{"author_name":"hregrin","cat":"LD #35","comments":[],"epoch":1460907480,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"6932","p_author":"hregrin","p_authorkey":"59845","p_urlkey":"42365","p_title":"Heart of the Forest","p_cat":"LD #35","p_event":"LD35","p_time":"1460907480","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"59845","us_name":"hregrin","us_username":"hregrin","event_start":"1460678400","event_key":"33","event_name":"LD35"},"text":"<p>This is my first LD, and it will actually be my first released game. It took me a long time to find an idea to work with, and I had to sleep more than I wanted (I work nights, and I was at work the night the jam started). It also took me quite a long time to learn stuff on the fly, which I should probably have taken before the start.<\/p>\n <p>Anyway as we get closer to the deadline I still think (and hope) I can produce something that more or less looks like a game.<\/p>\n <p>So, almost two days into the jam and my game is beginning to look like something. It is a shmup called &#8220;Heart of the Forest&#8221;.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Elevator pitch<\/strong><\/p>\n <p>The Heart of the Forest has been corrupted. You are some kind of druid\/shaman and your goal is to cleanse it. You can draw upon the power of spirit animals to complete your mission (and that is where the shapeshifting comes into play).<\/p>\n <p><strong>What I have<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>A character that can move, shoot and die<\/li>\n <li>Two enemies that can attack and die (a corrupted boar that rushes towards the bottom of the screen, and a corrupted snake that shoots venom towards the player)<\/li>\n <li>A camera set to auto-scroll<\/li>\n <li>Placeholder art for all that<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p><strong>What I still need<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>More enemy variety<\/li>\n <li>A boss fight<\/li>\n <li>Proper art and animations<\/li>\n <li>Sounds<\/li>\n <li>Shapeshifting attacks<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p><strong>What I&#8217;d like to have (but don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll have the time to make)<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>More levels allowing you to free the spirit animals and gain new powers<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Have a playable prototype build tonight that is more or less feature-complete so that I can get some playtest data to fine-tune.<\/li>\n <li>Work on art and sound tomorrow so that I can release to the public on time.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>That&#8217;s more or less all there is to say! Back to work!<\/p>","time":"April 17th, 2016 10:38 am","title":"Heart of the Forest"}