{"author_name":"Meep","cat":"LD #20 - It's Dangerous to go Alone! Take This!","comments":[],"epoch":1304557560,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"65730","p_author":"Meep","p_authorkey":"2629","p_urlkey":"101526","p_title":"Take This Penguin \u2013 Gameplay video and thoughts","p_cat":"LD #20 - It's Dangerous to go Alone! Take This!","p_event":"LD20","p_time":"1304557560","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"2629","us_name":"Meep","us_username":"meep","event_start":"1304035200","event_key":"6","event_name":"LD20"},"text":"<p><strong>Gameplay Video<\/strong><\/p>\n <p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rs5XspKkvdI?fs=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n <p><strong>Post-mortem<\/strong><\/p>\n <p>Firstly, I had a lot of trouble with the theme. I wasted 26 hours of the competition trying to come up with a decent yet feasible (to finish within the remaining time) idea. However, once I knew what I was going for, the bulk of the game was finished with around 10 hours left.<\/p>\n <p>I went on to add sound effects, but when I got to making background music, I just couldn&#8217;t get anything decent that I decided to scrap background music after wasting maybe 5-6 hours trying a bunch of things. This left me with very little time for smaller details I had wanted to add in, such as power ups.<\/p>\n <p>The only power up I managed to get done was the shield. I had a grappling hook functional (It would shoot up and carry you several platforms up) but it was a bit buggy and would have ruined the quality of the game. That wasted time on the grappling hook could have added a first aid kit of sorts which I had also planned.<\/p>\n <p>Overall I&#8217;m happy with the finished product, but of course there were things I should&#8217;ve spent less time on (background music) to make room for things that I was more confident I&#8217;d be able to properly implement. In a nutshell, it was (like always) a hectic 48 hours. However, it was very enjoyable and definitely worth it.<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-20\/?action=preview&amp;uid=2629\">Entry Page<\/a><\/p>","time":"May 4th, 2011 8:06 pm","title":"Take This Penguin \u2013 Gameplay video and thoughts"}