{"author_name":"trialbyfun","cat":"LD #21","comments":[],"epoch":1313974440,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"63906","p_author":"trialbyfun","p_authorkey":"4202","p_urlkey":"99691","p_title":"TrialByFun \u2013 Escape \u2013 Mountain Above the Clouds","p_cat":"LD #21","p_event":"LD21","p_time":"1313974440","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"4202","us_name":"trialbyfun","us_username":"trialbyfun","event_start":"1313712000","event_key":"7","event_name":"LD21"},"text":"

So I finally did it!<\/p>\n

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After a slow start coming up with an idea for the theme, i finally found my groove and worked towards finishing my game.<\/p>\n

There are a million things I wish I had done differently, things that I needed cut to make the experience feel more cohesive, things that i intended to polish up but didn’t have time, and things that i probably should have taken out. \u00a0Audio also took a back seat this time, and i know that’s going to dent the overall experience, but i really was close to the wire as it was. Maybe i’ll have time to put it in a Jam version.<\/p>\n

My take on the theme is as follows;<\/p>\n

“You play the role of a magical seed that is buried inside the giant mountain. Your task is to escape from the mountain’s belly and into the sky, before it closes its mouth again”<\/p>\n

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I deliberately limited my palette and stuck to simpler forms as this lends itself better to the rapid design approach and is fairly easy to maintain.\u00a0Going with a surreal fantasy theme also let me be more bold with art style (strong contrasts, mostly white ) which I hope makes it more visually distinctive and feel less prototypey ( is that a word? ). There are so many improvements I would want to make to this mainly to the character forms, and linework, but i’m still learning, so it’s the best i could do for now \":)\"<\/p>\n

Overall, I’ve really enjoyed my second Ludum Dare ( I’m shattered though!). Interestingly, and more so than “Drum Hammer Dig”, I really feel like this game can be expanded on into a much larger experience, so i intend to come back to this game in the future.<\/p>\n

In the meantime enjoy;<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-21\/?action=preview&uid=4202<\/a><\/p>\n

Please let me know what you thing. What you liked and didn’t like either in the comments or on twitter @trialbyfun<\/div>\n
Thanks to you all.<\/div>","time":"August 21st, 2011 7:54 pm","title":"TrialByFun \u2013 Escape \u2013 Mountain Above the Clouds"}