{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/bisou_turbod\/","author_name":"Bisou_TurboD","cat":"LD #24","categories":["LD #24"],"comments":[],"epoch":1346303280,"event":"LD24","likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"77134","p_author":"Bisou_TurboD","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"285679","p_title":"Red Underpants \u2013 Post Mortem","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1346303280","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"source_url":"2012\/08\/30\/red-underpants-post-mortem\/","text":"

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What I had in mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to make a game where you play a kind of a nerdy guy<\/strong>, at the top of human evolution<\/strong>. He happens to be stranded on a desert island after a plane crash.\nYou\u2019d have to explore the island<\/strong> to learn and discover a way to get out of it.<\/p>\n

The idea behind this concept is that you\u2019re back to a primitive state at the beginning of the game (weak and naked) and you must evolve to escape the island: you have to improve your survival skills<\/strong> and become a kind of Tarzan at the end of the game.\nThe game mechanics revolve around a platforming with adventure\/point-and-click elements.<\/strong>\nWhat Went Right<\/strong><\/p>\n

No unexpected crashes or bad issues during the weekend.\nI developed a craft system,<\/strong> it was the first time I thought about that kind of thing.\nI managed to submit something!<\/p>\n

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What Went Wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was way toooo big<\/strong> for a single man. The game represents less than a half of what I had in mind. It\u2019s a classic mistake, I knew it but I fell into the trap.\nI spent a day and a half to develop the game system and only 8 hours on level design, art and animations<\/strong>. It\u2019s absolutely not the right balance.\nNobody has tested my game before I submitted it and the game suffers from that:\n\u2013 A lot of Level Design issues<\/strong>: I did not realized that people would try to escape from the island by swiming away from it and I didn\u2019t put any invisible walls to block the end of the room. Everybody\u2019s falling into the void at the end of the ocean<\/strong> and the game is over: awful design mistake here!\n\u2013 The craft system is not really understood<\/strong> at first and it\u2019s a bit glitched: you can\u2019t craft a recipe with two ingredients if there\u2019s a third one in the top slot.\n\u2013 Some recipes are not obvious enough<\/strong>. It\u2019s ok for a LucasArts game where you accepted to spend time trying to combinate items, but I think a lot of people will not be so patient for a little, free, snack game.\nI had no time for music.\nUser Interface took me too much time<\/strong>.\n\"\"<\/a>Drag and Drop Interface for crafting<\/em> \u2013> way too big \":)\"\nConclusion :<\/strong>\nAs I said I made a very usual mistake: the concept was too big for such a small development time. I knew it when I had the idea but it was challenging so I gave it a try anyway. It\u2019s a semi-failure because the game does not represent what I had in mind and for many people the experience will be ruined because of design issues.\nI think I will do a post-compo version with the whole TurboDindon team, with new graphics, sounds and a real Level Design. You\u2019ll be able to play it soon!<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading, and remember to avoid leaving the island by swimming if you play the game.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n

Bisou<\/p>\n

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\n<\/p>","time":"August 30th, 2012 5:08 am","title":"Red Underpants \u2013 Post Mortem"}