{"author_link":"\/author\/brassawiking\/","author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","comments":[{"author_name":"Perry","author_uid":"15778","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 1:52am","epoch":1346032020,"text":"Nice take on the theme, and integrating evolution into a story based game."},{"author_name":"eyehawk","author_uid":"15255","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 10:16am","epoch":1346062260,"text":"Wow, amazing graphics - it's a really original style with paintings. I'd love to see more of your work! I couldn't get past the first part though, I got Sabine to reach into her bag and that was about it?"},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 10:29am","epoch":1346063040,"text":"Thank you very much =) If you get stuck, try to some extra button combinations. I tried to mimic what you have to do in real life, so think in words what you want to do and try to express that with the controls."},{"author_name":"TheSheep","author_uid":"11694","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1346085060,"text":"Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: commonality\/Main : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0"},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1346086200,"text":"@TheSheep: Not sure what to do about that, java shouldn't be relevant at all for this. Made a quick search and it could be related with your java runtime installation or something alike. Sorry, don't think I can help you on that one."},{"author_name":"Accidental Rebel","author_uid":"5728","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 6:20pm","epoch":1346091300,"text":"I love the art style. I was not able to get past the bag part as well, it seems that the game keeps on lagging and the controls not working some of the time."},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 6:30pm","epoch":1346091900,"text":"Well the controls keep changing, so some times they will do something sometimes they will not. \r\rFor those who get stuck on the bag part, a hint would be that you would like to "PUT DOWN your arm" and then "GRAB something in the bag".\r\rI could post a walkthrough if more people seem to get stuck on this. The idea for the prelude was that there was supposed to be UI-hints for what keys to press, but I skipped that part and let it be a safe exploration instead."},{"author_name":"Birchmountain","author_uid":"10933","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1346096580,"text":"Really enjoyed the graphics, sadly i couldn't get past the part where you hide behind the car, i just keep running and hiding behind cars. But up to that point the game felt very ambitious and i'll have to try to play through it later!"},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1346097480,"text":"Dammit, and the best part IMHO is final action scene =) Hopefully people will get past the tedious running and enjoy the last part, otherwise I will have to upload a tweaked version."},{"author_name":"josefnpat","author_uid":"11249","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1346104140,"text":"Nice art!"},{"author_name":"SusanTheCat","author_uid":"5150","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1346104500,"text":"Loved the graphics and the sound effects.\rI didn't like the controls and gave up at the car scene. I found it very frustrating trying to guess what you wanted me to do."},{"author_name":"LuizHGMonclar","author_uid":"14178","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1346104560,"text":"I liked it, it goes on a completely different direction than most games, great job. I really had to figure out what to do. Different kind of game. Sadly I did not finish, I got frustrated on the scene vs cars and helicopter. Died like 10 times then I couldn't go again.\r\rReally liked the mood and art style, great job!"},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1346106180,"text":"Yeah, the controls will most likely be a matter of taste, some will like it, others won't. I put up a walkthrough for those that those who get stuck or just want to get it over. \rThe action scenes might be a bit hard, I have only playtested it by myself so I can't really tell how difficult it really is."},{"author_name":"SethR","author_uid":"17","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 11:11pm","epoch":1346108760,"text":"I just can't pass the car scene, which you had a key to skip a scene just so I could see the rest! Really like the mood here."},{"author_name":"cacciatc","author_uid":"127","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 11:16pm","epoch":1346109060,"text":"What a deadly camera-take a picture and people blow up! Good job, most unique game I have played yet."},{"author_name":"echa","author_uid":"15601","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 11:20pm","epoch":1346109300,"text":"Wow!\r\rControls are great."},{"author_name":"Brassawiking","author_uid":"13137","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 11:34pm","epoch":1346110140,"text":"I can make a new version tomorrow where you can select scenes, for those who want to skip some parts to see the rest."},{"author_name":"echa","author_uid":"15601","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 2:35am","epoch":1346121000,"text":"But the game is not very long =)\r\rFor the car part I figured out a trick: start running from the very left side of the car, they won't shoot you."},{"author_name":"FrederickK","author_uid":"11311","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 1:55pm","epoch":1346161800,"text":"First thing that grab my attention is that this is very dark game, but in a good way.\rAll mini-games are enjoyable and you did a great job with the concept.\rVery good!"},{"author_name":"BumpkinRich","author_uid":"14256","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1346268600,"text":"I really enjoyed playing through these. Lovely use of the theme and interesting game play."},{"author_name":"chuchino","author_uid":"1081","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 12:11am","epoch":1346285160,"text":"Interesting and weird game. The running scene was kind of clunky and awkward, but the driving\/shooting scene was fun. I don't think I fully understood the story."},{"author_name":"PapyGaragos","author_uid":"7971","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 11:22am","epoch":1346325420,"text":"I really like that one.\rI figured moody game would not be numerous with this theme, and well... this is a nice take on it :)\r\rI feel that proper animation would benefit the game a lot (I know, lot of work. Especially if you did all the art by yourself)"},{"author_name":"Zed","author_uid":"4687","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 3:31pm","epoch":1346340360,"text":"That was really, honestly, incredibly clever. Like a sort-of 2D Heavy Rain. Good job!"},{"author_name":"jplur","author_uid":"1066","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 5:38pm","epoch":1346520780,"text":"An amazing entry, really loved discovering how to advance.\r\rI think people having trouble with some parts are a bit impatient, but possible the running scene could be reworked.\r\rGreat stuff!"},{"author_name":"saguaro","author_uid":"14557","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1346605140,"text":"It took me a few minutes to figure out how to play, but once I got the gist of it, things went quickly. Great job. I enjoyed this one."},{"author_name":"mohammad","author_uid":"14064","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1346606580,"text":"a very. very, VERY, interactive game despite being flash.\rit was hard, tedious, and rage quitty. but fun, and a little too short. but hey, it was flash, it was interactive, and it was 42 hours."},{"author_name":"panda","author_uid":"16086","time":"Sep 4, 2012 @ 4:23am","epoch":1346732280,"text":"Awesome game! Congrats, you made a complete game on the theme, and the graphics are great! The controls sometimes have the magical feel of being just what I meant, and sometimes they're a bit confusing (esp the second level with the running), but since when we die we return to the last level, that's ok. I really enjoyed it! Thank you and congratulations! I like the storytelling tyle of "do, don't tell", though I must admit that I have no idea what happened at the first level."},{"author_name":"kirbytails7","author_uid":"4767","time":"Sep 6, 2012 @ 11:27pm","epoch":1346973720,"text":"The button mashing! I really liked not knowing what to do and figuring things out. Very nicely done!"}],"images":["ld24\/13137-73c64a948c57b7dfbc6202be3df7c8cc.jpg","ld24\/13137-b368f0b387454479ad9863d2886bbc50.jpg","ld24\/13137-893e7c059e45d308b9e443de15f61cdd.jpg","ld24\/13137-fbbc960c5e9361017a38a8dd7ff3e626.jpg","ld24\/13137-17d0f3fc4901e7d82d523be3ad4c7283.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/3487858\/PhoenixRising\/index.html","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/3487858\/walkthrough.html","text":"Walkthrough (Spoilers)"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Brassawiking\/LudumDare24","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.brassawiking.deviantart.com\/gallery\/","text":"My art gallery"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28750","g_author":"13137","g_event":"LD24","g_eventkey":"12","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"28780","g_title":"The Phoenix Rising","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"112","g_commentcount":"28","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\/\/163678\/13137-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/13137-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/13137-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/13137-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/13137-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"*** The Phoenix Rising *** \r\n\r\n - Story driven game with focus on immersion\r\n - Controls that mimic real life (as good as it gets)\r\n - 5 full stages\r\n - Highly art driven\r\n - A fully and complete game, no content was cut out. So if you get stuck, keep trying because there is a proper end to it all\r\n\r\n*** End Promo Text ***\r\n\r\nNOTE: The game file is big (10mb) and I am currently hosting it on my dropbox. Will get a better hosting tomorrow.\r\nNOTE2: Also, remember to click the flash, so it gets focus.\r\n\r\n\r\nFirst time for me going solo with the compo entry. It was up and down, but mostly up. Thought I was going to cut out a lot of content, but I managed to get it all as I wanted =)\r\n\r\nI did a take on survival of the fittest for the theme. So here is a small story for you to enjoy.\r\n\r\nHalf of the work was spent on the assets, half on coding.\r\n\r\nTools:\r\n* Flixel\r\n* Photoshop\r\n* Wolfram tones\r\n* Bxfr\r\n* Audacity\r\n\r\nFinally, if you liked my art, check out my all my other work at http:\/\/www.brassawiking.deviantart.com\/gallery\/<\/p>","title":"The Phoenix Rising"}