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\u00a0What went right<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00bb Tools: I was familiar with all tools I was using<\/p>\n

\u00bb Art: I\u2019m addicted to working with the NES style graphics, so this was no problem. From the sprites to the font and title screen, it was all fun to work on.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Sound is my weak point.\u00a0Luckily a day before someone suggested me a website with free music, and there I got all music I needed. I also used sounds from freesound.or instead of the usual bfxr<\/p>\n

What went wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00bb Time: Couldn\u2019t join the compo because I wasn\u2019t going to be home on sunday, but this is hardly a problem, as I still had 2 whole days to work.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Planning: I didn\u2019t plan the game properly. I never got to that point where you say \u201cok, the game is about\u00a0this<\/strong>\u201c. It was all over the place, and because of that near the end I had to spend a great deal of time just to figure out if the concept actually worked.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Had to cut many features off, like a more in-depth interface with more helpful information, and a loot system that was supposed to add more depth to the game.<\/p>\n

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And then<\/strong><\/p>\n

After\u00a0submitting\u00a0the game, I added a\u00a0statistics system<\/a>\u00a0to it, and submitted it to Kongregate. It\u2019s pretty fun to see how many people are playing it.<\/p>\n

Not my best game by far, but this is what Ludum Dare is all about: learning. Next time I will plan things better and actually have a fixed idea of what the game will be.<\/p>\n

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