{"author_link":"\/author\/j\/","author_name":"J","author_uid":"5483","comments":[{"author_name":"Sheep","author_uid":"5959","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1324493160,"text":"I couldn't get passed the second room. I tried jumping that thing but without succes."},{"author_name":"J","author_uid":"5483","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1324501140,"text":"The second one?  Really?  You just go near the whatever-it-is to freeze it, then jump on it and then onto the next ledge, and repeat for the next one."},{"author_name":"jeffz","author_uid":"4842","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1324593420,"text":"The jumping sounds make my laptop speakers sound like they're popping and scratching, had to stop after the third screen."},{"author_name":"edibletoaster","author_uid":"5756","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 3:00am","epoch":1324608900,"text":"I really liked this one. I liked the music, but the rest of the sound kinda made my ears bleed. But aside from that, really good job."},{"author_name":"J","author_uid":"5483","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 9:42am","epoch":1324633020,"text":"Heh, thanks.  I guess I should've tested the sounds on non-cheap speakers at some point...  I'll find something to replace them with in the updated version."},{"author_name":"kumber","author_uid":"5103","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1324656600,"text":"I played the compo and post-compo version. I couldn't get through the first cave (that is, 4th screen?). I also had to adjust my laptop brightness as at the beginning of this level I didn't see anything :). Nice concept, overall. Good work!"},{"author_name":"J","author_uid":"5483","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1324675260,"text":"Yeah, it gets pretty hard from then on - I didn't really have enough ideas for level mechanics, so I ended up with some easy levels and some hard ones, and none in the middle.  I might put up a video with solutions at some point for anyone interested."},{"author_name":"someone","author_uid":"1207","time":"Jan 4, 2012 @ 9:09pm","epoch":1325711040,"text":"Interesting idea."},{"author_name":"Kitch","author_uid":"7470","time":"Jan 7, 2012 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1325978220,"text":"That was a lot of fun.  Liked the art style and sound work.  Neat little concept that was very new to me and very enjoyable."},{"author_name":"demonpants","author_uid":"531","time":"Jan 10, 2012 @ 12:02am","epoch":1326153420,"text":"Why are Python developers so against creating binaries? I do not have pygame installed."},{"author_name":"J","author_uid":"5483","time":"Jan 11, 2012 @ 12:12pm","epoch":1326283620,"text":"The Windows one is a binary; if you're not using Windows, you probably have a package manager with Pygame in it, making installation really easy."}],"images":["ld22\/5483-351055002727c99f86d5258d89eb1c52.jpg","ld22\/5483-174183ec8629401ef1c584bbc9b40dce.jpg","ld22\/5483-c786a9b11d024d11ca3d0e81852ea0c8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ikn.org.uk\/files\/games\/apologise\/apologise-win-48h.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/ikn.org.uk\/files\/games\/apologise\/apologise-48h.tar.gz","text":"Linux \/ other Unix-like \/ source"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?c4q7cjo0hugkuuz","text":"Windows (mirror)"},{"url":"http:\/\/ikn.org.uk\/files\/games\/apologise\/apologise-win-update.zip","text":"post-competition update: Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/ikn.org.uk\/files\/games\/apologise\/apologise-update.tar.gz","text":"post-competition update: Linux \/ other Unix-like \/ source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31446","g_author":"5483","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"31476","g_title":"Can't Even Apologise","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"265","g_commentcount":"11","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\/\/87574\/5483-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/5483-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/5483-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"[Oh wow, I just discovered that the sounds hurt with headphones.  Take them off or something.  (They're replaced in the post-competition version.)]\r\n\r\nSo, you're cursed or something, so that everyone who comes near you dies (and turns to stone or something).\r\n\r\nIt should be fairly obvious that when one of the other person-things moves inside the big red circle around the character you control, they end up as a solid immoveable block.  By being careful about where this happens, you can reach other areas.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n\r\narrow keys, WASD: move.\r\nR: reset the level.\r\nenter, space: advance text.\r\n[in post-competition version] escape, backspace: pause\/unpause.\r\n\r\nWASD works for other keyboard layouts too: QWERTZ, AZERTY, Dvorak, Colemak.\r\n\r\nTo quit, close the window.\r\n\r\nWebsite: http:\/\/ikn.org.uk\/Can%27t_Even_Apologise<\/p>","title":"Can't Even Apologise"}