{"author_link":"\/author\/gertjohnny\/","author_name":"GertJohnny","author_uid":"22774","comments":[{"author_name":"Ghust1995","author_uid":"58051","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 3:50am","epoch":1461037500,"text":"Great game, I really liked the concept. One suggestion would be the camera be a little bit zoomed out, so you could have a big picture of the level. Anyway's currently one of the best games =)"},{"author_name":"nicoplv","author_uid":"36527","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:36am","epoch":1461051060,"text":"Very good concept and beautiful graphics, congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Verz","author_uid":"17978","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:36am","epoch":1461051060,"text":"The graphics are great and the overall mood. Very nice game."},{"author_name":"The Vall","author_uid":"44829","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:37am","epoch":1461051120,"text":"I enjoyed playing this game, it felt polished. Nice job."},{"author_name":"blockdroppers","author_uid":"93276","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:37am","epoch":1461051120,"text":"Amazing, well done"},{"author_name":"treegemmer","author_uid":"87755","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:43am","epoch":1461051480,"text":"SO GOOD!!!"},{"author_name":"ObsessiveNotion","author_uid":"92905","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:29am","epoch":1461054240,"text":"This is absolutely amazing! Not even sure how it is possible to get the code done to move pieces of land like that!"},{"author_name":"machine_screen","author_uid":"4895","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:37am","epoch":1461054720,"text":"Superb game. Great concept and beautiful visuals. Very occasionally my Critters got stuck and stopped moving but I was always able to create new splits to free them."},{"author_name":"Remicy","author_uid":"43233","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:41am","epoch":1461054960,"text":"Wow! This is really amazing. It's already can be put on Steam or Appstore. One of the best games I've ever played in Ludumdare."},{"author_name":"GertJohnny","author_uid":"22774","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:45am","epoch":1461055200,"text":"@machine_screen if your Critters give you trouble just give them a good smack. They might look cute, but they're wanted criminals on their home planet."},{"author_name":"retrogradeorbit","author_uid":"40126","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:48am","epoch":1461055380,"text":"Masters at work! Truly amazing work."},{"author_name":"Zodalia","author_uid":"52465","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:52am","epoch":1461055620,"text":"What a game!\r\rOther than the camera being a little clunky, this already looks and plays like a game I'd be happy to buy. \r\rOn the point of the camera, I think you'd be better to place the camera tutorial first, as I found myself needing to use it in the first puzzle.\r\rI also struggled on the level with the pillar, as I hadn't yet realised that you could have multiple splits."},{"author_name":"Danny Gallagher","author_uid":"30075","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:59am","epoch":1461056040,"text":"Easily my best ludum dare so far, absolutely loved it, really amazing guys, well done"},{"author_name":"Capitals","author_uid":"28209","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:27am","epoch":1461061320,"text":"Really good game. Looks amazing. The gameplay feels amazing. I can't fault it."},{"author_name":"edgeofcode","author_uid":"56155","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:43am","epoch":1461065880,"text":"Great game and awesome graphics."},{"author_name":"Karl Schmidt","author_uid":"49158","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1461070800,"text":"Amazing work! Fresh concept and extremely impressive execution. It was very fun to split the world and wrap my brain around how this mechanic works. Also the art style reminded me of Little Big Planet :) Great work!"},{"author_name":"David Cookie","author_uid":"66030","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 2:50pm","epoch":1461077100,"text":"Just marvellous. Visuals, concept.. it's just top notch! It doesn't look like a game from a jam at all :o Hope you'll continue it, it has a really good potential!"},{"author_name":"beayfergm","author_uid":"93559","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1461083040,"text":"This game is amazing! Really polished. Looks and feels like a final product."},{"author_name":"shane1090","author_uid":"34254","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1461087960,"text":"Fantastic effort! Love the concept and the visuals are superb."},{"author_name":"Goutye","author_uid":"37076","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:58pm","epoch":1461099180,"text":"Perfect game. Have my 5 stars! Enjoyed it a lot, and clever mechanic!"},{"author_name":"monkeybit29","author_uid":"89887","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:05pm","epoch":1461099600,"text":"really unique concept, cutting edge graphics! :^P"},{"author_name":"pogo","author_uid":"93256","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:28pm","epoch":1461100980,"text":"I'm loving the paper cutout feel of the visuals. Fantastic polish for a jam entry"},{"author_name":"Hempuli","author_uid":"491","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1461101580,"text":"A very very novel idea, executed really well. The good graphics add a lot to the mechanic, too. Extremely polished, really gotta beat this at some point. Good work!"},{"author_name":"jcmonkey","author_uid":"57798","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1461103080,"text":"This is probably going to be the winner of the jam. hands down best technique i seen in a long time."},{"author_name":"Gyfis","author_uid":"63882","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1461104280,"text":"Awesome game! Loved the idea, graphics. Thank you!"},{"author_name":"smbe19","author_uid":"37059","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1461104760,"text":"Amazing Game. Really cool new concept."},{"author_name":"Kuality Games","author_uid":"46151","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:44pm","epoch":1461105540,"text":"Really impressive mechanic"},{"author_name":"andyman404","author_uid":"45696","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:34am","epoch":1461115740,"text":"Very cool concept. I'm still trying to figure how you implemented that splitting. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Syldarion","author_uid":"20279","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:13am","epoch":1461118080,"text":"This is an absolutely fantastic puzzle concept. I would love to see this expanded."},{"author_name":"Omiya Games","author_uid":"20557","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:20am","epoch":1461118500,"text":"What an extraordinary game! I like how you were able to juice out as many puzzle ideas as possible while sticking to one simple mechanic. Could use some fast-forward button to make the character move faster to get over some patience-requiring segments of the game. Also, the big-wall-turned-to platform mechanic, while taught early, came in very late at the last level, making it an easily forgettable and cryptic puzzle element.\r\rGreatly enjoyed the game, would love to see more.\r\rP.S. could use some fine-tuning with those colliders. Those Ruffians failed to die on my lava!"},{"author_name":"howardcs","author_uid":"46880","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:42am","epoch":1461119820,"text":"Never seen this mechanic before. Great design and executed perfectly."},{"author_name":"mikeware","author_uid":"272","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 7:54am","epoch":1461138540,"text":"Really like this puzzle mechanic and the art. Would love to see a bit more ramp in the intro for introducing ways to split. Took a while to 'guess' the intended solution at times. Look forward to seeing this evolve!"},{"author_name":"DevelopTech","author_uid":"92925","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:17pm","epoch":1461157920,"text":"Very innovative mechanic and use of the theme. I also love music and graphics. Congratulations for so great game"},{"author_name":"vctr_seleucos","author_uid":"40130","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:28pm","epoch":1461158580,"text":"What a great entry. Well done, nice gameplay mechanics and also really cute art. Awesome!!"},{"author_name":"Horsed","author_uid":"49897","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:25pm","epoch":1461162000,"text":"Nice puzzle mechanic and delightfully implemented. Less camera movement would be better for me. I often came close to the world worders so the camera moved away. I'd suggetst using just the keyboard for camera movement."},{"author_name":"Dyn","author_uid":"18632","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1461188340,"text":"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!\rYou're so awesome!"},{"author_name":"Broxxar","author_uid":"22132","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 4:00am","epoch":1461210900,"text":"Honestly perfect 5 stars. This god damned amazing."},{"author_name":"EvanEGibbs","author_uid":"45698","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 6:03am","epoch":1461218280,"text":"This was a fantastic game! The mechanic was really unique and had a lot going for it. It was hard to wrap my head around, but fun to figure it out! I loved all of the puzzles that you made with the different critters and enemies. Amazing job!!"},{"author_name":"Evergreen Games","author_uid":"47043","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 6:31am","epoch":1461219960,"text":"Incredible entry. I wouldn't be surprised if this won. You can cheat with the mechanics a little bit but it's still tricky."},{"author_name":"ohmaigawd","author_uid":"60756","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 11:11am","epoch":1461236760,"text":"This is one of the best and most complete games I have ever seen on Ludum Dare. I hope you release it as a complete game, just like Dark Echo :D"},{"author_name":"SemiColon","author_uid":"91929","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1461270420,"text":"Very impressive! It got hard quite fast though, so my only word of advice would be to work on the difficulty curve a bit ;)"},{"author_name":"GertJohnny","author_uid":"22774","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 10:46pm","epoch":1461278460,"text":"@ohmaigawd that's the plan, already working on it."},{"author_name":"Arvydas","author_uid":"84596","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 2:37pm","epoch":1461335520,"text":"Oh wow! This is just brilliant! The innovation on this is 5 stars for sure. How you got the world to be able to be sliced like that...beyond me haha! This is a great idea and could be a great app game on Android and OS. I spent a great deal of time playing this and the music is superb. Great work! :)"},{"author_name":"Riftpoint","author_uid":"56172","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1461350760,"text":"Great and interesting game! Very creative gameplay mechanic, I have never seen something like that. Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Blobo","author_uid":"52667","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1461361080,"text":"Oh my god. this game most certainly deserves #1 in every single category. hands down, the greatest game i've ever played in ludum dare. the concept is outstanding, and i sincerely hope to see this game in the #1 spot."},{"author_name":"drazil100","author_uid":"89952","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 5:14am","epoch":1461388140,"text":"That's a really creative idea! Great job on making this!"},{"author_name":"SpringCabal","author_uid":"52862","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 5:43am","epoch":1461389880,"text":"Really great game! Unfortunate that it didn't have audio, but there's not much else to complain about.\rPerfect idea and execution otherwise."},{"author_name":"siryakko","author_uid":"49920","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 10:17am","epoch":1461406320,"text":"What more to say, cute graphics, excellent and clever mechancis, that's for sure an excellent game"},{"author_name":"mar3k","author_uid":"42219","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 1:10pm","epoch":1461416700,"text":"Overall just an amazing game, so well done!"},{"author_name":"Franklin's Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1461418740,"text":"Such a great unique entry which I can see working really well on touch devices. One of my favourites so far with lovely graphics, music and mood. Those little critters were adorable and the whole splitting mechanic was extremely clever. Also impressed with the amount of levels you were able to make in such a short time."},{"author_name":"mike.cullingham","author_uid":"49890","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1461444540,"text":"Really fantastic. I haven't seen anything like this before, and really really liked it."},{"author_name":"WERT Studio","author_uid":"55091","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 6:28pm","epoch":1461608580,"text":"Looks cool and intressting idea but my little guy dont want to walk"},{"author_name":"Zyow","author_uid":"44575","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1461609840,"text":"Wow! Graphics, sounds, concept, they are all awesome! Nice job!"},{"author_name":"LonelyCheese","author_uid":"94895","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1461611760,"text":"Hi there!\rI'm an aspiring youtube and would like to make a video! Is that possible? It is an awesome game!"},{"author_name":"GertJohnny","author_uid":"22774","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1461614760,"text":"@SpringCabal: There's plenty of audio, you may need to turn your speakers on or unmute your system. \r\r@WERT Studio: You have to follow the tutorial before he starts walking, there are instructions on the bottom of the screen."},{"author_name":"LukeZaz","author_uid":"36267","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 1:07am","epoch":1461632520,"text":"Impressive game. I got an out of memory error at one point, but other than that this was a really well developed game with an astonishing level of polish. Excellently done!"},{"author_name":"DRGY","author_uid":"82275","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 12:34pm","epoch":1461760140,"text":"Great game, great graphic..."},{"author_name":"ButtonMasherBros","author_uid":"11937","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1461773700,"text":"Pssst - you are in todays episode of LUDUM DARE TO BELIEVE! https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sa_XGu8KGz8"},{"author_name":"endel","author_uid":"50958","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1461776400,"text":"Great concept, implementation, graphics, everything. I'm curious how this scene cutting was approached. Congrats guys, cheers!"},{"author_name":"Slothmachine","author_uid":"30979","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 6:03pm","epoch":1461779880,"text":"This is what the jams are about! Excellent new puzzle format. Entertaining levels and it all feels so polished! Nice!"},{"author_name":"GaryS","author_uid":"86710","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1461785220,"text":"Astounding. \rGraphics are lovely, gameplay is orginal and challenging."},{"author_name":"wavertron","author_uid":"45908","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 10:30am","epoch":1461839100,"text":"We might just have a winner right here.\r\rWithout any doubt, get the controls working for touch screens, then get this sucker packaged up and into the App stores pronto!"},{"author_name":"Kep","author_uid":"24452","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1461858420,"text":"Delightful, 5\/5!\rAdd a ton more levels and some more level mechanics then do a full release."},{"author_name":"guoboism","author_uid":"24432","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 12:34pm","epoch":1461932940,"text":"5 star game!"},{"author_name":"chriiis88","author_uid":"63875","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 4:27pm","epoch":1461946920,"text":"Okay, you guys win. This is fantastic!"},{"author_name":"Rock Eaters","author_uid":"90519","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1461957360,"text":"one of the best game ... directly on my browser favorites tab !! thank you for this momment ! Beautifull songs too !"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Apr 30, 2016 @ 12:01am","epoch":1461974160,"text":"Utterly brilliant idea :) Also, extremely well implemented."},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"7170","time":"Apr 30, 2016 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1462048020,"text":"Awesome ! I like this kind of "situation" puzzles, and the take of theme is particularly clever, here. The cute graphics and mood music are choosen well too. Very good job ! :)"},{"author_name":"Cerno_b","author_uid":"83463","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 2:45pm","epoch":1462113600,"text":"A really creative and well-thought out entry. Unfortunately I'm too dense to get past the first levels but I can see that it deserves all the praise it's getting."},{"author_name":"Tacohej","author_uid":"60381","time":"May 2, 2016 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1462204860,"text":"Wow, great work. The only downside I think is that you sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed by options, but that is sort of the beauty of the mechanic as well. Still best game so far imo"},{"author_name":"Docjekyll","author_uid":"41650","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 3:41am","epoch":1462246560,"text":"Great concept and great execution.\r\rSplitting the parallax layers was blowing my mind."},{"author_name":"Uson Chen","author_uid":"90795","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 4:21am","epoch":1462508160,"text":"Great design both on concept and program implementation. Very innovated mechanic~"},{"author_name":"terryg","author_uid":"50816","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 9:10am","epoch":1462525500,"text":"Nicely done. I got to the 3rd screen and couldn't figure out how to get to the ship. Interesting concept. Good luck on green light. Oh and beautiful graphics."},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 12:57pm","epoch":1462539120,"text":"Well done!"},{"author_name":"SUNFURY","author_uid":"32169","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 3:16pm","epoch":1462547460,"text":"WOW amazing game, had so much fun and hard time to figure out how to play right! and Ive done it in the end. the graphics are cool too! 8\/10"},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"May 7, 2016 @ 7:58am","epoch":1462607580,"text":"Excellent game! Awesome concept man! Reminds me "Fault Line" by Nitrome studio, but your concept more and more cooler!"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 8:17pm","epoch":1462824720,"text":"WOW! How did you do that? Absolutely awesome game. I will cry, if your game didn't get in the top 10. At least...\rClearly a win! 10 of 5 stars from me!!! Can't stop playing - help me :P"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 9:16pm","epoch":1462828260,"text":"Great entry. One of the best projects for the 35th LudumDare session. There is an unusual gameplay and a beautiful aesthetic. I wish you the best on GreenLight ++"},{"author_name":"Siegfried Croes","author_uid":"88589","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1462828380,"text":"The splitting mechanic is so awesome and everything else is too! Congrats to all involved!"},{"author_name":"curtamyth","author_uid":"63895","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 10:47pm","epoch":1462833720,"text":"Sooooo incredibly unique. This gets a 5\/5 overall rating for innovation alone. I hope this game goes far. Top 10 games I've played here so far without a doubt. Excellent work!"},{"author_name":"Aaranos","author_uid":"51253","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 11:48pm","epoch":1462837380,"text":"Well made puzzle game. The art is fantastically stylized and the game play is actually pretty engaging and requires some thought."},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"May 10, 2016 @ 12:53am","epoch":1462841280,"text":"This is freakin' amazing. It's beautiful. And the mechanic is sooo fun to play with. Loved the depth of field effects and the paper cardboard aesthetic. Amazin!"},{"author_name":"emmelineprufrock","author_uid":"22454","time":"May 10, 2016 @ 12:56am","epoch":1462841460,"text":"Just a really lovely project. I'm so glad to find out that your'e continuing this game -- a friend helps me rate these and she was immediately entranced and interested in playing this further. Great work!"},{"author_name":"Marius","author_uid":"97211","time":"May 10, 2016 @ 11:01am","epoch":1462877760,"text":"Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several winners of the Ludum Dare #35.\rCan you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)\rSo we can include also your game in the video ;)\rp.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description"},{"author_name":"KingSlizzard","author_uid":"37013","time":"Aug 24, 2016 @ 4:54am","epoch":1472014140,"text":"soooo cooool!"}],"images":["ld35\/22774-82da844b91ed71c0a8e7bc7b4176b4a9.jpg","ld35\/22774-f2f1e1deb30119b5ac4cf7adbe18b4fa.jpg","ld35\/22774-dff1f3a108eb4c0e01e1fbf9497ff229.jpg","ld35\/22774-a2d584872cf314a9b4448b2a3290e9af.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.rac7.com\/LD35\/WebGL5\/","text":"WebGL"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.rac7.com\/LD35\/WebPlayer\/","text":"WebPlayer"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.rac7.com\/LD35\/Splitter_Critters_LD35_Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.rac7.com\/LD35\/Splitter_Critters_LD35_OSX.zip","text":"OSX"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.splittercritters.com","text":"Website"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"3617","g_author":"22774","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"3632","g_title":"Splitter Critters","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"2","g_commentcount":"85","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\/\/542293\/22774-shot0-1461029008.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/22774-shot1-1461029396.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/22774-shot2-1461029396.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/22774-shot3-1461029396.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Split and shift the shape of the world to get those critters home safe.\r\n\r\nPress R to restart the level if anything terrible happens.\r\nArrow Keys\/WASD can be used to move the camera around, if you're into that kind of thing.\r\n\r\nProgramming by Jesse Ringrose (@jesseringrose)\r\nArt by Jason Ennis (@RAC7Games)\r\n\r\nPost-Jam Update:\r\nWe are expanding this idea into a fully fledged game on both Steam and mobile, so please follow us on twitter!\r\n","title":"Splitter Critters"}