What a rollercoaster ride this LD was! Friday I got the theme and was really cool about it… I had planned ahead and thought of some ideas. But when it came down to it, and I was ready to create my entry I didn’t like either of the ideas I had. Sooo I was back at square one… and while I sat in front of my whiteboard and staring blankly at it… a thought came to me. Hey! This theme is really broad and vague… almost anything will fit! So I grabbed one of the other ideas I had and flipped it around… With an idea in my head I begin coding, I get some initial gameplay down and some problems creep up… I sigh and go to bed, as its not good to code when your tired. I wake up Saturday morning and begin coding again… I get much further, the game is buggy but a lot of the gameplay elements are completed. I really not happy with the way the game is going and almost call it quits… I’m tired, I’m frustrated, I begin to believe I’ve forgotten how to code! But I got a little encouragement from McFunkypants and I stuck with it and continued to code. <\/p>\n
Thinking about things in a different light. I still have lots to do but I begin to get tired and decide to sleep on it and hopefully work out the problems while I slumber. Wake up bright and early today and get back to coding, time begins to fly and I’m no where near done. I make the hard decision to cut some stuff and redesign others. After several hours, my decision seems to have worked and now the game is a game and playable! With gameplay done I quickly design the last remains elements before I get to sound and music. I really must say I think I have a knack for music, because I’m really digging the tunes I made for the game. Also I feel the sounds fit very well. I complete the game a little before 4pm. Satisfied, I head off to my appointment. <\/p>\n