{"author_link":"\/author\/jogy34-2\/","author_name":"Jogy34","author_uid":"10685","comments":[{"author_name":"htspencer88","author_uid":"92711","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:15am","epoch":1460945400,"text":"Really neat game, played it a couple of times against the computer and will definitely play it again!\r\rIt should be a little more obvious you can't turn into the shape your opponent already is (maybe grey out the button?) but once that clicked it became a really tense interesting experience.\r\rReally good job!"},{"author_name":"El_WaKa","author_uid":"89371","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:29am","epoch":1460946240,"text":"Fun litle game, a online version agaisnt other players would be great, like 4 players playing in the same map"},{"author_name":"rosden shadow","author_uid":"64705","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 3:59am","epoch":1460951640,"text":"Great game! good job!"},{"author_name":"ougrouk","author_uid":"58338","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:00am","epoch":1460951700,"text":"Very nice idea there, it's very rewarding when you complete the whole board!"},{"author_name":"Katamori","author_uid":"25228","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:02am","epoch":1460951820,"text":"Amazing! Starting from corner is strange yet beautifully simple. 5 for Innovation and Fun, 4 for Theme and Overall."},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:04am","epoch":1460951940,"text":"Very cool concept! Playing with the AI to see who manages to take more territory gets really interesting. \r\rAs improvements, I agree with other posts about showing that you can't use the same colour as the rival. I did realise, but it took me a few clicks -_-U"},{"author_name":"jacklehamster","author_uid":"20841","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:12am","epoch":1460952420,"text":"A pleasant experience."},{"author_name":"jacklehamster","author_uid":"20841","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:19am","epoch":1460952840,"text":"Wow, I'm not sure if I bugged the AI, but I got a 400-0 win!"},{"author_name":"wavertron","author_uid":"45908","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:20am","epoch":1460956500,"text":"Wow really good. You should refine this outside the compo. I'd would have liked a border edge showing the extent of my territory but its not really needed. The fact you can't pick the same shape as the AI, thats a good little tactical nuance, you should look for other ideas like this. Maybe add a little Player\/AI Lock icon over the last shape picked so its more obvious. A running count of squares held during the VS game would be good. Great work with such a simple idea."},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1461020580,"text":"Very complete game, with a simple yet addictive game, well done."},{"author_name":"rodobodolfo","author_uid":"44770","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:48am","epoch":1461058980,"text":"Got a 502 Bad Gateway on the weblink I'm afraid."},{"author_name":"Inateno","author_uid":"19976","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:26am","epoch":1461061260,"text":"oh no :( , was really wanting to play it, but each time i refresh the game, i have a 502 bad gateway :\/"},{"author_name":"qu2","author_uid":"87890","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:34am","epoch":1461061740,"text":"It's not loading properly for me, I'm just getting a grey square over some smaller coloured squares :("},{"author_name":"Ildfuglen","author_uid":"47768","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:35am","epoch":1461061800,"text":"I can't rate your entry because I couldn't get your game to work in any of my browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge)\r\rIf you can tell me how to solve this issue or release a fix, I will play your game!"},{"author_name":"egos","author_uid":"20701","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:38am","epoch":1461061980,"text":"very well realized \rAgainst the coimputer its challenging , \rJust a thing on big map turn are too long (just an option to speed animation )\ranyway good job"},{"author_name":"Cerno_b","author_uid":"83463","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:41am","epoch":1461062160,"text":"I really like this. At first I thought "Meh, it's just a Kami clone", but where it really shines is the vs. computer mode. The transition effect is very well done.\r\rI wish there were some tranquil music to go with it and you could add a sound effect when the player chooses the same color as the opponent to know that you can't pick it (I thought it was a bug at first)."},{"author_name":"wboqm","author_uid":"83541","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 2:42pm","epoch":1461076620,"text":"Visual effect of the colour changing was effective."},{"author_name":"ezombort","author_uid":"30521","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:09pm","epoch":1461081840,"text":"Cool game, loved the music :)"},{"author_name":"Martins","author_uid":"7048","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 5:19pm","epoch":1461086040,"text":"Great fun, i love this simple game mechanic."},{"author_name":"xclementx","author_uid":"60284","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:25pm","epoch":1461090000,"text":"Very addictive ! Well done ;)"},{"author_name":"PelvicThruust","author_uid":"93112","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:52pm","epoch":1461091620,"text":"Played a massive board... it was fun..."},{"author_name":"McFunkypants","author_uid":"2297","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:54pm","epoch":1461091740,"text":"Awesome work! Took me a minute to see the corner was changing but once I knew what to do I liked it!"},{"author_name":"TheMightyTeam","author_uid":"92356","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1461094200,"text":"Needs more work but it is a good concept nonetheless."},{"author_name":"Llucile","author_uid":"58109","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:46pm","epoch":1461098460,"text":"Really great gameplay ! This is the true force of this game, and other parts were already nice !"},{"author_name":"kleinzach","author_uid":"74329","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:11pm","epoch":1461107160,"text":"Fun game! I love this sort of thing, taking a very simple idea and turning it into something engaging."},{"author_name":"JohnnySix","author_uid":"20903","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1461107400,"text":"Damn, did a massive level vs computer, was a war of attrition. Took a while to get that you couldn't pick what they were."},{"author_name":"antglynn","author_uid":"64577","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1461178920,"text":"Really enjoyed this game, can see myself playing more of this. Simple and effective. Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"LOSTALLOY","author_uid":"87699","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1461270060,"text":"The song is a bit weird at first, but I got used to it very quickly (I think mainly because I got addicted to this game, hahaha). Awesome concept, fairly well done for 22 hours :D"},{"author_name":"terryg","author_uid":"50816","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 2:14am","epoch":1461290940,"text":"it was cute and fun against the pc :D"},{"author_name":"danbolt","author_uid":"6930","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 5:04am","epoch":1461301140,"text":"Fun game! I like how you used web technologies not typically seen in game development."},{"author_name":"LadyEmaSkye","author_uid":"51931","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 10:19pm","epoch":1461363240,"text":"Lovely game! It's simplistic, and it's fun to play against the computer. Nice work, especially for 22 hours."},{"author_name":"OysterKLAN","author_uid":"21270","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 7:40am","epoch":1461483300,"text":"Fun game, feels really polished mechanics-wise. Only issue is starting the game the first time was a bit of trial and error to figure out how to play, but that's not a big problem at all. GJ!"},{"author_name":"SHLFStudios","author_uid":"20984","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:15am","epoch":1461550200,"text":"Very addicting. Played against the comp for a while..."},{"author_name":"VictorDoval","author_uid":"37171","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1461788640,"text":"Great game. Congratulations!!"},{"author_name":"noddingTortoise","author_uid":"63291","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1461789900,"text":"Cool game, simple but very addictive gameplay. Great job!"},{"author_name":"jonnopon3000","author_uid":"4856","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 12:48pm","epoch":1461847380,"text":"I played this in escalating map size for like half an hour. Really great entry"},{"author_name":"Rock Eaters","author_uid":"90519","time":"May 2, 2016 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1462221300,"text":"Simple but efficient, the game work well, and you make a second party with pleasure, but i didnt understand why sometimes i cant choose a specific form."},{"author_name":"ianh","author_uid":"1496","time":"May 4, 2016 @ 8:53am","epoch":1462351680,"text":"Nice game, playing against the computer was fun!"},{"author_name":"trulyvile","author_uid":"89659","time":"May 4, 2016 @ 5:54pm","epoch":1462384140,"text":"Overall, it's fun in both VS mode and single player mode. I particularly like how the same color can't be picked twice consecutively in VS, it's a simple fix to something that might make the game get really out of hand but at the same time it adds a small level of challenge (i.e. sometimes you can't pick the most ideal shape).\r\rI think if you had the time an online leaderboard (or at least a high score table a la minesweeper) might spice up Solo mode a bit.\r\rAs for VS mode, maybe some variance could make things more exciting too. Once someone is "boxed in" the game gets sort of tedious.\r\rAll just suggestions though, there's a great amount of polish and thought for a 22 hour project."},{"author_name":"knason","author_uid":"65229","time":"May 4, 2016 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1462384920,"text":"Wow! Great game, I played it for too long, very addictive :) Well done!"},{"author_name":"bentglasstube","author_uid":"50659","time":"May 7, 2016 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1462638840,"text":"Pretty fun concept. Keys to change shapes would have been nice and the whooshing sound when you change gets a bit annoying after a while. Also, an early win detection if the computer cannot possibly beat you would be nice since it's a bit toilsome to finish once you know you have won. A great effort for 22 hours and a fun game."}],"images":["ld35\/10685-f1cbe4652428b09cae07231041d695fd.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/jogy34.bitbucket.org\/shape-collector\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/Jogy34\/shape-collector\/src","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"4412","g_author":"10685","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"4493","g_title":"Shape Collector","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"168","g_commentcount":"41","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\/10685-shot0-1460933287.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"I had a late start at only 22 hours left so I made a really simple game. The goal of the game is to change your shape to capture shapes touching your territory. Includes a tutorial, multiple map sizes, and an optional AI opponent. I was originally going to use the HTML5 canvas for this but then decided that it would be simpler not to.\r\n\r\nLibraries used: JQuery, JQuery-UI, Bootstrap\r\nBackground music originally generated with: http:\/\/abundant-music.com\/","title":"Shape Collector"}