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I Want A Favorites Button!
Ld 23 was my first Ludum Dare and one of the things that I’ve come to love about it is trying out other peoples games. Not only is it fun, but it’s also inspirational. However, there’s a problem. There’s no way to save your favorites (that I know of, aside from bookmarking the page). I can’t remember half of the great games I played in LD 23 and when there’s 1400 entries, I’ll probably never find them again.
Having a favorites button, I think will accomplish 2 things. First it will allow Ludum Dare participants to organize and accumulate a list of awesome LD games and second it could serve as an additional category in the ranking process. Not only will it give the developer a nice boost of confidence, but it will also be another way to measure a games success. It would be cool to see how many people favorited your game and compare it to the top 5.
Just a suggestion, but I think it would be a pretty cool addition.
I would enjoy a favorite button, just to create a “play it later” list
> I would enjoy a favorite button, just to create a “play it later” list
Yeah.
PS. So, after LD ends I will not able to see “Previously rated entries” list?
No you cannot, which was something I was upset about when I found out my first time. I like looking back on the few games I give a 5 to. I have since made a point of making a “best of” list so that at least they are saved in the journal entries, but a favorites list would be a nice addition.
There are always some games that I go back to after I rate them, just because they are so much fun to play. I also would a appreciate some formal way to link these games to my account. I also wouldn’t mind knowing how many people view my game as entertaining enough for repeat play throughs. If I were a better web programmer I could probably set up some sort of script to see how many people who visit my game’s page are repeat visitors.