{"author_link":"\/author\/johanp\/","author_name":"johanp","author_uid":"608","comments":[{"author_name":"astrkl","author_uid":"5798","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 3:59pm","epoch":1313942040,"text":"Too...many...keys...\rI can't find the solution, I need a hint !"},{"author_name":"none","author_uid":"5001","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1313943840,"text":"I had a nice little method of sorting the keys. As I would try one. I would throw it in a pile of used key. I finally found the right one :D"},{"author_name":"astrkl","author_uid":"5798","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1313944260,"text":"I did that, but I thought eventually, there was another way :\/"},{"author_name":"Marin","author_uid":"5073","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 4:52pm","epoch":1313945220,"text":"Not working: you have typed <embed src="ld20.swf" width="640" height="480"> instead of <embed src="ld21.swf" width="640" height="480"> :]"},{"author_name":"johanp","author_uid":"608","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 5:13pm","epoch":1313946480,"text":"Whoops! Thanks for spotting that. How could it ever work? Fixed now. \r\rAlso, thanks to all for not spoiling! :D"},{"author_name":"VDOgamez","author_uid":"1634","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1313959620,"text":"That was amusing, and very well made. I think I suspected what I was supposed to do after the third key I tried, but for some reason I felt the need to try all the keys anyway. I don't know why. This was clever, polished, and a bit funny, although it was really short, even for a ludum dare game."},{"author_name":"Bleck","author_uid":"418","time":"Aug 21, 2011 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1313962920,"text":"I would have liked to examine your pixelling more closely, but the graphics weren't in the source."},{"author_name":"johanp","author_uid":"608","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 5:35am","epoch":1313991000,"text":"Source updated! Pixels ready for examination."},{"author_name":"Jigxor","author_uid":"3289","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 6:48am","epoch":1313995380,"text":"That was absolutely amazing! When I got the solution I smiled so much :D I don't want to post a spoiler but, your game really managed to evoke an emotion that many big games can't even do. You made me feel smart for thinking outside of the box. Loved it!"},{"author_name":"Marin","author_uid":"5073","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1314028020,"text":"Superb graphics, amusing game :) ."},{"author_name":"Shelby","author_uid":"4791","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 4:54pm","epoch":1314031740,"text":"Very fun game! Got agitating at first, I was ready to quit. Thinking it was a standard game I just pressed Esc, and I escaped. Neat game."},{"author_name":"Pierrec","author_uid":"1874","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1314032160,"text":"Excellent game! Nice idea, nice graphics, nice music...and very funny!\rI've made a french review about it : http:\/\/oujevipo.fr\/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476:bathos&catid=36:10-minutes&Itemid=55"},{"author_name":"triplefox","author_uid":"391","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 11:24pm","epoch":1314055140,"text":"It's the puzzle everyone talked about doing, but it was done well :)"},{"author_name":"zazery","author_uid":"2362","time":"Aug 22, 2011 @ 11:53pm","epoch":1314056880,"text":"Very clever indeed! The solution was non obvious and those keys sure kept me busy."},{"author_name":"splixel","author_uid":"5185","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 12:03am","epoch":1314057480,"text":"This is one of my favorites!"},{"author_name":"offwhitefox","author_uid":"4961","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 2:40am","epoch":1314066900,"text":"Fantastic! Can I vote for you for president?"},{"author_name":"James Paige","author_uid":"4779","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 4:25am","epoch":1314073200,"text":"Why can't I give you more than 5 stars for "Theme"? You deserve ALL OF THE STARS!\r\rI came SO close to ragequitting without figuring it out"},{"author_name":"mcc","author_uid":"4987","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 5:44am","epoch":1314077940,"text":"Oh god I can't stop laughing"},{"author_name":"LumdumDareisCool","author_uid":"5950","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 7:24am","epoch":1314083940,"text":"This is fantastic.\r\r\rFor those of you that just don't find the solution :\r\r[SPOILER]\r\rJust rage quit :D\r\r[\/SPOILER]"},{"author_name":"superflat","author_uid":"849","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 8:27am","epoch":1314087720,"text":"Very nice!"},{"author_name":"Felipe Budinich","author_uid":"2502","time":"Aug 23, 2011 @ 3:17pm","epoch":1314112320,"text":"This was frustrating, in a good way. Yesterday i rage quited, but today I thought THIS CANNOT BEAT ME!!! and now i feel so smart!!\r\r(gotta check that wolfram tones thing, i've always had issues to create ambient music, and yours is awesome)"},{"author_name":"Terra","author_uid":"2414","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 2:26am","epoch":1314152460,"text":"I love the juxtaposition between the different kind of \/keys\/, hah."},{"author_name":"HybridMind","author_uid":"234","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 2:56am","epoch":1314154260,"text":"Haha this is the second game I've played this competition that used the rage quit mechanic. I can't believe having played that one a few days ago that I didn't think to try it on this one, damn! I literally tried every single key methodically and just when I had hit every key... I thought, "no, not another one..." and I knew even before I hit it that it would work. Freedom. I feel like a fool. Very well done and entertaining."},{"author_name":"wademcgillis","author_uid":"3444","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 3:20am","epoch":1314155700,"text":"Clever"},{"author_name":"BleuLlama","author_uid":"1591","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 3:40am","epoch":1314156900,"text":"Hahaha. Took me longer than i'm comfortable saying to figure it out. :D Enjoyable! I'd love a full game of puzzles like this in this style!"},{"author_name":"Shadow","author_uid":"4250","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 3:40am","epoch":1314156900,"text":"Nice art, loved the music and liked the concept of a not-so-obvious solution (although once you find it, it's kinda disappointing). \rYou can't avoid feeling like you wasted your time once you manage to escape though. I didn't like that part. An overall good entry nonetheless."},{"author_name":"pekuja","author_uid":"110","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 6:39am","epoch":1314167640,"text":"The solution was spoiled for me, but I still enjoyed it somewhat."},{"author_name":"Trancelucid","author_uid":"5067","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 6:46am","epoch":1314168060,"text":"Very nice art! I also just loved the keys that kept falling, of all shapes and sizes (wrench, credit card, knife..). One of my favourite games this LD, very ingenious take on the theme. :)\r\rSeriously, you need to make a full-length adventure game!"},{"author_name":"ToxicLogic","author_uid":"4898","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 8:26am","epoch":1314174060,"text":"Upset that it was spoiled for me. :( I was really giving it my all, though... even had the keys that looked like 'E', 'S', and 'C' separated from the rest, trying to somehow merge them into some super-key by shoving all three into the door. Yeah, I probably wouldn't have ever figured it out . :)"},{"author_name":"increpare","author_uid":"492","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 8:53am","epoch":1314175680,"text":":("},{"author_name":"ointment","author_uid":"5551","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 9:30am","epoch":1314177900,"text":"Haha, got it. This is that one game this compo must have. You should've added more levels, though, right now it's just a novelty thing rather than a proper game."},{"author_name":"Angrycrow","author_uid":"5288","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 9:50am","epoch":1314179100,"text":"Great game! Very emotional! I love the use of low life! Real smart!"},{"author_name":"johanp","author_uid":"608","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 10:33am","epoch":1314181680,"text":"Wow! Thanks for all the encouraging comments, I'm really happy that so many enjoyed it. For those who didn't, there's a reason it is called Bathos. :)"},{"author_name":"Tainted_Code","author_uid":"5752","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 10:47am","epoch":1314182520,"text":"Great game, figured out the right key! :)"},{"author_name":"Nanolotl","author_uid":"4470","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 12:38pm","epoch":1314189180,"text":"Very enjoyable, mainly the way the keys multiply."},{"author_name":"pdyxs","author_uid":"2440","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 12:47pm","epoch":1314189720,"text":"Had to be done, and I'm glad you're the one who did it - that was awesome."},{"author_name":"SLiV","author_uid":"5277","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 3:09pm","epoch":1314198240,"text":"Great game! When I finally realised which was the right key, the brilliance baffled me."},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1314201360,"text":"At first at felt bad at being trolled, and then I was happy and smiled. Thank you for this."},{"author_name":"Sos","author_uid":"1405","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 7:36pm","epoch":1314214260,"text":"You will burn in hell..."},{"author_name":"Josh @ Dreamland","author_uid":"5818","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1314215100,"text":"This actually isn't the first game I've played here that did this, so I figured it out quickly."},{"author_name":"wally2069","author_uid":"5461","time":"Aug 24, 2011 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1314226260,"text":"I want to give this a lower score but cannot justify it. This gimmick has been done in at least two other entries so far. \r\rThat being said, this game is so full of red herrings that it gets the innovation points from there. Nice work."},{"author_name":"voxel","author_uid":"1789","time":"Aug 25, 2011 @ 5:00am","epoch":1314248100,"text":"I appreciated the (fairly) subtle clues :) a few games have used this idea, but this if far and away the best I've seen this compo. Great work!"},{"author_name":"RichMakeGame","author_uid":"5541","time":"Aug 25, 2011 @ 10:43am","epoch":1314268680,"text":"I kinda think you should not have included a web version, since rage quitting means just closing the browser! I admit at first I really did not like this game because I felt like it was a case of designer mocking player, but since then I've thought about it more and it's clever enough to win me back around :). great art and music too"},{"author_name":"Rudy","author_uid":"4807","time":"Aug 25, 2011 @ 11:03am","epoch":1314269880,"text":"Nice, very nice. Art is great, music is lovely, the solution is... outside the box. I suppose the more patience you have, the longer it takes :P Not that I didn't expect a lot of escape "key" puns, this one was well done."},{"author_name":"Danik","author_uid":"2311","time":"Aug 25, 2011 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1314292560,"text":"Very nice and polished little game. \rThe solution is also very clever, but was really hard for me to find. I think you should make even more obvious clues when you have tried all the keys, so that people like me won't get so frustrated. :P\rVery well done!"},{"author_name":"skelethulu","author_uid":"1159","time":"Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:06am","epoch":1314324060,"text":"SO MANY KEYS"},{"author_name":"DrPetter","author_uid":"10","time":"Aug 26, 2011 @ 12:19pm","epoch":1314360840,"text":"Lots of cute for so little a game. I did solve it, thankfully, but only after trying all the pixel keys. I wonder if you could easily do a larger moody puzzle with this atmosphere\/music\/art style and a series of (perhaps interconnected) screens with some more curious tasks that the player needs to find\/figure out? It's both strangely relaxing and frustrating to know that you're staring at "all of it" and still can't quite find the solution."},{"author_name":"Mjiig","author_uid":"5877","time":"Aug 26, 2011 @ 6:18pm","epoch":1314382380,"text":"You are a cruel cruel person."},{"author_name":"31eee384","author_uid":"1712","time":"Aug 26, 2011 @ 6:29pm","epoch":1314383040,"text":"Best use of this trick I've seen. I figured it out when I saw the credit card key... maybe I was beginning to think it anyway. :D\r\rWhat really sets this one above some of the other similar games is that there's something very meaningful to do while puzzling out the solution."},{"author_name":"JohanAR","author_uid":"4989","time":"Aug 27, 2011 @ 7:23am","epoch":1314429480,"text":"aw, it's exactly the same as my game, except with better graphics and it also has sound."},{"author_name":"KavuDX","author_uid":"1932","time":"Aug 27, 2011 @ 4:21pm","epoch":1314461760,"text":"Loved this game, you really did a great work. My only complaint would be that it's too short. \rJudging by the design elements present, you seem to wish to keep developing it, which is great, as this one will really look great someday!\rCongrats!"},{"author_name":"Shigor","author_uid":"5242","time":"Aug 27, 2011 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1314481080,"text":"You're not the only joker who tried this (but your entry is much more elaborate than others... I would never suspected... :("},{"author_name":"dogbomb","author_uid":"4138","time":"Aug 28, 2011 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1314539520,"text":"I ADORED this. I'm a huge fan of the Lucasarts\/SCUMM style games anyway, but this nailed it down to the tone of humour. I worked the solution out well before I completed the games, just because I wanted to see all of the dialogue cues. \r\rFantastic. Far too short. I'd have played this for days."},{"author_name":"joekinley","author_uid":"3012","time":"Aug 28, 2011 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1314564480,"text":"Only a timelapse could be more awesome in community thingy.\rWell... i really want to say it is a nice game, but I hate it so much. Because, I tried to hang in there, tried to be patient, and tried not to spoil it for me by not reading any comments before finishing it. Though I gave up and found out the ending.\r\rReally? I mean really? The ending is soooo 1980, it bites grass roots. This is frustrating as it is pushing me dirt in the face of being damn stupid ending. Rage.... RAGE.....\r\rThough... on the bottom line, good work. Well done."},{"author_name":"angrygeometry","author_uid":"5579","time":"Aug 29, 2011 @ 2:25am","epoch":1314584400,"text":"oh boy. you really did it.\r\ri love this."},{"author_name":"gimblll","author_uid":"78","time":"Aug 29, 2011 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1314625320,"text":"Interesting puzzle. Got it after about 5 minutes of sorting through the keys. Felt kind of a cheap solution though after sorting through all the keys to get the E S C keys. I thought there would've been something clever to do with those."},{"author_name":"Andrew","author_uid":"5432","time":"Aug 30, 2011 @ 3:16pm","epoch":1314717060,"text":"Try ALL the keys!"},{"author_name":"onefineline","author_uid":"4670","time":"Aug 30, 2011 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1314721440,"text":"Took me a minute to realize that the "number" keys were actually letters! Aha! Thanks for the hint. Enjoyed this very much."},{"author_name":"Breakdance McFunkypants","author_uid":"2297","time":"Aug 31, 2011 @ 7:28am","epoch":1314775380,"text":"Wonderful pixel art. Fun idea. Very well done!"},{"author_name":"Make A Game","author_uid":"5631","time":"Sep 1, 2011 @ 11:32pm","epoch":1314919620,"text":"A true riddle ^-^! \rDespite taking a long time to figure out the solution, I had fun trying to figure out the correct key. \rThe graphics and the audio blended well in the game giving it a complex and rich environment and made me thought that there was in fact a more complicated solution :P. Well done."},{"author_name":"nilstastic","author_uid":"2443","time":"Sep 4, 2011 @ 3:12pm","epoch":1315148820,"text":"Very very nice graphics, but the game was a bit short. Perhaps more game and similar graphics next time? =)"},{"author_name":"Winterblood","author_uid":"4051","time":"Sep 11, 2011 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1315780500,"text":"Clever and beautifully executed. Clearly not a mechanic that scales well to a larger game, though :)"},{"author_name":"Tom 7","author_uid":"1984","time":"Sep 20, 2011 @ 11:52pm","epoch":1316562420,"text":"Excellent work. I figured it out pretty fast, possibly because of the "don't read the comments!" meta-spoiler. I loved the graphics and atmosphere!"},{"author_name":"Manic Dementia","author_uid":"6813","time":"Sep 30, 2011 @ 12:40am","epoch":1317342900,"text":"I don't know what to say. I think i would have loved this game but i figured it out so fast, I'm just left wanting more... *Sigh*. \r\rFor those that are struggling, think outside the box."}],"images":["ld21\/608-7bc75ba6d58ca5d894847ee2b12b5733.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/157984\/ld21\/final\/ld21.html","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/157984\/ld21\/final\/ld21.html","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/157984\/ld21\/final\/ld21.html","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/157984\/ld21\/final\/ld21.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/157984\/ld21\/final\/src.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"32834","g_author":"608","g_event":"LD21","g_eventkey":"7","g_subevent":"-","g_urlkey":"32864","g_title":"BATHOS","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"32","g_commentcount":"64","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\/608-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"*** DON'T READ COMMENTS! Until you've played the game! Thanks! ***\r\n\r\nInstructions inside the game. Please play before reading comments in case of spoilers. Thanks and good luck!<\/p>","title":"BATHOS"}