{"author_link":"\/users\/secretpocketcat","author_name":"SecretPocketCat","author_uid":"secretpocketcat","comments":[],"epoch":1572788973,"event":"LD45","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":176686,"likes":10,"metadata":{"p_key":"137740","p_author":"SecretPocketCat","p_authorkey":"1013047","p_urlkey":"354016","p_title":"Awesome games and also, can we pick a better theme next time around?","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD45","p_time":"1572788973","p_likes":"10","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1013047","us_name":"SecretPocketCat","us_username":"secretpocketcat","event_start":"1570147200","event_key":"78","event_name":"Ludum Dare 45"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD45","removed_author":false},"_superparent":159347,"_trust":5,"author":13047,"body":"I dropped out this LD 'cause I wasn't happy with my n-th prototype. I decided I'd go back after the results would be come in and would play the theme winners to see the best ideas that came from that excuse of a theme a I gotta say - not many of those were really that surprising. Don't get me wrong, there're some really cool games, but not really that inventive as far as the theme goes.  \n\nI know the theme's always bad and so on, but could we try to do just a bit better for 46? Pretty please?  \n*Then again, I'm gonna be a father of a month old poop-generating, sleep-reducing machine, so I might not participate for a while. I'm gonna try though.* :sweat_smile: \n\n**Rant over - here're some super cool games I enjoyed a lot** (in no particular order):\n\n - [Lost in Translation](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/lost-in-translation) by @sheepolution\n - [MINUTES TO SHIP](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/minutes-to-ship) by @hydezeke\n - [Start with nothing](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/start-with-nothing-2) by @rubyleehs\n - [Nothing to Say](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/nothing-to-say) by @rose and @celia14\n - [VELOCE](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/veloce) by @joisigurdss and @torfi  \n - [S.W.N](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/s-w-n) by @silkworm-sweatshop\n - [HEARTSCAPE](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/heartscape) by @zakamana\n - [HUMAN](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/human-2) by @quadape\n\n - [Super Cell Attack](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/super-cell-attack) by @jahlgren\n - [Game from the Void](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/game-from-the-void) by @cole-and-jordan-studios\n - [Pug Dealer : An Underdog Tail](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/pug-dealer-an-underdog-tail) by @indiebin and @robopossum\n - [World Collector](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/world-collector) by @joe-williamson\n - [Warp Trash Flotilla](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/warp-trash-flotilla) by @avareii, @mankarse, @david-liddelow, @will-f, @aquanim, @istaera and @googlefrog\n - [Uballto](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/uballto) by @omiya-games","comments":2,"comments-timestamp":"2019-11-04T06:27:35Z","created":"2019-11-03T11:51:10Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":176686,"love":10,"love-timestamp":"2020-10-01T21:00:10Z","meta":[],"modified":"2020-10-01T21:00:10Z","name":"Awesome games and also, can we pick a better theme next time around?","node-timestamp":"2019-11-03T13:49:33Z","parent":160191,"parents":[1,5,9,159347,160191],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/$160191\/awesome-games-and-also-can-we-pick-a-better-theme-next-time-around","published":"2019-11-03T13:49:33Z","scope":"public","slug":"awesome-games-and-also-can-we-pick-a-better-theme-next-time-around","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":533598},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"176686","n_urlkey":"354016","n_parent":"160191","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/$160191\/awesome-games-and-also-can-we-pick-a-better-theme-next-time-around","n_slug":"awesome-games-and-also-can-we-pi","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"13047","n_created":"1572781870","n_modified":"1601586010","n_version":"533598","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/$160191\/awesome-games-and-also-can-we-pick-a-better-theme-next-time-around","text":"I dropped out this LD 'cause I wasn't happy with my n-th prototype. I decided I'd go back after the results would be come in and would play the theme winners to see the best ideas that came from that excuse of a theme a I gotta say - not many of those were really that surprising. Don't get me wrong, there're some really cool games, but not really that inventive as far as the theme goes.  \n\nI know the theme's always bad and so on, but could we try to do just a bit better for 46? Pretty please?  \n*Then again, I'm gonna be a father of a month old poop-generating, sleep-reducing machine, so I might not participate for a while. I'm gonna try though.* :sweat_smile: \n\n**Rant over - here're some super cool games I enjoyed a lot** (in no particular order):\n\n - [Lost in Translation](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/lost-in-translation) by @sheepolution\n - [MINUTES TO SHIP](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/minutes-to-ship) by @hydezeke\n - [Start with nothing](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/start-with-nothing-2) by @rubyleehs\n - [Nothing to Say](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/nothing-to-say) by @rose and @celia14\n - [VELOCE](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/veloce) by @joisigurdss and @torfi  \n - [S.W.N](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/s-w-n) by @silkworm-sweatshop\n - [HEARTSCAPE](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/heartscape) by @zakamana\n - [HUMAN](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/human-2) by @quadape\n\n - [Super Cell Attack](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/super-cell-attack) by @jahlgren\n - [Game from the Void](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/game-from-the-void) by @cole-and-jordan-studios\n - [Pug Dealer : An Underdog Tail](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/pug-dealer-an-underdog-tail) by @indiebin and @robopossum\n - [World Collector](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/world-collector) by @joe-williamson\n - [Warp Trash Flotilla](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/warp-trash-flotilla) by @avareii, @mankarse, @david-liddelow, @will-f, @aquanim, @istaera and @googlefrog\n - [Uballto](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/uballto) by @omiya-games","title":"Awesome games and also, can we pick a better theme next time around?","wayback_source":[]}