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The jam ends in 1 second by Tadeas Paule

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made by Tadeas Paule for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

This game tells a story of being under time pressure to make a game for a game jam. Wait...

Somehow this idea got into my head when I found out the theme, so the game is about literally making a game from nothing. Like in a game jam.

What makes this even more twisted is that this is also my first game jam, so it was a very two-way experience for me, and often how I felt inspired how I want the player to feel in this game.

Thank you for checking this out, let me know what I could've done better, and see you on the next jam :)

Youtube https://github.com/tadeaspaule/LD45-the-jam-ends-in-1-second
Youtube https://tadeaspaule.itch.io/the-jam-ends-in-1-second
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/the-jam-ends-in-1-second

Ratings

Overall 265th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 198th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 150th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 85th 3.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 327th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 369th 1.618⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Humor 74th 3.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 303th 3.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

Fictions
07. Oct 2019 · 06:51 UTC
YAY~ You did an amazing job :D It's a great level builder prototype. The walking enemies will block each other out when you have multiple of them on one platform ;)
🎤 Tadeas Paule
07. Oct 2019 · 07:01 UTC
@fictions Thank you! Yeah, was experiencing a lot of bugs throughout the weekend. Hopefully the enemies blocking each other is the least that's left in :D Literally Sunday afternoon was just bugfixing for hours and hours
Fictions
07. Oct 2019 · 07:05 UTC
@tadeas-paule: Just say it's a feature XD
geoff.nagy
07. Oct 2019 · 07:12 UTC
This is a clever idea. Very "meta"! I like the sandbox feel of the game. I wasn't immediately clear on how to use the left-hand toolbox, but I figured it out after a fresh start.
jk5000
07. Oct 2019 · 07:15 UTC
This is overall a pretty fun little combo game. I really like the game idea, but it feels a bit unfinished. For a first jam game this is pretty good. For your next game jam I would recommend you to make a bit simpler and a bit more polished game.
JustusPan
07. Oct 2019 · 07:16 UTC
I made a game in a game.
Corrade
07. Oct 2019 · 07:19 UTC
I was impressed when I was able to play each stage. The timer in the BG was a nice touch.

The stage transition screens (improve/proceed) were muddied by the game in the background.

After a certain point I wasn't sure how to progress to the next stage as clicking the button didn't do anything. This was when I had 'more levels' and 'publish' in my to-do list. I assume that faliure was intentional as I tried creating a bunch of levels, but would've liked to know for sure.
🎤 Tadeas Paule
07. Oct 2019 · 07:34 UTC
@corrade Hi, sorry for that experience! You're supposed to end the game by clicking Publish. Tooltips were one feature I really wanted to add but couldn't fit in the limited time :(
Corrade
07. Oct 2019 · 07:58 UTC
@tadeas-paule Ah alright, all good.
Kanonix
07. Oct 2019 · 08:50 UTC
I hope you didn't have as hard time as I did when making your game :D

Nice work for a first shot, you can be proud !
Adrien Dittrick
07. Oct 2019 · 09:10 UTC
The title is stressing me out, lul
cyriaque
07. Oct 2019 · 09:20 UTC
This is an amazing idea, and the fact that you can actually play your own level is very satisfying.

I got stuck when i had to click on the button "next stage", it did nothing , did i missed something or was that a bug ?
tarfield
07. Oct 2019 · 09:26 UTC
A cool concept, very stressful with the constant blinking number in the background. Perhaps it could be cleaner, but I enjoyed it :)
🎤 Tadeas Paule
07. Oct 2019 · 09:52 UTC
@cyriaque Thank you :) Might be a bug, it was a buggy hell all throughout Sunday. I managed to fix most of them, but I guess some slipped by :( I know the button is purposefully disabled when in game mode, but should work fine in edit mode...
🎤 Tadeas Paule
07. Oct 2019 · 09:53 UTC
@adrien-dittrick Thank you, that was the intention :D

@tarfield @kanonix Thanks for the kind words
bjeaurn
07. Oct 2019 · 14:06 UTC
That was super fun! Nice take on the theme, controls felt natural most of the time and I could what I wanted as I got the pieces together. Great little paths you could take to get to some interesting levels. Good job for your first time!
Darylsteak
07. Oct 2019 · 14:06 UTC
For being your first game jam, I'd say this is an extremely solid entry. The gameplay was smooth and well polished, and the theme well used. After publishing I felt slightly left hanging however, as if all was for naught.

The only problem I encountered was I could not select the spikes I had put down, :/

Other than that, fantastic job
Ekaterina
07. Oct 2019 · 14:13 UTC
Pretty funny game)I liked the function with the addition of art)) Still need a choice between sleep and development)
KekkoDude
07. Oct 2019 · 14:20 UTC
Facinating pice of game this here haha, like the idea, could use some further development, but some aspects where amazing. i loved the intro splash, clean and neat.

all in all, a great level builder, without any great purpose other that making and playing your own levels. all in 600 seconds tho and that's cool haha.
NachtWitch
07. Oct 2019 · 15:02 UTC
Really cool and meta idea
Santiago Merino
07. Oct 2019 · 18:10 UTC
I like it, very meta and relatable. I could really feel the pressure! I would've liked it if you could play the finished product at the end, but really that's nothing major. Great job!
blobo
07. Oct 2019 · 18:14 UTC
Neat idea! I really enjoyed it.
Fupi
07. Oct 2019 · 19:13 UTC
From the moment I saw the thumbnail I knew I was gonna love this, and I did! The anxiety of time ticking down is really well presented here. I'm just disappointed that there is no end screen, where your game gets a rating and comments. That would have been really funny!