{"author_link":"\/author\/gv1351\/","author_name":"gv1351","author_uid":"40092","comments":[{"author_name":"Submundo Games","author_uid":"27491","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:33pm","epoch":1450117680,"text":"nice game dude."},{"author_name":"bobismijnnaam","author_uid":"20562","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1450117920,"text":"Cool visuals, as well as an interesting idea. The size of the in game objects could've been bigger, like maybe zoom the camera in a bit next time? And also the waves spawned a bit too quickly to collect the seeds it seemed. But it was fun to shoot the animals and help the tree :)"},{"author_name":"eerongal","author_uid":"2978","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:41pm","epoch":1450118160,"text":"Neat little game. Took me a bit to figure out i could hold down shoot instead of clicking it for each shot. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"qkerguelen","author_uid":"50295","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1450118400,"text":"I love the idea of protecting nature by killing animals with a gun. Fun one"},{"author_name":"Robin","author_uid":"62509","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1450118640,"text":"Pretty challenging game, could have used some more polishing. But overall pretty good :)"},{"author_name":"graceavery","author_uid":"49147","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1450118640,"text":"Controls work well, found the initial difficulty a little high. Love the caterpillars, good work! :)"},{"author_name":"xWarZonex","author_uid":"39237","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1450119420,"text":"Cool concept"},{"author_name":"Dooskington","author_uid":"25167","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1450119900,"text":"Fun game! The sounds hurt my ears though."},{"author_name":"ManuSaiz","author_uid":"46211","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1450120020,"text":"That was fun! I want to find out which seeds are good and which ones are bad. Good job!"},{"author_name":"BloodJohn","author_uid":"26449","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1450120020,"text":"without imagination"},{"author_name":"fakefrogsonly","author_uid":"63849","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:15pm","epoch":1450120200,"text":"The momentum-based movement, whilst unexpected, certainly added a lot to the fast-paced gameplay."},{"author_name":"Piscythe","author_uid":"29376","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1450120440,"text":"This game made me think of impending doom more than growth. I really wanted the tree's health to be tied to its growth, but alas, I found myself desperately dashing around trying to prevent each and every blow. It was difficult balancing seed collection with keeping both sides of the tree within my weapon's video-game-flamethrower reach."},{"author_name":"WolvesOfOdin","author_uid":"63026","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:26pm","epoch":1450120860,"text":"Nice game, it's pretty tough."},{"author_name":"jcmonkey","author_uid":"57798","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:37pm","epoch":1450121520,"text":"nice game"},{"author_name":"Chewie","author_uid":"56370","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1450122180,"text":"Need some more polishing on the game play and graphics, but it works =)"},{"author_name":"Darkflint","author_uid":"57115","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1450130340,"text":"Cant play, Avast is blocking it :("},{"author_name":"Andy Gainey","author_uid":"30311","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:56pm","epoch":1450205460,"text":"A small suggestion on the seeds:  If they were to flicker a few times before they disappear, that could be a helpful indication for the player to decide whether to keep running toward them or to give up and manage something in the other direction.  Or in the case of blue seeds, when to start running toward in the hopes that they'll disappear before the player gets to them, making it easier to get to other seeds beyond the poison seeds."},{"author_name":"jcwelgemoed","author_uid":"55308","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:37am","epoch":1450251120,"text":"Nice entry. The fonts are a bit much though - made it hard to read especially when pressing escape to quit as example. I died a lot, and quickly so I reckon difficult needs to be scaled a bit better to give players time to get comfortable with controls first."},{"author_name":"MercuryXGames","author_uid":"56141","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:12am","epoch":1450264020,"text":"nice game!"},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 12:50pm","epoch":1450269900,"text":"Neat little game!\r<br\/>Just a heads up: this is not PC only, it's Windows only. Computers running Mac OS X and GNU\/Linux are also, by definition, &quot;Personal Computers&quot; :)"},{"author_name":"triello","author_uid":"65922","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:38pm","epoch":1450279980,"text":"I like your art style! Good work."},{"author_name":"Weeping Rupee","author_uid":"60016","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 6:55pm","epoch":1450291800,"text":"the circle of life concept is cool but  the game was not what I was expecting based on the description and logo ( I thought it'd be a bit more peaceful, haha)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>My chief complaint: when i held down shoot my game made an awful noise."},{"author_name":"Sir Magic","author_uid":"60076","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1450296360,"text":"Interesting concept with a tree that progresses with you"},{"author_name":"fergarram","author_uid":"46629","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1450300320,"text":"I don't like the graphics, It crashes all the time, sound effects play more than once."},{"author_name":"Mikhail","author_uid":"42789","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 1:03am","epoch":1450400280,"text":"Nice game i like it!"},{"author_name":"ElliotFiske","author_uid":"15847","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1450567920,"text":"It doesn't seem to run for me - is there maybe a 64-bit version?"},{"author_name":"ImYellowFish","author_uid":"43725","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 4:09am","epoch":1450584240,"text":"One problem about the audio: If I hold my mouse button, the shooting sound will play for many times, which produces an unpleasant sound effect."},{"author_name":"Garris","author_uid":"33993","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 8:30am","epoch":1450599900,"text":"I like defense games in this style, but I think some more work could have gone into balancing. The game feels a little bit unfairly difficult at times. Maybe some power-ups or a way to help collect seeds. I think something might have been wrong with the shooting sound effect, but everything else seemed like it worked pretty well. Fun once you get the hang of it!"},{"author_name":"Troma","author_uid":"63170","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1450906740,"text":"good concept and nice game."},{"author_name":"jstan","author_uid":"65806","time":"Dec 24, 2015 @ 3:53am","epoch":1450928880,"text":"I really like the gameplay. Keep good work."},{"author_name":"Krafty","author_uid":"60548","time":"Dec 25, 2015 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1451085000,"text":"This game was alright, although I think it should be a bit more polished. I died a few times without anything hitting the tree; maybe having a health meter for the tree would be good rather than having it get killed in one hit. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"Joror","author_uid":"15925","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1451253000,"text":"Quick shootin' game - pistol totin' treehugger defence. :) \r<br\/>Died a few times not knowing why (bad seeds? bird ate tree?) and in general ignore the color of the seeds since there was no way to avoid them.\r<br\/>Could have used some music for mood, but still a nice little game."}],"images":["ld34\/40092-112ff67da178e3aab58d083832cc55e9.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.games.givit.co.za\/saving-the-oak.html","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5685","g_author":"40092","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"5787","g_title":"Save the Oak","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1049","g_commentcount":"32","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\/\/511439\/40092-shot0-1450116879.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"My wife have planted a new Oak tree. But the rats, worms and birds keeps messing it up. BUT they leave seeds behind when they die. I must collect the seeds so that the Oak tree can grow. But one of the seeds is poison and it will kill the other seeds. Be careful of what seeds you collect.\r\n\r\nGood seeds: Green and Purple\r\nBad Seeds: Blue\r\n\r\n==============================================================================\r\nAnother great game by Givit Game Studios. A platformer shooter.\r\nVisit our website for great games at. http:\/\/www.games.givit.co.za\r\nPlease enjoy the game and share it.\r\n==============================================================================\r\nWINDOWS ONLY.","title":"Save the Oak"}