{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/cosr\/","author_name":"Cosr","cat":"LD #22","categories":["LD #22"],"comments":[],"epoch":1324171200,"event":"LD22","likes":13,"metadata":{"p_key":"77527","p_author":"Cosr","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"286378","p_title":"And now for something completely different","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1324171200","p_likes":"13","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"source_url":"2011\/12\/18\/and-now-for-something-completely-different\/","text":"<p>So, about 4 hours ago (midnight here), with 22 hours left in the competition, I decided to scrap the idea I was working on and make a different game.<\/p>\n<p>The original idea was a turn based strategy game, where, essentially, your units would gain bonuses for being isolated from their teammates. I knew that was over-ambitious to begin with though, and it was taking to long to get the basic control system working, so I gave up on it.<\/p>\n<p>My new idea is much simpler, and I think I can get it done in the remaining time (even accounting for sleep). So far the game looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2011\/12\/18\/and-now-for-something-completely-different\/screenshot-135\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-94612\"><img alt=\"my voice just echoes off these walls\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94612\" height=\"343\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screenshot18-550x343.png\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a hint about the gameplay:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2011\/12\/18\/and-now-for-something-completely-different\/screen02-12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-94619\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94619\" height=\"187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen021-300x187.png\" width=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/p>","time":"December 18th, 2011 1:20 am","title":"And now for something completely different","title_was_empty":false}