so, with my compo game published more than 12 hours ago and finally time for a breather, here's my post mortem thoughts or reflections or something about ludum dare 48!

this is . my first game. ever. when i first found out about ludum dare earlier this year (somewhere in march? by watching angela he's youtube channel), i knew that i wanted to participate - last june i wanted to join gmtk's game jam but didn't due to lack of game dev knowledge.

i went in this jam hoping to just get something done, any finished product, and i'm pleasantly surprised at my finished game! the graphics took wayy longer to do than i expected, and my screentime says that i spent 4/11 hours working on graphics. (and 5/11 on code and another hour for music/sfx). i'm more a coding person, so i didn't have any plans for graphics starting out - i'm still happy about how it turned out!

godot was easier to work with than the last time i trieed, and the community's been super nice and caring - thank you for all the support and answers! thank you to ludum dare for making my game development dream a possibility, and thank you for reading this post :)

and, obligatory game link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/into-the-past !

i hope everyone's going well! my game is actually finished because i'm rushing it, haha.

i originally didn't plan to even join the jam, considering i have four exams next week i need to study for (.... right.) but here we are! the theme was fine, and when i found myself an idea i couldn't leave behind while scrolling through the ludum dare discord i just had to make it.

fortunately it didn't take long and i have a basic game with an idea that i'm in love with.

if you check out my game, emoceans, i hope you enjoy it! otherwise, thanks for reading. all the best with your submissions too.

heyo! i'm done, yet again. brainstormed and went from harvest -> harvest festival -> mid-autumn festival -> lanterns and mooncakes. did i stretch it too far?

5th ld and 9th jam overall — i'm so glad i'm still here. anyways, i just finished my game, and this is probably one of my rockiest jams — yesterday i took a nap right in the middle of production and almost gave up. but it turned out pretty okay, and i quite like the product!

i usually go for... rather unconventional takes on the theme. maybe this one isn't as bad? how did you all interpret the theme?