This time I had the goal of making a game that I’d like to play within the context of Ludum Dare. Something that is still enjoyable although you just played a ton of other short games and your patience is running low. Here are some of my criteria:

- Needs to deliver in 1-5 minutes (show interesting stuff as early as possible)

- Don’t let the player wait

- Simple to grasp game concept (I get braindead after playing a lot of different games)

- Easy to play through

- Something isn’t interesting when most other games do the same thing

- Music and sound that don’t cause ear-cancer  (music that loops too obviously is super annoying, huge jumps in volume are annoying)

- A 5 minute experience with proper beginning and ending

How it went: (more…)

I figured my game looks best in motion. THUS, VIDEO!

Play and rate

Okay, so I’m mostly done. Can’t make myself write a lot because there is still stuff to do (intro, ending).

You can test the current state

HERE

Can you guess what game inspired the music?

Okay, I think this time I got a fairly realistic idea relatively early (3h in). Last time I spend almost a full day, so that makes me happy.
It’s gonna be about small things that stick together and spin (hopefully that’s cryptic enough). After posting this I will immediately begin coding.

What I will use: Java with Libgdx, Ableton Live (music+sound), and Photoshop.

hf gl to everyone

Hello again to all you strangers. I can’t believe it’s that time again….way too quickly.

If somebody is interested in being testing buddies (testing each others wip entries) hit me up.

See you on friday.