{"author_link":"\/author\/mattrix\/","author_name":"Matt Rix","author_uid":"5646","comments":[{"author_name":"Jigxor","author_uid":"3289","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 5:54am","epoch":1324273740,"text":"Beautiful graphics. Unique concept. Really awesome job. I won in 24 moves!"},{"author_name":"increpare","author_uid":"492","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 2:37pm","epoch":1324305120,"text":"Yeah I liked this. :)"},{"author_name":"iforce2d","author_uid":"7091","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 5:46pm","epoch":1324316460,"text":"I can see myself coming back to this again and again."},{"author_name":"Phen","author_uid":"4351","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1324332240,"text":"I always think there can't be any more original find-a-word-from-these-letters game ideas, and then someone clever like you surprises me."},{"author_name":"waynebeam","author_uid":"8729","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 12:48am","epoch":1324341780,"text":"i like this one a lot"},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 3:59am","epoch":1324353240,"text":"Astounding accomplishment for 48 hours, I can't even begin to imagine how this was done. Oh, hello source code."},{"author_name":"FrankieSmileShow","author_uid":"1892","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 6:43am","epoch":1324363080,"text":"Very cool idea!"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:07am","epoch":1324378920,"text":"Ha, this is fun. And ridiculously hard."},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1324406640,"text":"Good use of theme :) And quite nice puzzle"},{"author_name":"edibletoaster","author_uid":"5756","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 12:32am","epoch":1324427220,"text":"I'm really impressed with this. Great Job. This is one of my favorites so far!"},{"author_name":"Noel","author_uid":"1527","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1324503120,"text":"Really enjoyed this game. Took a bit of time, but after a few tries I got it :D Graphics and Music all really look and sound great, too."},{"author_name":"BlueShaman","author_uid":"4891","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1324509660,"text":"Excellent in everything, except:\r<br\/>The small-masks of the buttons are driving me insane. They should be all the way to the edge. BALRAGAHGAHL.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But otherwise amazing."},{"author_name":"wgemigh","author_uid":"8239","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 4:09am","epoch":1324526640,"text":"Great concept and it really fits the theme. My only serious critique is that it took me several confusing games to figure out how to play. Clearer directions or a play example would be nice to add if you continue development after the jam."},{"author_name":"mes","author_uid":"4975","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 4:55am","epoch":1324529400,"text":"nice game!"},{"author_name":"Matt Rix","author_uid":"5646","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 4:59am","epoch":1324529640,"text":"BlueShaman: thanks for pointing that out, small hit areas bug me too. I swear I made sure they were correct at one point, but I guess I screwed them up somehow later, heh."},{"author_name":"Ashkin","author_uid":"1722","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 6:27am","epoch":1324534920,"text":"Excellent, original concept. Audio and graphics fit with it well. SImple but brilliant."},{"author_name":"Meedoc","author_uid":"5207","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 2:31pm","epoch":1324563960,"text":"a smart game! Good job!"},{"author_name":"8bitmatt","author_uid":"8859","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1324586580,"text":"amazingly simple and addictive. love it."},{"author_name":"angrygeometry","author_uid":"5579","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 2:57am","epoch":1324608720,"text":"oh this is great! i love word games! excellent execution!"},{"author_name":"angrygeometry","author_uid":"5579","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1324667220,"text":"back here playing it again aaaaa"},{"author_name":"creath","author_uid":"9710","time":"Dec 24, 2011 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1324761660,"text":"Yeah, I keep coming back to it, even though I know the trick to get it in 8 moves every time.  It's seriously fun and addictive."},{"author_name":"summaky","author_uid":"1885","time":"Dec 26, 2011 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1324910460,"text":"Very creative take on the theme and very well done as well.  As I am not a native English speaker sometimes I had problems finding out words, but I could manage most of the time."},{"author_name":"rawbits","author_uid":"5167","time":"Dec 26, 2011 @ 7:34pm","epoch":1324927740,"text":"15 moves. This game is really good in several ways! Thank you!"},{"author_name":"Tom 7","author_uid":"1984","time":"Dec 31, 2011 @ 5:57pm","epoch":1325353920,"text":"Loved it! It's easy once you get the hang of it, but a very clever concept, smooth execution, and creative use of the theme."},{"author_name":"PixelLoveStudio","author_uid":"9961","time":"Jan 3, 2012 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1325609520,"text":"This game is nice but a bit too short. The 3D art is beautiful, the music reminds me of Myst or something. Anyway, 11 moves. :)"},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"Jan 5, 2012 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1325795340,"text":"This is fun as hell. You can make a KILLING with something like this for iOS\/Android. DO IT!"},{"author_name":"DDRKirby(ISQ)","author_uid":"7285","time":"Jan 8, 2012 @ 8:59am","epoch":1326012840,"text":"Well done!  Turning interesting concepts into games and having the end result be really fun is always awesome.  This is very well polished as well, can't say any complaints really."}],"images":["ld22\/5646-803a67e18d53a967b9ca52656d59b3f2.jpg","ld22\/5646-99eeeacd063426480ec8fd4b025aea04.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/struct.ca\/games\/alone","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/struct.ca\/games\/alone","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/struct.ca\/games\/alone","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/struct.ca\/games\/alone","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/struct.ca\/games\/alone\/MattRixLD22AloneSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31460","g_author":"5646","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"31490","g_title":"The Word Alone","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"12","g_commentcount":"27","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\/5646-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/5646-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"So it's my first Ludum Dare, and I decided to make a word game for some reason.\r\n\r\nArt made with Blender.\r\nMusic+sounds made with Ableton Live.\r\nCoding is AS3 in FDT. \r\n\r\nIf you want to see the community posts I made during the jam, look here: http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/author\/mattrix\/\r\n\r\nNote: Once you get the hang of the game, try getting a move count of 8. It's possible to do it every single game if you plan it out. <\/p>","title":"The Word Alone"}