I'll let you guess as to whether I'm in or not based on the following image:
My tools: - Unity (2017.4) - Visual Studio - Inkscape - Audacity (Assuming I ever get around to audio) - MuseScore (If I have time for music)
Good luck fitting Avengers: Endgame into your schedules for the weekend, and make sure to get plenty of sleep. Seriously. It really helps. There's a lot more time in 48 hours than you would think.
Just combine this with another incompatible genre, and you're set.
There have been so many awesome looking games that I've seen in this jam. The problem is, I can't play all of them, because I have a filthy Mac. I realize that sometimes it's not possible, and that sometimes you don't want to take a large amount of time to support 10% of computers out there. But please, just keep this in mind.
Yesterday, I posted a gripe where I moaned about the lack of Mac and/or HTML5 games in the jam. And, lucky me, here's what happened:
And you know what? I actually played their games. So don't be afraid to promote your game. Even if other people get slightly annoyed by it. There's no such thing as bad exposure.
On that note, my game is called Starboard: The Pirate Entrepreneur, and it's for Windows, Mac, and (soon) WebGL. I'm sure you'll all have fun being pirates for a day.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/starboard-the-pirate-entrepreneur
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This post started as a shameless self promotion, but quickly grew into a list of my favorite games so far. Let's get the self promotion out of the way first, shall we?
*AHEM*
Tired of playing games that actually require you to THINK? Fear no more! Sploosh: A Guinea Pig Saga is a chill adventure where your only goal is to explore.
Features: - Hand drawn!!! - Super big open world. Like, really big. - (Allegedly) cute animals like guinea pigs, llamas, crocodiles, and jellyfish - Did I mention jellyfish?
Here's the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/sploosh-a-guinea-pig-saga
Whew! That's enough shameless self promotion for a long while. Let's balance it out with some shameless promotion of other people! (opinions incoming, brace yourself)
Most inventive mechanic (so far): Dungeon Painter - Reveal the level as you go by shooting paint! (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/dungeon-painter)
Best art and theming (so far): Yermak Super cool papery art style paired with an awesome mood. The game itself reminds me of Oregon Trail! (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/yermak)
Trippiest Game: Dark Waters This game is pretty relaxed, but their crazy take on diving and just the 3rd dimension in general was enough to make me go 'whoa' (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/dark-waters)
Best puzzle game: Deep Roots - Making a puzzle game for a game jam is hard, and this is a cool take. Control three different roots trying to get to water hidden deep within the soil. This game is super cool. (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/deep-roots)
What have been your favorite games so far? Link them below and you can have a free self-promotion!
Did you enjoy Breath of the Wild? Looking forward to Tears of the Kingdom? Well, my game is nothing like these, but it does have hang gliding. And a kitten. Who plays with yarn. What more could you ask for?
