{"author_link":"\/users\/e-motion","author_name":"E.Motion","author_uid":"e-motion","comments":[],"epoch":1543479099,"event":"LD43","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":125717,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"122590","p_author":"E.Motion","p_authorkey":"1073947","p_urlkey":"338648","p_title":"LD43 - Theme","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD43","p_time":"1543479099","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1073947","us_name":"E.Motion","us_username":"e-motion","event_start":"1543536000","event_key":"71","event_name":"LD 43"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD43","removed_author":false},"_superparent":120415,"_trust":1,"author":73947,"body":"Since it was very interessting to read all of your opinions on the themes here, i decided to publish my view, too. :)\n\n![votes.png](\/\/\/raw\/bd0\/21\/z\/1afbb.png)\n\n 0 Automation:\n   I think this theme is not very kind to beginners, but can lead to very interessting entries.\n   However, my guess is that there would be some number of idle-games.\n\n+1 Break the cycle:\n   Has great potential. Multiple options to work in this theme. You could go for it in the story, - or in the \n   gameplay. Also, there is a potential to \"mind-blow\" :smile: \n\n\n+1 Control the environment, not the player:\n   This would make a good theme, in my opinion. There are many opportunitys even for beginners like me and I \n   think many of those are relativly easy to create. But also, for the advanced LD-creator, there is some great \n   stuff to do here, like playing around with physics. :)\n\n+1 Each playthrough builds on the last:\n   Like Break the cycle, this one can be great, too! You also can adopt the theme for Story or Gameplay. Or even \n   toy around with the controlls or so.\n\n-1 Everything grows:\n   I can't really imagine some great entrys from this. Also, afaik there was already a similar theme. I would \n   not have a problem, with rolling up an old topic, but I read about this in other posts and i guess they would \n   be upset. (No - I did not vote because of this. I voted because of my first point to this theme. :))\n\n-1 It only changes when you aren't looking:\n   I think this would spawn many \"Slender-Likes\" or \"SCP-Likes\". There are some neat ideas behind it, but this \n   is a kind of hard topic for beginners, anyways, i think.\n   \n\n-1 Sacrifices must be made:\n   To make it simple: I don't know why, but I kinda don't like it.\n   ~ Sorry.\n\n 0 Absorb your enemies:\n   It is more like a 'meh' situation. This is some specific mechanic that we already saw many times in other \n   games. I would be ok if it gets the theme, but I would not care as much.\n   \n\n 0 Darkness is your friend:\n   Expected genre: stealth. :smile: \n   But there are some good ideas or opportunitys. \n   No must, but would be ok.\n\n+1 Don't trust the game:\n   This is some funny theme :smile: I can imagine some fun stuff in this. But probably there will be many games \n   like \"Unfair Mario\" or so.\n   I would love to see some \"consitent\" games that do not exploit unfair situations like this.\n\n-1 Magic, but at what cost?:\n   This theme has some potential, but i think it is not quiet enough. Its kinda like Sacrifices.\n   To do somth. you need to take a hit. \n   Im sure someone can come up with a great idea for this, but it's to hard, i guess.\n\n 0 Making connections:\n   Again, a topic that we saw already many times in other games. But sure, why not. I would not mind. :)\n\n 0 One item, many uses:\n   Ok, this one is a bit different than the other \"0\"'s.\n   I guess you can do much stuff here.\n   But it just did not take my interesst as much as the other +1's\n   I would not mind. :)\n\n+1 Take one, leave one:\n   Looking forward to this one. You can play around with mechanics or steal \/ give the player movesets or somth \n   like this. This could be fun! :)\n\n 0 Two connected worlds:\n   More like: 'Meh'. Can be done, some nice ideas. But not very mind-blowing or unconventional.\n\n-1 Evolve:\n   I think this one has some options, but overall will result in many simillar entries.\n   Also, i think this could be very hard for beginners. :)","comments":7,"comments-timestamp":"2018-11-29T12:40:25Z","created":"2018-11-29T07:25:56Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":125717,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2018-11-29T09:30:38Z","meta":[],"modified":"2018-11-29T12:40:25Z","name":"LD43 - Theme","node-timestamp":"2018-11-29T08:12:11Z","parent":125709,"parents":[1,5,9,120415,125709],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/$125709\/ld43-theme","published":"2018-11-29T08:11:39Z","scope":"public","slug":"ld43-theme","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":367195},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"125717","n_urlkey":"338648","n_parent":"125709","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/$125709\/ld43-theme","n_slug":"ld43-theme","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"73947","n_created":"1543476356","n_modified":"1543495225","n_version":"367195","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/$125709\/ld43-theme","text":"Since it was very interessting to read all of your opinions on the themes here, i decided to publish my view, too. :)\n\n![votes.png](\/\/\/raw\/bd0\/21\/z\/1afbb.png)\n\n 0 Automation:\n   I think this theme is not very kind to beginners, but can lead to very interessting entries.\n   However, my guess is that there would be some number of idle-games.\n\n+1 Break the cycle:\n   Has great potential. Multiple options to work in this theme. You could go for it in the story, - or in the \n   gameplay. Also, there is a potential to \"mind-blow\" :smile: \n\n\n+1 Control the environment, not the player:\n   This would make a good theme, in my opinion. There are many opportunitys even for beginners like me and I \n   think many of those are relativly easy to create. But also, for the advanced LD-creator, there is some great \n   stuff to do here, like playing around with physics. :)\n\n+1 Each playthrough builds on the last:\n   Like Break the cycle, this one can be great, too! You also can adopt the theme for Story or Gameplay. Or even \n   toy around with the controlls or so.\n\n-1 Everything grows:\n   I can't really imagine some great entrys from this. Also, afaik there was already a similar theme. I would \n   not have a problem, with rolling up an old topic, but I read about this in other posts and i guess they would \n   be upset. (No - I did not vote because of this. I voted because of my first point to this theme. :))\n\n-1 It only changes when you aren't looking:\n   I think this would spawn many \"Slender-Likes\" or \"SCP-Likes\". There are some neat ideas behind it, but this \n   is a kind of hard topic for beginners, anyways, i think.\n   \n\n-1 Sacrifices must be made:\n   To make it simple: I don't know why, but I kinda don't like it.\n   ~ Sorry.\n\n 0 Absorb your enemies:\n   It is more like a 'meh' situation. This is some specific mechanic that we already saw many times in other \n   games. I would be ok if it gets the theme, but I would not care as much.\n   \n\n 0 Darkness is your friend:\n   Expected genre: stealth. :smile: \n   But there are some good ideas or opportunitys. \n   No must, but would be ok.\n\n+1 Don't trust the game:\n   This is some funny theme :smile: I can imagine some fun stuff in this. But probably there will be many games \n   like \"Unfair Mario\" or so.\n   I would love to see some \"consitent\" games that do not exploit unfair situations like this.\n\n-1 Magic, but at what cost?:\n   This theme has some potential, but i think it is not quiet enough. Its kinda like Sacrifices.\n   To do somth. you need to take a hit. \n   Im sure someone can come up with a great idea for this, but it's to hard, i guess.\n\n 0 Making connections:\n   Again, a topic that we saw already many times in other games. But sure, why not. I would not mind. :)\n\n 0 One item, many uses:\n   Ok, this one is a bit different than the other \"0\"'s.\n   I guess you can do much stuff here.\n   But it just did not take my interesst as much as the other +1's\n   I would not mind. :)\n\n+1 Take one, leave one:\n   Looking forward to this one. You can play around with mechanics or steal \/ give the player movesets or somth \n   like this. This could be fun! :)\n\n 0 Two connected worlds:\n   More like: 'Meh'. Can be done, some nice ideas. But not very mind-blowing or unconventional.\n\n-1 Evolve:\n   I think this one has some options, but overall will result in many simillar entries.\n   Also, i think this could be very hard for beginners. :)","title":"LD43 - Theme","wayback_source":[]}