{"author_link":"\/author\/selectricsimian\/","author_name":"SelectricSimian","author_uid":"19392","comments":[{"author_name":"earlya781@yahoo.com","author_uid":"19462","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 2:00am","epoch":1355709300,"text":"very fun game"},{"author_name":"Petertiger1594","author_uid":"19470","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 2:10am","epoch":1355709900,"text":"awesome"},{"author_name":"mr steaz muffin","author_uid":"19468","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:20am","epoch":1355714100,"text":"nice job"},{"author_name":"LeCherLich","author_uid":"18613","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:33am","epoch":1355714880,"text":"very nice game idea AND very well executed!"},{"author_name":"solidplasma","author_uid":"3463","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:33am","epoch":1355714880,"text":"Very impressive, and slick. Slightly unclear how to play at first, though."},{"author_name":"pfirsich","author_uid":"14778","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:35am","epoch":1355715000,"text":"This is absolutely great. This is why I participate in this."},{"author_name":"Zillix","author_uid":"2460","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:42am","epoch":1355715420,"text":"fantastic. great aesthetic and implementation."},{"author_name":"netgrind","author_uid":"12128","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:21am","epoch":1355717760,"text":"That was a fucking sexy as hell hexagon effect you had going on."},{"author_name":"Datw","author_uid":"11318","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:21am","epoch":1355717760,"text":"Nice, altough a bunch hard to play."},{"author_name":"feiss","author_uid":"8733","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:21am","epoch":1355717760,"text":"great job, loving the hexagons"},{"author_name":"monomanio","author_uid":"14511","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:24am","epoch":1355717940,"text":"Very good! Spot on with the art direction and coherency, and interesting gameplay."},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:34am","epoch":1355718540,"text":"Amazing concept and very polished!\r<br\/>Suggestions: Can i be gentler to the eyes without sacrificing the cool hex graphic style? Also an easy level to start would be good.\r<br\/> \r<br\/>How are they even hurting a black hole anyway? :)"},{"author_name":"Falkreon","author_uid":"5762","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:51am","epoch":1355719560,"text":"Very hard to master, very visually appealing. Hard to believe it was a 48-hour."},{"author_name":"karlin","author_uid":"18552","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:13am","epoch":1355720880,"text":"Really pretty game and a great concept too. Found it a little difficult though, although I'm generally not great at this kind of game."},{"author_name":"Freakill","author_uid":"14167","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:16am","epoch":1355721060,"text":"Difficult but really neat game! Visuals at the end made me sick, but really nice looking and background music hehehe."},{"author_name":"ripter","author_uid":"3640","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:18am","epoch":1355721180,"text":"Very fun! It took a few tries to figure out the controls and how the game works."},{"author_name":"metadept","author_uid":"15489","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:19am","epoch":1355721240,"text":"Excellent. Graphics and sound (and gameplay) are simple but very well polished. Controlling the asteroids accurately is quite challenging!"},{"author_name":"enfyrneaux","author_uid":"11040","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:50am","epoch":1355723100,"text":"You had me at hexagons."},{"author_name":"Scott McBee","author_uid":"17423","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:05am","epoch":1355724000,"text":"Very well done. Definitely one of the best so far."},{"author_name":"SelectricSimians Friend","author_uid":"19510","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:31am","epoch":1355725560,"text":"Hey, friend!\r<br\/>Very incredible, had me hooked for half an hour with a final score of 2:27!\r<br\/>Controls are hard to learn, but once you get the hang of them they are brilliant.\r<br\/>Music is way too catchy. Seriously, music is WAY too catchy.\r<br\/>This is INCREDIBLE. I absolutely ADORE it.\r<br\/>You, sir, have earned a PERMANENT spot on my hard drive. :3"},{"author_name":"arkeus","author_uid":"4155","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:36am","epoch":1355725860,"text":"Very cool!"},{"author_name":"leafo","author_uid":"4321","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:43am","epoch":1355726280,"text":"Really cool game idea. The entire thing is nicely polished as well. Great work.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also glad to see someone else writing games in MoonScript! ;)"},{"author_name":"hints","author_uid":"18151","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:58am","epoch":1355730780,"text":"very cool, very addictive, very gorgeous."},{"author_name":"MvT","author_uid":"12817","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:06am","epoch":1355731260,"text":"Great idea."},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:09am","epoch":1355735040,"text":"Pretty original with nice and simple graphics. Really good job."},{"author_name":"jmk","author_uid":"17972","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:36am","epoch":1355736660,"text":"Really unique gameplay idea! And you're only thirteen? Very impressive; well done."},{"author_name":"TomK32","author_uid":"3562","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:46am","epoch":1355737260,"text":"It's loud, fun, quick. Great game but please get this destroying ships a little easier. Using astroids worked once or twice a round for me."},{"author_name":"Cy4n1d","author_uid":"17702","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:53am","epoch":1355737680,"text":"really really nice. :-)"},{"author_name":"rasmusrn","author_uid":"15543","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 11:10am","epoch":1355742300,"text":"I click &quot;Instructions&quot; and read &quot;You are a black hole&quot;. What an epic way to start.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Took me a while before I understood how the green and red areas work (which is impressive considering I did read the instructions).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Very well done. My favorite so far :)"},{"author_name":"pl0xz0rz","author_uid":"17850","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 12:15pm","epoch":1355746200,"text":"Awesome idea and graphics. Not the best audio, however."},{"author_name":"Robotic","author_uid":"8502","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 12:36pm","epoch":1355747460,"text":"Although I didn't feel very villainous, the concept is ace ! oh, and that effect is wonderful, especially with the blue explosions. Will you blame me if I ever attempt to copy it ?"},{"author_name":"jsmars","author_uid":"3933","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 12:53pm","epoch":1355748480,"text":"Great game! Very fun, polished and hard to master.. a bit hard control scheme, I think it may be easier if the rotation was changed by a mouse cursor (in direction of mouse)"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1355748540,"text":"&gt;&gt;Very impressive, and slick. Slightly unclear how to play at first, though.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Agree with this statement. Nice job though. Very slick and well done. There's something here that warrants you developing this further. Really cool visuals and music, imo."},{"author_name":"gameXcore","author_uid":"7049","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 1:55pm","epoch":1355752200,"text":"Very fun, although I feel the black hole should have move slightly quicker so as to allow the player to easily kite the mobs."},{"author_name":"ParaPup","author_uid":"18322","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1355753400,"text":"Very nice game you made, Awesome graphics."},{"author_name":"frogmaster","author_uid":"16022","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 2:48pm","epoch":1355755380,"text":"Wow! New masterpiece. One of the games I will be playing long after Ludum Dare :)"},{"author_name":"Jiggawatt","author_uid":"5551","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1355757420,"text":"I do like the concept, but I only  see asteroids like once every dozen ships, so I can't get much out of the traction mechanic."},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:36pm","epoch":1355758260,"text":"Fun game =)\r<br\/>I like idea with black hole. It's really unique."},{"author_name":"Rex Peppers","author_uid":"4914","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1355758800,"text":"Quite a challenge to play, but fun once you get the hang of it..."},{"author_name":"jahlgren","author_uid":"17805","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1355762220,"text":"The game is simple but fun :)"},{"author_name":"pbdiode","author_uid":"7263","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1355766240,"text":"Had some problems playing it: trying to unzip it on OSX (Mountain Lion) results in a .cpgz file and using unzip from the command line results in this error message:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Archive:  event_horizon MacOSX.zip\r<br\/>  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not\r<br\/>  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the\r<br\/>  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on\r<br\/>  the last disk(s) of this archive.\r<br\/>unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of event_horizon MacOSX.zip or\r<br\/>        event_horizon MacOSX.zip.zip, and cannot find event_horizon MacOSX.zip.ZIP, period."},{"author_name":"Mythalore","author_uid":"12844","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:16pm","epoch":1355767860,"text":"The new (if slight more complicated) super hexagon! Great!"},{"author_name":"yokcos700","author_uid":"7500","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:28pm","epoch":1355768580,"text":"Very fun. A bit bland and something I wouldn't play again, but fun nonetheless. Also, the difficulty seems to ramp up far too quickly."},{"author_name":"Tapestry","author_uid":"5380","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1355771100,"text":"Awesome game, good job!"},{"author_name":"Spierek","author_uid":"14319","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:07pm","epoch":1355774520,"text":"Really cool game with a new, fresh mechanic. That menu effect is some slick stuff, and the gameplay itself kinda reminds me of Hexagon (not just because of the background)."},{"author_name":"dark_hunter","author_uid":"17851","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1355779860,"text":"Very cool graphics and sound. The gameplay is hard to catch on the first time. After that is becomes even more fun!"},{"author_name":"Crimsoneer","author_uid":"17652","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1355784660,"text":"Very cool, and new.  Not sure how villainous I feel though :P"},{"author_name":"JaJ","author_uid":"5496","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:57pm","epoch":1355784720,"text":"This is a hard one to get the hang of. The trick seems to be to get the asteroids as close as possible for as long as you don't need them, and then proppel them away. I love the visual style. It's very original too."},{"author_name":"Cat Burton","author_uid":"7513","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:51am","epoch":1355791560,"text":"Fun game! The art style is lovely - it looks great!"},{"author_name":"soupy","author_uid":"18230","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 1:27am","epoch":1355793720,"text":"This game is amazing. It's just what a 48 hour game should be: compact, fun, with excellent presentation, and a reason to keep playing. I wish the asteroids moved a little faster, though."},{"author_name":"amassingham","author_uid":"1282","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 1:32am","epoch":1355794020,"text":"Nice game, I love the concept - Id suggest changing the colours, anyone with red\/green colourblindness might have a bit of a problem!"},{"author_name":"drewfitz","author_uid":"18450","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 2:43am","epoch":1355798280,"text":"WOW. What a great game! I'd love to see this expanded into a more full-featured game."},{"author_name":"Meep","author_uid":"2629","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:23am","epoch":1355800680,"text":"Beautiful :)"},{"author_name":"ilo","author_uid":"12377","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:30am","epoch":1355801100,"text":"Looks brilliant! Rather tricky but I started to get the hang of it."},{"author_name":"saampahlavan","author_uid":"18047","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:29am","epoch":1355804640,"text":"Visuals are pretty cool. Super Hexagon inspired? hmmmm"},{"author_name":"OU GDA","author_uid":"19139","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 5:19am","epoch":1355807640,"text":"really fun interesting idea. crazy hard though"},{"author_name":"Lashiz121","author_uid":"9874","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1355843580,"text":"Great game really liked it mostly sucked at it but what can i do 5\/5"},{"author_name":"Rabbits...","author_uid":"11321","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:42am","epoch":1355891820,"text":"Its visually amazing! I love it"},{"author_name":"ClownyBastards","author_uid":"19523","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 7:08am","epoch":1355986980,"text":"Great idea, compelling execution.\r<br\/>It took me about 5 tries to feel confident with the controls and mechs; and then you get the pleasure of control on controlling the asteroids. Very fun."},{"author_name":"mokujin","author_uid":"14120","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 6:48pm","epoch":1356201780,"text":"Hard to play, but fun) Innovative gameplay"},{"author_name":"sPe","author_uid":"14748","time":"Dec 29, 2012 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1356789300,"text":"Had few disturbing game stutters but the gameplay is very interesting and tactical."},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"Jan 5, 2013 @ 2:52am","epoch":1357354020,"text":"Good concept and fun control. The asteroid spawn sequence is very chaotic. I guess that half of them starting in red zone is the problem. Maybe that gradual power for red ( repel ) could be the solution, in sort of in a max distance every hex turn green. Not sure if I'm understandable..."}],"images":["ld25\/19392-74a05c187eac8822080a8f3cf81b3c53.jpg","ld25\/19392-3dfc0a17f7a35d1e2b8f8c4c9d351095.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/64k7xrp95zazc3d\/Event%20Horizon%20Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/tnlzf7284gc1sas\/event_horizon%20MacOSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/7aky6s8392g6su8\/src.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27746","g_author":"19392","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"27776","g_title":"Event Horizon","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"49","g_commentcount":"62","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\/\/201083\/19392-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/19392-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Play as the Ultimate Villain - a black hole!  In this fast-paced arcade game, a fleet of ships is sent to stop you before you suck all goodness out of the universe.  Through your cunning use of gravity, propulsive ion jets, teleportation, and powerups, destroy the ships by smashing asteroids into them.\r\n\r\nThanks for playing my game!  Don't forget to vote!\r\n\r\nMade with Lua, Moonscript, and Love2D for MacOSX and Windows.\r\n\r\ntips for windows users:\r\n  -- you must extract the contents of the zip before playing\r\n  -- you must not move the executable away from the folder it's extracted to (shortcuts are okay)<\/p>","title":"Event Horizon"}