{"author_link":"\/users\/unfocused-locust-games","author_name":"Unfocused Locust Games","author_uid":"unfocused-locust-games","comments":[],"epoch":1743976350,"event":"LD57","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":412675,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"210439","p_author":"Unfocused Locust Games","p_authorkey":"1214345","p_urlkey":"449916","p_title":"Joined on a whim, made a fun game!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD57","p_time":"1743976350","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1214345","us_name":"Unfocused Locust Games","us_username":"unfocused-locust-games","event_start":"1743811200","event_key":"111","event_name":"Ludum Dare 57"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD57","removed_author":false},"_superparent":406845,"_trust":1,"author":214345,"body":"I don't know where I saw that the jam was going on (probably on Bluesky), but, even though the second day was almost over, I said, \"Why not give it a try?\" And I'm glad I did! I came up with the idea of a bat carrying things around in a cave pretty early.\n\nOriginally, the game was going to be about a bat in the \"depths\" of being broke who has to sell his furniture to pay rent, but then I realized, \"Oh my goodness. That's depressing.\" So I came up with the bat-and-mouse idea instead.\n\nThe physics puzzle platformer is a genre I'm familiar with from other game jams. It's so easy to iterate and experiment with this type of game - combine that with Godot, and it's a dream come true. This was my first game jam using Godot besides a one-hour jam hosted by my school, and I have no complaints.\n\n![cave2.png](\/\/\/raw\/945\/43\/z\/69c2c.png)\n\nGive it a try! https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/a-bat-and-a-mouse-and-a-cheese-in-a-cave","comments":0,"created":"2025-04-06T21:44:27Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":412675,"love":1,"love-timestamp":"2025-04-06T22:41:08Z","meta":[],"modified":"2025-04-06T22:41:08Z","name":"Joined on a whim, made a fun game!","node-timestamp":"2025-04-06T21:52:30Z","parent":412144,"parents":[1,5,9,406845,412144],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/a-bat-and-a-mouse-and-a-cheese-in-a-cave\/joined-on-a-whim-made-a-fun-game","published":"2025-04-06T21:52:30Z","scope":"public","slug":"joined-on-a-whim-made-a-fun-game","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1290978},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"412675","n_urlkey":"449916","n_parent":"412144","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/a-bat-and-a-mouse-and-a-cheese-in-a-cave\/joined-on-a-whim-made-a-fun-game","n_slug":"joined-on-a-whim-made-a-fun-game","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"214345","n_created":"1743975867","n_modified":"1743979268","n_version":"1290978","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/a-bat-and-a-mouse-and-a-cheese-in-a-cave\/joined-on-a-whim-made-a-fun-game","text":"I don't know where I saw that the jam was going on (probably on Bluesky), but, even though the second day was almost over, I said, \"Why not give it a try?\" And I'm glad I did! I came up with the idea of a bat carrying things around in a cave pretty early.\n\nOriginally, the game was going to be about a bat in the \"depths\" of being broke who has to sell his furniture to pay rent, but then I realized, \"Oh my goodness. That's depressing.\" So I came up with the bat-and-mouse idea instead.\n\nThe physics puzzle platformer is a genre I'm familiar with from other game jams. It's so easy to iterate and experiment with this type of game - combine that with Godot, and it's a dream come true. This was my first game jam using Godot besides a one-hour jam hosted by my school, and I have no complaints.\n\n![cave2.png](\/\/\/raw\/945\/43\/z\/69c2c.png)\n\nGive it a try! https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/a-bat-and-a-mouse-and-a-cheese-in-a-cave","title":"Joined on a whim, made a fun game!","wayback_source":[]}