{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/guoboism\/","author_name":"guoboism","cat":"LD #37","categories":["LD #37"],"comments":[],"epoch":1482640260,"event":"LD37","likes":11,"metadata":{"p_key":"85267","p_author":"guoboism","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"296028","p_title":"[LD37] Moon Maze Post-Mortem","p_cat":"LD #37","p_event":"LD37","p_time":"1482640260","p_likes":"11","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1481241600","event_key":"81","event_name":"Ludum Dare 37"},"source_url":"2016\/12\/25\/moon-maze-post-mortem\/","text":"

\"pmn\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi everyone,<\/p>\n

This is my 6th LD\u00a0jam. As a indie game maker, I take LD very\u00a0seriously as a chance to\u00a0explore creativity and skills.<\/p>\n

So one day before the jam, I took some time and thought about every final theme and came up with some ideas.<\/p>\n

\"pre-jam<\/p>\n

And this is for \u201cOne Room\u201d and several other themes. Player is trapped among giant boulders, and somehow he has the ability to move these boulder around. But due to the limited open space, it is still a difficult job to move around.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\"\u201cKlotski\u201d\u7684\u56fe\u7247\u641c\u7d22\u7ed3\u679c\"<\/p>\n

Klotski puzzle. in China, we call it Hua Rong Dao(\u534e\u5bb9\u9053).<\/em><\/p>\n

It is basically a twist of kind of puzzle called \u201cKlotski\u201d(sliding blocks around to move \u00a0a marked block to certain place.). My\u00a0idea is about twisting this\u00a0mechanic into a exploration game: the world is full of sliding blocks, big and small in various shapes; player must move through with some careful thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

The Jam Starts<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"bs\"<\/p>\n

But right after the jam starts, I started a brainstorm and had more ideas.<\/p>\n

I was not very satisfied with the first\u00a0idea. Reasons:<\/p>\n

1.Not hitting the theme hard<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theme \u201cOne Room\u201d is about physical space limitation. But this idea would end up a game world much larger than \u201cOne Room\u201d.<\/p>\n

One the other hand,\u00a0it is not possible for the player to feel like in any room. As there is no way to add furniture.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0How to balance the \u201cpuzzle\u201d part?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This idea is definitely not about remaking the \u201cKlotski\u201d puzzle. I will not design the blocks so that player can pass with the right difficulty. Not to mention I want to add certain free play into the level design. So how do player deal with \u201cimpossible\u201d situation?<\/p>\n

I preferred idea No.2 \u201cUse Room as resource\u201d from the brain storm, yet I couldn\u2019t came up with solid design.<\/p>\n

Player has \u201cOne Room\u201d and that\u2019s all he got. He can take actions to counter the threat of death. But actions would be placing items on ground that cost \u201croom (slots)\u201d.<\/p>\n

I still like this idea No.2 even after the jam. I can think of some great idea now. But I couldn\u2019t come up with idea good enough under the pressure of jam.<\/p>\n

Here was the idea I had after 4 hours after the jam starts (very funny, but no):<\/p>\n

One day, the husband lost his job and he was very sad.<\/em><\/p>\n

But he came up with a poster about a \u201cMoney Making Machine\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

He ordered one and he set it up in the living room.(Taking up a slot) The machine makes $1 every second. Player can also press the machine directly. The machine makes a \u201cka-ching\u201d \u00a0sound for every dollar it makes, even in\u00a0night, which drived the wife crazy.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yet then, husband just buy more machines with money he made. And he has to sell his furniture to make room for the machine.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the meantime, I made some breakthrough for the idea No.1:<\/p>\n

\"cut2\"<\/p>\n