{"author_name":"sandbaydev","cat":"LD #31","comments":[],"epoch":1419788340,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"21754","p_author":"sandbaydev","p_authorkey":"2926","p_urlkey":"57113","p_title":"Entire screen full of snowmen wanting to bite your head off","p_cat":"LD #31","p_event":"LD31","p_time":"1419788340","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"2926","us_name":"sandbaydev","us_username":"gameproducer","event_start":"1417737600","event_key":"26","event_name":"LD31"},"text":"

When the snowman theme was going strong, I thought it was pretty lame or… well, something that didn’t feel right. I drew this to express my thoughts:<\/p>\n

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I wanted anything but snowman. <\/p>\n

But… once the real winner was announced “Entire game on one screen”, it hit me that “snowman” is actually a great theme compared to the winning theme. In this light, “Snowman” theme had some potential, but this new theme was not… such a real theme to me. I still don’t quite understand the theme nor have seen (yet) a super unexpected\/creative\/innovative way to handle it in any of the entries. <\/p>\n

So I did what I always do in ludum dares: ignore the theme and do whatever I want.<\/p>\n

And “snowman” theme was lurking there in the shadows. And that thought grew… and here’s what I came up with:<\/p>\n

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I put together an online multiplayer game in less than 72 hours. Plenty of axe hitting. Plenty of melting snow. Plenty of nasty snowmen. <\/p>\n

Eventually the entire screen was filled with snowmen who try to bite off your head. <\/p>\n

That’s what snowmen do.<\/p>\n

You can play Limberjacks here<\/a> (invite a buddy to play the game for optimal experience)<\/p>\n

Thank you snowman. You saved my ludum dare.<\/p>","time":"December 28th, 2014 12:39 pm","title":"Entire screen full of snowmen wanting to bite your head off"}