{"author_link":"\/author\/sos\/","author_name":"Sos","author_uid":"1405","comments":[{"author_name":"Fireblend","author_uid":"10166","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 6:12am","epoch":1335161220,"text":"Just brilliant. Definitely among my favorites :D"},{"author_name":"kylerhoades","author_uid":"3495","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 6:57am","epoch":1335163920,"text":"Awesome. My guy worked a little bit each day then just practiced flips on the lawn until it was time to knock off. You'd think it would be a bleak world with so may people starving to death in their appartments, but nope, this is a bright and cheery game. Nice work Sos."},{"author_name":"Daniel","author_uid":"11829","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:25am","epoch":1335169200,"text":"Awesome concept :D\rMoral of the story: work hard, buy discount food and everyone will starve to death."},{"author_name":"gamesmith","author_uid":"11112","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:32am","epoch":1335176820,"text":"The pace is great. I love all of the people scrambling over themselves to get ahead."},{"author_name":"Cell","author_uid":"3295","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1335182100,"text":"DAMN THATS SNEXY"},{"author_name":"NeiloGD","author_uid":"1154","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1335188340,"text":"I am not sure what I am meant to do with the powers of boot man when I'm the last survivor >_> Is this a trap Sos?"},{"author_name":"Proch","author_uid":"10221","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 1:46pm","epoch":1335188460,"text":"really nice sos! ...as always ;)"},{"author_name":"howieV (binarygirl)","author_uid":"8824","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 2:02pm","epoch":1335189420,"text":"great stuff as always :)"},{"author_name":"asfdfdfd","author_uid":"2404","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1335191280,"text":"Great!"},{"author_name":"digital_sorceress","author_uid":"5745","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1335195600,"text":"Quite fun, but a bit too linear maybe. And is that the 'World of Chip' music I hear on the youtube video? :D"},{"author_name":"kylerhoades","author_uid":"3495","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1335195600,"text":"lol just realised that if you never eat and never work you can never starve to death. It's the working that really kills you."},{"author_name":"gammabeam","author_uid":"11569","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1335198600,"text":"One of the best so far.\rGreat stuff!"},{"author_name":"Suese","author_uid":"8361","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 4:45pm","epoch":1335199200,"text":"This game had a great flashy flow to it, great music and well-blended sound effects, but the gameplay was short and lack-luster. Flashy, well executed, but lacked the substance - particularily in theme, fun and innovation - to bring it past 4 stars.\r\rGood job.\r\rThank you for this."},{"author_name":"karnakgames","author_uid":"2465","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 5:02pm","epoch":1335200220,"text":"I was expecting another weird experience coming from SoS, and here it is! Another game in the best SoS style. Amazing!"},{"author_name":"vitor.navarro","author_uid":"10745","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 5:35pm","epoch":1335202200,"text":"Great game, different and also a protest I guess.... Isnt another game its a interesting piece of game. Well done."},{"author_name":"johanp","author_uid":"608","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1335203040,"text":"Crazy but fun. Love the art style."},{"author_name":"DalsGames","author_uid":"8389","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 6:33pm","epoch":1335205680,"text":"Great game! Love the idea and the art!"},{"author_name":"Hazard","author_uid":"7512","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 6:50pm","epoch":1335206700,"text":"Amazing game! My favorite so far and hard to top. Amazing style and a hard but true mirror to society. How they all (have to) rush for the discounts and work themselves to death... so true."},{"author_name":"Zathalos","author_uid":"11257","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 6:54pm","epoch":1335206940,"text":"Haha, awesome game."},{"author_name":"Alex Gilday","author_uid":"7143","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1335207900,"text":"A bit chaotic, didn't get it at first :P Graphics are pretty funky. The music is neat too. Fun :)"},{"author_name":"bugninja","author_uid":"8142","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:22pm","epoch":1335212220,"text":"I love it, but honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing."},{"author_name":"Codexus","author_uid":"187","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1335222480,"text":"Nice how everything is animated. The game is not that fun to play but it's an original idea."},{"author_name":"10WonXero10","author_uid":"12014","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 12:25pm","epoch":1335270000,"text":"I have the powers of Bootman! LOL, love this game Sos.\r\rI was digging it back when you released the first progress build, I spent ages as a block running around 'Booting' all the other blocks.\r\rIt has such a bleak story, but this game just makes me smile when I play it. That's what a game should do, well done!"},{"author_name":"jeffz","author_uid":"4842","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 1:51pm","epoch":1335275160,"text":"I liked the graphics and how it responds to input, but didn't find it brought out the theme that well."},{"author_name":"bms","author_uid":"7087","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1335287040,"text":"I like it! but it kind of made me feel bad about myself :\/"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1335291420,"text":"Atmosphere is great, and I like the wario-ware-shuffle between places. I did have some trouble seeing my character though."},{"author_name":"amodo","author_uid":"8798","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 6:24pm","epoch":1335291540,"text":"Amazing. And: amazing how fun and depressing at the same time."},{"author_name":"Eelfroth","author_uid":"7288","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 9:51pm","epoch":1335303960,"text":"I committed suicide because I was so lonley."},{"author_name":"Eelfroth","author_uid":"7288","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1335304860,"text":"I committed suicide because I was so lonley... Really nice game!"},{"author_name":"blob","author_uid":"12252","time":"Apr 24, 2012 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1335306120,"text":"Omg, what an amazing game. Innovative, fun and beautiful. The music is awesome too. If only there was an ending of some sorts after you get the power... but its a minor complaint. :)\rMy favorite so far !"},{"author_name":"Kharza","author_uid":"5649","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 5:28am","epoch":1335331380,"text":"Just like real life!"},{"author_name":"Zillix","author_uid":"2460","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 3:41pm","epoch":1335368160,"text":"Amazing. Incredibly lighthearted presentation, yet so depressing."},{"author_name":"Tommyno222","author_uid":"7828","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1335370500,"text":"Currently most advanced simulator of today's society"},{"author_name":"Catman","author_uid":"11589","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1335378060,"text":"Nice music and cool concept, it's sad that there is not much to do!"},{"author_name":"orangepascal","author_uid":"12805","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1335379440,"text":"first 5\/5 I found, very original and playable"},{"author_name":"moop","author_uid":"2573","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1335379980,"text":"Great style and use of the theme."},{"author_name":"pythong","author_uid":"717","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1335382440,"text":"dude, you're the first i had to give 5 stars in each category. EVER! the music is super addicting, the other little guys are super funny especially when they all die (lol?)\rthere's just one mayor flaw how to get through life. after the second day running like a madman like all the other npc's i thought to myself: why work? i used more stamina to work and get food than just standing around doing nothing. so right now while i'm writing these lines jake reached day 9 already without doing\/eating anything (and the others all died). if i could apply that to reallife, that would be awesome\r1) make the other guys die harder\r2) add a constraint that you HAVE to eat something at least every few days ^^"},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:43pm","epoch":1335382680,"text":"Great work! Perfect from top to bottom!"},{"author_name":"leafo","author_uid":"4321","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 6:36am","epoch":1335421860,"text":"This game is a really cool idea. I love the music too."},{"author_name":"McFunkypants","author_uid":"2297","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 12:45am","epoch":1335487200,"text":"Everything Sos touches turns to AWESOME. The man is a legend."},{"author_name":"Jigxor","author_uid":"3289","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 12:46am","epoch":1335487260,"text":"Very polished and some beautiful graphics there! It's always nice to have some voice-overs too.\r\rI love the little animation the guy does when you "do stuff".\r\rGreat job!"},{"author_name":"ChrisWhitman","author_uid":"8129","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 12:50am","epoch":1335487500,"text":"Great game! It was a bit hard to tell if I was doing the right thing, but in this case that wins extra points for being more like life.\r\rGood presentation and cheerfully cynical."},{"author_name":"invaderJim","author_uid":"2117","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 2:43am","epoch":1335494280,"text":"Bootman."},{"author_name":"Mago","author_uid":"5227","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 8:49am","epoch":1335516240,"text":"Great game with great idea, graphics, music. Everything!"},{"author_name":"Axelhein","author_uid":"7228","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 2:08pm","epoch":1335535380,"text":"Well that was depressing... Five stars!"},{"author_name":"Evil Sandwich Studios","author_uid":"12700","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1335549360,"text":"Loved it. Simply brilliant."},{"author_name":"Ranoka","author_uid":"11352","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 3:30pm","epoch":1335626700,"text":"How do you make games so fast?! This game is one of the most complete and polished I've seen! Great graphics and audio, also unique game. I think more people should keep getting added so there's always people to compete with. Also, may an indication on which place to go to, like "Operate" or "Fish 90% off!", or maybe a green arrow pointing which way to go. Amazing job!"},{"author_name":"Christina Antoinette Neofotistou","author_uid":"13139","time":"Apr 29, 2012 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1335726120,"text":"Very very cool! Among my favorites. I love the words that comprise the background, it's so old-school platform. (For some reason, Prehistorik2 came to mind). I love the mini-game mechanic"},{"author_name":"ccscanf","author_uid":"11316","time":"May 1, 2012 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1335896280,"text":"Great game."},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"May 3, 2012 @ 11:57am","epoch":1336045920,"text":"Great idea and concept. At first it felt a little too hectic but after some time the gameplay was fine. Very depressing parallels to real life.\rOverall a brilliant game."},{"author_name":"summaky","author_uid":"1885","time":"May 3, 2012 @ 12:48pm","epoch":1336048980,"text":"Brilliant"},{"author_name":"Make A Game","author_uid":"5631","time":"May 3, 2012 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1336071960,"text":"One of the best, I would say. Love your take on the theme. The graphics are great too, congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Casino Jack","author_uid":"11139","time":"May 3, 2012 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1336072020,"text":"Really great graphics and sound. It's a little annoying having to sit and wait for the level to change after running out of stamina\/money\/food."},{"author_name":"demonpants","author_uid":"531","time":"May 3, 2012 @ 9:46pm","epoch":1336081260,"text":"Surefire excellent. The boot thing seems pointless though and isn't clear. Also once you figure out the mechanics you can keep going forever."},{"author_name":"KevinWorkman","author_uid":"5364","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 1:25am","epoch":1336094400,"text":"This is great. I played until I was the last guy, but then the framerate dropped to an unplayable level and I had to quit. Perfect take on the theme, really well done."},{"author_name":"Pierrec","author_uid":"1874","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 11:40am","epoch":1336131300,"text":"I spent WAY too much time on this game. Congratulations, this is brilliant."},{"author_name":"Andrew","author_uid":"5432","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 12:35pm","epoch":1336134600,"text":"Simple, clever, not at all bad. I like."},{"author_name":"Rabbits...","author_uid":"11321","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1336143120,"text":"I like it alot, but I don't know what to do with the booting powers..."},{"author_name":"chambers","author_uid":"11981","time":"May 4, 2012 @ 11:29pm","epoch":1336173840,"text":"Amazing concept, kind of difficult to find out how to play in the start. It kept me wondering what the ending meant. Did Jake get crazy because of loneliness? lol"},{"author_name":"Tom 7","author_uid":"1984","time":"May 5, 2012 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1336251360,"text":"Wow, this is super weird. :) I loved the intro and I was so confused; does bootman even come back? I want to do boot!"},{"author_name":"dr_soda","author_uid":"8342","time":"May 6, 2012 @ 3:14am","epoch":1336273740,"text":"Brilliant concept."},{"author_name":"Shadow","author_uid":"4250","time":"May 6, 2012 @ 3:19am","epoch":1336274040,"text":"A little too confusing, and didn't get the whole bootman thing but is definitely a solid entry . The game is amazingly well done, quite polished, with cool art and fitting soundtrack. Your work never cease to amaze me. Congratulations."},{"author_name":"Thotep","author_uid":"12581","time":"May 6, 2012 @ 1:02pm","epoch":1336309020,"text":"Awesome job! The gameplay was fun, and it's kinda scary - living on this planet isn't far off from living on earth... I didn't want to herd like others, yet I couldn't help but do it. It's really impressive what you achieved there. Also, I liked gfx and sfx as well. :)"},{"author_name":"Datamosh","author_uid":"10942","time":"May 6, 2012 @ 2:37pm","epoch":1336314720,"text":"Graphics are stunning but at first it was REALLY confusing! But nevermind, overall is great. Concept, GUI, audio... Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Dan C","author_uid":"2445","time":"May 7, 2012 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1336403580,"text":"You seem to have captured the bleakness of existence pretty well :)\r\rGraphics and sound are awesome, and I love the idea. I'm just not sure it's fun, though."},{"author_name":"Valeour","author_uid":"2679","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 9:15pm","epoch":1336943400,"text":"Fantastic, I loved it. So much fun ;D"},{"author_name":"free_napalm","author_uid":"12423","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1336943580,"text":"What I love about your game is that it has such an uplifting mood, while the content seems depressing.\rIt's hard to rate the fun, as I understand that the message would not work if it was more fun to play. It's some kind of anti-game not really meant to be fun.\rAmazing concept, one of my favourites among this LD."},{"author_name":"azurenimbus","author_uid":"12119","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 9:48pm","epoch":1336945380,"text":"Very unique game, I was quite pleasantly surprised."},{"author_name":"PabloAM","author_uid":"12649","time":"May 14, 2012 @ 1:03am","epoch":1336957080,"text":"Nice game, soo funny :)"}],"images":["ld23\/1405-bbdce7aa6d368778c7d9c9d2d53c8c70.jpg","ld23\/1405-a538cdeaaf8cd17b123a6eba5e02eb40.jpg","ld23\/1405-62a81263a7b85f1dd9a60dbea23cdec6.jpg","ld23\/1405-b3fcf8b7055c1c9f10a8222c6cf9f938.jpg","ld23\/1405-4c0ef5e596b5e00af20475c9fdc4b254.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/sos.gd\/ld23\/","text":"Flash"},{"url":"http:\/\/sos.gd\/ld23\/planetlife-src.zip","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/youtu.be\/6lnzfzUGg-0","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31323","g_author":"1405","g_event":"LD23","g_eventkey":"10","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"31353","g_title":"Planet Life","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"23","g_commentcount":"69","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\/\/123793\/1405-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/1405-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/1405-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/1405-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/123793\/1405-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Story about a guy named Jake living on a tiny planet called Life. \r\nJake is obsessed with a superhero called Bootman!\r\nBootman is a superhero that boots people who use foul language. 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