{"author_name":"Lacutis","cat":"LD #28","comments":[],"epoch":1387821000,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"34119","p_author":"Lacutis","p_authorkey":"11378","p_urlkey":"69664","p_title":"YOGO Cookie Retrospective addendum","p_cat":"LD #28","p_event":"LD28","p_time":"1387821000","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"11378","us_name":"Lacutis","us_username":"lacutis","event_start":"1386892800","event_key":"20","event_name":"LD28"},"text":"<p>I&#8217;ve gotten some really great feedback on my game. I think some of us lose sight on the fact that the voting period is just as important if not more important than the actual weekend we produce our work.<\/p>\n <p>Some things after feedback I want to keep in mind for next time:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Polish is super important, little things like proper start screens, checkpoints and other little things mean a lot when it comes to getting people to play your game.<\/li>\n <li>Focus on fun. I did a lot better this time than last and my feedback has been way better.<\/li>\n <li>Sounds make a big difference, I need to work at making better sounds.<\/li>\n <li>Don&#8217;t add features at the last minute. I added a couple things to the game about an hour before that caused annoying bugs in my game that I didnt see till after the deadline.<\/li>\n <li>Exposure is important. I&#8217;m not sure how to improve this, but I think getting my game played on Jelly&#8217;s stream as well as some good retweets helped make my game more visible.<\/li>\n <li>Get a good screenshot. That screenshot that is shown on the rating page is really important. If it doesnt make people interested they won&#8217;t click on it.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>All in all though, my biggest takeaway from Ludum Dare is improvement. I try to make my entries progressively better and that is thanks to everyones comments on my games.<\/p>\n <p><strong>So thank you for playing my game and giving feedback!<\/strong><\/p>\n <p>You can play my game <a title=\"YOGO Cookie\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-28\/?action=preview&amp;uid=11378\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","time":"December 23rd, 2013 12:50 pm","title":"YOGO Cookie Retrospective addendum"}