{"author_link":"\/author\/tijmentio\/","author_name":"TijmenTio","author_uid":"18775","comments":[{"author_name":"JoeProgram","author_uid":"19367","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:19am","epoch":1440389640,"text":"What a sweet game!  I really liked on level 3 having to choose whether to attack right or left, and the fish enemies were a great addition!  I found myself wanting a progress indicator in the level, and the ability to use my left and right mouse buttons for the left and right tentacles.  Great entry!"},{"author_name":"dvdking","author_uid":"14173","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 7:21am","epoch":1440400560,"text":"Great game! \r<br\/>I was surprised how intuitive the controls are.\r<br\/>Levels are a bit too long in my opinion."},{"author_name":"uthamon","author_uid":"55697","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 7:28am","epoch":1440400980,"text":"Creative game with aesthetically pleasing graphics. Enjoyed it very much."},{"author_name":"MagnusFurcifer","author_uid":"56627","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:28am","epoch":1440408180,"text":"My only problem was that my mouse wasn't captured by the game so I kept incidentally clicking on my 2nd desktop."},{"author_name":"MagnusFurcifer","author_uid":"56627","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:29am","epoch":1440408240,"text":"Fun game! Looked great and it was very satisfying when you killed things!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>My only problem was that my mouse wasn't captured by the game so I kept accidentally clicking on my 2nd desktop and minimizing the game."},{"author_name":"dickpoelen","author_uid":"34953","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 2:43pm","epoch":1440427080,"text":"Realy fun. Played it on a touchscreen, which might be even more fun than with a mouse. Might have to check out the source to learn a few things :)"},{"author_name":"Polyganz","author_uid":"7317","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1440434460,"text":"Hilarious execution and a lot of fun to play. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Shaw","author_uid":"30127","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:13pm","epoch":1440511680,"text":"Excellent game, wonderful graphics, really well polished and the controls work fantastically. You've done a really good job with this one!"},{"author_name":"Filecreation","author_uid":"35134","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1440522960,"text":"Looks and feels great!"},{"author_name":"NeanderG","author_uid":"45578","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1440541200,"text":"Those controls man. Enjoyed the game tho. ChingChung :)"},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:43am","epoch":1440549480,"text":"Man, this is a great entry... but so hard. &gt;__&lt;\r<br\/>\r<br\/>(I think that) I understood how the tentacles work... they try to move toward the cursor in a straight line... But this knowledge is pretty much useless when you are being pressured by a lot of enemies. XD\r<br\/>\r<br\/>On my first play through, I got the 'extend' power up first, which helped me quite a lot...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great game and great graphics! I only found the song a little repetitive..."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:30am","epoch":1440563100,"text":"LOVE the art style. Looks really good and the movement on the ship and waves was great. Agree with above comments on controls\/aiming, but this is a great little game. I'd polish it up some more and see about tightening up the controls."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:33am","epoch":1440563280,"text":"Also - best game title ever. :)"},{"author_name":"thebrickanator","author_uid":"50329","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:30am","epoch":1440566700,"text":"I really like this game but believe it would be allot more fun to play on a touchscreen device :) as said by someone else. very polished and it works with the theme. Good job!"},{"author_name":"ruerob","author_uid":"36728","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:35pm","epoch":1440592200,"text":"Haha! This is a really great game! I love how the music evolves from level to level. I really liked the upgrades and the whole feel of the game! Very well done!"},{"author_name":"patvanmackelberg","author_uid":"49393","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:26pm","epoch":1440606060,"text":"Really great submission! Really creative!"},{"author_name":"CADmiy","author_uid":"55879","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1440611760,"text":"Great pixel art game!"},{"author_name":"voidstar33","author_uid":"55576","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 8:20pm","epoch":1440620100,"text":"Just awesome. Excellent art, music, theme, and what not. A perfect, complete game for LD33 Compo."},{"author_name":"Realize2D","author_uid":"55753","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:42pm","epoch":1440632220,"text":"I really liked it. It has a good variety of gameplay."},{"author_name":"guoboism","author_uid":"24432","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 1:48am","epoch":1440639780,"text":"Overall 5\/5! Great job! Can't believe how simple idea can be made into such fun game! This should be taken into textbook! PICKED BY GB!"},{"author_name":"el-pepi","author_uid":"38693","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 2:54am","epoch":1440643740,"text":"Very original and solid game! In my opinion it got too hard a litte too fast. Also, I wish you captured the cursor, I keep clicking outside the game."},{"author_name":"CrownCity","author_uid":"19469","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 1:59pm","epoch":1440683640,"text":"Cute as always! Great extra with the upgrades. I just wished that the goggles looked more fresh on the Squid :)"},{"author_name":"Patacorow","author_uid":"6685","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1440685680,"text":"Love the graphics and the upgrade mechanic was awesome.\r<br\/>Good job :)"},{"author_name":"tmpxyz","author_uid":"39382","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1440690480,"text":"A well-implemented big tentacles."},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1440702420,"text":"Very polished! Great fun and I love how everything bounces! I found myself attacking with the rhythm of the tune :D"},{"author_name":"Mike Mezhenin","author_uid":"34229","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1440706860,"text":"Wow, those animations are super-fluid. Good game, although a hard one."},{"author_name":"derr","author_uid":"55643","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1440778200,"text":"Audio-visually this is perfect! The controls make this game very hard. I enjoyed it a lot and will keep playing this!"},{"author_name":"FireTwin","author_uid":"53995","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 11:23am","epoch":1441019880,"text":"I liked the mood of this game, everything lumbering along like a ship on the open sea. However, the gameplay was just a little too slow and I never felt like I had enough control over the tentacles, but at the same time I appreciate that it needs to not be too easy either. I think the upgrade system is really well done. Great job."},{"author_name":"Sanguine","author_uid":"4159","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 7:27pm","epoch":1441653720,"text":"Really polished as always! The graphics are really lovely! The game could be a bit faster though"},{"author_name":"Jezzamon","author_uid":"10217","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 10:27pm","epoch":1441664520,"text":"Hm. My mouse disappears when I play this game, which makes it pretty difficult."},{"author_name":"Jezzamon","author_uid":"10217","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1441665600,"text":"This game was a lot more doable with the googles :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But I'm now currently being hit by the last ship left, sitting on almost no health but not able to die :P"},{"author_name":"KilledByAPixel","author_uid":"2075","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1441667820,"text":"- great art style, feels really fun to look at, really nice water effects\r<br\/>- good re-use of stuff for different levels\r<br\/>- it was cool hearing the music change as level progressed\r<br\/>- i kept clicking off the window even though it was full screen, that made it difficult to play\r<br\/>- i could not figure out how to kill the blimps, but I didn't want to start from the beginning again after i died.\r<br\/>- an option to continue would be nice\r<br\/>- more precise control would help, i often couldn't predict how I was going to swing. after reading comments it seems like maybe the mouse cursor was supposed to be visible, but for me it wasn't"},{"author_name":"ButtonMasherBros","author_uid":"11937","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 4:06pm","epoch":1441728060,"text":"Psst - You are featured in today's Ludum Dare to Believe! https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sL_22puDtCQ"}],"images":["ld33\/18775-a7fcb9ec4c9fd4f298c4d7a3a074fdee.jpg","ld33\/18775-5b38854dd887f49cb445ed7cd4a10cc6.jpg","ld33\/18775-744bca5669ee502a46283d222a87bce1.jpg","ld33\/18775-815dbeca97f4c30a3500ed4c5c48c192.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/805p0g6iftalevs\/SquidProQuo.exe?dl=1","text":".exe"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/nec92ndb1ss3zce\/SquidProQuoSource.gmz?dl=0","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"7689","g_author":"18775","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"7721","g_title":"Squid Pro Quo","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"25","g_commentcount":"33","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\/\/479518\/18775-shot0-1440384852.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18775-shot1-1440384852.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18775-shot2-1440383686.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18775-shot3-1440383686.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Help a squid find a new home where her enormous body fits and where no one will bother her!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nUse mouse! 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