I went through 100% of the themes. And I don't even know if I'm gonna participate in the jam XD

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My favorite weird theme were :

5 cookies can't be planetary weapons!

4 aliens vs a ragtag bunch of wizards and a cat

3 oops that was the wrong elephant

2 A cat named Jeff who's also a lawyer

1 That T-rex is looking kind of hot

Hi, we are a team of 2 (maybe 3 with another sound designer) and we are looking for more people to join the fun. I already have a lot of jam experience (but it's my first LD) and I'd like to push my limits by doing the ultimate challenge : making a game in a team ! We are currently 2 : - me, I'm a computer science student, pixel artist and writer. I use Godot Engine with GDscript. Here's the stuff I made : https://bottled-up-studio.itch.io/ - @GRAMSINATOR : music composer and sound designer

We are both fluent in french and english. Our team doesn't lack any of the skills needed to make a game, so we're not looking for anyone in particular, so everyone who wanna join is welcomed. If you don't have experience in jams, it's ok (though it's better if you have). As long as you have experience in your creative domain/art/coding AND that you're ready to work HARD during the jam. We don't want people who gave up or are just here to look at the clock ticking. In short, we're looking for any creative people who could bring something of value :D

Edit : we're most likely gonna make a 2D game.

(I'm @ Dark Peace on the LD discord)

Our team got bigger since our last post and we're now mainly (but not only) looking for more Godot users to help me dev the game. The team :

• a game dev/designer/writer/pixel artist (me: you can check out my stuff : https://bottled-up-studio.itch.io/)
• a music composer/sfx designer/writer
• a pixel / traditionnal artist / animator
• a music composer

Most of us are bilingual french-english. We plan on making a 2D game with Godot. Any person with any creative skill can join our team ! I want everyone to be able to fully express their creativity. Hit me up on Discord : I'm @ Dark Peace on the jam's server. :D

For most of us (including me) in our team of 9, it's gonna be the first Ludum Dare (for some, even the first jam!) but I already picked up the traditionnal "we're in" post. ;)

So yeah, Bottled Up Studio is in ! Tools: - Engine: Godot

We aim at making a 2D game with a nice story and innovative mechanics and polished audio-visuals. But the most important is to have fun and express our creativity ! Good luck to all! (even if the theme is gonna suuuuuuck XD)

Love it or hate it, it's a divisive theme. And I fear the ratings for the theme category will be divisive too. That's why I made this post. For a lot of reasons which we debated on Discord, folklore is not an ideal theme if you want to stick to real life cultures (not knowing enough on others's but not wanting to be forced to do on your own,...) but it becomes very very large if you wanna create something new. Basically no limits.

Still, I prefer the later option. So if folklore ends up winning, I say it : I encourage people who want to put some effort into the story/setting (not those who just focus on gameplay) to come up with their own fantasy/non-real culture and create their own folklore. Yes, I that's what we're planning to do and I encourage you doing the same. I don't want to play 100+ games on greek myths or werewolfs and I'll personnaly give a lot more points if you create something new.

My team and I will create a culture, its folklore and derives interesting story and mechanics from there. "Does it really has anything to do with the thème ?" Well. Yes. But maybe not what you expected from it. Yes, this theme has divisives expectations, so will have divisive ratings. I encourage you all to give good ratings (if deserved) to original folklores, in hope that people won't be afraid to do it because it "wouldn't fit the theme". No, it does.

But maybe folklore won't win ^^'

Look at this. You don't know what the game is about, but hell yeah you wanna play it !

If you've already participated in a jam you know the deal : there's so many games to play, so me and my team will give priority to people who leave feedback on our game. Give feedback, we'll give feedback (asap) ! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/nightwaker Nightwaker is a dark Limbo-like adventure typing game where you must keep you eyes open in order to not fall asleep. Amidst the madness of a decaying world where death awaits for those who close their eyes, you must find your way home to see your loved one. Will you acheive to not lose your mind ? Or is it even possible to escape Morpheus’s arms ?

Feedback is valuable, but live reaction recordings are the graal. And since I'm trying to feel more easy when I'm being recorded to become a better youtuber, I thought I'd record myself playing your games !

So I'll play and give feedback on everyone's game that leave feedback on mine ! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/nightwaker

Once I'll be done, I'll post it to my ytb channel : https://youtube.com/channel/UCcGSRDYUYBQIsujY2QXpg

I'm looking forward to see your games !

Feedback is valuable, but live reaction recordings are the graal. And since I'm trying to feel more easy when I'm being recorded to become a better youtuber, I thought I'd record myself playing your games !

So I'll play and give feedback on everyone's game that leave feedback on mine ! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/nightwaker

Once I'll be done, I'll post it to my ytb channel : https://youtube.com/channel/UCcGSRDYUYBQIsujY2QXpg

I'm looking forward to see your games !

There is an absolutely obvious Omori référence in my game. I was expecting everyone to point it out but NOONE did. I'll give COMPLETE AND DETAILED feedback and design tips to those who will find it. Hint : it's at the end.

Yes I'm frustrated XD

Also, I'll play and give feedback on everyone's game that leave feedback on mine ! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/nightwaker

Once I'll be done, I'll post it to my ytb channel : https://youtube.com/channel/UCcGSRDYUYBQIsujY2QXpg

I'm looking forward to see your games !

So I recorded myself playing most of the games from people who played mine, because seeing someone playing is more valuable than simple feedback. And I started the editing today ! The videos will be posted on my channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGSRDYUYBQIsujY2QXpg

Some disclaimers : - The total length is 6+ hours of footage, so I won't upload everything in one video, according to my schedule, uploads could be + or - spaced apart. - I messed up some recordings (sound, video or framing) but I don't think it's the case for those who got back to me telling me they were interested in seeing the video.

If you have any question, want to ask me if I messed up your footage, want to know my progress about the videos, or play the new demo of my RPG BulletHell Dojordin, come in our Discord server ! https://discord.com/invite/aWWQbgQUEP