{"author_name":"tompudding","cat":"LD #27","comments":[],"epoch":1377469500,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"38868","p_author":"tompudding","p_authorkey":"12467","p_urlkey":"74486","p_title":"Made it, but almost didn\u2019t","p_cat":"LD #27","p_event":"LD27","p_time":"1377469500","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"12467","us_name":"tompudding","us_username":"\/author\/tompudding\/","event_start":"1377216000","event_key":"18","event_name":"LD27"},"text":"

I just submitted “The GOSH signal”<\/a>, a niche game about digital signal processing that is only very subtly linked to the theme. It’s my fifth entry, but the closest I’ve come to not making it.<\/p>\n

The original idea was to make it a bit like Gone Home, (because Gone Home is awesome), but throw in some computers you could hack around on. I didn’t really think it through though, since Gone Home relies on a wealth of content for atmosphere, and 2 days is barely enough time to get a game mechanic together let alone fill the world with rich content, doh!<\/p>\n

I was also disappointed with how similar it was looking to a previous game of mine, “Cancel Christmas”, that also involved a 2D world with computers. I very nearly threw in the towel, but now I’m glad I didn’t! A frenzy of activity on Sunday allowed me to end with a game that, if not exceptionally happy with, at least I’m not embarrassed by. By including a noir style voiceover I added some distance between my last game and this one and added some humour to boot.<\/p>\n

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Since I’ve never struggled to finish before, I find I’m appreciating it much more this time, and I’m really excited about rating some games in the weeks to come!<\/p>","time":"August 25th, 2013 5:25 pm","title":"Made it, but almost didn\u2019t"}