{"author_link":"\/author\/inbetweengames\/","author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","comments":[{"author_name":"Chadivision","author_uid":"49058","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:17am","epoch":1440461520,"text":"I love everything about this!  The overall mood is awesome, the graphics are great, and I love how the story unfolds as you play.  Just a great game all around.  Very nicely done!"},{"author_name":"bwpdsigns","author_uid":"33977","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:19am","epoch":1440461640,"text":"Awesome game, I loved the idea and the art style"},{"author_name":"uvwar","author_uid":"40468","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:27am","epoch":1440462120,"text":"Really nice graphics! The audio was a little echoing but the narration was nice."},{"author_name":"lgbpaiva","author_uid":"56214","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:21am","epoch":1440465360,"text":"Awesome game, awesome mood, awesome graphics, congratulations!"},{"author_name":"stupidmindlessf","author_uid":"58068","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:22am","epoch":1440465420,"text":"Well done, guys!"},{"author_name":"bitsandcrafts","author_uid":"51721","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:31am","epoch":1440465960,"text":"nice piece of art"},{"author_name":"AwesomeAlliterationAlliance","author_uid":"46957","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:07am","epoch":1440468120,"text":"overall very authentic. really liked what you did with the given theme."},{"author_name":"Lady Beardo","author_uid":"25448","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:58am","epoch":1440471180,"text":"Love it.  But I was so sad when I lost one! ;_;"},{"author_name":"schnabrina","author_uid":"58269","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:05pm","epoch":1440504000,"text":"Awesome game!"},{"author_name":"punkarre","author_uid":"58270","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1440504180,"text":"Really really liked it, awesome job &lt;3"},{"author_name":"Jargo","author_uid":"37561","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:24pm","epoch":1440505140,"text":"wonderful, i really like the mood,athmosphere and whole story arc. great work"},{"author_name":"SecularBaron","author_uid":"37422","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:26pm","epoch":1440505260,"text":"This game is among one of the best LD games I've ever played. Good job. Very polished. However my littlest Mammoth could of got it's **** together."},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:47pm","epoch":1440506520,"text":"Wow, what a game, very sad at the end"},{"author_name":"TakeNapEveryday","author_uid":"18126","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:49pm","epoch":1440506640,"text":"Well done! The mood is perfect."},{"author_name":"reiknight","author_uid":"36994","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:02pm","epoch":1440507420,"text":"That was brilliant! :D I loved every aspect of your game nice work guys!"},{"author_name":"NidzaKornjaca","author_uid":"56576","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:12pm","epoch":1440508020,"text":"The mood, story and graphics are awesome.\r<br\/>The colliders were a bit too big though."},{"author_name":"hwangroman","author_uid":"58283","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:14pm","epoch":1440508140,"text":"Well done, guys!"},{"author_name":"conormn","author_uid":"31095","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:05pm","epoch":1440511200,"text":"Excellent entry and take on the theme. Really well done."},{"author_name":"local minimum","author_uid":"24765","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:06pm","epoch":1440511260,"text":"Very well done game. As I've discovered I love sad games, this was a perfect fit for me. In some locations I must have run a little further than expected so the hunters were spawning from right under my body, which was a bit odd. Other than that, it was a very good entry."},{"author_name":"mar3k","author_uid":"42219","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:14pm","epoch":1440511740,"text":"Lovely game, great music and graphics, only thing that bothered me sometimes was the rendering order. But I finished the game, well as a mammoth widow :D Well done guys!"},{"author_name":"OxyOxspring","author_uid":"19104","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:14pm","epoch":1440511740,"text":"Bloomin' perfect! &lt;3"},{"author_name":"humanatee_studios","author_uid":"54922","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:45pm","epoch":1440513600,"text":"Mood and art are fab, nice one guys!"},{"author_name":"danialias","author_uid":"36537","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1440514380,"text":"Great mood, elegant art and touching way of telling a sad story! Although I guess it's a design decision, it was not easy to move around with the mammoth. Maybe a bit frustrating on that side, but overall a superb game. Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"Andrew Deem","author_uid":"25356","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1440518880,"text":"Those graphics are amazing! :D Audio could have used some work (the narration was a little quiet), but I enjoyed that. Sad ending too."},{"author_name":"freaknarf","author_uid":"46874","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 4:58pm","epoch":1440521580,"text":"Nice game ! I'll probably try later to see if i can end it differently...\r<br\/>Good concept on design, great storytelling!\r<br\/>The game is a bit slow, but as a Mammoth i guess this fits :)\r<br\/>Good and artsy!"},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 6:43pm","epoch":1440527880,"text":"Very solid game, congratulations!"},{"author_name":"General","author_uid":"16507","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1440534540,"text":"Great storytelling! Together with art and gameplay!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Here're my video reviews: http:\/\/youtu.be\/AkOdas_qL9A\r<br\/>Your game is at 42:22"},{"author_name":"echokain","author_uid":"15156","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1440541020,"text":"Really beautiful little game, but so sad! It should come with a warning. The audio and narration is lovely too."},{"author_name":"Rani_Sputnik","author_uid":"38862","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1440541800,"text":"Damnm, liked it very muchly! The children kept getting stuck on things and sometimes I didn't feel like I had a lot of control over the mammoth, but man the mood and story were really well put together. Great game!"},{"author_name":"cbstegeman","author_uid":"54936","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 11:36pm","epoch":1440545460,"text":"A little slow, but I appreciate the languid speed necessary to tell the story. It fits with the music and visuals. It's all tied together very well, and you nailed the cave painting vibe."},{"author_name":"Hvedrung","author_uid":"15671","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:17am","epoch":1440547920,"text":"&quot;The Mammoth was mother no more&quot;\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Oh my god that was so depressing! I don't think I was the monster here though, I only cared for my progeny. But weren't the Hunters protecting their children too when they were hunting instead of watching their beloved die from hunger?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Is there really anyone to blame, is there any monster or is the world itself the merciless beast? The story of the Mammoth and the Hunters repeated several times in the past and will happen again, perpetuating the neverending suffering... but I can't help to wonder, and I cling to that though as it is my last glitter of hope, is there a way to spare one mammoth child and make the herd anew?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>On a more positive note, that was the best entry I came across yet, the art is beautiful and well-thought, and the narration and music add a really nice touch. I really loved the game and its atmosphere, great job!"},{"author_name":"SinclairStrange","author_uid":"44332","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 8:16am","epoch":1440576660,"text":"Wow! That's super beautiful, the mood, the style just everything was lovely. Super awesome game this is, very well done!"},{"author_name":"MoreRPG Team","author_uid":"50610","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:14am","epoch":1440583740,"text":"Great and sad experience"},{"author_name":"Alexbrainbox","author_uid":"3304","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:26pm","epoch":1440627660,"text":"This game man, got annoyed by my slow moving child, ended up abandoning it and it was murdered by the hunters! The art style of the game is AMAZING! it rare to play a Ludum game with actual voice overs!"},{"author_name":"AtomicWasteInc","author_uid":"57999","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1440629220,"text":"Wow, an amazing experience, that you have created! Very solemn."},{"author_name":"wavegunner232","author_uid":"57052","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1440629460,"text":"everything was was good. Not very fun but very interesting"},{"author_name":"careless","author_uid":"32413","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:08pm","epoch":1440630180,"text":"Why did the little one have to die! Great story, fitting music and nicely narrated. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Art style and animations was great. Well done"},{"author_name":"veoviscool12","author_uid":"57463","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1440631020,"text":"Really excellent, I loved the cave painting style and the narration, especially when the mammoth lost all her children. Excellent work. Simple and effective."},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1440697440,"text":"Really liked the art style and the Bastion-esque dynamic narration in this plus it was absolutely fun demolishing the villages in revenge :)"},{"author_name":"01101101","author_uid":"5105","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1440704040,"text":"Really good atmosphere, story, art... The narration adds a nice touch to it. I enjoyed the experience, congrats!"},{"author_name":"handkor","author_uid":"39462","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1440717420,"text":"Very well done this is awesome."},{"author_name":"TailyILoveYou","author_uid":"20709","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 11:29pm","epoch":1440717840,"text":"Fantastic game, I loved the art style, and I'm truly upset that the horrible hunters did what they did :( Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"Galvesmash","author_uid":"20148","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 11:31pm","epoch":1440717960,"text":"This game is amazing, the art style is gorgeous, the sound is so creative and the story makes me sad...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The only problem is that I (as the mammoth) am not a monster... the monsters are the bad humans who killed my kids!"},{"author_name":"Archonthewizard","author_uid":"52352","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 11:51pm","epoch":1440719160,"text":"So cool! Great story telling. I really felt the pain watching my children die.  I had to get revenge on the hunters.  Art was fantastic.  Audio was great.  Voice acting added a nice effect."},{"author_name":"Erkberg","author_uid":"24534","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 11:54pm","epoch":1440719340,"text":"Wow, that was quite impressive. The visuals are just beautiful, very nice style. The audio fits this well and together with the very sad and well written story it really sets the mood. Gameplay was solid, a little slow, but it fit the rest of the game well. I felt like I could've maybe saved at least one of the little ones by being a bit more careful when running into the village and protecting them with my own body, maybe I'll try again later. One small bug I noticed: At the bottom of the screen, the sprites of the trees disappear before they're out of sight.\r<br\/>Overall, I enjoyed this sad little story quite a bit."},{"author_name":"superfreak","author_uid":"56570","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 12:17am","epoch":1440720720,"text":"LOVED the use of archaeological material and the intricate way in which the story was interwoven with the players actions. Really impressive entry - one of my faves for sure!"},{"author_name":"vitorlanna","author_uid":"30253","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:01am","epoch":1440723360,"text":"I wasn't able to play the game, I think it was due to them being for 64-bit computers =\/"},{"author_name":"CtrlAltTea","author_uid":"21781","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:30am","epoch":1440725100,"text":"Wow, it's really amazing! I loved the art style, music and the way the story is told. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Solifuge","author_uid":"22357","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 6:00am","epoch":1440741300,"text":"I actually was discussing a cave-painting story game something like this when deciding what to do for the Jam. Crazy! I appreciated the interactive storytelling direction you went in, the narration, the art style, all of it. Excellent work!"},{"author_name":"CrazyMinnowStudio","author_uid":"56101","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 7:11am","epoch":1440745560,"text":"This is very good! Great artwork and super cool dynamic store elements as you progress."},{"author_name":"RougeRogue","author_uid":"43866","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 10:35am","epoch":1440757800,"text":"Really loved the sad story for this although I don't see how the mammoth was a monster in this case. Regardless, still an awesome game."},{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 11:04am","epoch":1440759540,"text":"Fantastic game. I love games that look hand-painted or drawn. The mood, audio and ideas are all wonderful!"},{"author_name":"fistmaker","author_uid":"56278","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 11:23am","epoch":1440760680,"text":"Wow, this is one of the best entries I've seen so far! Wonderful artwork and narration. Everything fit together well, and it was still challenging. Great entry!"},{"author_name":"felipeberquo","author_uid":"49881","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1440763740,"text":"What a nice game!!! Starting with the art style that we don't often see something like this!\r<br\/>The story as well is very nice too!\r<br\/>Congratulations\r<br\/>One of the top 5 of this jam for sure hehe"},{"author_name":"steve","author_uid":"5178","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1440767460,"text":"ctrl bad idea when combined with w :)"},{"author_name":"steve","author_uid":"5178","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1440767460,"text":"Wonderful art, loved it, kept pressing ctrl+w by accident and closing the game window though!"},{"author_name":"steve","author_uid":"5178","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:21pm","epoch":1440767760,"text":"Whoops, posted my notes my accident, can't delete them now sorry!"},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1440777540,"text":"No worries! Thanks for allowing us to pick your brain. :)"},{"author_name":"BuffaloPhil","author_uid":"8563","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 7:13pm","epoch":1440788880,"text":"Fantastic storytelling, A+ guys"},{"author_name":"TheZiggy","author_uid":"36727","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1440790980,"text":"Amazing looking game with a more amazing message! Awesome job, would love to see a post-LD &quot;extended&quot; version."},{"author_name":"theholychicken","author_uid":"25095","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 8:13pm","epoch":1440792480,"text":"Poetic and touching! A story of loss and wrath and loss.\r<br\/>The fact that the children respond to the mother's calls made losing them in the end hit so much harder emotionally.\r<br\/>Masterful interactive storytelling!"},{"author_name":"DuzDuz","author_uid":"56985","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 8:39pm","epoch":1440794040,"text":"Very good graphics, This game is so sad!"},{"author_name":"jofra","author_uid":"56160","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 10:39pm","epoch":1440801240,"text":"One of the best storytelling games if seen. Pulls you right to game strory. A 5star game for me ! awesome"},{"author_name":"MrTwister","author_uid":"4250","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 10:50pm","epoch":1440801900,"text":"Awesome game! \r<br\/>Loved the narration, the BGM and the graphics.\r<br\/>SFXs and collisions\/layering could be improved.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It's an incredibly well made game though, and one of the most polished entries I've seen so far. Great work guys!"},{"author_name":"Antokolos","author_uid":"57023","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1440802140,"text":"Good game, thanks! Still hope that happy end can be achieved somehow...\r<br\/>Graphics, story and mood are awesome!"},{"author_name":"Lynx","author_uid":"44477","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 7:06am","epoch":1440831660,"text":"One of the most mood inspired games I've ever had the grateful opportunity to pay in a Ludum Dare compo! Nothing I could say or suggest could add any impact or polish needed for this narrative and complete winner of an entry. Well done! Well done!"},{"author_name":"silentlamb","author_uid":"40102","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 7:31am","epoch":1440833160,"text":"I love everything about your game! It's my favourite LD33 entry so far. It has everything; great graphics style, awesome story telling, trunks, tails and fur. And murderer!"},{"author_name":"Squid Blink Games","author_uid":"35330","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 8:07am","epoch":1440835320,"text":"Definitely wins in the mood category, carries it in fact. Wanting to follow the story pushed me to finish. Very unique! Would love to see more games of this sort."},{"author_name":"dregamr","author_uid":"57743","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 8:12am","epoch":1440835620,"text":"What a sad story, but I loved it!!\r<br\/>The artwork es really good, and the game is unexpected.\r<br\/>Congratulations for your work!! Anthanks, I've had a nice play!"},{"author_name":"DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!","author_uid":"56318","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 9:40am","epoch":1440840900,"text":"So amazing! I love it for every part :)"},{"author_name":"BalticSeaMonster","author_uid":"54441","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 9:43am","epoch":1440841080,"text":"Just beautiful - the sound effects could use some variation, but other than that, it's really good.."},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 9:44am","epoch":1440841140,"text":"So beautiful! The art style and audio were really fitting, and I loved the story as well.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Amazing entry, congrats! :)"},{"author_name":"GoldPlatedXplodingFist","author_uid":"49053","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 10:09am","epoch":1440842640,"text":"Your game is verry artistic and the narration is done well.\r<br\/>But the controlls are really awkward to use on mac which has only one controll key."},{"author_name":"Literal Games","author_uid":"26056","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 11:19am","epoch":1440846840,"text":"That was nice and polished, although really really sad! Enjoyed the way storytelling was integrated into gameplay"},{"author_name":"wdebowicz","author_uid":"29762","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 11:34am","epoch":1440847740,"text":"The only thing I don't like is that it makes me sad. Great entry."},{"author_name":"OnionBlaze","author_uid":"4653","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 11:51am","epoch":1440848760,"text":"The art looks very well done! That, along with the great narrative and music set the atmosphere really nicely. Kinda sad that I couldn't save anyone. Great job on this!"},{"author_name":"dunin","author_uid":"32902","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 1:13pm","epoch":1440853680,"text":"cool graphics. Less fun because some bugs in the collisions. But good narration!"},{"author_name":"NightShadow0","author_uid":"20302","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 1:34pm","epoch":1440854940,"text":"Oh man, this is so good, right in the feels. I love everything about it. So simple, yet superbly delivered. Brilliant work."},{"author_name":"Sparrow","author_uid":"7423","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 1:59pm","epoch":1440856440,"text":"Awesome work. The narration and the audio fit the graphics perfectly. An interesting take on the theme, I loved it!"},{"author_name":"BoyWithStick","author_uid":"48647","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1440857160,"text":"Excellent game and unified concept throughout.  Wonderful take on the theme and art style.  It really plays on your emotions from start to finish.  Nice work!"},{"author_name":"m3_on","author_uid":"50133","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 4:28pm","epoch":1440865380,"text":"This is the best jam game I've played.  The art is amazing, the mood and story...wow!  Very, very impressive!!!  Awesome job!"},{"author_name":"Ryusui","author_uid":"12635","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1440868800,"text":"Very cathartic to smash up the hunters' village at the end...though I lost my last baby mammoth in the process. Point made, I suppose?"},{"author_name":"Qaterknan","author_uid":"11181","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1440870420,"text":"Very good and polished game! Great take on the theme!"},{"author_name":"Matzigon","author_uid":"56958","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1440874920,"text":"Nice graphics and mood. Good job!\r<br\/>I knew people love the old school graphics but this is really old. :D"},{"author_name":"Chris Olsen","author_uid":"51053","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 7:12am","epoch":1440918420,"text":"Great empathic approach.  Just a few tweaks on the audio side to really have it sing.  Nice work!"},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 9:27am","epoch":1440926520,"text":"Dang - game won't run on my laptop (even we version says it needs more memory) but it looks awesome so I'll check it on my desktop when I get chance later!"},{"author_name":"barigorokarl","author_uid":"3036","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 9:59am","epoch":1440928440,"text":"Awesome. Deep and full of nice ideas! Really, really hit me!"},{"author_name":"Atridas","author_uid":"627","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 10:39am","epoch":1440930840,"text":"Nice, nice, nice.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Absolutely loved the &quot;narration&quot; style you took. The story was catchy and very original on the theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Art style &amp; sound &quot;design&quot; worked very well even thought some details could be improved (animations come to mind).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great entry overall."},{"author_name":"Yaroslav Kravtsov","author_uid":"44195","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 10:50am","epoch":1440931500,"text":"Isaac, Jan, Daniel, Rafal, you rock!"},{"author_name":"vikpek","author_uid":"49262","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 12:46pm","epoch":1440938460,"text":"Really awesome game and especially the graphics!"},{"author_name":"Nikteddy92","author_uid":"12659","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 1:05pm","epoch":1440939600,"text":"This is great! \r<br\/>I loved the narration and the gameplay. \r<br\/>I'm feeling a little sad about the poor mammoths story :c\r<br\/>Btw the mood is so deep and the video so great that I have to leave 5 stars, Well done!"},{"author_name":"crucknuk","author_uid":"53686","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 3:06pm","epoch":1440946860,"text":"The narration is nice! I liked it! Great job guys!"},{"author_name":"Beau Lamb","author_uid":"41039","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 3:28pm","epoch":1440948180,"text":"Great game :)"},{"author_name":"dickpoelen","author_uid":"34953","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 6:02pm","epoch":1440957420,"text":"Hard to say if you're the monster or the hunters. I guess, in the end no-one really is, they're all just trying to survive"},{"author_name":"roaringcatgames","author_uid":"58120","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1440967380,"text":"This is an amazing entry. The art style and voice over is perfect. Awesome job."},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 8:37am","epoch":1441009920,"text":"Great idea! Love the art style and the gameplay really makes you care about your little ones :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Movement could do with a bit of work and not sure how accurate those mammoth sounds are ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall an excellent entry though."},{"author_name":"pereubu","author_uid":"16143","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 10:36am","epoch":1441017060,"text":"Great, there's a lot of Shelter's vibe in it :&gt;"},{"author_name":"Patomkin","author_uid":"57656","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 11:58am","epoch":1441021980,"text":"Seems to be inspired by the mammoth paintings from Ice Age ;)"},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1441022940,"text":"Hey everybody - thanks for all your comments! I wrote a little thing about the question who the monster is at all in our game including some of the comments made here. Please have a look: http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-33\/?action=preview&amp;uid=56968\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Cheers,\r<br\/>David"},{"author_name":"SojaBird","author_uid":"31667","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 12:15pm","epoch":1441023000,"text":"Wow that mood and art is amazing!\r<br\/>Simple gameplay and a deep theme sweet! Cool cool nice naration!"},{"author_name":"ZYXer","author_uid":"20509","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 12:53pm","epoch":1441025280,"text":"This game is gorgeous! And with a really sad story.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>One of the best LD games I've ever seen!"},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 1:19pm","epoch":1441026840,"text":"Correct link to the previously mentioned blog post:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2015\/08\/31\/so-whos-the-monster-in-the-mammoth-anyway\/\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also thanks again all for the kind comments!  :)"},{"author_name":"NoWandStudios","author_uid":"50652","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1441030200,"text":"Probably one of the best entry of this ludum dare. You have done a REALLY great job with the mood. Overall it's an outstanding game. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"Drunkteam","author_uid":"54805","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 3:36pm","epoch":1441035060,"text":"The idea is very original and the art style is awesome. The music is repetitive but the narration is nice. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Zeriver","author_uid":"51756","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1441035600,"text":"When i got to the village i lost only one child, so in process of avenging my child i lost my two other children. I guess game created for me a bit different story with a bit different moral."},{"author_name":"ButtonMasherBros","author_uid":"11937","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1441036500,"text":"Pssst - you have been featured on todays Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out here - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qg4MzGbqQ9I"},{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 4:09pm","epoch":1441037040,"text":"This was really cool, looked great and sounded neat!"},{"author_name":"SpringCabal","author_uid":"52862","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 5:46pm","epoch":1441042860,"text":"Great story telling."},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1441048560,"text":"Wow ! Really nice... and sad :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good work !"},{"author_name":"UncleChris","author_uid":"45712","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1441053960,"text":"This is a really awesome story, and loved everything about it.  The way it explained little by little, the built in &quot;tutorial&quot; and how the story was woven into it.  LOVE this game."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 11:04pm","epoch":1441061940,"text":"Super cute graphics! I included it in part 14 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/CvW_HEqR1oI"},{"author_name":"faemir","author_uid":"23454","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 12:03am","epoch":1441065480,"text":"Absolutely fantastic - the best LD game I've seen in absolutely ages. I adored the brush-work graphics and the audio was spot on too."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 2:00am","epoch":1441072500,"text":"Beautiful! Just perfect! Congratz!! Well, if I was to nitpick, you can hear white noise on the narrator's audio, I would suggest the use of a noise filter xp\r<br\/>(Oh it reminds me of Shelter~)"},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 12:56pm","epoch":1441111860,"text":"Yeah noise filter would have been good. Realized too late and then there was no more time unfortunately. Next time we'll do it right the first time. ;)"},{"author_name":"shawn42","author_uid":"571","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1441127580,"text":"Wow. Great interactive story telling."},{"author_name":"Miltage","author_uid":"8745","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1441130160,"text":"This game made my sister cry."},{"author_name":"Drauthius","author_uid":"52478","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1441130520,"text":"Excellent work."},{"author_name":"Derek Rumpler","author_uid":"38602","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1441130580,"text":"Really fun game. I like how the story dynamically changes based on your play (kind of like Bastion). You should expand it a bit and publish it!"},{"author_name":"puppetmaster","author_uid":"39425","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1441131420,"text":"What an emotional game, my tears falling down. Congrats, this is a super game!"},{"author_name":"wavertron","author_uid":"45908","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1441223160,"text":"Wow great. Less &quot;game&quot; and more interactive story, but still fantastic."},{"author_name":"Mach60KAS","author_uid":"5788","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1441224300,"text":"Very unique style of storytelling and visual style. I think you need either better keybinds or to properly capture input - my browser kept trying to add bookmarks whenever I hit ctrl. Apart from that I really loved this game - well done!"},{"author_name":"allinlabs","author_uid":"2908","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1441232640,"text":"Incredible narrative game"},{"author_name":"inbetweengames","author_uid":"56968","time":"Sep 3, 2015 @ 8:04am","epoch":1441267140,"text":"Thanks again for the kind comments everyone. We definitely focused more on the experience part of it starting with day 2. So some things are still a bit rough in places.\r<br\/>If we do a post-jam version we will take the feedback on board and make sure to circumvent the CTRL key issue somehow. ;)"},{"author_name":"Sanju","author_uid":"53870","time":"Sep 3, 2015 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1441291680,"text":"Original entry. Loved the graphics and the story-driven game. Good work."},{"author_name":"Hjalte500","author_uid":"41033","time":"Sep 3, 2015 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1441293420,"text":"I like the artstyle. Making a game that is a cave painting is must have been everyones fantasy at some point so congratulations on actually executing that with a story to match. Great game!"},{"author_name":"glerikud","author_uid":"55555","time":"Sep 3, 2015 @ 3:28pm","epoch":1441293780,"text":"Absolutely beautiful graphics, and nice idea for a monster story. Definitely one of the best I found so far! We thought of doing a narration too, but we didn't have anyone with such a great voice for the setting. Playing this really makes me think how much narration can help the immersion."},{"author_name":"TeamCosmitronique","author_uid":"57628","time":"Sep 3, 2015 @ 5:15pm","epoch":1441300200,"text":"Very strong entry! Everything was great!"},{"author_name":"zenmumbler","author_uid":"17143","time":"Sep 4, 2015 @ 2:25pm","epoch":1441376400,"text":"I hope you all have overcome your own grief by making this game. It was good. Not pleasant, but good. Nice drawn style and even narration. Well done."},{"author_name":"Yamzho","author_uid":"40804","time":"Sep 4, 2015 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1441381680,"text":"Just perfect."},{"author_name":"Larzan","author_uid":"10395","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 7:15am","epoch":1441437000,"text":"Beautiful and sad and true. Great job. Love it."},{"author_name":"Shaun LeBron","author_uid":"31638","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 4:59pm","epoch":1441472040,"text":"art was magnificent.  the makeshift elephant noises really hurt the experience, but everything else was top notch."},{"author_name":"Arnage","author_uid":"57501","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1441474980,"text":"Wow."},{"author_name":"jwin","author_uid":"14991","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1441487280,"text":"Awesome storytelling, way to make something really unique with the theme!"},{"author_name":"rogberth","author_uid":"8913","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1441491780,"text":"Great entry, congrats!"},{"author_name":"ehtd","author_uid":"11246","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1441492620,"text":"Really liked your game, on mac it wasn't running well, but played later on Android. Great job."},{"author_name":"oakus","author_uid":"35985","time":"Sep 6, 2015 @ 8:07am","epoch":1441526520,"text":"The concept of telling the story was interesting. For me the prehistoric theme did not really fit to this Ludum dare theme. Graphic design and the story teler together created nice feeling."},{"author_name":"cyrixd","author_uid":"47064","time":"Sep 6, 2015 @ 8:45am","epoch":1441528800,"text":"Excellent work. Told a very strong, realistic and morally ambiguous story in a powerful way. Great use of theme and really nice mood created. I was desperate to keep the children safe."},{"author_name":"disperse","author_uid":"15669","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 1:28am","epoch":1441588980,"text":"Perfect. The graphics, audio, and mood were amazing. Is it possible to protect the baby mammoths?"},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Sep 7, 2015 @ 5:17am","epoch":1441602720,"text":"This is on hell of a game! Great job!"},{"author_name":"emmelineprufrock","author_uid":"22454","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 1:52am","epoch":1441676820,"text":"Love the mood. There's a lot of really great things about this as far as feel, such as the slight flickering on the walls and the minimal drum beating. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I also hesitate to call the experience fun?"},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 1:53am","epoch":1441676880,"text":"Beautiful game. I love how well you were able to set the tone and mood by making it appear like this was all written on a cave wall painting. The flickering of the fire on the wall was a great touch. The voice acting and story telling was great. I'm really impressed with how well you were able to tell the story with such simple mechanics."},{"author_name":"nassi","author_uid":"45156","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 12:59pm","epoch":1441716840,"text":"Feels somewhat reminiscent of Shelter. Really loved the mood of the game and I'm not ashamed to admit that I got misty eyed at the end. I couldn't save any of my children no matter how hard I tried. Both the aesthetic and the gameplay work brilliantly to conjure a mood like no other.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The fun-category doesn't really do justice to this entry, but I enjoyed the experience so I guess it was... fun? Read the &quot;So who's the Monster in The Mammoth anyway?&quot;-post and in my opinion it's either that we are all monsters or that none of us are, it's just a matter of perspective."},{"author_name":"mickanio","author_uid":"47434","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1441723620,"text":"Very nice work."},{"author_name":"los.pixelados","author_uid":"57988","time":"Sep 9, 2015 @ 5:44pm","epoch":1441820340,"text":"A very artistic yet sad game. I wish there was a way to save the little ones, but i suppose, just like life, bad things happen even if you don;t want them to. I really like the art style and the mood of the game, but i really don't see how it fits the theme of LD33. I can't see the Mammoth as a monster because she was just trying to protect her young ones. The hunters are not monsters either as they are trying to feed their families...\r<br\/>A very good entry and a deep philosophical quandry. Reminds me of the game &quot;ImorTall&quot; on Kongregate."},{"author_name":"mikethingsbetter","author_uid":"58047","time":"Sep 10, 2015 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1441924800,"text":"I loved this! The Art, the story, so sad yet so wonderfully done. Very well done."},{"author_name":"Dining Philosopher","author_uid":"18490","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 12:11am","epoch":1441929960,"text":"Very good game! Nice graphics, nice story. Well done!"},{"author_name":"LandoSystems","author_uid":"18212","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 12:37am","epoch":1441931520,"text":"Excellent artwork and aesthetic, it really set the mood. Loved the story too, great work!"},{"author_name":"LukeZaz","author_uid":"36267","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 5:41am","epoch":1441949760,"text":"All-around good game. Would've liked a slightly lower difficulty so it'd be more possible to have at least one surviving child, and the controls were a little wonky, but still fun!"},{"author_name":"Omiya Games","author_uid":"20557","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 3:53am","epoch":1442116080,"text":"Thought it was a thoroughly well-packaged game.  The narrative wasn't too heavy-handed, and it evolved well with the gameplay.  Was a bit disappointed that the number of children alive at the end had no effect on the ending."},{"author_name":"Sergi Montaner","author_uid":"50492","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1442182800,"text":"Very stylish. The art direction is something I've never seen in games, but I don't imagine nearthentals drawing about the CTRL key :p"},{"author_name":"RiaDelva","author_uid":"58019","time":"Sep 14, 2015 @ 1:19pm","epoch":1442236440,"text":"Very nice game!"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Sep 14, 2015 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1442263620,"text":"Really nice art style and core idea."}],"images":["ld33\/56968-eee445bff885f39d1882551c0c7e51cb.jpg","ld33\/56968-b3aa9b5881d963cff9857197eabc1b0a.jpg","ld33\/56968-a65c15da96633fc805482dd638883814.jpg","ld33\/56968-0651e9f1c8a47c665bc20483d319e75c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/eyesiah.itch.io\/mammoth-download","text":"Windows\/OS X\/Android Download (POST JAM)"},{"url":"http:\/\/eyesiah.itch.io\/mammoth-web","text":"Web (POST JAM)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eAYohHXxt5M","text":"Let's Play The Mammoth"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tAkG_1kIZzo","text":"Dev Timelapse Video"},{"url":"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2015\/08\/31\/so-whos-the-monster-in-the-mammoth-anyway\/","text":"So who&rsquo;s the Monster in The Mammoth anyway?"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"9995","g_author":"56968","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"10029","g_title":"The Mammoth: A Cave Painting","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"17","g_commentcount":"152","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\/56968-shot0-1440462158.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/56968-shot1-1440462158.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/56968-shot2-1440462158.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/56968-shot3-1440462158.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"In The Mammoth: A Cave Painting you tell the 5 million year story of the mammoth in 5 minutes.","title":"The Mammoth: A Cave Painting"}