{"author_link":"\/author\/lostviking\/","author_name":"LostViking","author_uid":"93160","comments":[{"author_name":"Fanatrick","author_uid":"39646","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:23pm","epoch":1461097080,"text":"Good programmering"},{"author_name":"UgiWithAKnife","author_uid":"64412","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1461097260,"text":"Good job finishing on time, the idea is great. The powers different penguins have are nice but the graphics could better represent them. The movement is a bit slow at times but it fits the icy theme. :)"},{"author_name":"bazkur98","author_uid":"63572","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:03pm","epoch":1461106680,"text":"I like the idea but some instructions would have been nice.  I played for a few minutes before figuring out how it worked  The animations were really good, nice job on your first entry."},{"author_name":"Red_Fan games","author_uid":"47563","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1461108180,"text":"Lol, it was hard to figure out but otherwise pretty good."},{"author_name":"ArcticPuffin","author_uid":"92645","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 12:50am","epoch":1461113100,"text":"A little bit difficult to understand, but it was interesting enough to be worth figuring out. Good Work!"},{"author_name":"testzero","author_uid":"88991","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 7:42am","epoch":1461224220,"text":"Wanted to like it, but you need some instructions, or remove the penalty for death when you still haven't figured it out. Unplayable as is. What do each of the forms do? How do you use the hook form? What does the blue beak form do? How come you have to click to restart when you don't use the mouse for anything else?"},{"author_name":"LostViking","author_uid":"93160","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1461239760,"text":"Thanks for the feedback everyone! i've added a better description of the controls now, so it gets easier to learn how to play. :)"},{"author_name":"Black Horn Studios","author_uid":"50908","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 1:51pm","epoch":1461246360,"text":"Congrats for complete the game!"},{"author_name":"adrianolobo","author_uid":"89923","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 11:43pm","epoch":1461281880,"text":"Octopus is OP . nerf. heheh. I finished the game only using octopus by superjumping to next circle."},{"author_name":"Jungle","author_uid":"48998","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 11:53pm","epoch":1461282480,"text":"I really like this game, with some polish it will be a great game! Congratulations"},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 6:40pm","epoch":1461522900,"text":"Cute game! It was fun playing and discovering all the powers the penguin had. Simple concept but great execution. Great job!"},{"author_name":"MayankUnreal","author_uid":"90244","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1461532740,"text":"its pretty cool game"},{"author_name":"RockhopperGames","author_uid":"46057","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1461611640,"text":"Congratulations on your first Ludum Dare! Of course, I had to give this one a shot! ; P\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A fairly solid platformer (though I think the acceleration is a little slow), with a decent enough range of powers. It took me a while to get to the finish, but I eventually made it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A fine, if simplistic game, with a cute penguin!"},{"author_name":"JefePapaya","author_uid":"77720","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 10:50pm","epoch":1461624300,"text":"I had fun comboing pelican -&gt; octopus -&gt; goat.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'd like to be able to save some point in the game. I wasn't able to finish and gave up because I had to restart from the beginning."}],"images":["ld35\/93160-e1274aac4a5d971fb7feaa44ae809d97.jpg","ld35\/93160-2cff8873023c7483e07f6ed188b2d832.jpg","ld35\/93160-88d64c0260a11c512a231411049382d3.jpg","ld35\/93160-42ea97a168f91e693c1c7a2db161baa2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/carl-the-shapeshifting-penguin\/141966","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"4119","g_author":"93160","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"4120","g_title":"Carl the shapeshifting penguin","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1007","g_commentcount":"14","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\/93160-shot0-1461023898.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/93160-shot1-1461023898.JPG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/93160-shot2-1461023898.JPG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/93160-shot3-1461023898.JPG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Help Carl the shapeshifting penguin get to the finish line. You need to jump on ice blocks and swing with your tentacle arm to avoid the humiliation of landing in the ice cold water. Do you have what it takes to become the fastest shapeshifting penguin in the world?\r\n\r\nYou can use your keyboard or a Xbox360 controller to play the game.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nAD or left-stick for movement.\r\nSpacebar, left bumper or right bumper to jump or activate a special ability when you're in the air.\r\narrow-keys or right-stick to shapeshift.\r\nPelican(up): double jump (resets when touching the ground)\r\nOctopus(down): Hold jump button to swing when you are close to the circles.\r\nPenguin(left): Hold s, left-stick down or right\/left trigger down to move slower in the air.\r\nGoat(right): Press the jump button and a direction when you're in the air to dash forward(resets when touching the ground).\r\nEscape or start button to pause or restart the level.\r\n\r\nThis is the first game I've made for the Ludum dare challenge and I had fun programming and learnt a lot of new things.\r\nHope you like it and have fun!\r\n\r\n\/\/LostViking","title":"Carl the shapeshifting penguin"}