{"author_link":"\/author\/rialgar\/","author_name":"Rialgar","author_uid":"3996","comments":[{"author_name":"dseidl","author_uid":"5524","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 10:46pm","epoch":1314052860,"text":"It's a strange game... ;)"},{"author_name":"zazery","author_uid":"2362","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 10:59pm","epoch":1314053640,"text":"More visual feedback would be nice like how much power is available to buildings in a network. I wasn't completely sure how all the buildings worked. Felt lots of tension when the plants get to the mainland. Nice premise."},{"author_name":"Basilios","author_uid":"5456","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 12:44am","epoch":1314059940,"text":"Good idea, and a neat interpretation of the theme. :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It took me a little while to work out what each of the different icons on the map represented and how to use the buildings correctly."},{"author_name":"dramble","author_uid":"5254","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1314114420,"text":"Seems like you tried to make it too complicated and it suffers from a lack of polish."},{"author_name":"foobaz","author_uid":"5725","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 11:01pm","epoch":1314140160,"text":"Its an interesting concept (harvesting your enemies) and a nice game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I think it needs a speed up button though. Plot aside, except for the water level, I'm not sure why you can't just surround yourself with flamethrowers and harvesters (and ignore the rest of the level)."},{"author_name":"kavs","author_uid":"5586","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 7:22pm","epoch":1314213420,"text":"I found myself extremely confused as to how to play. I tried to harvest the plants in the circle in the first level but that didn't work because of the wall, and only after I dropped all of my turrets did I see it coming in from the sides. I clicked on 'Impressum' not knowing what it did, and it quit me out of my game in the middle of my level. :(\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A little polish and player handholding could have helped understand it right away."},{"author_name":"KevinWorkman","author_uid":"5364","time":"Aug 26, 2011 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1314385920,"text":"I actually quite enjoyed this game, although I couldn't figure out the right strategy to win. And I'd be willing to bet that this game started out as an idea for a different theme, didn't it? ;-)"},{"author_name":"Rialgar","author_uid":"3996","time":"Aug 29, 2011 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1314628860,"text":"'Impressum' is a nasty thing in German law, just ignore it"},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"Sep 4, 2011 @ 11:32am","epoch":1315135620,"text":"Nice take on tower defense. I wasn't sure about the winning condition. In the first level the win came fast. In the second level I played for some time and then quit."},{"author_name":"FireSlash","author_uid":"3130","time":"Sep 13, 2011 @ 12:18am","epoch":1315872780,"text":"Confusing at first. Found it quite addictive once I got going, though balance issues are somewhat evident. couldn't beat the second level."}],"images":["ld21\/3996-7e6fcca89726e11a9e91c1c4e3aef797.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/rialgar.de\/PoP.xhtml","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/rialgar.de\/projects\/PlanetOfPlants.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"32419","g_author":"3996","g_event":"LD21","g_eventkey":"7","g_subevent":"-","g_urlkey":"32449","g_title":"Planet of Plants","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"354","g_commentcount":"10","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\/\/62148\/3996-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Someone was very frivolously experimenting with some plants, now his poison ivy has mutated. It got mega growth rate and developed a hunger for flesh, human flesh. \r\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen the military used nuclear weapons, everything became even worse, now it can assimilate other plants. Mankind has only one chance of survival: escape from earth!\r\n\r\nIncludes:\r\nAll overgrowing plants.\r\nWater-system for plants.\r\nEnergy-system for buildings.\r\nMaterial Harvesters (harvesting the plants).\r\nESCAPE Rockets.\r\nScrollable Map.<\/p>","title":"Planet of Plants"}