{"author_name":"GFM","cat":"LD #33","comments":[],"epoch":1442361300,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"12877","p_author":"GFM","p_authorkey":"7375","p_urlkey":"48129","p_title":"Hero\u2019s Quest results","p_cat":"LD #33","p_event":"LD33","p_time":"1442361300","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"7375","us_name":"GFM","us_username":"\/author\/gfm\/","event_start":"1440115200","event_key":"29","event_name":"LD33"},"text":"

I won’t deny that I’m quite disappointed with my results, this time. I usually try not to care all that much about the ratings, I simply\u00a0check how my\u00a0game did and that’s it. But this time I\u00a0aimed at getting a good\u00a0score in graphics, putting pretty much everything else aside (well, except audio… somewhat). I focused more on polishing the graphics than on making a playable\/balanced game… When the compo was ending, I simply\u00a0designed a simple level, added some screens for the menu, the intro, the win\/lose “scenes” and called it done.<\/p>\n

Well, let’s take a look at my score before moving on:<\/p>\n

\"gfm_ld33_result\"<\/p>\n

Only taking into consideration that I\u00a0focused a lot on graphics and that there were 1199 compo entries, I didn’t do all that bad. I\u00a0score above ~88% of entries in graphics and ~83% in audio.<\/p>\n

But if I were to compare my latest entry with my previous ones…<\/p>\n

\"Scores

Scores per entry (per category)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Percentage

Percentage of how close I’ve got to first in any category<\/p><\/div>\n

Yeah… still not all that bad. It’s in\u00a0fourth place, when sorting by graphics. So, why am I so butthurt<\/del> annoyed that I’m even ignoring conclusive (and absolute) data?<\/p>\n

I\u00a0thought it deserved a better\u00a0score. During\u00a0the voting, I really thought that a game with graphics as good as mine deserved at least a 4.0. C’mon, look at that parallax, those leafs on the background, the smooth animations… How could all those, even\u00a0considering the lame gameplay, score less than a 4.0?<\/p>\n

So, I replayed my LD#31 entry\u00a0Cold Remembrance<\/a>. It\u00a0got 20th place in graphics, even without any gameplay; you simply hold left!\u00a0I\u00a0wanted to compare both and try to understand what that “game” had that this game didn’t.<\/p>\n

Well, that “game” felt complete, and there was nothing unnecessary. But the experience looks and feels great. The audio merges\u00a0with the graphics and the story; each aspect of the game make the other better.<\/p>\n

On this entry, on the other hand, there’s an element that really takes it charm away. Although the graphics and the audio do merge well, the first impression the players has is with\u00a0that ugly title screen. It’s not even functional, as the text goes through really fast and fills all of the screen…<\/p>\n

I could probably had gotten away with telling the story on the entry page and removing the title screen. I didn’t even need a win\/lose screen… I could had simply displayed a message (in front of the “playstate”) after you got to the end\/died and then I could had restarted the game…<\/p>\n

Yeah… it was probably just that… =\/<\/p>\n

Well, lesson learned!<\/p>\n

I’ll still probably work on a post-compo version, but I want to first work on a post-compo for my LD#32 entry… XD<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading! Until next time! o\/<\/p>","time":"September 15th, 2015 6:55 pm","title":"Hero\u2019s Quest results"}