{"author_name":"starvingindie","cat":"LD #36","comments":[],"epoch":1472333400,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"4215","p_author":"starvingindie","p_authorkey":"49457","p_urlkey":"39668","p_title":"First pass at the game\u2019s layout is complete","p_cat":"LD #36","p_event":"LD36","p_time":"1472333400","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"49457","us_name":"starvingindie","us_username":"starvingindie","event_start":"1472169600","event_key":"35","event_name":"LD36"},"text":"<p>This being my first text based game, I knew that the aesthetics should be slightly more than just white text and blue links. I tried to spice it up as best I can. I also settled on a name for the game.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Here are some screenshots of the layout as it is now:<\/strong><\/p>\n <p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-575010\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.26-300x292.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-08-27 14.10.26\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.26-300x292.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.26-550x535.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.26.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-575012\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.58-300x211.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-08-27 14.10.58\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.58-300x211.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.58-768x540.png 768w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.58-550x386.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.10.58.png 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-575013\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.11.06-300x213.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-08-27 14.11.06\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.11.06-300x213.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.11.06-768x544.png 768w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.11.06-550x390.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-2016-08-27-14.11.06.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n <p>Art isn&#8217;t my strong suit but I&#8217;m going to do the best I can to get in some animations to spice up the dialogue.<\/p>\n <p><strong>The Gameplay:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>You play as an out-of-work Game Designer due to a market crash in the far, far future.<\/li>\n <li>You have an idea to start making games using technology from the 1980&#8217;s in the hopes of standing out and making a creative statement during a recession.<\/li>\n <li>If you release a game that doesn&#8217;t do well&#8230;let&#8217;s just say there&#8217;s a lot at stake.<\/li>\n <li>As you progress you&#8217;ll meet new characters and be faced with difficult choices as you aim to manage\u00a0your Mental Strength, Creativity, and Ambition while working on each game.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p><strong>What&#8217;s Left?<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Art and animations are needed to break up text.<\/li>\n <li>Continue writing out the story and making content. The gameplay loop and logic is complete. Now I need to focus on creating a story with interesting choices and game content.<\/li>\n <li>The game is technically in a finished state, so everything else is just adding content and polish.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Probably gonna take a quick nap though. Pretty tired.<\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/if\/\" rel=\"tag\">if<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/interactive-fiction\/\" rel=\"tag\">interactive fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/twine\/\" rel=\"tag\">Twine<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 27th, 2016 4:30 pm","title":"First pass at the game\u2019s layout is complete"}