{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/rodrigomotta\/","author_name":"rodrigomotta","cat":"LD #26","categories":["LD #26"],"comments":[],"epoch":1367647800,"event":"LD26","likes":6,"metadata":{"p_key":"79333","p_author":"rodrigomotta","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"288343","p_title":"\u015e \u2013 Post-Mortem","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1367647800","p_likes":"6","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\/05\/04\/s-post-mortem\/","text":"

This was our third<\/strong> Ludum Dare and it was the one in which we had to manage the most crisis<\/strong> yet. In the first Ludum Dare we made the game Allel<\/strong><\/a> (Top 30) and in the second we made the game Kill The Hero<\/strong><\/a> (5th in graphics). With the theme being minimalism, we searched for numerous references and interpretations of it. We decided to look at all aspects<\/strong> of a game in a minimalist way (mechanical, aesthetic, etc.).<\/p>\n

Inspired by several recent movies and games addressing it, we decided to take a view on time travel<\/strong>, alternate realities<\/strong> and the links<\/strong> between them. It\u2019s complicated<\/strong>. But we used it in a minimalist and symbolic form<\/strong>. To tell a great story<\/strong> in a minimalist way.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0He fell in love with a girl.\u00a0<\/em>\n\u00a0 \u00a0She had been dead for years.\u00a0<\/em>\n\u00a0 \u00a0But he did not give up.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Minimalist game. Minimalist commands. Minimalist graphics. BIG Story.<\/p>\n

A Minimalistic Adventure in Time.<\/p>\n

* Great Story;\u00a0<\/span>\n* Innovative take on time travel;\u00a0<\/span>\n* Cool minimalistic graphics;\u00a0<\/span>\n* Amazing 8bit versions of 4 famous songs;\u00a0<\/span>\n* Experimental game logic;<\/span><\/p>\n

>> Play Online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mechanics:<\/strong><\/span> In terms of mechanics the game is a platformer with minimalism in its controls and also in its challenges which are basically the exploration, interpretation of icons, minimal quests and mouse clicks. The innovative aspect is to see the dimensions all on the same screen and to control the character in various situations, with a link between them.<\/p>\n

Aesthetics:<\/strong><\/span> The aesthetic part of the game was really enjoyable. Simple as it is, it was very fun to think of graphics, scenarios, characters and icons in a minimalist form. We are used to more elaborate graphics and to make use of this perspective was very fun. We used familiar songs to reference the time where each level takes part.<\/p>\n

Story:<\/strong><\/span> The part in which we had the most fun was certainly when we were creating a mean to tell a great story in a minimalist way. This little story can make the player travel through many interpretations and \u00a0we ourselves are willing to further explore this setting.<\/p>\n

Technology:<\/strong><\/span> We used Photoshop for all graphics. The game was developed in Construct2 and there was a little work to control all the actions of the narrative, besides the 5 \u201cscreens\u201d at the same time. One cool thing that we had never used before was the full screen.<\/p>\n

>> Click here to download the concept document (Portuguese).<\/a><\/p>\n

>> See the complete journal.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"team\"<\/a>

Rodrigo Motta<\/strong> (Design, Direction, Art); Cesar Augusto<\/strong> (Programmer); Bana Gild<\/strong>a (Art); William Polleto<\/strong> (Musics); Trigueiro Jr<\/strong> (Animation).<\/p><\/div>\n

The Good:<\/strong><\/span> To have met a new artist (Bana Gilda) and a new musician (William Poletto). To have achieved the goal of creating a minimalist game in all aspects. To have presented a vision about time travel, alternate realities and the lives of those traveling between them. To have been able to generate an interpretation of the story. To have shown that it is possible to insert great narratives in short games. To have one more game concept that we are sure that can be evolved into a much more complex game.<\/p>\n

The Bad:<\/strong><\/span> We think that even following the theme, the game may seem a bit poor when in fact there was a lot of conceptual work involved. The initial plan was to work more on the animations, to not be minimalist on them, but our animator had little time. There was still one more element in the narrative, they were the time-police, which we\u2019ll add later.<\/p>\n

Walkthrough<\/span> #SPOILER #ALERT<\/span><\/p>\n