{"author_link":"\/users\/mcramon","author_name":"McRamon","author_uid":"mcramon","comments":[],"epoch":1759301233,"event":"LD58","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":417668,"likes":7,"metadata":{"p_key":"196061","p_author":"McRamon","p_authorkey":"1407524","p_urlkey":"427141","p_title":"Jam theme tier list","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD58","p_time":"1759301233","p_likes":"7","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1407524","us_name":"LDJam user 407524","us_username":"407524","event_start":"1759449600","event_key":"112","event_name":"Ludum Dare 58"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD58","removed_author":false},"_superparent":415614,"_trust":1,"author":407524,"body":"\n\nWhile waiting for the jam to begin, to kill some time i decided to give my personal evaluation of the suggested themes. This rating is of course subjective and different for every person, however some themes are objectively worse than others. (Also its incomplete, I didn't care to actually rate every single theme but merely split them into categories)\n\nS tier: \"feet\" - it goes without saying, we all can agree here\n\nA tier: the difference between A and B tiers is purely subjective and is based on personal preference. Good themes go here that can be iterprered from different angles, mechanics and setting\/narrative  wise. \nI am putting themes like \"modular\", \"flow\" or \"combine\" into A tier.\n\nB tier: themes like \"split\", \"connection\" or \"isolation\" go here, those themes work but i give them less personal preference than ones in A tier.\n\nC tier: here go more restrictive themes that don't easily tie to game mechanics, and might provide lots of similar games, though there still lots of space for creativity. \"Depths\" from LD57 is a C tier theme. Current themes that go here are themes like \"fog\", \"alchemy\" or \"space\".\n\nD tier: graphomania themes, pretentious themes that scream \"look at me i am so art! I am so better than everyone else!\"\nThemes like \"nothing is permanent\" or \"night is coming\" go here.\n\nF tier: purely narrative themes, its really hard to express them from the perspective of game mechanics. Stuff like \"expedition\" or \"ritual\" go here. \n\n\nIn the end I want to mention that everyone has their own opinion, and can treat themes and vote however they like, as I said such ratings are 95% subjective and are based on personal preferences. \nSome people might even argue that \"bad\" theme is actually better because developer will try harder and make a better product in the end.\nP.S. gl hf everyone, can't wait to play all your games and experience different ways of thinking participants have.\n","comments":7,"comments-timestamp":"2025-10-01T18:08:45Z","created":"2025-10-01T06:45:37Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":417668,"love":7,"love-timestamp":"2025-10-01T13:04:40Z","meta":[],"modified":"2025-10-01T18:08:45Z","name":"Jam theme tier list","node-timestamp":"2025-10-01T06:47:13Z","parent":416700,"parents":[1,5,9,415614,416700],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/$416700\/jam-theme-tier-list","published":"2025-10-01T06:47:13Z","scope":"public","slug":"jam-theme-tier-list","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1316559},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"417668","n_urlkey":"427141","n_parent":"416700","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/$416700\/jam-theme-tier-list","n_slug":"jam-theme-tier-list","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"407524","n_created":"1759301137","n_modified":"1759342125","n_version":"1316559","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/$416700\/jam-theme-tier-list","text":"\n\nWhile waiting for the jam to begin, to kill some time i decided to give my personal evaluation of the suggested themes. This rating is of course subjective and different for every person, however some themes are objectively worse than others. (Also its incomplete, I didn't care to actually rate every single theme but merely split them into categories)\n\nS tier: \"feet\" - it goes without saying, we all can agree here\n\nA tier: the difference between A and B tiers is purely subjective and is based on personal preference. Good themes go here that can be iterprered from different angles, mechanics and setting\/narrative  wise. \nI am putting themes like \"modular\", \"flow\" or \"combine\" into A tier.\n\nB tier: themes like \"split\", \"connection\" or \"isolation\" go here, those themes work but i give them less personal preference than ones in A tier.\n\nC tier: here go more restrictive themes that don't easily tie to game mechanics, and might provide lots of similar games, though there still lots of space for creativity. \"Depths\" from LD57 is a C tier theme. Current themes that go here are themes like \"fog\", \"alchemy\" or \"space\".\n\nD tier: graphomania themes, pretentious themes that scream \"look at me i am so art! I am so better than everyone else!\"\nThemes like \"nothing is permanent\" or \"night is coming\" go here.\n\nF tier: purely narrative themes, its really hard to express them from the perspective of game mechanics. Stuff like \"expedition\" or \"ritual\" go here. \n\n\nIn the end I want to mention that everyone has their own opinion, and can treat themes and vote however they like, as I said such ratings are 95% subjective and are based on personal preferences. \nSome people might even argue that \"bad\" theme is actually better because developer will try harder and make a better product in the end.\nP.S. gl hf everyone, can't wait to play all your games and experience different ways of thinking participants have.\n","title":"Jam theme tier list","wayback_source":[]}