{"author_name":"gameXcore","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355689080,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"48133","p_author":"gameXcore","p_authorkey":"7049","p_urlkey":"83798","p_title":"Final Update \u2013 Finished!","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355689080","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"7049","us_name":"gameXcore","us_username":"gamexcore","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

What a weekend! I feel knackered, my bones ache, I have ran out of coke, my bed feels unused and my sofa feels worn out… was it worth it, I finished the game, so yes! This is my first LD and I think I have done it justice, I’m happy with what I made, I had time to polish it and get all the little bits in, including fixing the bugs I spotted.<\/p>\n

In terms of following the theme, I think I was a little loose, I found the theme a difficult one to go for, so I just headed for my first instinct “Make a game in space, that way I don’t have to animate anything” and then worked out some way to fit the theme into it.<\/p>\n

My design process was definitely “fluid” in that I simply spent the first day, playing and adding features one by one, with only the vaguest of overviews of what I wanted to make and nothing written down, most mechanics came about simply by thinking to myself “It would be cool if…” and then going ahead and doing it, for once I wasn’t winging when a designer came up with an obscene idea… because I was the designer! I’m not sure if this is the best way to develop a game, perhaps (definitely) for a large project it isn’t, however for such a small tight project I think it worked well, I was never sat twiddling my thumbs “thinking” (a.k.a procrastinating), I was always doing something.<\/p>\n

I chose to make the game black and white on purpose, I’m no artist so black and white meant I was guaranteed colors that worked well together and would look like they were meant to be, I then added splashes of bold color for variety and to add interest… I don’t think that turned out too badly!<\/p>\n

Here’s a rundown of the tools I used in the end:<\/p>\n