Mad Mandy – Post Mortem

Mad Mandy
Mad Mandy

Hmm.. well, I didn’t finish this entry. Does that break the x5 combo? Nah, participating and submitting at least something is enough to keep it up.
Ludum Dare was fun. At least for the first 24 hours. Then I realized I wouldn’t make it in time. Some other things didn’t work out like I planned (derpy room generation).
This is probably my worst Ludum Dare entry so far, as it’s not even a game, really. But I got to sing music for my own game, so that’s pretty cool.

What went right:

  • Music: Did you hear it? I actually sang my game music! I didn’t know I was so…uh..talented..?
  • Idea: Considering I didn’t like the theme, I guess my idea wasn’t too bad.
  • Code: Well, at least in the beginning my code was beautiful. On Day 2, towards the end, I started hacking things in because I felt like I was running out of time.
  • Livestream: Sharing your Ludum Dare experience is fun.
  • Timelapse: I almost forgot – but then I seem to have captured most of the footage. So yeah, there’ll be a timelapse!

What went wrong:

  • Sound: Well, lots of sounds are missing. Even forgot to put one in. But there are FIVE farting sounds.
  • Theme: I hated it. Only thing I came up with are the boring things like “only one life”, “only one bullet”, “only one key”, “only one choice”
  • Graphics: Sure, the intro and death screen have some style. But the furniture is ugly and not aligned in the game grid.

That’s all. Try my entry here.