{"author_name":"NickMakesGames","cat":"LD #29","comments":[],"epoch":1398554940,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"31409","p_author":"NickMakesGames","p_authorkey":"504693","p_urlkey":"66901","p_title":"halfway there","p_cat":"LD #29","p_event":"LD29","p_time":"1398554940","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"504693","us_name":"NickMakesGames","us_username":"NickMakesGames","event_start":"1398384000","event_key":"22","event_name":"LD29"},"text":"

I have to say, this has been an exciting 24 hours. I settled fairly quickly last night on a game concept which I was extremely happy with, only to find that I was having immense trouble actually getting the very menu-navigation intensive gameplay to look\/feel intuitive. I ended up cutting a lot of content for the purposes of streamlining the final product that people have to play. Anyhow, I’ve got something which I feel comfortable calling done on a mechanical level, now it’s just a matter of figuring out ways of making the whole thing look and feel a little better. Screen shake and particle effects, here I come.<\/p>\n

Here’s a screenshot of progress, by the way:<\/p>\n

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It’s a game about keeping trapped miners from losing all hope of ever getting rescued. I’m pretty sure that the mechanics are a lot more luck-based than skill\/strategy based, but the moment to moment gameplay has proved interesting and engaging for both me and my cousin, which I think is a good sign.<\/p>","time":"April 26th, 2014 6:29 pm","title":"halfway there"}