I haven't done LD or a game jam in a couple years! My time is going to be a bit limited this weekend, but I've been so desperate to make a game, I just have to participate. Even if I'm not able to give it 100%, I'm still hoping I'll make something neat.
Anyways, I'm super excited. I can't wait till I'm done work so I can get started!
Welp, I'm pretty happy with what I've got so far! There's still quite a lot left to do, but I think the core combat/mechanics are in at the very least. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to make the Compo deadline, since I'll be busy for most of the night, and a good portion of tomorrow... but who knows, maybe I'll be able to pull through. At the very least, doing this jam has gotten me super excited about working on games again. I think I'll end up continuing to work on this post-jam.
My goal is to make a combination of Arcade action games and Survival Horror games. I don't think it matches the theme too well, but I'm hoping to add some more exploration in the vein of early Resident Evil. Honestly though, I'm less interested in following the theme, and more interested in just having fun making something!
Next on my to-do list is create an environment the player is able to explore, and create a couple NPCs for the player to "save".
https://youtu.be/vDitG7XSgTo
My Compo Entry: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/scare-cade
Damn! I did it! I had some limited time this weekend, so I feel like the game isn't as polished as I would've liked, but I'm still quite happy with what I ended up with.
This was my first game jam in about... 2 years? I'm really glad I did it. I feel like for the longest time I've been struggling to find the time or motivation to finish anything, but this weekend, I actually finished a game!
This was cathartic.
This whole thing really gave me a boost. I'm thinking about continuing to work on my game over the next few weeks, so hopefully this post-jam high lasts!
Good luck to those submitting tomorrow! :)
Over the last week or so I decided to work a bit more on my LD entry, and I'm happy with the results! I took some feedback to heart, and I added a few things that I just didn't have the time to add during the jam weekend.
I still feel like there are definite things to improve, and I'll probably continue to update the game occasionally, but I'm quite happy with how things are.
Here's a list of some of the things I changed: - More enemy types, and re-designed enemies - Minor layout changes to the map - A little more visual variety to the game environment - General re-balancing (damage, health, etc) - New enemy spawning system that’s more dynamic - Changes to player movement - A better title screen - A few more SFX - Bug fixes
I hope you'll play it! :)
