the game in question<\/a> first. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\nPlanned and executed (4\/81; 2\/20):<\/b>\n(themes that I wanted to allude to in one way or another, and succeeded in doing so)<\/p>\n\n- Choose A Path<\/i> (you\u2019re making your own paths)<\/li>\n
- Connected Worlds<\/i> (guess you have seen this one already); I even managed to integrate it into gameplay, i.e. make it so that without the theme one of core game mechanics wouldn\u2019t have much sense<\/li>\n
- Manipulate The Environment (yay, topology~!)<\/li>\n
- Potato Salad (that\u2019s what Iri\u2019s dad would make, as mentioned in initial dialogue)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Spotted and executed (11\/81; 4\/20):<\/b>\n(i.e. themes that I was aware would be present in my game, but didn\u2019t really tried to include)<\/p>\n\n- Another World<\/i> (well, duh)<\/li>\n
- Chaos<\/i> (to be fixed)<\/li>\n
- Do No Harm<\/i> (quite a feat, considering someone else couldn\u2019t resist making a shooter in relation to CONNECTING PLANETS WITH OPTICAL FIBER)<\/li>\n
- Experimentation (them students\u2026)<\/li>\n
- For Science! (them students again\u2026)<\/li>\n
- Human Stupidity (\u2026and again\u2026)<\/li>\n
- Labyrinth<\/li>\n
- Lost In Space<\/i> (depending on definition of \u201cspace\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s very interdimensional)<\/li>\n
- Unexpected Side Effect (\u2026and again\u2026)<\/li>\n
- What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (\u2026and again\u2026)<\/li>\n
- Wonderful Apocalypse (\u2026and again\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Planned, but not included (11\/81; 4\/20):<\/b>\n(i.e. uses of themes that I wanted to allude to, but eventually didn\u2019t have time)<\/p>\n\n- Artificial Intelligence (overlords in cyan levels)<\/li>\n
- Brainwashed (the people welcoming robot overlords, obviously)<\/li>\n
- Break The Rules<\/i> (possibly to be personified with some rebel in cyan levels)<\/li>\n
- Destroy The System<\/i> (similar to Break The Rules)<\/li>\n
- I For One Welcome Our New Robot Overlords (to be repeated word by word by one of people in cyan levels)<\/li>\n
- No One Can See You<\/i> (kinda planned as one of abilities)<\/li>\n
- The Power Of Machines (sort of; didn\u2019t plan that theme specifically, but wanted machines to have power)<\/li>\n
- Shadows (the No One Can See You ability)<\/li>\n
- Things Are Not What They Seem (cyan levels\u2026 kinda sorta)<\/li>\n
- Transformation (one of abilities)Maps<\/li>\n
- You\u2019re Not Supposed To Be Here<\/i> (wanted to include a character somewhere that would have different colour than surroundings, remarking how it\u2019s probably not the place they should be at)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Unintended, but somehow included (5\/81; 0\/20):<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Don\u2019t Save The Princess (clearly, you don\u2019t)<\/li>\n
- Maps (in Theory; though they would be useful in field, too\u2026)<\/li>\n
- Speed (tuuurboooo~!)<\/li>\n
- Strange Physics (very interdimensional)<\/li>\n
- You Can\u2019t Fight Back (you must have something to fight against in the first place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ignored and not included (50\/81; 10\/20):<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Alchemy<\/i><\/li>\n
- Break It, Fix It (only fix it \u2013 breaking was in backstory)<\/li>\n
- Day and Night<\/i><\/li>\n
- Dreams And Nightmares<\/li>\n
- Don\u2019t Stop Moving<\/i><\/li>\n
- End Of The Road<\/li>\n
- Everyone Is A Monster<\/li>\n
- Flow<\/li>\n
- Forgotten<\/li>\n
- Forces Of Nature (unless infinite supply of shruberries counts)<\/li>\n
- Fortress<\/i><\/li>\n
- From The Ashes<\/li>\n
- Glimpse Of The Future (pfft, too deterministic!)<\/li>\n
- Growing<\/i><\/li>\n
- Illusion<\/li>\n
- Infectious<\/li>\n
- Isolation<\/i><\/li>\n
- I Think It\u2019s Alive<\/li>\n
- It\u2019s A Trap!<\/li>\n
- Knowledge Is Power (knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass\u2026)<\/li>\n
- Limited Capacity<\/li>\n
- Limited Control<\/li>\n
- Loot (unless topology circuits count)<\/li>\n
- Love (definitely not as leading plot \u2013 it\u2019s pretty overused at that point\u2026)<\/li>\n
- Losing Control<\/li>\n
- No Return<\/li>\n
- Nothing Is Real<\/li>\n
- No Way In, No Way Out<\/li>\n
- Off The Grid<\/li>\n
- On The Edge<\/li>\n
- The Other Side<\/li>\n
- Points Of View<\/li>\n
- Randomly Generated<\/i> (initially considered, but it would have been way too much mess)<\/li>\n
- Rise And Fall<\/li>\n
- The Space Is Getting Smaller<\/li>\n
- Something\u2019s Out There<\/li>\n
- Strength In Numbers<\/i><\/li>\n
- Supply And Demand<\/li>\n
- Survive (several orders of magnitude more overused than Love)<\/li>\n
- This Happens To Me Every Day (no switching light, sorry)<\/li>\n
- Time Travel (too wibbly-wobbly, space is already enough)<\/li>\n
- Trust No One (meh)<\/li>\n
- Under Pressure<\/li>\n
- Unlimited (I\u2019d like to see someone combining this theme with Limited Capacity and Limited Control)<\/li>\n
- What Is That In The Distance?<\/li>\n
- Where No One Has Gone Before<\/li>\n
- You Are Already Dead<\/i> (no, you aren\u2019t)<\/li>\n
- You Are The Weapon (no, you aren\u2019t)<\/li>\n
- You Can Never Have Too Many (no, you can)<\/li>\n
- You Must Leave It Behind<\/i> (just got reminded of someone ranting about \u201cYou [something]\u201d themes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
(hmm, I really could use some spoiler tag here\u2026)<\/p>\n
To sum it up in fancy images, because we all know everyone likes fancy images:\n![\"General](\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZfwaIAd.png\"\/)
\n![\"Final](\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/M7Dz4D2.png\"\/)
<\/p>\n
I wonder, how about others\u2019 theme coverage; in particular, what sort of other themes appeared the most in LD games in one way or another (Another World, perhaps?), and whether every theme has related game (I know for sure \u201cThis Happens To Me Every Day\u201d has at least one<\/a>). Perhaps we should play some sort of Ludum Dare theme bingo? ^^\u201d<\/p>","time":"September 3rd, 2014 7:51 am","title":"LD themes report (for my game)","title_was_empty":false}