{"author_link":"\/users\/latchgamedev","author_name":"LatchGameDev","author_uid":"1055347","comments":[{"author_name":"Procrastinaaaa","author_uid":"1073910","time":"2018-04-24T02:47:52Z","epoch":1524538072,"modified":1524538072,"text":"It was pretty fun! I was surprised by how long I ended up playing it. I would suggest changing the difficulty to scale instead though. Because currently it takes a while for you to get your bearings in this game. Slowly increasing spawn rates and maybe playing a sound when an enemy spawns. ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"joltjab","author_uid":"1037976","time":"2018-04-24T02:56:54Z","epoch":1524538614,"modified":1524538614,"text":"I think you really hit the theme here. A match 3 with a 3rd person shooting elements? That's creative! The enemies are a little tough to predict, but overall I had fun playing!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LatchGameDev","author_uid":"1055347","time":"2018-04-24T11:32:46Z","epoch":1524569566,"modified":1524569566,"text":"@joltjab Thanks for playing :)","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LatchGameDev","author_uid":"1055347","time":"2018-04-24T11:36:08Z","epoch":1524569768,"modified":1524569768,"text":"@Procrastinaaaa Glad you had fun :) Yeah progression\/difficulty increase is something my jam games lack. I'm thinking about turning this project in to a full steam game after working on it for a few more months. ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"joltjab","author_uid":"1037976","time":"2018-04-26T03:26:54Z","epoch":1524713214,"modified":1524713214,"text":"@LatchGameDev sure thing dude!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rebecca Kremer","author_uid":"1068631","time":"2018-04-27T03:48:04Z","epoch":1524800884,"modified":1524800884,"text":"Very fun! Give your sister props for Fred :) I liked the concept and the controls were very fun once you got used to them. Very cool.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SpaceMonkey","author_uid":"1051284","time":"2018-04-30T22:36:42Z","epoch":1525127802,"modified":1525127802,"text":"Cool graphics and sound ! Simple yet efficient. And fits the theme perfectly. I guess guiding the player through a difficulty curve would be next ? I don't see any problem to be honest, it's a nice jam game. Well done !","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Tim Ruswick","author_uid":"1044963","time":"2018-05-05T04:56:01Z","epoch":1525496161,"modified":1525496161,"text":"This is a really cool combination of game types.. I like it! Loved the art too.","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld41\/87311-a2ce32f873ecdfcad94c09e2653f96a5.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/latchgamedev.itch.io\/match-4-attack","text":"HTML5 (web)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"50826","g_author":"1055347","g_event":"LD41","g_eventkey":"72","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"249340","g_title":"Match Attack!","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"8","g_site2_node_id":"87311","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"87311","n_urlkey":"249340","n_parent":"73256","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/match-attack","n_slug":"match-attack","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"55347","n_created":"1524334744","n_modified":"1524532953","n_version":"264947","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":87311,"parent":73256,"superparent":9,"author":55347,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2018-04-24T01:22:33Z","created":"2018-04-21T18:19:04Z","modified":"2018-04-24T01:22:33Z","version":264947,"slug":"match-attack","name":"Match Attack!","body":"Are you ready!? In this game you will become Fred! A weird tentacle monster because I gave my artist absolutely zero character direction! You will use your unholy arcane powers to fire UNLIMITED MISSILES! Those waves of enemies won't stand a chance! But what could they possible want? What does Fred possible have hidden in his slimy, very flexible hand tentacle thingies? \n\n![ScreenShot1.png](\/\/\/raw\/338\/d\/z\/12c42.png) \n\n![ScreenShot2.png](\/\/\/raw\/338\/d\/z\/12c47.png)\n\n**RULES:**\n\nWhen an enemy is killed their color is dropped\non to the tile below them. 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In this game you will become Fred! A weird tentacle monster because I gave my artist absolutely zero character direction! You will use your unholy arcane powers to fire UNLIMITED MISSILES! Those waves of enemies won't stand a chance! But what could they possible want? What does Fred possible have hidden in his slimy, very flexible hand tentacle thingies? \n\n![ScreenShot1.png](\/\/\/raw\/338\/d\/z\/12c42.png) \n\n![ScreenShot2.png](\/\/\/raw\/338\/d\/z\/12c47.png)\n\n**RULES:**\n\nWhen an enemy is killed their color is dropped\non to the tile below them. Get 4 tiles of the same color in a line and that will make a match!\nYou will lose a heart if an enemy touches you.\n\n**CONTROLS:**\n\n* WASD > Move Character\n* Mouse > Look Around\n* Left Click > Shoot\n* ESC > Exit Full Screen\n\n**WARNING!** Must be in full screen mode for mouse to work properly with character.","title":"Match Attack!"}