We are wayyyy behind the schedule, but we're making progress. This is what me and my wife managed to do today.

We've struggled with the theme for a while, and procrastinated a lot thinking about the possibilites. Then we settled for a Platformer + Some kind of bullet hell with blocks. It's something.

Kinda dull right now without the art, @ester is working on it.

Hopefully, we'll get to the finish line tomorrow.

Somehow, me and @ester made it through the finish line!

Of course, there's a lot to improve, but for our first Ludum Dare, we are really happy with the result.

You can check the game and try to survive it RIGHT NOW: (And please give us your rating after it!)

https://cantarim.itch.io/block-a-thon

Yet another shmup in this LDJAM42. I'm really wayyy behind schedule, it's tough to make a game while travelling.

Gotta catch some zzzs.

This is what me and @Ester have so far!

It'll be a coop tamagotchi of sorts with cultists and Cthulhu, in pico8.

We already have a happy upbeat tune for the title screen, along with some basic movement and map for 2 players.

Get ready to feed baby Cthulhu some tasty humans!

Making progress in Kipthulhulhive!

Collision with bounding boxes working in pico8, along with a simple debug mode.

Placeholder assets for now, still gotta work on the art and animation.

Now we have some proper collisions, triggers, a few animations and art.

The trigger function kills the players for now. And makes tchululu happy.

Coding everything ECS style. Really enjoying the experience.

Oh, my...

I think our game is... cursed.😱

Halfway through the dialog system here.

Ok, dialog system is done, for now.

I might do some improvements later, if there's time. When I wake up, gonna work on the tamagotchi-like systems, and possibly some combat stuff too.

Time to catch some ZzZzs.

Spent wayyy more time than I'd like adding multiline support and character per character drawing in the dialog system.

Also added a sprite outline generator to the graphics system, using it on the entities.

Onwards!

Kipthulhulhive is definitelly overengineered by now.

I reworked the animation system, built the state system I was missing, and also added a cutscene system and 4 player support.

I hope that I will have some gameplay by the deadline!

Oh, the miracle of the multiplication of necronhomnhommicons.

Gotta fix that.

Working on the inventory and item systems, so you can grab stuff and feed the little thululu.

I wish I had a can of energy drink right now.

Here we go again, another LDjam!

Still a little tired here from the work week, so I'll probably only begin the real work tomorrow. Haven't prepared nothing in advance.

Probably gonna use the theme as a mechanic in the game, so I whiteboarded a few ideas around it.

Feel free to use them as well, if you're stuck. And good luck! Have fun!