{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/cranky\/","author_name":"Cranky","cat":"LD #26","categories":["LD #26"],"comments":[],"epoch":1367220120,"event":"LD26","likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"79285","p_author":"Cranky","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"288295","p_title":"Youtube Gameplay and Post-Mortem","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1367220120","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"source_url":"2013\/04\/29\/youtube-gameplay-and-post-mortem\/","text":"<p>I uploaded a video that shows a little bit of gameplay, also shows that I\u2019m not that great at my own game <img alt=\":D\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_biggrin.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OgMy5N1REts?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What went well:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>core gameplay works as intended<\/li>\n<li>basic randomly generated maps<\/li>\n<li>loading different room layouts from files<\/li>\n<li>random powerup items like increased damage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What went badly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>didn\u2019t have enough time to make interesting enemies, they just home in on the player<\/li>\n<li>there is only one boss, and a variation of it on floor 3<\/li>\n<li>although room layouts are loading from files, there are only 4 different room layouts due to time constraints<\/li>\n<li>made the main menu and game over menu in the last couple of minutes and it shows<\/li>\n<li>not a lot of content overall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I think the game is kinda fun for a couple of minutes, but these kind of games really only shine when there is hours worth of content.<\/p>\n<p>So although it was a lot of fun developing this small little game, from a gameplay perspective this kind of game was a bit too big for just 48h I think. Next time I will scale back and think about making a game that is fun although its only been worked on for 48h.<\/p>","time":"April 29th, 2013 7:22 am","title":"Youtube Gameplay and Post-Mortem","title_was_empty":false}