{"author_link":"\/author\/mackthehobbit\/","author_name":"mackthehobbit","author_uid":"21333","comments":[{"author_name":"Sublustris","author_uid":"46239","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:02am","epoch":1450072620,"text":"Nice idea :)"},{"author_name":"mcmahoniel","author_uid":"50787","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:23am","epoch":1450073880,"text":"Very clever idea! I love the small Katamari influence. :)"},{"author_name":"graceavery","author_uid":"49147","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:39am","epoch":1450074840,"text":"Haha, I love the derpy pixel santa. Fun and very cute art!"},{"author_name":"mackthehobbit","author_uid":"21333","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:15am","epoch":1450077000,"text":"Thanks for the feedback! I've just done the first test in a browser other than Chrome (Firefox) and noticed some terrible graphical issues. I'm trying to fix that up now..."},{"author_name":"mackthehobbit","author_uid":"21333","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:32am","epoch":1450078020,"text":"Ok; the worst of Firefox's issues are fixed, but I think the background scrolling seems more clunky (which I won't be able to fix). Any reports on IE\/Safari? I suspect IE will have stitching issues etc. too."},{"author_name":"dusho","author_uid":"36575","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:03am","epoch":1450079880,"text":"wow.. that was something :)\rgrew my blocky ball so it didn't fit on screen.. then got to <1 FPS\rgood work"},{"author_name":"jerry111zhang","author_uid":"55229","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:17am","epoch":1450080720,"text":"Great idea!"},{"author_name":"Ghen","author_uid":"52500","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:18am","epoch":1450080780,"text":"hahahaha, nice game!, remind me of katamari"},{"author_name":"John Drury","author_uid":"22999","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:18am","epoch":1450080780,"text":"Funny game. Kinda of reminds me of skifree. Can see this becoming an endless runner on mobile!"},{"author_name":"RadMcCool","author_uid":"56816","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:22am","epoch":1450088220,"text":"good christmassy fun :D"},{"author_name":"prymidion","author_uid":"47070","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:09am","epoch":1450091040,"text":"A good time. Hope I never in a house that can be taken down by tossing snowballs.\r\rThe katamari vibe is well placed here!\r\rI like your graphics. The little goblins tunneling out of the ground are fun, and those are some nice jaggedy purple mountains you have in the background there.\r\rWas there audio??"},{"author_name":"wuppy29","author_uid":"60596","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:33am","epoch":1450092480,"text":"Nice idea to have attacks make you weaker. Too me a bit to figure out that you could actually destroy houses though. Feedback on that would've been nice."},{"author_name":"MorganLeFay","author_uid":"65148","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:02pm","epoch":1450094220,"text":"Great idea incorporation both themes!"},{"author_name":"mackthehobbit","author_uid":"21333","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:05pm","epoch":1450094400,"text":"Unfortunately, there is no audio. I was going to add some BFXR sounds ('whump' for snow etc) and a quick chiptune, but I didn't get time. I spent a lot of the weekend doing other stuff, and I only started adding towers 45 minutes or so before the deadline...\r@wuppy29 Houses will show wear in the form of snow on the roof and walls. If you're big enough, you can also roll straight over them."},{"author_name":"jcwelgemoed","author_uid":"55308","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:31pm","epoch":1450095960,"text":"Cool game. love how the characters get stuck on snowball :)"},{"author_name":"goffmog","author_uid":"2011","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:39pm","epoch":1450096440,"text":"Really really solid entry, so much fun, runs beautifully.\r\rReally can't find anything negative to say except that having to throw lots of snow at houses before I can squish them gets a bit repetitive and stops me from just rolling around squishing things which is where the real fun in this game lies. I would love to see hills added too.\r\rNice to see another snowball based game :)"},{"author_name":"mackthehobbit","author_uid":"21333","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1450098000,"text":"All this positive feedback (and some problems I'm aware of :P) makes me want to update this post-LD. I think it could do well on mobile: I was thinking there could be different game modes.\r\rSurvival would be like the current game, but more difficult and focused on not dying. Sandbox (or snowbox) would just be rolling around and achieving hilarity, and there'd be an endless mode based on getting distance too (maybe down hills?)\r\rIt'd be a complete rewrite of course, but could be fun!"},{"author_name":"freddyw9","author_uid":"51146","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:47pm","epoch":1450107720,"text":"Great idea and I love the pixel art."},{"author_name":"aamatniekss","author_uid":"64215","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:48pm","epoch":1450107780,"text":"Pretty funny :D"},{"author_name":"TheSteveIAm","author_uid":"19900","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1450109280,"text":"2D Katamari! Love it!"},{"author_name":"tanjent","author_uid":"36394","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 6:57pm","epoch":1450291920,"text":"mack: You should def. continue with this. I think you should go all in on a christmas theme (like jingle bell music etc.) snow blizzards\/snow castle bosses, fights with other balls ... Perhaps you could sell it to some company that needs an ad-app\/promotion for the next holiday season. The basic idea is very simple so anyone should be able to get it instantly.. And you can cute it up\/spice it up to infinity with IAP and upgrades etc."},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 6:13am","epoch":1450678080,"text":"very nice game - great controls - great idea - well done"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Dec 28, 2015 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1451322300,"text":"Nice graphics, cool game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fm6iQk47yZ0"},{"author_name":"Clabbage","author_uid":"59691","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 6:17am","epoch":1451369520,"text":"Was a bit unbalanced; after I was larger than the towers I could just keep rolling in one direction forever."}],"images":["ld34\/21333-edd925140991ffdb04871dde98a20f02.jpg","ld34\/21333-48052ac81ad7d863e3abfd07ef8ddee7.jpg","ld34\/21333-fe2b14d5b0e692ea65e4d7eb235d2d7c.jpg","ld34\/21333-be7a6a19e1d1f129069b1bfbb5fcd3f9.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mackthehobbit.itch.io\/snowball-extravaganza-ld34","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/mackthehobbit.itch.io\/snowball-extravaganza-ld34","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5985","g_author":"21333","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"5936","g_title":"Snowball Extravaganza","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"218","g_commentcount":"24","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\/21333-shot0-1450067431.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/21333-shot1-1450067431.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/21333-shot2-1450067431.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/21333-shot3-1450067431.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"** This game was designed for and should be played in Google Chrome for the best results. The worst graphical problems in Firefox have been fixed, but there is still some minor clunkiness in the background and severe lag happens when there are a lot of entities. IE is untested. Please ignore any browser-related problems when rating! **\r\n\r\nThis is a game about snowballs. Who doesn't love snowballs?\r\n\r\nMouse1 will roll your snowball towards the cursor, while Mouse2 allows you to throw a small snowball (at the cost of some snow!). Rolling over objects that are smaller than you will make you grow.\r\n\r\nIf you find a house, try rolling over it! You may need to throw snowballs to pack it down to size first.\r\n\r\nYour snowball is prone to melting, so watch out for bombs! These nasty little goblins keep throwing them... If you find a goblin tower, be sure to wreck it!\r\n\r\nCrush goblins, destroy houses, and most importantly: have fun!\r\n\r\nWritten in JavaScript without any libraries. Currently, a mouse with two buttons is required to play, but a solution for touch-screens etc. may be added if requested.","title":"Snowball Extravaganza"}