Final thoughts

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After getting some well-deserved sleep, I settled my thoughts and want to share them =)
It was my first LD, and a really fun one too! The theme felt pretty complex at first, but luckily it didn’t take long to get an idea that was doable in 48h.

The good parts:

  • Although it’s always tempting to try new tools for a new project, I followed the advice to get into an environment I’m comfortable with. That probably saved me a lot of time and stress. Nice!
  • The ideas came pretty naturally as I made the game.
  • My motivation was at a constant high level, thanks to all the nice people in the chats!
    That ensured a happy mood too. Especially when you’re at the boring part of wrapping things up and upload stuff, and then someone posts an hilariously over-the-top game, that makes you laugh so hard you wake up the neighbors!
  • I’m overall pretty happy with the outcome.

The bad parts:

  • I wish I had more time to add some more levels and mechanics, but you can do just so much in 2 days. Post compo version? Maybe.
  • I wish there was sound. I just can’t do it. No chance. Uh-uh.

So thanks everyone for the good time – and now back to playing/rating! =)

Comments

Datw
27. Aug 2012 · 14:59 UTC
Yeah, I now know why they say to use tools that you know how to use, hehe.