{"author_name":"Kaslai","cat":"LD #27","comments":[],"epoch":1377595380,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"38306","p_author":"Kaslai","p_authorkey":"505472","p_urlkey":"73924","p_title":"LoBT Post Mortem","p_cat":"LD #27","p_event":"LD27","p_time":"1377595380","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"505472","us_name":"Kaslai","us_username":"Kaslai","event_start":"1377216000","event_key":"18","event_name":"LD27"},"text":"

I really should have known better! This is my third Ludum Dare, but I’m still unable to manage my time correctly. I spent almost all of the first 36 hours on asset creation, and I really failed to get my programming going until way too late. \"screenshot\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What went right:
\n – My core mechanic is intact. Time rewinds every ten seconds, just like I set out to do
\n – A decent soundtrack made by me. This is a first!
\n – A full compliment of pixel art for the game
\n – relatively bug free platforming physics with moving objects
\n – A decent auto-tiling system<\/p>\n

What went horribly wrong:
\n – Ran out of time
\n – Had to nix a ton of features, corpses of which remain in the assets bundled with the game
\n – Wasn’t able to design any provocative levels
\n – No menu and no win screen
\n – Game breaking bugs that could only be fixed half an hour after the submission deadline<\/p>\n

My takeaway: Next time, start programming the second you hammer out the basic idea. A game with placeholder graphics and generated music, but lots of gameplay, is way better than one with pretty assets and little game. Here’s to hoping for a better tomorrow!<\/p>","time":"August 27th, 2013 4:23 am","title":"LoBT Post Mortem"}