{"author_link":"\/author\/ratking\/","author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","comments":[{"author_name":"Danik","author_uid":"2311","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 12:30pm","epoch":1324297500,"text":"Brilliant concept! Challenging and fits the theme very well. A little hard on the eyes after a while though. The sound seemed to stop working after a few levels."},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 12:58pm","epoch":1324299180,"text":"@Danik Thanks! The visuals are a problem, I know, but at least it looks a little bit different thanks to them. ;) BTW, thanks for noticing the sound bug, will do a fix soon."},{"author_name":"Brendan","author_uid":"7799","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1324322160,"text":"I love it, but the visuals break my mind after a bit. It is a really creative idea!"},{"author_name":"Ryhoiku","author_uid":"9056","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1324328580,"text":"This was an amazing concept, and I had tons of fun playing it! I love it!"},{"author_name":"x2l2","author_uid":"7237","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1324329720,"text":"great idea but it turns hard to play"},{"author_name":"King","author_uid":"7341","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:13pm","epoch":1324332480,"text":"Wow epic!  Hard on the eyes, but epic!"},{"author_name":"marudziik","author_uid":"5431","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:46pm","epoch":1324334460,"text":"Very, very innovative - I really like the idea. I mean, there are some 2D games using similar concept, but I don't think I've ever seen a 3D game like that. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"blahoink","author_uid":"4932","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 12:33am","epoch":1324340880,"text":"Awesome concept. you could definitely develop this further!"},{"author_name":"Dmurph","author_uid":"4335","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:34am","epoch":1324348140,"text":"This is a great concept! I just have a few things. I felt like I could jump a really far distance and there was not much sound. I defiantly think you can continue with this concept. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Andrew","author_uid":"5432","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1324388520,"text":"It's a bit floaty and jumping feels more like a jetpack, but the idea is awesome. I had to stop cause I was getting dizzy though."},{"author_name":"Sos","author_uid":"1405","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:20pm","epoch":1324390500,"text":"Awesome concept :) I especially love the use of checkerboard patters as opposed to alpha blending."},{"author_name":"Jeck","author_uid":"2868","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:40pm","epoch":1324391700,"text":"Excellent concept, though damn does it hurt my brain. I liked the audio, especially the creepy laughter. A shame it cut out, but I hear that's fixed in the post-compo version."},{"author_name":"Norgg","author_uid":"5283","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 3:17pm","epoch":1324393920,"text":"Yes."},{"author_name":"gebirgsbaerbel","author_uid":"6187","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 4:16pm","epoch":1324397460,"text":"Nice game. The graphics are nice however I felt sick after a while, being split in two halves definitely hurts :)"},{"author_name":"TeamEpsilon","author_uid":"8687","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1324419480,"text":"Amazing! Well designed and fun to play."},{"author_name":"nuria","author_uid":"4978","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:51pm","epoch":1324424760,"text":"I quit after the splitting, not pleasant. I liked the mood, graphics + laughter reminded me of killer 7, which is good!"},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 1:52am","epoch":1324432020,"text":"Very excellent idea, and I get what you're going for. It gave me serious vertigo and I couldn't go on."},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 9:14am","epoch":1324458540,"text":"Hey guys, thanks for the kind words!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I am very sorry to hear how badly my game treats you! Perhaps I'll cut the effect down for some of you, but I don't know how yet. :-|"},{"author_name":"bostelk","author_uid":"8166","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 11:26am","epoch":1324466460,"text":"+++s for you"},{"author_name":"Gaeel","author_uid":"1561","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1324473720,"text":"Excellent game, I do not recommend playing this while intoxicated..."},{"author_name":"pighead10","author_uid":"8539","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 2:39pm","epoch":1324478040,"text":"Awesome concept! I hear no sound, and my I now suffer from eye strain, but great fun!"},{"author_name":"Jack","author_uid":"7315","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 3:01pm","epoch":1324479360,"text":"this is absolutely excellent"},{"author_name":"QXD-me","author_uid":"8819","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 3:58pm","epoch":1324482780,"text":"Interesting idea, but the splitting hurts my eyes, am I supposed to always be seeing both views even when I control only one? Seems pretty fun, but I don't think it's that strongly relevant to the theme. I like the visual style."},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1324483020,"text":"@pighead10: Yeah, sorry, not much sound to hear here. :(\r<br\/>@QXD-me: Yes, you're supposed to see both views all the time, this is pretty relevant especially in the last level. I think it emphasized the &quot;Alone&quot; topic quite well. :)"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1324505700,"text":"Nice little surreal and motion-sickness inducing platformer!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good level-design, as in, it gets progressively harder and more complicated. The screen-overlay is brilliant, although highly disorienting."},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1324587540,"text":"Nice idea, but my head exploded after a while when trying to use soul switching (after I nearly ragequit on jumping platforms) - i got completely disoriented very soon and had no idea what to (well.. i had the idea, but i just wasn't able to navigate)"},{"author_name":"Cell","author_uid":"3295","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 7:34pm","epoch":1324668540,"text":"A-Mazing!"},{"author_name":"summaky","author_uid":"1885","time":"Dec 26, 2011 @ 2:55pm","epoch":1324911000,"text":"It is indeed hard to play, but mind boggling!  I gave you 5\/5 for innovation.  Very well done."},{"author_name":"Winterblood","author_uid":"4051","time":"Dec 29, 2011 @ 2:16am","epoch":1325124660,"text":"Elegant visual style (even loved the garish palette), and brilliant concept - but quickly headache-inducing when the view splits. Had to stop playing on level 4 or 5 :("},{"author_name":"ScreamRawr","author_uid":"7415","time":"Dec 29, 2011 @ 4:58am","epoch":1325134380,"text":"Amazing. Simply amazing."},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"Jan 5, 2012 @ 8:42pm","epoch":1325795820,"text":"&quot;(don't do that in the first three levels :P) &quot;\r<br\/>Wish I would've read that beforehand... lol"},{"author_name":"NeiloGD","author_uid":"1154","time":"Jan 6, 2012 @ 1:40pm","epoch":1325856900,"text":"Excellent concept, and actually very intuitive! Great work :)"},{"author_name":"sf17k","author_uid":"757","time":"Jan 10, 2012 @ 7:02am","epoch":1326178620,"text":"Playing this after voting's over, I think it's perfect. The mechanic combined with the visuals creates a very interesting psychological effect that evokes a sensation of an out of body experience, and reminds me of thoughts and dreams about alternative perspectives. An example of how games can simulate even thought itself. It was challenging to learn to play this but I feel smarter now."},{"author_name":"keenblaze","author_uid":"5729","time":"Jan 10, 2012 @ 9:39am","epoch":1326188040,"text":"Favorite entry =)"},{"author_name":"jameslucas","author_uid":"10165","time":"Jan 11, 2012 @ 12:12pm","epoch":1326283620,"text":"Far and away my favorite. I think this was vastly underrated in the 'fun' category."}],"images":["ld22\/3663-bfb5ee29b4a70534c0ece2508bbb564e.jpg","ld22\/3663-90f18e0eeae3c54bef5e48c8b0c549ef.jpg","ld22\/3663-e488d2915364018abda41359b096cd0e.jpg","ld22\/3663-bc9866ae79fa237398671fafa94d30f2.jpg","ld22\/3663-5e40a2208d4aaba5c323388cd706a99b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/fholio.de\/things\/jams\/LD22-Soliloquy\/LD22-Version\/index.html","text":"Web (Unity3D)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/w0u8zh1bunirnks\/AADltVncE2zWerujuYHmXxBoa?dl=0","text":"Source (Unity3D Package)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.kongregate.com\/games\/RatKingsLair\/soliloquy","text":"Post-Compo Version (Kongregate)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0oVRQvblADk","text":"Walkthrough Video (YouTube)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31506","g_author":"3663","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"31536","g_title":"Soliloquy","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"10","g_commentcount":"35","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\/3663-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/3663-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/3663-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/3663-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/3663-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"In this game you are split. You are one person, alone in a lifeless world - but you have two souls, which have to work together ...\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nWASD \/ Arrowkeys - Movement\r\nSpace - Jump\r\n1,2,3 \/ Mousebuttons - Soulswitching (don't do that in the first three levels :P)\r\n\r\nCredits, where credits due:\r\nI used this font: http:\/\/www.myfont.de\/fonts\/infos\/5223-AEnigma-Scrawl-BRK.html\r\nAnd this code: http:\/\/lukasz.dk\/2011\/05\/01\/pixel-perfect-bitmap-font-in-unity\/#1 (Had to modify it, though)\r\nThree samples from freesound.org for my \"music\".\r\n\r\n\/\/ edit 1:\r\nI made a post compo version which fixes the following problems:\r\n- After dying, you controlled both souls when sometimes this wasn't good.\r\n- Mouse sensitivity can be adjusted with N\/M and was adjusted for Macs.\r\n- The background noise loops now.<\/p>","title":"Soliloquy"}