{"author_link":"\/users\/cataclysmicknight","author_name":"CataclysmicKnight","author_uid":"cataclysmicknight","comments":[],"epoch":1744225810,"event":"LD57","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":414426,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"211111","p_author":"CataclysmicKnight","p_authorkey":"1189456","p_urlkey":"450912","p_title":"WHEW!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD57","p_time":"1744225810","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1189456","us_name":"CataclysmicKnight","us_username":"cataclysmicknight","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":3,"author":189456,"body":"![Into the Depths - Itch Header.png](\/\/\/raw\/014\/e2\/z\/6bc79.png)\n\nWe got our game in at the last minute, geez, literally FOUR MINUTES before the timer ended.\n\nThis is the proudest I've ever been of a creation. Like... I never considered I could do that, period, let alone in a weekend. This is a FORTY-PAGE campaign card game (using a standard deck) that's inspired by LotR and Alan Wake 2; it has more artistic work than I ever put into anything (I use Canva assets so I don't make the art, but I edited, combined, and placed); and I LOVE the story I wrote into this. \n\nThat stuff still needs work, don't get me wrong. I didn't have enough time to do more than proof the story, and I already see where it needs work (one of the two alternate endings especially, since the story is now going in a different direction). I didn't have time to make this a zine at all. Or sneak more of the darker aspects into the art. Or even playtest the entire thing... \n\nI'll be putting out a postmortem later, but goodness... If I could bottle this pride and just take a whiff whenever impostor syndrome hits, I would be SO happy! Again, this is far from perfect and not even quite done, but I proved a lot to myself in creating this.\n\nPS: I think it's hilarious we were the SIXTH entry called \"Into the Depths\" \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 ","comments":0,"created":"2025-04-09T19:05:30Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":414426,"love":0,"meta":[],"modified":"2025-04-09T19:10:10Z","name":"WHEW!","node-timestamp":"2025-04-09T19:10:10Z","parent":407321,"parents":[1,5,9,406845,407321],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/into-the-depths-6\/whew","published":"2025-04-09T19:10:10Z","scope":"public","slug":"whew","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1307377},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"414426","n_urlkey":"450912","n_parent":"407321","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/into-the-depths-6\/whew","n_slug":"whew","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"189456","n_created":"1744225530","n_modified":"1744225810","n_version":"1307377","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/into-the-depths-6\/whew","text":"![Into the Depths - Itch Header.png](\/\/\/raw\/014\/e2\/z\/6bc79.png)\n\nWe got our game in at the last minute, geez, literally FOUR MINUTES before the timer ended.\n\nThis is the proudest I've ever been of a creation. Like... I never considered I could do that, period, let alone in a weekend. This is a FORTY-PAGE campaign card game (using a standard deck) that's inspired by LotR and Alan Wake 2; it has more artistic work than I ever put into anything (I use Canva assets so I don't make the art, but I edited, combined, and placed); and I LOVE the story I wrote into this. \n\nThat stuff still needs work, don't get me wrong. I didn't have enough time to do more than proof the story, and I already see where it needs work (one of the two alternate endings especially, since the story is now going in a different direction). I didn't have time to make this a zine at all. Or sneak more of the darker aspects into the art. Or even playtest the entire thing... \n\nI'll be putting out a postmortem later, but goodness... If I could bottle this pride and just take a whiff whenever impostor syndrome hits, I would be SO happy! Again, this is far from perfect and not even quite done, but I proved a lot to myself in creating this.\n\nPS: I think it's hilarious we were the SIXTH entry called \"Into the Depths\" \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 ","title":"WHEW!","wayback_source":[]}