{"author_name":"Exclamation Mark","cat":"LD #29","comments":[],"epoch":1398811980,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"30175","p_author":"Exclamation Mark","p_authorkey":"22286","p_urlkey":"65645","p_title":"PATRIOT \u2013 post mortem and JAM vs COMPO","p_cat":"LD #29","p_event":"LD29","p_time":"1398811980","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"22286","us_name":"Exclamation Mark","us_username":"exclamation_mark","event_start":"1398384000","event_key":"22","event_name":"LD29"},"text":"

Another game jam, another set of firsts!<\/p>\n

\"PATRIOT<\/a>
\n PATRIOT<\/a> is my first “jam” category submission. Although I did work on games in teams, my Ludum Dare’s where always in the solo comp format. This time around, I had very limited time, so instead i decided to ask a couple of people for help, use some external assets and still be able to submit something. And I’m very happy with the results. (Although the game did came out a bit too hard\/not engaging enough so most people don’t see the plot-twist ending)<\/p>\n

So, comparing JAM to my previous COMPO experiences:<\/h3>\n

[+] It takes less time to make something interesting<\/strong> (~20h total among 4 people for PATRIOT)
\n [+] It’s more relaxed<\/strong>! I didn’t stress out a bit, even thou other people counted on me.
\n [+] Working together is fun<\/strong>, even if only via skype
\n [+] You may get to know new people \/ new techniques<\/strong>
\n [-] You DON’T get to learn things the hard way – so you don’t learn that much<\/strong><\/em><\/span> as in comp
\n [-] Voting<\/strong><\/em><\/span> only works on the account that submitted the game! :\/<\/p>\n

That’s a lot of [+]’es! I’m going to do this again! Who’s with me \ud83d\ude09 ?<\/p>","time":"April 29th, 2014 5:53 pm","title":"PATRIOT \u2013 post mortem and JAM vs COMPO"}