So, I didn't manage to get my game done for the Compo in time. However, the extra 24 hours from the Jam will provide me enough time to add the extra fluff on the visual department. By the way, my plan of working on graphics after finishing the level design worked pretty well.

Level design: Took me about 5 hours to finish it during the sunday morning. I tried my best to explore the mechanics, but after a couple hours I started to get too tired to come up with creative things. Still, I think it came up pretty well, and I even managed to sneak in some optional secret collectibles to make it a bit more interesting.

Graphics: After finishing the level design and resting for some hours, I started on the graphics. Finishing and implementing the player character and ghost sprites were my priority. I even managed to get the ghosts some random expressions so they can be extra-annoying during the game.

Just now I finished working on tiles and objects and started to impelement them. Almost sure I have all the assets I need (exception being particles & stuff), so now I'm working on decorating the maps. I threw the color palette through the window in order to get the contrast right, but I don't really mind about being a purist if it means sacrificing the game's readability, specially if I get such little time to make it work.

This is the first map, hopefully the rest of the game will look somewhat like this. As you can see, I'm adding some fluffy fake lights too (it is something I love to do).

Music: Between animating the sprites and making tiles, I tried my luck with a music track. Composing is not my forte, but I think it turned out decent enough to be used. You can check it out Here. I've been using LMMS to create music lately, and for me it works great. Plus it is free, which is nice.

That's it. If I manage to get the graphics done in time, I still need to take care of sound effects and details like a title screen, an ending screen, maybe a HUD and so on. For now I would love to get some sleep.