun to boot."},{"author_name":"gmaker","author_uid":"20390","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:44am","epoch":1367210340,"text":"it's really cool game, but unfortunately very easy )"},{"author_name":"Nonameghost","author_uid":"20603","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:47am","epoch":1367217720,"text":"Won't start for me. Do I need to have mono installed?"},{"author_name":"CryoGenesis","author_uid":"14720","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:50am","epoch":1367217900,"text":"Really interesting game!"},{"author_name":"Lamprabbit","author_uid":"22981","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:51am","epoch":1367217960,"text":"Sweet idea and really nicely executed! top work!"},{"author_name":"Tahooey","author_uid":"18748","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:53am","epoch":1367218080,"text":"Awesome Concept and loved the music and the puzzle aspect"},{"author_name":"Magnus","author_uid":"3935","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:53am","epoch":1367218080,"text":"Pretty cool, I like how it has two kinds of minimalism. A fun concept."},{"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"8854","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:55am","epoch":1367218200,"text":"Very nice! I think the difficulty level is good. Yeah having to figure out how many rebiggify's were in a blue pixel was a bit annoying, but otherwise very good concept."},{"author_name":"Toestee","author_uid":"23165","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:59am","epoch":1367218440,"text":"Very good, great idea."},{"author_name":"dansludumdare","author_uid":"10841","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:02am","epoch":1367218620,"text":"Really awesome idea, looks and sounds cool too. I was using a trackpad so I got frustrated and stopped once I tried a level a few times (the one where you're supposed to go back and forth for powerups). But I also wish the jump button made you jump as long as it was held, so I could avoid minimizing blocks by just holding it and look elsewhere to click while doing so. Also so when I move off a 1-high ledge and jump in the air, I wouldn't fail at jumping and fall."},{"author_name":"mikebolt","author_uid":"22998","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:05am","epoch":1367218800,"text":"My favorite so far!"},{"author_name":"Jonatron","author_uid":"5710","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:11am","epoch":1367219160,"text":"This is a really clever mechanic and a unique take on the platformer game."},{"author_name":"B","author_uid":"22144","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:47am","epoch":1367221320,"text":"Loved it :) Level 3 was a bit tricky, but I eventually got it!"},{"author_name":"lpcustom","author_uid":"20747","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:41am","epoch":1367228160,"text":"Rebiggify! Great Game!"},{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:24am","epoch":1367234340,"text":"Really lovely riddle design!"},{"author_name":"mchaza","author_uid":"22487","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:50pm","epoch":1367239500,"text":"Fantastic game. cool concept, nice work! :D"},{"author_name":"3.14","author_uid":"22238","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:01pm","epoch":1367243760,"text":"Minimalism at its best. Good game!"},{"author_name":"cacciatc","author_uid":"127","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1367246880,"text":"Solid game. :)"},{"author_name":"stqn","author_uid":"2181","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:15pm","epoch":1367255400,"text":"Works fine on Linux if you get the source, unpack it in a new directory (for example &quot;minimalize&quot;) and run &quot;love minimalize&quot;. (Please put all the files in a directory next time!)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It&rsquo;s a great idea and the animation of disappearing squares looks good! However I found the control a bit stressful, especially since once space has been pressed there is no way to rest until the end of the level (and the music is unbearable after a while.)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Please allow the players to use arrow keys next time in addition to wasd (I don&rsquo;t have a qwerty keyboard.)"},{"author_name":"niun","author_uid":"23116","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:11pm","epoch":1367269560,"text":"What an amazing idea. Love it!"},{"author_name":"lulzfish_4","author_uid":"5606","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:14am","epoch":1367287740,"text":"Really cool idea but the key bindings are awkward for me and I couldn't beat the level where the blue thing is way to the right, I ran out of biggification units.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also it kinda turned me on when I went inside the green squares, I don't know if that was the intended effect."},{"author_name":"Canyon","author_uid":"6228","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:16am","epoch":1367287860,"text":"I liked the game a lot.  I like the music and the visual style.  I liked the mechanic and to a degree the level design.  But some later levels seemed frustrated me."},{"author_name":"Stryphe","author_uid":"19128","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:25am","epoch":1367288400,"text":"Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"pvwradtke","author_uid":"3728","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:19am","epoch":1367291640,"text":"What can I say, this is the best game I've played so far. I wouldn't be surprised to find this game as one of the (if not THE) top rated games of #LD48. The minimalization effect is so cool, yet so simple. That's what makes this game so great. Congratulations, you nailed it!"},{"author_name":"Tiago Ling Alexandre","author_uid":"10988","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:32pm","epoch":1367324820,"text":"Really good game! Simple yet challenging, innovative and is probably one of the best takes on the theme. Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:17am","epoch":1367370720,"text":"Wow this is loud... but i like that... very cool game ... &quot;Ick lieb dat game echt keule!&quot; :D"},{"author_name":"KevinZuhn","author_uid":"8695","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:36am","epoch":1367371860,"text":"I wound up stuck inside of the minimizing platforms pretty often, but aside from that I had a great time playing!"},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:35am","epoch":1367393400,"text":"What an awesome game mechanic! this game had me on the edge of my seat great job :D"},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 11:44am","epoch":1367408340,"text":"Very well done game! Managed to beat every level. I really like how you used the theme, stage design was good and the gameplay very well executed. Good job!"},{"author_name":"mchaza","author_uid":"22487","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:08pm","epoch":1367420580,"text":"interesting game, great work!"},{"author_name":"HybridMind","author_uid":"234","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 12:38am","epoch":1367541180,"text":"I had a great time playing this game. It was one of the most fun ones I've played this competition. I was compelled to keep trying a ton even when I was dying a lot on later levels. I couldn't manage to beat the level where you start in the box with a blue pellet and there is a long stairway going up and to the right. Couldn't get past that one despite 20-30 attempts. Great job though given the minimal aesthetic of this game. Really liked the dissolving and planting mechanic."},{"author_name":"ilovepixel","author_uid":"13148","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 3:54am","epoch":1367639340,"text":"Nice game, I really liked the changing blocks.Great idea for puzzles."},{"author_name":"Prelucid","author_uid":"17759","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1367705220,"text":"Hey this is a great game. Very cool!"},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 8:02pm","epoch":1367870220,"text":"Nice game, very minimalist!"},{"author_name":"Sylvain.p","author_uid":"20862","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1368562200,"text":"really nice concept. It's a good idea. The character is a bit too slow, it's frustrating else...good job !"},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 4:37pm","epoch":1369067520,"text":"Fun and really smart design! I love the mechanics..."}],"images":["ld26\/22583-b6f6b5c5bc7f383a57c50bfa741a48e1.jpg","ld26\/22583-9c41491cb5b60499f3b85484e5d2b421.jpg","ld26\/22583-db40e0311f5593c883e661055aa367cf.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/20159697\/minimalize-win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/20159697\/minimalize-mac.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/20159697\/minimalize-source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27161","g_author":"22583","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"27191","g_title":"Minimalize","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"60","g_commentcount":"40","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\/22583-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/22583-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/22583-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are a white square who wants to get green squares, but you have a terrible affliction that causes you to minimalize nearby blocks every time you press the spacebar. Show society that despite your disability, with the occasional help of blue squares you can get as many green squares as anyone else!\r\n\r\nM to mute\r\nWASD to move\r\nSpacebar to minimalize\r\nClick to rebiggify\r\nAfter finishing a level: space to advance<\/p>","title":"Minimalize"}