{"author_link":"\/author\/grey-alien\/","author_name":"Jake Birkett","author_uid":"3504","comments":[{"author_name":"karnakgames","author_uid":"2465","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 4:43am","epoch":1324269480,"text":"I loved it. It pretty much describes how we feel about life sometimes (or most of the times?)"},{"author_name":"Matt Rix","author_uid":"5646","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 6:38am","epoch":1324276380,"text":"Great game! Probably the best use of the theme I've seen so far. A nice simple mechanic executed well. The Psychotics level took forever for me to clear, hah! :)"},{"author_name":"King","author_uid":"7341","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 8:55am","epoch":1324284600,"text":"Gasp!  I am not the only one with a game about a Jim that wants to be alone!!!"},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 11:05am","epoch":1324292400,"text":"Nice little story. I think that Limiting the number of pushes would have made it more game-y."},{"author_name":"GingerMess","author_uid":"6526","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1324310940,"text":"Great take on Alone. I think a lot of people have been in this situation at least once in their lives."},{"author_name":"TestSubject06","author_uid":"7925","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1324314300,"text":"This was fun, it's like anti-herding."},{"author_name":"Jake Birkett","author_uid":"3504","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 8:00pm","epoch":1324324500,"text":"Hey thanks for playing everyone!  Yes I tried a take on a theme that I think most of us can associate with, even if we don't go quite as far as Jim did :-)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Dark Acre Jack: Agreed, of course I had plans for more mechanics but time ran out.  Funny how that always happens in jams ;-)"},{"author_name":"marudziik","author_uid":"5431","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 8:04pm","epoch":1324324740,"text":"Nice story, I like the humorous beginning and gameplay mechanic. Simple, yet efficient."},{"author_name":"bugninja","author_uid":"8142","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 8:04pm","epoch":1324324740,"text":"Great game, awesome use of the theme, fun to play."},{"author_name":"helloserve","author_uid":"8138","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:48am","epoch":1324381380,"text":"Very depressing! Such people should get help!"},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1324416420,"text":"good one :)"},{"author_name":"nuria","author_uid":"4978","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 3:50am","epoch":1324439100,"text":"Not a very fun game but the story was funny :)"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1324506780,"text":"Well, that was depressing. Interesting mechanics though :-)"},{"author_name":"hipon","author_uid":"7970","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 7:39am","epoch":1324539240,"text":"haha that was fun, but you should make a punishment maybe like too many farts will kill yourself XD"},{"author_name":"Jake Birkett","author_uid":"3504","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 8:50am","epoch":1324629900,"text":"Wow thanks for all the kind words everyone.  I especially love &quot;such people should get help!&quot; - I assume that refers to me :-)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@hipon: Top many farts will kill you is great!  Of course given more time I'd have liked to have done lots more."},{"author_name":"frosty","author_uid":"1186","time":"Dec 24, 2011 @ 9:36am","epoch":1324719060,"text":"Really interesting how the story and mechanics worked together. Nice polished entry and definitely fits the theme. Congrats on finishing. =)"},{"author_name":"Ghostik","author_uid":"6198","time":"Jan 5, 2012 @ 3:07pm","epoch":1325775720,"text":"So simple but so amusing :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good work ;)"},{"author_name":"SonnyBone","author_uid":"1365","time":"Jan 5, 2012 @ 8:20pm","epoch":1325794500,"text":"I farted, swore, and spun. WHATTAWORLD!"}],"images":["ld22\/3504-cb00ea6f0ff8e466e6f903d6b21f947a.jpg","ld22\/3504-bc25a1796605d2fdbab4db3850294eb4.jpg","ld22\/3504-4a4cf800d142ba4ff4ed35f3c00ef9c0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.greyaliengames.pjio.com\/flash\/alwaysalone\/index.php","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.greyaliengames.pjio.com\/flash\/alwaysalone\/AlwaysAloneSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31924","g_author":"3504","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"31954","g_title":"Always Alone","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"322","g_commentcount":"18","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\/3504-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/3504-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/3504-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"My main aim with this game was to tell a story, which I believe I have achieved.  It's an extrapolation of feelings that I sometimes get.\r\n\r\nPlease play to the end of level 4 (it won't take long) because the vibe changes.\r\n\r\nThanks for playing!\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\nTech Note: I made this in a language called Monkey which is a cross-platform language by the same people who made the Blitz3D\/BlitzPlus\/BlitzMax.  I hadn't properly used it before, so this weekend was as much about exploring the language and making a basic engine as making a game. I even made that font from scratch!  I chose the Flash export from Monkey for ease of use, but it's just as easy to make an HTML5 game, or iOS\/Android game, or even PC\/Mac executable.<\/p>","title":"Always Alone"}