{"author_link":"\/users\/travm","author_name":"travm","author_uid":"1047678","comments":[{"author_name":"stderr","author_uid":"1073716","time":"2018-04-24T03:32:08Z","epoch":1524540728,"modified":1524540728,"text":"Really interesting concept. I like the artwork a lot! Had trouble feeling like I was in control much while playing, and I'm not sure I completely understand what the different types of bumpers do (maybe a bit more documentation on the download page could help?)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"sprngr","author_uid":"1058594","time":"2018-04-24T03:33:30Z","epoch":1524540810,"modified":1524540810,"text":"Your game definitely has a really nice visual appeal to it, I love all of the physics you have setup and how well the idea works to use a pinball flipper as your character building off using the ball to interact with the environment & attack things. That being said, I would really like to see more in terms of level development with different bumper patterns & challenges. Great job :D ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"RustyMonky","author_uid":"1074341","time":"2018-04-24T04:14:52Z","epoch":1524543292,"modified":1524543292,"text":"Sprite and particle mastery combined with easy controls and entertaining physics? I dig it. Your implementation is smooth and flexible. This game can scale easily as well. Excellent work! :)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"frostByte4k","author_uid":"1014825","time":"2018-04-24T04:47:45Z","epoch":1524545265,"modified":1524545338,"text":"Really fun and refreshing physics, 30 minutes in still having fun. Though some music would have been nice. If I may give my recommendation I would say check out https:\/\/boscaceoil.net\/ its free and very fun to use. I would also make it easier to die. For the first ten minutes I didn't even know I could die. Changing that alone would improve this game so much. As for the art I loved it. It reminded me of a game I used to play all the time as a kid. Overall good job. I'd love it if you would check out my game heres the link: https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/yum-some","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"travm","author_uid":"1047678","time":"2018-04-24T11:28:27Z","epoch":1524569307,"modified":1524569307,"text":"Thanks for all of the constructive comments, everyone! I appreciate you all taking the time to play my game and give some feedback. Looking forward to adding a layer of polish after the event ends!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"blearn","author_uid":"1013176","time":"2018-04-24T14:59:16Z","epoch":1524581956,"modified":1524581956,"text":"The main game mechanic is pretty innovative and a lot of fun to use. It would be great to see more levels in the future.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"erebus","author_uid":"1041553","time":"2018-04-25T22:51:16Z","epoch":1524696676,"modified":1524696676,"text":"I don't fully understand what I'm supposed to be doing. It seems like if I do nothing my score will keep going up. I don't know what things in the game I want to hit or don't hit. I seemed to lose when I eliminated all the hearts which I assumed were good things. The art is great though! And the physics and movement feel fine!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TheMonsterFromTheDeep","author_uid":"1003060","time":"2018-04-25T22:59:29Z","epoch":1524697169,"modified":1524697169,"text":"I think the main thing that this game is missing is instructions. I have no idea what any of the numbers in the bottom mean, or what any of the bumpers do, exactly. At first I thought I was supposed to try to destroy the bumpers with hearts. I'm still not sure what the bumpers with skulls do, as I didn't manage to destroy both of them without dying.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Avon","author_uid":"1000122","time":"2018-04-25T22:59:43Z","epoch":1524697183,"modified":1524697183,"text":"Very innovative and fun mechanic, though the controls took some time to master. I really like the art style. Great job.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Squid","author_uid":"1001210","time":"2018-04-25T23:09:47Z","epoch":1524697787,"modified":1524697787,"text":"The game plays very well despite missing a real goal. It looks great, it plays smooth and feels good to play. A great first entry. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"randomhuman","author_uid":"1000453","time":"2018-05-02T13:29:04Z","epoch":1525267744,"modified":1525267744,"text":"The graphics are very stylish and the concept is unique and interesting. However, I didn't really feel like I had a lot of control over what was going on, which I guess is kind of a feature of pinball! I would definitely be interested in seeing what features you had planned for this that you weren't able to implement.","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld41\/74351-67bf0644b2e12ffcd5fbdf54fc467ba3.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/travm.itch.io\/pivit","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/travm.itch.io\/pivit","text":"macOS"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"43006","g_author":"1047678","g_event":"LD41","g_eventkey":"72","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"225428","g_title":"Pivit","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"11","g_site2_node_id":"74351","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"74351","n_urlkey":"225428","n_parent":"73256","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/pivit","n_slug":"pivit","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"47678","n_created":"1522180969","n_modified":"1524540443","n_version":"268606","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":74351,"parent":73256,"superparent":9,"author":47678,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2018-04-23T23:34:36Z","created":"2018-03-27T20:02:49Z","modified":"2018-04-24T03:27:23Z","version":268606,"slug":"pivit","name":"Pivit","body":"A blend of Pinball gameplay with the movement of a Top-Down Shooter.\n\n![ldjam-promo.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/1339b.png)\n\nMy first Ludum Dare game is complete! Pivit is a blend of pinball gameplay and the movement of a top down shooter. I definitely learned a lot about scope when building this one, and unfortunately had to trim down a lot of my original ideas. Despite it's shortcomings, I'm very proud of the end product and looking forward to expanding on it after the jam is over.\n\n**You can play the game here:** https:\/\/travm.itch.io\/pivit\n\nHere are a couple screens from the final game:\n\n![godot 2018-04-23 20-28-56-08.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/133bb.png)\n![godot 2018-04-23 20-31-24-88.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/133bd.png)\n\nJust for fun, here's an early shot of the game while testing some mechanics.\n\n![godot 2018-04-21 22-30-48-06.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/1339f.png)\n\nEnjoy!","meta":{"author":[47678],"link-01":"https:\/\/travm.itch.io\/pivit","link-01-tag":"42337","link-02":"https:\/\/travm.itch.io\/pivit","link-02-tag":"42339","cover":"\/\/\/content\/e3a\/b\/z\/12eb1.png","grade-06-out":"1","grade-07-out":"1","grade-08-out":"1"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/pivit","parents":[1,5,9,73256],"love":0,"notes":11,"notes-timestamp":"2018-05-02T13:29:04Z","grade":{"grade-01":15,"grade-02":15,"grade-03":15,"grade-04":15,"grade-05":15,"grade-06":10,"grade-07":7,"grade-08":9},"magic":{"cool":148.46888816411,"feedback":10,"given":25.625,"grade":20.2,"grade-01-average":3.192,"grade-02-average":2.885,"grade-03-average":3.692,"grade-04-average":3.769,"grade-05-average":4.038,"grade-06-average":3,"grade-07-average":2.8,"grade-08-average":3,"smart":18.797740827873}},"text":"A blend of Pinball gameplay with the movement of a Top-Down Shooter.\n\n![ldjam-promo.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/1339b.png)\n\nMy first Ludum Dare game is complete! Pivit is a blend of pinball gameplay and the movement of a top down shooter. I definitely learned a lot about scope when building this one, and unfortunately had to trim down a lot of my original ideas. Despite it's shortcomings, I'm very proud of the end product and looking forward to expanding on it after the jam is over.\n\n**You can play the game here:** https:\/\/travm.itch.io\/pivit\n\nHere are a couple screens from the final game:\n\n![godot 2018-04-23 20-28-56-08.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/133bb.png)\n![godot 2018-04-23 20-31-24-88.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/133bd.png)\n\nJust for fun, here's an early shot of the game while testing some mechanics.\n\n![godot 2018-04-21 22-30-48-06.png](\/\/\/raw\/e3a\/b\/z\/1339f.png)\n\nEnjoy!","title":"Pivit"}