{"author_link":"\/users\/purpledartfrog","author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","comments":[{"author_name":"Rohit Pai","author_uid":1181796,"time":"2020-04-18T10:31:07Z","epoch":1587205867,"modified":1587205867,"text":"Can't see the sourcecode and the game no instructions on how to play the game","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rohit Pai","author_uid":1181796,"time":"2020-04-18T10:33:55Z","epoch":1587206035,"modified":1587206035,"text":"Looks unfinshed\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-18T11:22:43Z","epoch":1587208963,"modified":1587208963,"text":"@rohit-pai I'm just preparing the page the actual game is still being developed.... It still says work in progress :wink: \n\nHave a great day :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PeaNud","author_uid":"1140387","time":"2020-04-18T11:33:05Z","epoch":1587209585,"modified":1587209585,"text":"I dont know what to do x_x","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-18T11:36:04Z","epoch":1587209764,"modified":1587209764,"text":"@peanud - not really done yet ... just prep'ed the page :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"dejoker","author_uid":1191245,"time":"2020-04-18T15:18:34Z","epoch":1587223114,"modified":1587223114,"text":"You could maybe put the (NOT DONE YET) at the beginning of the title for now.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Thooom","author_uid":"1186417","time":"2020-04-20T08:44:27Z","epoch":1587372267,"modified":1587372267,"text":"Fun take on the TD genre. I like that it's several levels and different towers. Lots of good keyboard shortcuts is a bonus.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Motley","author_uid":"1181026","time":"2020-04-20T09:06:50Z","epoch":1587373610,"modified":1587373610,"text":"The fact that you included the \"lose on purpose\" button in a game about a jam makes me laugh :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Barelos","author_uid":"1179850","time":"2020-04-20T09:14:08Z","epoch":1587374048,"modified":1587374048,"text":"Very nice and fun little TD game. Very impressive how you were able to put so much content in it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-20T13:25:39Z","epoch":1587389139,"modified":1587389139,"text":"@thooom Thanks :smile: :thumbsup: \n\n@motley Yeah seems like that's kind of a topic :rofl: :wink: \n\n@barelos Thank you very much :smile: \n\n\nI will have a look at you entries as well :angel: \n\n:purple_heart: :dart: :frog: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Dimling","author_uid":"1159543","time":"2020-04-20T14:16:21Z","epoch":1587392181,"modified":1587392237,"text":"Cool! Clever way of doing tower defense. I wish programming was this easy :wink:  coffee is magical, but not that magical :sweat_smile: \nAnyways, was maybe a bit to simple. But enjoyed playing it. \n\nVery good UI. Easy to use. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-20T14:22:00Z","epoch":1587392520,"modified":1587392520,"text":"@dimling - thanks :thumbsup: :smile: - yeah it still lacks some content - and I'm not too familar with tower defence games and wasn't really planning on doing one :smile: well that was my defence speech :rofl: \n\nI'll have a look at your entry as well \n\n:purple_heart: :dart: :frog: \n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"AdamWatters","author_uid":"1181381","time":"2020-04-20T15:04:30Z","epoch":1587395070,"modified":1587395070,"text":"Really great game. Loved the 'Game Jam' idea. My only issue is that I found it to be a bit too easy. Apart from that though good job for something done in 2 days.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-20T15:18:00Z","epoch":1587395880,"modified":1587395880,"text":"@adamwatters thank you very much - I actually tweaked it down a little bit right at the end because it was too difficult - but it seems it might have been too much :smile: \nThank you very much for playing :thumbsup_tone1: \n\nI'll go have a look at you entry as well \n\n:purple_heart: :dart: :frog: ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Tom\u00e1\u0161 Selmeci","author_uid":"1058363","time":"2020-04-21T08:30:42Z","epoch":1587457842,"modified":1587457842,"text":"I enjoyed this take on tower defense because it's so relatable :smile: . I love shooting debug code at bugs :smile: Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"NINETEEEN","author_uid":"1185708","time":"2020-04-21T08:53:29Z","epoch":1587459209,"modified":1587459209,"text":"good game.It would be nice to have a tutorial","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"MikyDev","author_uid":"1190075","time":"2020-04-21T09:20:19Z","epoch":1587460819,"modified":1587460819,"text":"preetty nice:)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-21T11:12:14Z","epoch":1587467534,"modified":1587467534,"text":"@tomas-selmeci Yeah - I was guessing that most could relate :wink: \n@nineteeen - sorry - was actually on my todo list but ran out of time - so the first level is actually kind of the tutorial :wink: you can buy all the towers you want and I don't think you can actually loose the first level.\n@mikydev Thank you very much :smile: \n\nThanks for playing all of you :sunny: ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ThePelranthean","author_uid":"1000985","time":"2020-04-22T00:59:03Z","epoch":1587517143,"modified":1587517143,"text":"Thoughts whilst reading through the comments:\nA \"lose on purpose\" button?! I gotta press it!\n\nI was not disappointed. :smile:\n\nFor not being too familiar with tower defense games, you did great. I know my own attempts at tower defense have been... less than stellar. It's been a while since I last tried though, so maybe it's time to try again.\n\nI don't know that I ever used the buy back button, but that's probably a balance issue. If focus had been more scarce, I would have been forced to reallocate resources more during the game. Alternately, adding a build delay may have made me think ahead more since towers wouldn't be immediately available.\n\nIn any case, I enjoyed the game, even though the balance may have been slightly in my favor. Thanks for sharing it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T06:22:37Z","epoch":1587536557,"modified":1587536557,"text":":spoiler: \n\n\n@thepelranthean Thank you very much for the constructive criticism :smile: \nThe balancing was pushed towards the player within the last hour of development to hopefully ensure people got the full playthrough :wink: wanted the last level to play where the bugs try to overrun the project :wink: \nBut yeah it was made a little too easy so I absolutely agree :smile: \n\n:purple_heart: :dart: :frog: \n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"MeHigh","author_uid":"1084000","time":"2020-04-22T11:49:40Z","epoch":1587556180,"modified":1587556180,"text":"Nice game. I feel you should explain what each tower specializes at. Other than that and the little bit confusing interface you've done a great job.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Ryano","author_uid":"1146598","time":"2020-04-22T11:58:48Z","epoch":1587556728,"modified":1587556728,"text":"Very nice. No issues with my playthrough, really enjoyed it. Good job. I liked that I had to manually unpause the game at the start as it gave me time to investigate the UI and figure things out before the mayhem started :) Thanks for the game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Tudvari","author_uid":"1036138","time":"2020-04-22T12:11:12Z","epoch":1587557472,"modified":1587557472,"text":"It's been a long time since I last time played a tower defense, but I enjoyed it, and played through it. It wasn't too easy, but wasn't too hard either. Maybe there could have been some twist on the tower defense mechanics.\n\nOne thing I didn't like is the UI. It's a bit cluttered and overwhelming, and I had to stop for a few seconds to let everything sink into my brain.\n\nAnyway, more fun to play than most of the entries, so good job! :slight_smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"fabula_rasa","author_uid":"1172599","time":"2020-04-22T12:18:54Z","epoch":1587557934,"modified":1587557934,"text":"Extremely engaging! I found myself replaying and replaying until I achieved true mastery :wink:\n\nYou have some solid mechanics and very well-chosen theme. I will go get that coffee to slow my own procrastination! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T12:32:28Z","epoch":1587558748,"modified":1587558748,"text":"Absolutely loving the feedback :heart:\n\n@mehigh I absolutely agree - and would have wanted to give a bit more info - was trying to get a tooltip up and running but after spending hour number 45 on it.... and decided to the hours 46, 47 and 48 for something more succesful :rofl: About he UI ... funny thing.. an earlier review actually praised it... just goes to show that preferences are hugely different for people... But taken into consideration :thumbsup_tone1: \n\n@Ryano I actually took note of it myself when playing in the start (even if I already knew the interface .. it just a chance to collect myself... could even have considered pausing between levels :wink: And you are absolutely welcome :smile: \n\n@tudvari Thank you very much for your criticism - you actually agree with \"Mr. MeHigh\" on the interface :wink: On the tower mechanic input... I thought of that after the jam.... I saw another entry where towers \"failed\" and had to be rebooted... and got a bit jealous :smile: \n\n@fabula-rasa Thank you very much and thank you for playing - I actually did like the idea when it popped a couple of hours of the theme was introduced ... it wasn't on my brain storm from the final voting round. So it's a nice change of pace to actually like your own idea before starting the project :wink: however there are still things that I would have liked to change :wink: \n\nOnce more.... thank you all for playing :pray_tone1: :bow_tone1: ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T12:35:11Z","epoch":1587558911,"modified":1587558911,"text":"@peanud @rohit-pai \nwell now you actually have a chance at playing an actual entry.... so if you still feel up for it :smile: :thumbsup_tone1: ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Goutye","author_uid":"1000410","time":"2020-04-22T13:15:45Z","epoch":1587561345,"modified":1587561345,"text":"Nice jokes with the towers and their utilities! Lovely game! Had fun clearing the 3 waves with success! :v: Thank you and well done :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T13:18:42Z","epoch":1587561522,"modified":1587561522,"text":"@goutye Thank you very much :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Pixel_Error","author_uid":"1139881","time":"2020-04-22T13:33:48Z","epoch":1587562428,"modified":1587562428,"text":"Well done modular-like drums and the main rhythm is funky","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T13:39:19Z","epoch":1587562759,"modified":1587562759,"text":"@pixel-error Thank you :smile: my wife actually said that it was a bit annoying :wink: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"kimist42","author_uid":"1188200","time":"2020-04-22T13:41:42Z","epoch":1587562902,"modified":1587562902,"text":"Thanks for the game !","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Oliver_MB","author_uid":"1007371","time":"2020-04-22T13:46:45Z","epoch":1587563205,"modified":1587563205,"text":"A very nice idea!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T13:48:02Z","epoch":1587563282,"modified":1587563282,"text":"@kimist42 @oliver-mb Thank you both of you :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"NoamRaz","author_uid":"1187275","time":"2020-04-22T14:09:16Z","epoch":1587564556,"modified":1587564556,"text":"Like It, I didn't Plyaed tower Defense game so Much Time! Thank you!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-22T14:13:54Z","epoch":1587564834,"modified":1587564834,"text":"@noamraz Thank you for playing - I haven't done much TD gaming either and NEVER tried to make one (except for this of course) :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"despdair","author_uid":"1169843","time":"2020-04-22T16:46:06Z","epoch":1587573966,"modified":1587573966,"text":"nice, different tower defense. I liked the idea behind","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Baptiste Barreyre","author_uid":"1179716","time":"2020-04-22T18:36:09Z","epoch":1587580569,"modified":1587580569,"text":"Nice game even tho the pacing is a bit slow! And sometimes the screen was a bit too short\nThis tutorial is a really great idea","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"cheesepencil","author_uid":"1143012","time":"2020-04-22T23:17:02Z","epoch":1587597422,"modified":1587597422,"text":"I was in the top 1000! That's my dream in Ludum Dare lol\n\ngg wp","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Wheffle","author_uid":"1015129","time":"2020-04-23T02:05:15Z","epoch":1587607515,"modified":1587607515,"text":"Not a bad tower defense game, creatively meta with the theme. It was a little easy, but I understand difficulty curves are hard in a game jam. I always seem to bunk it up myself.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-23T06:33:48Z","epoch":1587623628,"modified":1587623669,"text":"@despdair Than you very much - glad you enjoyed it :smile: \n\n@baptiste-barreyre Thank you very much :smile: and yes I could have actually tweaked the difficulty with speed and maybe even done a difficulty setting with it .... \n\n@cheesepencil congratulations and mine too :wink: \n\n@wheffle Thank you and I've commented on it before :wink: but no doubt about it ... the difficulty should be changed or made into a setting ... :smile: \n\nAgain thank you all for playing and rating :wink: :sunny: \n","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"aplite","author_uid":"1059711","time":"2020-04-23T14:28:09Z","epoch":1587652089,"modified":1587652089,"text":"Great TD game. TD games work well with the theme. As others have mentioned the difficulty curve is low, but that is often a challenge (I seem to always screw up mine). I love the cheats and the lose on purpose options. Adds a nice mix.\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SelfTitled","author_uid":"1000577","time":"2020-04-23T16:15:41Z","epoch":1587658541,"modified":1587658541,"text":"Solid tower defence game, would have liked some time to set up my towers before the level started but I geuss I like to procastinate.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-04-23T17:57:32Z","epoch":1587664652,"modified":1587664652,"text":"@aplite @selftitled Thank you very much for playing and the feedback :thumbsup_tone1: \n\n:purple_heart: :dart: :frog: ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"marbles","author_uid":"1004122","time":"2020-04-25T10:56:11Z","epoch":1587812171,"modified":1587812171,"text":"Nice concept for a tower defense game. I think focus is plentiful, I just placed towers all over or maybe the monsters are just easy to kill, never had the enemies reach the brain.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Linus","author_uid":"1000725","time":"2020-04-25T12:22:05Z","epoch":1587817325,"modified":1587817325,"text":"Awesome fun. I really like the element of focus + quality since that keeps the game engaging. I got place 295, although I think that is way better than my entry will actually be placed if I manage to get enough ratings...\n\nI think the first level could have been a bit simpler and just explain that this is a tower defense game and what each part of the game did or atleast having some tooltips. It was a lot to take in when all the UI was shown at once without really having an explanation on what they did. I managed to figure out all of these things eventually but that took a lot of my focus in the beginning *pun intended*","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-05-01T13:34:52Z","epoch":1588340092,"modified":1588340092,"text":"@marbles thanks for playing :thumbsup_tone1: \n\n@linus again thanks for playing and for the input :wink: sorry for taking your focus :smile: Did actually want to make tooltips - but after spending an hour not getting it done right.... I skipped and hoped for the best :wink: \n\n:purple_heart: :dart: :frog: ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Jared York","author_uid":"1104684","time":"2020-05-04T15:39:09Z","epoch":1588606749,"modified":1588606749,"text":"Hey @purpledartfrog, love your entry!  By the way, the name \"Coffenator\" for one of the towers is just fantastic.  One small thing I would've liked to have seen is for the game to pause between levels instead of starting by default.  Otherwise, I really enjoy this.  Great job.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PurpledArtFrog","author_uid":"1097367","time":"2020-05-05T09:58:33Z","epoch":1588672713,"modified":1588672713,"text":"@jared-york thanks Jared - means a lot to me :smile: And I absolutely agree with the pause thing - this and the difficulty is also a bit ... well .... too easy ","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld46\/177577-c7d3266da91b7416677253238874f1b0.png"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/purpledartfrog.com\/Games\/LD46exposed\/BrainJamGame.zip","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"http:\/\/purpledartfrog.com\/Games\/LD46\/index.html","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/purpledartfroggames\/ldjam46code\/src\/master\/","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"http:\/\/purpledartfrog.com\/Games\/LD46exposed\/BrainJamGameSource.zip","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"61101","g_author":"1097367","g_event":"LD46","g_eventkey":"77","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"274042","g_title":"Game Jam Brain","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"549","g_commentcount":"48","g_site2_node_id":"177577","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"177577","n_urlkey":"274042","n_parent":"176557","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/the-game-jam-brain","n_slug":"the-game-jam-brain","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"97367","n_created":"1580133330","n_modified":"1587552410","n_version":"622503","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":177577,"parent":176557,"superparent":9,"author":97367,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2020-04-18T08:57:01Z","created":"2020-01-27T13:55:30Z","modified":"2020-04-22T10:46:50Z","version":622503,"slug":"the-game-jam-brain","name":"Game Jam Brain","body":"Was not expecting this theme - but here we go :thumbsup_tone1: \n\n![Screenshot.png](\/\/\/raw\/75c\/71\/z\/2c006.png)\n\nThis game is about saving your project from bugs, sunlight and sports... in other words - procrastinators. 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