{"author_link":"\/author\/crucknuk\/","author_name":"crucknuk","author_uid":"53686","comments":[{"author_name":"psychopsam","author_uid":"12354","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:21am","epoch":1450156560,"text":"I really like the zooming of the background. The fact that most impacts made you smaller was great. I just didn't like the death ray killing you instantly. Good game - well done!"},{"author_name":"utoxin","author_uid":"50911","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:22am","epoch":1450156620,"text":"You got nearly a perfect score from me. Lots of fun, and VERY polished. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Monochrome Bears","author_uid":"29825","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:23am","epoch":1450156680,"text":"Nod bad game. It is solid and have good graphic. I played something similar on iPad but it definitely has some fresh ideas."},{"author_name":"xodene","author_uid":"63331","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:25am","epoch":1450156800,"text":"The graphics are really great, nice work while being minimalist. Dodging everything is a lot of fun but the instant deaths make things pretty difficult. Perhaps save the rays of death after the player is further into the level."},{"author_name":"mf1214","author_uid":"61567","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:26am","epoch":1450156860,"text":"Simple but fun game. Fits the theme well."},{"author_name":"sathorn","author_uid":"45568","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:59am","epoch":1450158840,"text":"Really fun game. There was just so much stuff going on and i didn't really understand what the different thing were doing."},{"author_name":"VideoDog","author_uid":"58117","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:36am","epoch":1450161060,"text":"Reminds me of the cellular stage of Spore. Pretty good!"},{"author_name":"RougeRogue","author_uid":"43866","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:19am","epoch":1450163640,"text":"Everything about this game looks, sounds, and plays beautiful."},{"author_name":"MisterMortal","author_uid":"62112","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:06pm","epoch":1450191660,"text":"Fun little game, it gets quite hard when there are small spikes left over. Like the concept a lot!"},{"author_name":"TeamCalin","author_uid":"65116","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:07pm","epoch":1450191720,"text":"Great job, the 2 players mode is very fun !"},{"author_name":"behzad_robot","author_uid":"60429","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:10pm","epoch":1450191900,"text":"Woooow!! Sooo good!"},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:13pm","epoch":1450192080,"text":"Really fun and good rythm. The fact that spikes are immortal the center of the screen a dead zone that you always want to avoid. I dont know how you could fix this, if you make the small spikes vanish too fast you will loose the zoom feeling."},{"author_name":"crucknuk","author_uid":"53686","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1450192380,"text":"Thanks everyone for the positive feedback !\r\r@Benjamin : Actually, the smallest the enemies, the less damage they do compared to your own size, so you can clear the screen of little objects without too much trouble. The laser also clears everything in its path :)"},{"author_name":"Reccy","author_uid":"41489","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:00pm","epoch":1450198500,"text":"Fun arcade game, really like the music and there's a cool sense of scale. :)"},{"author_name":"Zeriver","author_uid":"51756","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:08pm","epoch":1450198980,"text":"Whoaw, didn't expect that! Cool game with great visual effects and engaging gameplay. Good job!"},{"author_name":"swipefaststudios","author_uid":"24642","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:44pm","epoch":1450201140,"text":"Cool take on the theme! Reminds me of Agar.IO \rI also like the music!"},{"author_name":"alexrus07","author_uid":"33660","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:16pm","epoch":1450206660,"text":"A really fun and polished game. I liked the zoom effect and the controls were tight. Good work :)"},{"author_name":"Berserker_Chris","author_uid":"52858","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:40pm","epoch":1450208100,"text":"Nice Audio, cool game"},{"author_name":"TheJackiMonster","author_uid":"14882","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1450213380,"text":"Great job, this game is fun and hard! It really becomes problematic, that this little spikes stay as dangerous as when they were as big as the player. But I think this brings a nice gameplay! ^^"},{"author_name":"TomenLuca","author_uid":"66261","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:10pm","epoch":1450213500,"text":"The look and feel of this game are amazing. I got absorbed in the frantic gameplay immediately. Looks very polished."},{"author_name":"Louspirit","author_uid":"55260","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:11pm","epoch":1450213560,"text":"Really fun game, you dont see the time passed. 2 player feature is a plus. But once I got the game over menu without being dead. And please think of those who dont have qerty keyboards!"},{"author_name":"AnaglyphCoding","author_uid":"33729","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1450213620,"text":"Awesome little game. At first I was confused, there were little balls appearing out of nowhere, but then I started to move around and suddenly MINDSPLOSION! EVERYWHERE! :D"},{"author_name":"Cake_Catastrophe","author_uid":"5901","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:14pm","epoch":1450213740,"text":"Fun! Loved the zooming scope as you grew - made it very satisfying to grab a bunch of blobs in a row. A little bit strange that you sort have to hit the obstacles eventually - I didn't initially realize that hitting them when you're much bigger is basically fine (in fact, when they're small and numerous it often seemed to be best just to bulldoze them when it's relatively safe). Otherwise, a great example of a simple game with fantastic feedback from from sounds and visual. Music was good too."},{"author_name":"batmanasb","author_uid":"63802","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1450216020,"text":"The controls don't work that well of this type of game, it needs something like a mouse or joystick for diagonal movement. But the art is nice!"},{"author_name":"Taldius","author_uid":"12650","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1450218600,"text":"Really nice game, it feels very polished and is pleasant to play. Also it seems to have a lot of content which is impressive for a game jam game.\rGreat job! :D"},{"author_name":"propter_ludus","author_uid":"60551","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:42pm","epoch":1450222620,"text":"I was really into it!\rthe effects were well done and the music was amazing!\rI like that there were different modes."},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1450222920,"text":"nice, awesome game :D love it! great arcade action, love how the level grows with you, very clever, well done :)"},{"author_name":"silkworm_sweatshop","author_uid":"47199","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 12:44am","epoch":1450226340,"text":"That was fun! I preferred the second mode more as it gave you even more sense of urgency."},{"author_name":"KZdev","author_uid":"63895","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:43am","epoch":1450229880,"text":"I love this game, the ever-expanding scale is very cool and Go Fast mode really gives you a sense of urgency. Rates highly on all metrics as far as I'm concerned."},{"author_name":"srakowski","author_uid":"26664","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 2:14am","epoch":1450231740,"text":"My #1 favorite game title so far. Blobitronica is just fun to say :). Good use of the theme. Great job."},{"author_name":"Archonthewizard","author_uid":"52352","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 2:42am","epoch":1450233420,"text":"Great game. Had a bit of an agario feel - with traps. Very polished for a jam game. The trap placement could perhaps use another balance pass"},{"author_name":"alvarop","author_uid":"31332","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:20am","epoch":1450239300,"text":"Great take on the theme, great visual effects and overall, a fun gameplay experience. I think the game needs to give some more feedback to the player as to what is happening \/ when he is being damaged \/ etc., but besides that I had a lot of fun playing this one, as you could see on the stream."},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:58am","epoch":1450252380,"text":"@crucknuk Oh I didnt notice it on my first tries ! This is clever ! Totally worth an extra innovation star :)"},{"author_name":"Astro Cat","author_uid":"65435","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 9:27am","epoch":1450257720,"text":"it so colored and luminous! Fun"},{"author_name":"NoWandStudios","author_uid":"50652","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 9:34am","epoch":1450258140,"text":"With simple graphics you've made a good game. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Beavl","author_uid":"26231","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:22am","epoch":1450264620,"text":"Game-design wise this one has lots of cool calls. Really enjoy it. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"zzapp","author_uid":"55441","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:08pm","epoch":1450270980,"text":"Great game. Really loved how it kept zooming out and the use of the theme.\rWell done!"},{"author_name":"gebirgsbaerbel","author_uid":"6187","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1450271820,"text":"The graphics are awesome, growing out, but not getting more space, was an interesting mechanic."},{"author_name":"Rodaja","author_uid":"29557","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:45pm","epoch":1450273200,"text":"I like the camera zooming away as you grow, though having to hit the obstacles once they're too small for you is kind of weird, maybe make obstacles move around and have them go away once they're too small.\r\rGood job!"},{"author_name":"zguerrero","author_uid":"65241","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1450302600,"text":"Nice game, very addictive, and the musi is great!"},{"author_name":"NirabazGAMES","author_uid":"65891","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:57pm","epoch":1450309920,"text":"Funny game :) \rsmells like teen spirit:)) good idea!"},{"author_name":"TheBreakfast","author_uid":"62232","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 1:53am","epoch":1450316880,"text":"This was a lot of fun! Definitely very thrilling. I loved the aesthetic, and the "Go fast" mode; I think an even faster mode would be lots of fun! The death ray feels a little unfair, but overall the rest of the game is awesome."},{"author_name":"nunesbarbosa","author_uid":"45119","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 2:04am","epoch":1450317540,"text":"I think the idea was the two player but the game would be better played with a mouse"},{"author_name":"publicidadeba","author_uid":"63879","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 11:17am","epoch":1450350720,"text":"The zoom idea was awesome and I had great time playing it."},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 1:40pm","epoch":1450359300,"text":"The infinite zoom effect a la Pix the cat is a really nice touch, gives a lot to the game feel. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Hot Box Games","author_uid":"39707","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 3:57pm","epoch":1450367520,"text":"Neat idea! Pretty effects!\rThe ball was a bit too slippy on the controls for my taste, but it was fun nonetheless. Good job!"},{"author_name":"pontooncity","author_uid":"44255","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 5:19pm","epoch":1450372440,"text":"Well done! Only issue I have is it seems like the food frequently spawns where you have to hit a trap to get it."},{"author_name":"HUMANICS","author_uid":"47628","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 10:44pm","epoch":1450391940,"text":"The scaling is amazing, really nice game!"},{"author_name":"Imagos Softworks","author_uid":"64799","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 1:07am","epoch":1450400520,"text":"The music was awesome. The GoFast mode really feels like the way to go. It is more arcade like and faster paced. Also playing two player modes with one person is also an interesting challenge I think everyone should try!"},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 2:01am","epoch":1450403760,"text":"OK, I'll settle with a highscore of 60.\r\rFun game! I'm quite amazed by how simple and effective graphics and audio are. The game also is amazingly polished, with tons of tweens, little animations and SFXs...\r\rGreat job!"},{"author_name":"herniewise","author_uid":"26114","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 2:31am","epoch":1450405560,"text":"Good job, loved the graphics and the camera :)"},{"author_name":"bryantdrewjones","author_uid":"22451","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 4:04am","epoch":1450411140,"text":"Love the fractal nature of the game...it gives a cool sense of scale to the experience. The controls were a bit too floaty for me, especially as the game got harder. It there was less acceleration in the movement, I think it would increase the skill ceiling nicely and make the gameplay feel more intentional."},{"author_name":"bradur","author_uid":"40138","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1450448580,"text":"Simple controls and challenging gameplay! It was fun with a friend. Graphics, sound and music were very nice. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Crashmore Studios","author_uid":"65948","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 3:16pm","epoch":1450451460,"text":"Well polished game! The controls are weird in the way they respond, and at the same time very intuitive. You don't see that everyday. Great music too! You can walk away from LD34 with pride"},{"author_name":"BuffaloPhil","author_uid":"8563","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1450464360,"text":"Very cool!"},{"author_name":"ramoncb","author_uid":"14743","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1450481100,"text":"Impressive! I think it's very polished even for the Jam.\r\rThe conecpt is very cool and is quite addicting. Plus, there are diferrent modes!\r\rGood job!"},{"author_name":"JamesMowery","author_uid":"64932","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 6:13am","epoch":1450505280,"text":"This game is really tense, but fun. It kept me going, and that's really cool. I also like the graphics. But it also had me on the edge of my seat."},{"author_name":"23","author_uid":"4678","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 7:24am","epoch":1450509540,"text":"This is great! The music's amazing, it looks gorgeous and the difficulty has a nice ramp-up. \r\rKind of confused about how bubbles can spawn inside spikes though - it seemed like it was usually but not always a good idea to take them even if it hurt."},{"author_name":"Nega Drive","author_uid":"26098","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 5:24pm","epoch":1450545540,"text":"I knew there'd be a lot of Osmos\/agar.io style games in the Growing theme. This is the best one I've played so far, its a great twist on the concept. The constant zooming out and escalation of hazards appearing makes it frantic and keeps you on your toes. Excellent presentation too."},{"author_name":"Ludum34","author_uid":"66055","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1450546320,"text":"Very fuuuun!"},{"author_name":"randomhuman","author_uid":"56477","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:52am","epoch":1450608420,"text":"Fun, fast-paced game, I like it. It gives a good sense of growing massive!"},{"author_name":"Diel Mormac","author_uid":"41935","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 2:24pm","epoch":1450621140,"text":"Addictive game,\rNice art and sound, fits the theme well!\r\rCongratulations!"},{"author_name":"gkxd","author_uid":"62948","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1450631760,"text":"I wasn't a big fan of the menu graphics, and I didn't know what to press to select an option in the start menu.\r\rThe game itself was really fun, although the controls felt a bit too slippery for me."},{"author_name":"gokottastudio","author_uid":"62062","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 7:31pm","epoch":1450639560,"text":"Original game!. Good Job."},{"author_name":"Gornova","author_uid":"2572","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1450642200,"text":"Perfect for theme, impressive graphic and background, well done!"},{"author_name":"pianoman373","author_uid":"52498","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 9:25pm","epoch":1450646400,"text":"Whoa! Awesome job! Best jam i've seen yet!"},{"author_name":"Krafty","author_uid":"60548","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 6:30am","epoch":1450851900,"text":"This was a lot of fun! Really cool game idea and very well executed. I think maybe you should be able to absorb the very small spike balls at a certain point, though, because the middle gets kind of cluttered otherwise. Super cool, great job! =D"},{"author_name":"Cherishing.Team","author_uid":"65910","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 2:09pm","epoch":1450879440,"text":"Love the arcade vibe of the game. I can see myself playing something like this when I was a kid in the 80s. Well done"},{"author_name":"zenmumbler","author_uid":"17143","time":"Dec 24, 2015 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1450991280,"text":"Cool how the level is like a fractal, constantly zooming out, nice and original. No octopi this time :'("},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Dec 24, 2015 @ 9:21pm","epoch":1450991760,"text":"Nice Osmos clone! Enjoyed the fast mode!"},{"author_name":"nlbi21","author_uid":"56356","time":"Dec 25, 2015 @ 2:19am","epoch":1451009640,"text":"OMG this game is fun and original, i like the music and graphics. Good job bro. :D"},{"author_name":"Weeping Rupee","author_uid":"60016","time":"Dec 25, 2015 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1451052360,"text":"Nice looking game, plays smoothly, and the music really tied it all together. Not terribly innovative but awfully fun. I wasn't able to test 2 players so I hope I'm being fair in just rating it on the single player mode; two players seems like it would be a blast."},{"author_name":"Claire1605","author_uid":"33844","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 12:12pm","epoch":1451218020,"text":"Nice game! Liked the Go Fast mode in particular - definitely a great variation on the classic Spore\/Feeding Frenzy style gameplay. Graphics and music were also great!"},{"author_name":"munchor","author_uid":"7348","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1451226780,"text":"Love the zooming mechanic, great great work for 3 days!"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Dec 27, 2015 @ 3:37pm","epoch":1451230320,"text":"Great entry! The music helps keeping a fast pace, graphics are minimal but clear (I really liked the zoom-out effect) and gameplay is simple but effective, polished and addicting! :D"},{"author_name":"piper82","author_uid":"28326","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 10:43am","epoch":1451299080,"text":"had a great fun with a friend. excellent theme and decent polish. did you know you can continue playing after game over screen? good job."},{"author_name":"thebrickanator","author_uid":"50329","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 7:46pm","epoch":1451331660,"text":"Pretty awesome game :D twas very hard yet still satisfying and I loved the style along with the zoom effect :)"},{"author_name":"Shurty","author_uid":"55033","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 12:29pm","epoch":1451391840,"text":"Nice job, really like the way everything is getting smaller and smaller. Congrats"},{"author_name":"lawendt","author_uid":"62237","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1451417400,"text":"Really amazing, quite frantic, great audio and graphics too. Keep up with the awesome work!"},{"author_name":"qkerguelen","author_uid":"50295","time":"Dec 31, 2015 @ 11:47am","epoch":1451562120,"text":"This is really impressive for a jam game! Multiplayer, two modes, a cool music, nice graphics! GG! It was fun to play!"},{"author_name":"Franklin's Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1451736540,"text":"This is fun and nice and polished. The zooming out effect worked really well and added to the feeling of growing. Thought it was a great use of the theme."},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 2:18pm","epoch":1451743980,"text":"Pretty fun concept, great use of the theme plus brilliant soundtrack. Also GoFast mode is insanely addictive (My best was around 56)."},{"author_name":"Pantoufle","author_uid":"58033","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 4:30pm","epoch":1451838300,"text":"I like the idea and the realization is polished and well made. I get how the game can be enjoyed, but I personally found it a bit aggressive. It might be the music, or SFX, or overall pace of the game. I don't know.\rAnyway, that's great work here, Congrats!\rI rated you quite well, even if it's not the type of games I enjoy :-)"},{"author_name":"Leon M\u00f6hring","author_uid":"63620","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1451927880,"text":"You got the zooming out done very well... I actually wanted to make something with zooming out too, but it turned out to not fit my expectations. Anyways, Overall a cool and finished game!"}],"images":["ld34\/53686-d9e90668ac9d3aaaab19c53c520ea042.jpg","ld34\/53686-82dee4e136bf83ab818f15a4139daad5.jpg","ld34\/53686-6b10380be36ea6424849318d8676aac4.jpg","ld34\/53686-c91cd79adf788242b6e7b1854a1d7e03.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/83203668\/Game\/Blobitronica-LDJAM\/WebGl%201.221\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/83203668\/Game\/Blobitronica-LDJAM\/LD34-Blobitronic_1.221Win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/crucknuk.itch.io\/blobi","text":"Web(Post-Jam)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/83203668\/Game\/Blobitronica-LDJAM\/LD34-Blobitronica_1.24Win.zip","text":"Windows(Post-Jam)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5955","g_author":"53686","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"5945","g_title":"Blobitronica","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"181","g_commentcount":"84","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\/53686-shot0-1450311202.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/53686-shot1-1450309958.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/53686-shot2-1450309958.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/53686-shot3-1450311202.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hello !\r\n\r\nFor this Ludum Dare, we chose the growing theme.\r\nThe player grows exponentially as he eats, in an ever-growing hostile environment.\r\nEat the tasty looking balls, while avoiding contact with traps, missiles ... and LASER BEAMS !\r\n\r\nThere are two different modes:\r\n- Classic (which is good for starting)\r\n- GoFast (which is more nervous and challenging)\r\n\r\nLOCAL MULTIPLAYER:\r\nThe game can be played with a friend in local mode. Cooperate with him, or push him into traps, your choice !\r\n\r\nCONTROLS:\r\nPlayer one - arrows key\r\nPlayer two - WASD (or QWSD for our friendly azerty keyboard users).\r\n\r\nTIPS: \r\nDon't be afraid of traps much smaller than you ;)\r\n\r\nFIXES:\r\n-Joystick controller enabled\r\n-Balanced ennemies so they start spawning later in the game rather than right at the start.\r\n-Fixed a little camera issue when playing in \"Go fast\" mode.\r\n\r\nPost-jam modification:\r\n-Less slippery on the player\r\n-More to come ;)\r\n\r\nKnow issues:\r\n-In 2 players mode, if a player dies, the second player can still move despite the gameover screen appearing. However, the score stops increasing\r\n-In classic, if you don't move for a while and the screen is full of food and you take them all very quickly, you grow so fast that it freezes\r\n\r\nHave fun, and submit your high score in the comments ! :)","title":"Blobitronica"}