After this first Ludum Dare, it’s time for the Postmortem thing.

Lucy’s journey is a classic platformer where the player needs to reach the end of the level without dying (too much).

Lucy can teleport from a a dimension to another, making platforms appear and disappear. That makes her a link between worlds.

But she dies if she teleports inside one of these platforms.

What went good ?

• The simple concept : straightforward, easy to understand, yet full of possibilities
• The fast prototype : thanks to the Construct 2 engine, I have been able to build a running prototype quite fast and test the concept
• The engine : Construct 2 is a great tool for 2D game.
• Working game : there is a beginning, a middle and an end.
• Amazing LD community : I could have looked at the Twitter posts of the community all day long. Refreshing,  motivating, funny, beautiful…

 What went wrong ?

• Playtesting. Early feedbacks claims the difficulty rises to high to fast.
• Sound/music : hum.. no comment.
• Replayability : no leaderboard, best scores, timer, items to collect
• Only one level : even if the concept came fast, I only managed to create one short level. Why ? Because I tried to add new features, like enemies, puzzle… Bad idea.
• Polishing : Instead trying to add more features, I should have focused on the basic concept, improving the level design.

Conclusion

Amazing experience. I will definitely come back for more. I will polish this one as best as I can.

Now, 1600 games to test… and waiting for your enlightening feedbacks, guys.

The game is here : http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=40976

See you…