{"author_name":"TFernando","cat":"LD #15 - Caverns - 2009","comments":[],"epoch":1251511560,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"73057","p_author":"TFernando","p_authorkey":"1164","p_urlkey":"108879","p_title":"Caverns?","p_cat":"LD #15 - Caverns - 2009","p_event":"LD15","p_time":"1251511560","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"1164","us_name":"TFernando","us_username":"tfernando","event_start":"1251417600","event_key":"1","event_name":"LD15"},"text":"<p>Okay, I was expecting the cold topic&#8230; I mean the keynote speech referenced the frozen north of Canada, and everyone would immediately assume that this meant the cold topic wasn&#8217;t the winner&#8230; but obviously, when they put together that video they knew that everyone would assume that whatever topic they referenced wouldn&#8217;t be the winner so clearly they would use whatever topic was in the lead in the video&#8230; <\/p>\n <p>I really don&#8217;t know what to do with this theme. A shooter or RPG set in a cave &#8230; is a shooter or RPG set in a cave, it could be almost anywhere else with a graphics re-skin. Flying through caves hasn&#8217;t really been bettered since <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caverns_of_Mars_(computer_game)\">Caverns of Mars<\/a>, and I&#8217;m probably not capable of cloning Spelunky in 48 hrs. The only ideas I&#8217;ve had so far have been silly (a game based on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troglobite\">Troglobites<\/a>, where the player would have to use senses other than sight.. (makes a lot of sense for a flash game, no?)) <\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;ve set up my framework though (I suppose I should have disclosed it, but it consists of one switch statement, an int to switch off of (gamestate), a timer, and 2 global constants (ScreenWidth and ScreenHeight)) Code and in-progress prototypes will follow.<\/p>\n <p>You know&#8230; once I actually have a viable idea. <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n <p>-TF<\/p>","time":"August 28th, 2009 9:06 pm","title":"Caverns?"}