{"author_name":"f7f5","cat":"LD #26","comments":[],"epoch":1367754660,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"42718","p_author":"f7f5","p_authorkey":"21437","p_urlkey":"78353","p_title":"Sine Gameplay \u2013 Thoughts","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1367754660","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"21437","us_name":"f7f5","us_username":"f7f5","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"

First, I would like to thanks everyone for playing my game and for the all the constructive comments! I really appreciate the feedback. <\/p>\n

It’s almost unanimous that the game very difficult. I was afraid that might happen. This is, in part, due to being the first time I enter LD, and to me just wanting to get something working and ready to release at the deadline.<\/p>\n

A couple more thoughts:<\/p>\n

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  1. Alternative control methods. Initially I had several ideas: keyboard, mouse with some sort of drag action (like dragging a slider to adjust amp, freq) or just reacting to mouse movement. I tried coding some of these quickly, but the first I got working decently was the one that made it into the game; my focus was on finishing *something* first and then optimizing later if I had time.<\/li>\n
  2. Level creation. This is a task I had never made before. So I just created levels by playing kind of randomly on a blank level, recording the path, and then placing obstacles around that path to force that particular solution. Probably it would have been a better idea to design the levels from the point of view of someone playing the game for the first time. I had 3 initial levels (2,4,6) and then, by Sunday night when I was playtesting, I had forgotten the exact solutions and realized they could be really tricky even for me. So I created another 3 easier ones (1,3,5). Maybe these are still too hard \":)\"\n <\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    For the next LD competition, I need to improve this:\n