{"author_link":"\/users\/jamfella","author_name":"jamfella","author_uid":"jamfella","comments":[],"epoch":1525755949,"event":"LD41","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":96290,"likes":12,"metadata":{"p_key":"114943","p_author":"jamfella","p_authorkey":"1088789","p_urlkey":"330903","p_title":"Jacksepticeye plays \"Barry Has a Secret\" (post-jam version) ","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD41","p_time":"1525755949","p_likes":"12","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1088789","us_name":"jamfella","us_username":"jamfella","event_start":"1524182400","event_key":"72","event_name":"LD 41"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD41","removed_author":false},"_superparent":73256,"_trust":1,"author":88789,"body":"Here's jacksepticeye playing the post-jam version of the game \"Barry Has a Secret\". \n\nThe post-jam version is gameplaywise same as original, with one major bug fix, some fixes & tweaks and an ending. (jam version was done in 3 days and now post-jam version is that +1 day polishing & fixing). \n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=23_sRUri_cc \n\nWhen I started creating this small game for Ludum Dare one of the things I was experimenting was the \"pick up items\" system. I tried 3-4 different camera-angle-pickup-physics options. I had controls where you could move pieces exactly where you want them to be. I tried another camera angle where you can see easier where the item is going. I tested \"distance of pickup point from the character\". \n\nI eventually landed with a weird-top-near-the-shoulder angle, and very very strange pickup system where object floats in the are bit like magician would be handling it. \n\nThere was two big reasons for this weird-funny-pick-up-item systems:\n\n1) This game has \"Puzzle\" and \"Dexterity\" challenge:\n\nFirst of all, if you could place objects exactly where you want the game becomes \"simple\" in the sense that it's no longer exercise of \"dexterity\" (if you will) but only a \"puzzle\" (where do i put these items). When the character's hands are wiggling the game is now \"puzzle + dexterity\". You need to think \"where do i put these items\" (the puzzle aspect) but also about \"how to get there\". The carrying system adds randomness: you cannot be 100% if you get the item or all the items in the place where you want. So that's number one for goofy pickup system: it's part of core gameplay. \n\n2) Goofy things increases odds of getting Youtube coverage\n\nThe pickup system and hand waving is pretty funny to watch (at least for few times until the joke wears off ;). There's already several funny videos by awesome people where they laugh at the way Barry waves his arms. It's hilarious to watch. I think whenever there's chance for something fun, there's chance that youtubers make even more fun videos. \n\nGoofy hands \/ pick-up-items-system was one reason that increased chances of getting coverage from youtubers to play the game and share it in their channels. (Goes without saying: there's incredible amount of luck involved)\n\nThanks for reading. \n\nJam (win) & post-jam (win\/webgl) version are available at itch io: https:\/\/sandfella.itch.io\/barry-has-a-secret","comments":1,"comments-timestamp":"2018-05-08T08:07:19Z","created":"2018-05-08T04:21:21Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":96290,"love":12,"love-timestamp":"2018-05-08T11:54:54Z","meta":[],"modified":"2018-05-08T11:54:54Z","name":"Jacksepticeye plays \"Barry Has a Secret\" (post-jam version) ","node-timestamp":"2018-05-08T05:06:10Z","parent":88794,"parents":[1,5,9,73256,88794],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/barry-has-a-secret-horror-blood-meal-hiding-simulation\/jacksepticeye-plays-barry-has-a-secret-post-jam-version","published":"2018-05-08T05:05:49Z","scope":"public","slug":"jacksepticeye-plays-barry-has-a-secret-post-jam-version","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":284884},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"96290","n_urlkey":"330903","n_parent":"88794","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/barry-has-a-secret-horror-blood-meal-hiding-simulation\/jacksepticeye-plays-barry-has-a-secret-post-jam-ver","n_slug":"jacksepticeye-plays-barry-has-a-","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"88789","n_created":"1525753281","n_modified":"1525780494","n_version":"284884","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/barry-has-a-secret-horror-blood-meal-hiding-simulation\/jacksepticeye-plays-barry-has-a-secret-post-jam-version","text":"Here's jacksepticeye playing the post-jam version of the game \"Barry Has a Secret\". \n\nThe post-jam version is gameplaywise same as original, with one major bug fix, some fixes & tweaks and an ending. (jam version was done in 3 days and now post-jam version is that +1 day polishing & fixing). \n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=23_sRUri_cc \n\nWhen I started creating this small game for Ludum Dare one of the things I was experimenting was the \"pick up items\" system. I tried 3-4 different camera-angle-pickup-physics options. I had controls where you could move pieces exactly where you want them to be. I tried another camera angle where you can see easier where the item is going. I tested \"distance of pickup point from the character\". \n\nI eventually landed with a weird-top-near-the-shoulder angle, and very very strange pickup system where object floats in the are bit like magician would be handling it. \n\nThere was two big reasons for this weird-funny-pick-up-item systems:\n\n1) This game has \"Puzzle\" and \"Dexterity\" challenge:\n\nFirst of all, if you could place objects exactly where you want the game becomes \"simple\" in the sense that it's no longer exercise of \"dexterity\" (if you will) but only a \"puzzle\" (where do i put these items). When the character's hands are wiggling the game is now \"puzzle + dexterity\". You need to think \"where do i put these items\" (the puzzle aspect) but also about \"how to get there\". The carrying system adds randomness: you cannot be 100% if you get the item or all the items in the place where you want. So that's number one for goofy pickup system: it's part of core gameplay. \n\n2) Goofy things increases odds of getting Youtube coverage\n\nThe pickup system and hand waving is pretty funny to watch (at least for few times until the joke wears off ;). There's already several funny videos by awesome people where they laugh at the way Barry waves his arms. It's hilarious to watch. I think whenever there's chance for something fun, there's chance that youtubers make even more fun videos. \n\nGoofy hands \/ pick-up-items-system was one reason that increased chances of getting coverage from youtubers to play the game and share it in their channels. (Goes without saying: there's incredible amount of luck involved)\n\nThanks for reading. \n\nJam (win) & post-jam (win\/webgl) version are available at itch io: https:\/\/sandfella.itch.io\/barry-has-a-secret","title":"Jacksepticeye plays \"Barry Has a Secret\" (post-jam version) ","wayback_source":[]}