{"author_link":"\/author\/oldsatchmo\/","author_name":"oldsatchmo","author_uid":"4151","comments":[{"author_name":"thristhart","author_uid":"3164","time":"May 2, 2011 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1304356860,"text":"Innovation: Not entirely unique, what with being a shopkeeper game. The gameplay was a unique idea though - don't think I've seen anything like it before!\r\rFun: There was a sort of puzzle-esque fun to it, feeding that "a-ha!" moment when you realize how to profit without killing your clients.\r\rTheme: Fits it pretty well, except it's more like "buy this" than "take this".\r\rGraphics: Not exactly beautiful, but they get the point across in a functional and easy to figure out manner.\r\rAudio: Kinda the same as the graphics. I wouldn't listen to it in my spare time, but it acted as a good background to the game.\r\rHumor: Some asides in the item descriptions. Smile-worthy.\r\rOverall: Solid, short, fun. Good gameplay concept, executed without bugs and in a presentable manner.\r\rCommunity: Posted about your ideas, posted screenshots, have a demo. Food shots and\/or gameplay video would have brought it to a 5."},{"author_name":"TellusE","author_uid":"749","time":"May 4, 2011 @ 11:29am","epoch":1304508240,"text":"I liked how the theme played into the game. "buy this" versus "take this" isn't really an issue to me. The spirit is maintained, imo :)\r\rI very quickly just hit a single pattern of selling (sword, bottle, heart) - would I earn more by varying the sold items instead of just persistently keeping the clients alive?\r\rI think your game is a very solid LD entry at any rate - if you wanted to expand the concept, however, I'd suggest a variation of items, perhaps forcing you to keep stock of items (follow the trend, introduce new or higher-level items to maintain profitability, have enough variety to satisfy player NPC's that "level-up" how they choose)."},{"author_name":"oldsatchmo","author_uid":"4151","time":"May 4, 2011 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1304538840,"text":"Thanks for the comments!\r\rYeah, there were a couple of patterns you could just repeat until you had enough for retirement. I'm sure there are all sorts of ways I could mix up the gameplay to make it more challenging as you go.\r\rAnyway, thanks for checking it out."},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"May 6, 2011 @ 6:47am","epoch":1304664120,"text":"Ah, my favorite sub-theme, capitalism.\r\rNicely executed, fun take on the main LD theme and quick to play."},{"author_name":"mwest","author_uid":"24","time":"May 14, 2011 @ 10:24pm","epoch":1305411540,"text":"Nice entry, well done on an interesting take on the shopkeeper idea!\r\rA bit too easy once I figured out the patterns so could use some variation, but good given the time frame..."},{"author_name":"Nyaa","author_uid":"4135","time":"May 22, 2011 @ 12:40pm","epoch":1306067700,"text":"LOVED THIS GAME. SO, SO MUCH."}],"images":["ld20\/4151-95ac118a9b88bd71f5500092967954c2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/micahjones.info\/games\/heromonsterboss\/heromonsterboss.exe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/micahjones.info\/games\/heromonsterboss\/hero%20monster%20boss.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"33054","g_author":"4151","g_event":"LD20","g_eventkey":"6","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"33084","g_title":"Hero, Monster, Boss","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"175","g_commentcount":"6","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\/\/45257\/4151-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Made in Construct.\r\n\r\nA variation on Paper, Rock, Scissors that puts you in the shoes of an arms dealer. Set in a magical realm torn apart by a war that you perpetuate.\r\n\r\nDistribute your resources to three parties: a hero, a monster, and a dungeon boss. Keep them alive long enough to build up your savings account, so you can retire in style.<\/p>","title":"Hero, Monster, Boss"}