{"author_name":"rustybunny","cat":"LD #32","comments":[],"epoch":1429519620,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"18309","p_author":"rustybunny","p_authorkey":"505035","p_urlkey":"53623","p_title":"Jam Post mortem","p_cat":"LD #32","p_event":"LD32","p_time":"1429519620","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"505035","us_name":"rustybunny","us_username":"rustybunny","event_start":"1429228800","event_key":"27","event_name":"LD32"},"text":"<p>i&#8217;m submitting my jam a little earlier, duty calls, brained stormed on the 1st day and came up with a bunch of wierd ideas, i saw alot of people using animals as their theme probably because everyone thought companion was gonna win(would have made an animal game too). had the initial idea of creating a game where you kill pigeons with cyanide pellets(there&#8217;s a song about killing pigeons in the park) but instead i went with this.<\/p>\n <p>a story about a boy that goes to a shop to buy his 1st camera, and when he took his 1st picture, he got warped into this place. there&#8217;s actually a story for this game but i doubt i have the time and will to continue. did most of the &#8216;platformer&#8217; mechanics and went to sleep after making a theme song<\/p>\n <p>but woke up thinking i should make an adventure style instead =_= because this theme is just so zelda-ish and wouldn&#8217;t fit well with a platformer.<\/p>\n <p>play it. &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<a title=\"lens saga\" href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-32\/?action=preview&amp;uid=48958\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-32\/?action=preview&amp;uid=48958<\/a>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;<\/p>\n <p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F201623076&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;maxheight=750\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n <p>on to the actual post mortem, i realized tiled is such a convenient tool after using it for the 1st time making the maps, my to do list would be to make my own tile-sets cause its just so difficult to find a set that suits your needs and be decent at the same time(not that i make decent art to begin with, but will learn and improve). im actually surprised i managed to finish the mechanics in time, but yea will be working on my pixel art more after this and make sure i get to use my own art for the next LD, using art that&#8217;s not mine feels weird.<\/p>\n <p>music wise as usual, i&#8217;m always too &#8216;lazy&#8217; to add variations to my music, so it gets old after awhile, unlike final fantasy and the like. but its not really an issue if the game is short yea.<\/p>\n <p>for the mechanics, i really hope to understand construct 2 a little more so i can make better games in general, will probably join those weekly game jams and see where it takes me. really wanna do compo for the next one.<\/p>","time":"April 20th, 2015 3:47 am","title":"Jam Post mortem"}