{"author_link":"\/author\/nonentheless\/","author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","comments":[{"author_name":"SineGlitch","author_uid":"64615","time":"Dec 13, 2015 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1450038600,"text":"Really enjoy this one! Fast paced and cool art."},{"author_name":"ianh","author_uid":"1496","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:01am","epoch":1450079760,"text":"It's really fast!  The hitboxes are kind of finicky, but it definitely has that &quot;just one more play&quot; feeling."},{"author_name":"MalyTimi","author_uid":"65640","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1450097400,"text":"Fast and fun game!\r<br\/>And you don't need more characters when you have buster sword. Grate Work! ;D"},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1450104420,"text":"haha true that :)\r<br\/>thx"},{"author_name":"Luke","author_uid":"43988","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 5:22pm","epoch":1450113420,"text":"I'm going to waste so much of my life on this."},{"author_name":"xWarZonex","author_uid":"39237","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 5:22pm","epoch":1450113420,"text":"Fun but very difficult."},{"author_name":"Jynshi","author_uid":"37130","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1450113480,"text":"Really pretty! I love the simple style!"},{"author_name":"danielsann7","author_uid":"56331","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1450116180,"text":"SO FAST and fun! insane hardcore though i can only complete the first level :B good job!"},{"author_name":"nexust","author_uid":"24739","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:42pm","epoch":1450118220,"text":"Very entertaining, fast paced game! I think it starts a little too difficult though- perhaps a more gradual difficulty curve?"},{"author_name":"GeeItSomeLaldy","author_uid":"40246","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:53pm","epoch":1450118880,"text":"Slightly too fast out of the block, restarted about 5 times before I figured out what was going on. Platforming, on the whole, feels quite sticky."},{"author_name":"dusho","author_uid":"36575","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:53pm","epoch":1450118880,"text":"really fast game.. and unforgiving"},{"author_name":"Muffinhat","author_uid":"30800","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:20pm","epoch":1450120500,"text":"This game is waaaaay to difficult to start off with, but I love everything else about it. The sword feels over the top and great, and it makes the whole runner game seem more worth playing."},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:23pm","epoch":1450120680,"text":"Oh come on, our world got way too easy ;) Hard is good!\r<br\/>Also the restart was made quick to let you try again easily many times :D\r<br\/>Thx nonetheless!"},{"author_name":"fistmaker","author_uid":"56278","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1450120800,"text":"Fun game, a bit too fast paced, but still very fun."},{"author_name":"icereci","author_uid":"32854","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:31pm","epoch":1450121160,"text":"I couldn't beat the game, but it was really fun."},{"author_name":"ManuSaiz","author_uid":"46211","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:41pm","epoch":1450121760,"text":"Really fast and certainly fun game! Good job :DD"},{"author_name":"ManuSaiz","author_uid":"46211","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:42pm","epoch":1450121820,"text":"Forgot mentioning that I like it but I still couldn't beat It ^^"},{"author_name":"torcado194","author_uid":"5839","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:46pm","epoch":1450122060,"text":"Interesting take on both themes. I find the game way to fast and sudden, especially for these controls, and swinging the sword and stopping instantly is very jarring in between lightspeed running. The hitboxes are not correct sometimes, i literally could not kill the 2nd red guy multiple times.\r<br\/>I do however like how you represented the 'you can only kill things larger than you' system by both size AND weapon range. \r<br\/>Nice job!"},{"author_name":"Trasevol_Dog","author_uid":"51405","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1450124580,"text":"Very very fast at first but then you get into it and it's ok. Still very hard then though. But nice!! Minimal dark graphics fit the game well!"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1450125300,"text":"Wow this is fast. I like fast paced arcade... but you should put a little countdown after starting the level :D The mechanic is simple and fun and the game is hard as hell :D Nice job. +1 for retro feeling :D"},{"author_name":"Riftpoint","author_uid":"56172","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1450128060,"text":"The art is so simple but so beautiful! Very nice game"},{"author_name":"Evannex","author_uid":"54379","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:59pm","epoch":1450130040,"text":"Great entry! Very fast, but very strong feeling of &quot;I can do better than that.&quot; when you die. ^_^"},{"author_name":"Anshul Goyal","author_uid":"18701","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1450132380,"text":"Very fast. I manage to reach few 100m on the right but I think it was pure luck. I was just pressing W blindly. A game with slower speed will be a little more enjoyable I suppose."},{"author_name":"nunesbarbosa","author_uid":"45119","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1450134060,"text":"Hardcore game.. you die a lot! My best was like 5 seconds of gameplay."},{"author_name":"mukult","author_uid":"65633","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:29pm","epoch":1450135440,"text":"Super fast paced game... \r<br\/>Its fun though! :)"},{"author_name":"George","author_uid":"14638","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:50pm","epoch":1450136700,"text":"Maaaybe a little too difficult for most players, I really enjoyed it though - love the art style :)"},{"author_name":"MikeTsunami","author_uid":"62227","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:58pm","epoch":1450137180,"text":"Fast paced and love the art style! Very nice!"},{"author_name":"teamross","author_uid":"65203","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:59pm","epoch":1450137240,"text":"Growing theme a bit forced.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The best way to beat the game is basically to avoid all enemies until you grow two times. Then your sword is humongous and you can kill everyone easily!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Very hard to finish the game tho, having to climb all the way up in order to kill that last enemies was a bit annoying.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Awesome graphics!"},{"author_name":"jcmonkey","author_uid":"57798","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:13am","epoch":1450145280,"text":"for some reason i couldnt kill the green or blue mobs no matter what i did. so instead of attacking i just ran to get past them and completed the first level. then rage quit when i hit that first mob in the second level. :P"},{"author_name":"RhythmLynx","author_uid":"39966","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:12am","epoch":1450148820,"text":"Unforgivingly fast, but really pretty."},{"author_name":"Acerio","author_uid":"55163","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:23am","epoch":1450149480,"text":"Very challenging! Love it! I also like how it was web based, so I didn't have to go through the download process :("},{"author_name":"piper82","author_uid":"28326","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:12am","epoch":1450152420,"text":"harder? getting old :&euro;"},{"author_name":"lXxGarrisonxXl","author_uid":"63289","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:28am","epoch":1450153380,"text":"fun game and I really like the idea. Pixel art is really cool too"},{"author_name":"AthenaOfDelphi","author_uid":"35239","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:01am","epoch":1450176960,"text":"Nice retro feel time eater.  Great job.  Now... one more go... one more go..."},{"author_name":"jamaster96","author_uid":"60592","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:32pm","epoch":1450182420,"text":"Controls would've been better inverted, but was really fun!"},{"author_name":"SadSmile","author_uid":"49998","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:50pm","epoch":1450187100,"text":"Very good! If you want to keep working on this, here are some ideas:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>- Some techno music in the background (80s action movie style)\r<br\/>- Special THings about the different characters\r<br\/>- Keep moving while attacking"},{"author_name":"local306","author_uid":"55445","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:00pm","epoch":1450202100,"text":"Controls were a little finicky and I also ended up getting stuck jumping into a corner of an edge."},{"author_name":"Gamepopper","author_uid":"21252","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:55pm","epoch":1450219800,"text":"Love the bloom. Hitboxes are awkward, as well as the jumping, but not bad."},{"author_name":"Jakob37","author_uid":"50156","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1450554120,"text":"Nice concept and mechanics! The gameplay itself became a bit frustrating for me - I had to try to memorize where I would die. A slightly slower and more forgiving pace (or, easy mode) would have solved this for me - but that could very well be a matter of personal taste. Overall, impressive entry. Well done!"},{"author_name":"sputnik","author_uid":"38770","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1450721820,"text":"Nice graphics. Maybe too fast at first but fun!"}],"images":["ld34\/36254-603a09c5698bbef73fe219bea6ab976d.jpg","ld34\/36254-55c06c19738aa9824833bc53261a478a.jpg","ld34\/36254-69fd2fcc3ff0a391c779468b8a1cac1e.jpg","ld34\/36254-3fa943e9e994f9506fb7eed4c81e8de8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/nonetheless.itch.io\/grow-over?secret=snPhsEdB0153HLl1Gye13HSSc","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B54eWCk5eSFdTGF2eU0wclFOY00\/view?usp=sharing","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6951","g_author":"36254","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"6983","g_title":"Grow Over","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"292","g_commentcount":"40","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\/36254-shot0-1450037414.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/36254-shot2-1450037414.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/36254-shot3-1450037414.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/36254-shot1-1450037822.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Here we go again...\r\nYou control the game with \"W\" - jumping - and \"Space\" - slashing (one theme done!).\r\nYour goal is to kill all 20 enemies. The trick is you cannot kill enemies bigger than you. At the end of the level there are cherries that make you grow and portal to take you to the beginning. You have to grow twice and kill everything in your way :) (and second theme done ;)\r\n\r\nI wanted a character selection but didn't finish so only two guys too choose. Main hero and Leeroy (obviously), with two small whelps following him all the time ;).\r\n\r\nGame is beatable and actually could be harder :)\r\n\r\nHope you have fun.\r\n\r\nJust for clarification - red enemy small, green middle and blue is big :D\r\n\r\nCheers!\r\n\r\n","title":"Grow Over"}