{"author_link":"\/author\/justinooncx\/","author_name":"justinooncx","author_uid":"38380","comments":[{"author_name":"aberdeenphoenix","author_uid":"54767","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 8:08pm","epoch":1440446580,"text":"haha! You are the monster in how you run away from the monster. Love the idea. The &quot;controls&quot; weren't clear to me at first. I only figured them out by accident."},{"author_name":"spatanz","author_uid":"54779","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 4:38am","epoch":1440477180,"text":"Nice idea, this is the human behave when run away from the monster...haha"},{"author_name":"eric777","author_uid":"38027","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:42am","epoch":1440481020,"text":"Took me a few tries to understand how to play.  I like this game a lot, well done.  I played with a mouse - I can see this game is probably a lot more fluid with a touch device.  I kept overshooting the button I wanted when making quick choices!  I really like how this fits with the theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Audio felt a little repetitive after I'd learned to survive for a while."},{"author_name":"wg_phancock","author_uid":"51056","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:47am","epoch":1440481320,"text":"Definitely better played with touch than a mouse, since it's faster to touch the right thing, at least for me.  The controls were not obvious at first, but I did figure them out through trial and error.  A little tutorial -- &quot;touch X now!&quot; sort of thing -- would help a lot.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Pretty fun, though, once I got in the groove!"},{"author_name":"orukinawa","author_uid":"34628","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 6:12am","epoch":1440482820,"text":"Backwards slide policemen ftw"},{"author_name":"theshadowteam","author_uid":"44864","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:59am","epoch":1440500040,"text":"I think the sound is cute, but the instruction is a bit ambigious"},{"author_name":"Silverfyre","author_uid":"56104","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:27pm","epoch":1440512520,"text":"I like the concept of this game where you need to figure out which one of them would reach u first and react to it properly. Great work!"},{"author_name":"baldman","author_uid":"57412","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1440522300,"text":"Pretty cool game and art, I understood the mechanics in a few seconds and it could become a really addicting game with some power ups. It's really only missing some sense of progression..."},{"author_name":"mklee","author_uid":"781","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 3:43am","epoch":1440560280,"text":"Fun game! It took a while to get the idea that you're the guy running away and the goal is to knock others into the monster, but once you got it it's like a strange rhythm game of sorts. Good job!"},{"author_name":"tweedle","author_uid":"44218","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:12am","epoch":1440565620,"text":"Funny! This was rather enjoyable for a project as small as this.\r<br\/>The music does get a bit old after awhile, but I feel like the music fits with the art really well."},{"author_name":"martymon","author_uid":"26874","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:50am","epoch":1440585900,"text":"Nice game! It took me a while to work out what was going on. Good effort."},{"author_name":"Grhyll","author_uid":"55071","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:22am","epoch":1440587820,"text":"Fun game!\r<br\/>A bit hard with mouse, as you said it may be better with tactile hardware!\r<br\/>It's pretty, the music is neat (but a bit repetitiv), I liked it overall :)\r<br\/>And nice interpretation of the theme!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:30pm","epoch":1440591900,"text":"Simple but well made, cool graphics! Challenging game. I included it in part 6 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/keaznjOtLXA"},{"author_name":"rudra","author_uid":"42948","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1440600420,"text":"Pretty fun and neatly done. Would love to see future versions on the game!"},{"author_name":"Kassimkot","author_uid":"44946","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 2:29am","epoch":1440642240,"text":"kinda interesting. though there's another giant monster behind us so im not so sure who;s the monster here. nice that you've come up with this in the last 12 hours though"},{"author_name":"adsilcott","author_uid":"49637","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1440777600,"text":"It is a funny concept trying to kill people to run away from the monster. I had fun. Good job."},{"author_name":"SKT","author_uid":"55580","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1440778620,"text":"Great interpretation of the theme ! fun to play, a little hard with a mouse but that's challenging. Nice job !"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 4:59pm","epoch":1440953640,"text":"Pretty fun.  I enjoyed the simple visuals.  Touch controls felt good.   I ultimately lost due to a big break in NCPs."},{"author_name":"killersnoofie","author_uid":"55771","time":"Sep 4, 2015 @ 6:36am","epoch":1441348260,"text":"Very neat idea"},{"author_name":"dollarone","author_uid":"45147","time":"Sep 6, 2015 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1441573140,"text":"Cool game. IT was quite challenging due to the various movement of the different types of people - cool. Win by sacrificing others...brutal :D"},{"author_name":"UekiShurei","author_uid":"49251","time":"Sep 10, 2015 @ 3:07pm","epoch":1441897320,"text":"Great twist on the theme! Desperate people do whatever it takes to survive, even if it means becoming a monster. The only issue I have is the difficulty in playing this on PC due to the distance of the buttons, so I'd need a few precious seconds to move my mouse to the right button."}],"images":["ld33\/38380-9989d9bbbec9674456cfd331be568fa1.jpg","ld33\/38380-0357128ffd67066526080507ad6df6fb.jpg","ld33\/38380-7df5087a788cc788de9a7eba8629b51b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/googledrive.com\/host\/0B63CdohiSSN1fl9oSzdzbzE2dXRqOEFuSnoycGhnQ2o4d251dkRWeEJxYnp3cUxFTnp2MEk","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/going-downtown\/88602","text":"GameJolt"},{"url":"https:\/\/googledrive.com\/host\/0B63CdohiSSN1fmhmMGU0dTZreTlnNFIySXE4ZjZTMU10eC15RXZJamg0ODVlaGg0dlJGZWM","text":"Post-Jam (Bugfixes)"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/folderview?id=0B63CdohiSSN1flhLME03Y282NUlZZnd6djlkaWxYU0JFaWZBUl9ERms5UEcwT2NGeUlXRHc&amp;usp=sharing","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"8733","g_author":"38380","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"8766","g_title":"Going Downtown","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"481","g_commentcount":"21","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\/38380-shot0-1440442557.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/38380-shot1-1440442557.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/38380-shot2-1440442557.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"===========================================================================\r\n\r\nNOTE: This game should be able to be played on mobile devices as well as PC. Really, anything with a mouse\/touchscreen and a web browser. Give it a shot, and tell me if it works!\r\n\r\n===========================================================================\r\n\r\nWhat do you do when you're being chased by an angry, sentient slime monster? If 'RUN AWAY' was your answer, you'd only be half correct!\r\n\r\nIt's a game of survival, and you have to do whatever it takes to stay alive a little longer. Even if it costs a life of another...\r\n\r\n===========================================================================\r\n\r\nHOW TO PLAY:\r\n\r\n1. Click on the button with the red man to start playing.\r\n2. Click on the appropriate button when an NPC comes within range.\r\n3. Upon a successful hit, your cooldown will be refreshed almost instantly to allow you to attack again.\r\n4. If your attack hits nothing, or hits the wrong person, the cooldown will be 2 seconds long.\r\n5. Survive as long as possible!\r\n\r\n===========================================================================\r\n\r\nThis game jam did NOT start well. I meant to enter the compo, but the theme didn't sit right with me. The game that I made at the start was far too ambitious and complex, and the whole thing fell apart. I left the compo slightly disheartened, but I swore on my pride to at least submit something.\r\n\r\nAnd now, in about 12 hours (less, because of work), I have managed to scrounge up something I'm actually rather pleased with. Not the best game, but it fit the personal criteria I set for myself in this game jam: arcade-ish gameplay and compatible with both phones and PCs. It turned out a lot better than I thought it would, and perhaps I might come back to polish it.\r\n\r\nAll in all, another wonderful experience in a game jam. Thank you for playing my game, if you have!\r\n\r\n==========================================================================\r\n\r\nPrograms used:\r\nEngine: GDevelop\r\nArt: GraphicsGale, Paint\r\nSound: bfxr\r\nMusic: BeepBox\r\n\r\n==========================================================================\r\n\r\nPost Jam Updates:\r\n\r\nPatch 1:\r\n- Fixed background speed not corresponding with NPC speeds. When framerate dropped, so did the background speed\r\n\r\n==========================================================================\r\n","title":"Going Downtown"}