![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/201083\/17921-shot1.png\")
<\/p>\n So, while I’ve prototyped things quickly before I’ve never actually tried to finish a game fully in a short period of time. I decided to try my hand this time around and it was pretty fun! It makes you make a lot of quick\u00a0decisions\u00a0about the scope of the game and what’s achievable and that carries back to big projects I imagine.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
What went right:<\/strong><\/p>\n I had an idea pretty much straight away, and settled on a graphical style early on. Development of the basic engine was painless and I was happy with the animations I threw together quickly. I was pretty happy I managed to get 3 levels in, since level design is my least favourite part of the game design process overall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What went wrong:<\/strong><\/p>\n I fell out of love with the idea halfway through, as I’m sure many people do. I ran dry on enemy design ideas that would be easy to implement too, but I think I got enough done for it to be varied. Also the sound was a last ditch effort, but it’s kind of funny in a bad way (it’s all my voice). The enemy selection system was, and still is, a bit broken \/ frustrating.<\/p>\n Obviously it’s not too polished but, hey, not much time!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I had quite a lot of fun, even though I could only give about 12 hours combined working time to the game over the 48 hours. Next time around I’ll definitely be participating, depending on the theme. Hopefully I can give a bit more time overall too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check the game out here: \u00a0http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&uid=17921<\/a><\/p>\n \n