{"author_link":"\/author\/richy486\/","author_name":"richy486","author_uid":"15135","comments":[{"author_name":"Azlen","author_uid":"18078","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 6:57am","epoch":1440399120,"text":"I'm not very good at this, the first time I played it they took well over 200 pictures, a few games later and I brought that down about 130.\r\rI was aiming to eat one visitor for each picture taken of me but I could not do much better than a 1:2 ratio (2 pictures per each visitor eaten).\r\rIs the cat part of the monster exhibit? I tried to eat it but it didn't work"},{"author_name":"richy486","author_uid":"15135","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 8:24am","epoch":1440404340,"text":"noooo don't eat the cat!"},{"author_name":"Jonathan Whiting","author_uid":"527","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1440428100,"text":"Enjoyed the variety of visitors. Game lasted a little longer than I wanted it too."},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 3:24pm","epoch":1440429540,"text":"(from pico 8 forums)\r\rLove it, though by the end the photos count was literally off the screen! The random cat jittering about and blocking the player is hilarious, though by the end I kind of wanted to eat it too."},{"author_name":"walaber","author_uid":"31888","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:54am","epoch":1440470940,"text":"from pico-8 forums:\rnice job. would be easier to understand if the people had a frame of animation showing them hold up a camera. also something to mix up the game midway through would make it even more fun."},{"author_name":"richy486","author_uid":"15135","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:53am","epoch":1440492480,"text":"Totally agree!"},{"author_name":"rotpar","author_uid":"54819","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:04am","epoch":1440493140,"text":"Really cool! I love the retro art style and the music fits perfectly. Good game."},{"author_name":"Caspila","author_uid":"45038","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:07am","epoch":1440493320,"text":"Interesting concept and art style, reminds of atari games.\rI think that it lasts for too long since you don't introduce any new mechanic.\r\rNice job nonetheless, liked it!"},{"author_name":"Pizzamakesgames","author_uid":"54599","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:19am","epoch":1440494040,"text":"Huh, numbers of photos taken reached out of screen, guess I wasn't supposed to do this badly. That spastic cat though."},{"author_name":"peterkirk","author_uid":"42239","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:20am","epoch":1440494100,"text":"I liked the camera flash but there needs to be more to indicate something bad was happening.\rMore mechanics through the game would be good like a patrolling zoo keeper who you’re not allowed to eat guests in front of or maybe guests through rubbish that stuns the player.\rThe sound and visuals were nice. Good Job."},{"author_name":"mitkus","author_uid":"12293","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 3:13pm","epoch":1440515280,"text":"Fun and arcadey. I did get a bit annoyed when people walked to the other side of the cage and I did not see them. But otherwise, nice job! I love the graphics."},{"author_name":"richy486","author_uid":"15135","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 2:29pm","epoch":1440599040,"text":"photos taken reached out of screen <- this happens a lot don't worry\rneeds to be more to indicate something bad was happening <- yes\rMore mechanics <- totally\rpatrolling zoo keeper <- yes!\rguests through rubbish <- :D\rannoyed when people walked to the other side of the cage <- good point!"},{"author_name":"danialias","author_uid":"36537","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:39pm","epoch":1440768840,"text":"Fun game! Probably same than the other comments, an animation on eating kids would be perfect, but anyways a great take on the theme and very fun to play. I'd love to play a full real-time tower defense game like this one :D. Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Mach60KAS","author_uid":"5788","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 6:43pm","epoch":1441651080,"text":"Maybe the tourists are really just taking pictures of the cat? It was the real monster anyhow, always getting in my way!\r\rI ended up being photographed like 120-something times by the end - I didn't know exactly how many times since it went off-screen... Good entry!"}],"images":["ld33\/15135-ad90765887a2c8e4c45d513509330108.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/bbs\/?tid=2310","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/bbs\/cposts\/1\/12958.p8.png","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"9938","g_author":"15135","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"9972","g_title":"On Monsters","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"493","g_commentcount":"14","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\/15135-shot0-1440358702.gif-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are the monster at the zoo\r\nVisitors have come from all around to see how monstrous you are\r\nThey like taking pictures to show their friends.\r\nBut you can eat the with the Z button. \r\n\r\nBuilt with pico-8\r\nhttp:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/pico-8.php\r\n\r\nSource is in the .png","title":"On Monsters"}