{"author_name":"locknic","cat":"LD #26","comments":[],"epoch":1369240200,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"42521","p_author":"locknic","p_authorkey":"505211","p_urlkey":"78156","p_title":"ASTEROIDS! Ludum Dare results","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1369240200","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"505211","us_name":"locknic","us_username":"locknic","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"

Click here to watch my VLOG!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wanna try the game? Click here!<\/a><\/h3>\n

The results are in!<\/p>\n

I am actually pretty happy with my results, coming in 416th place amongst a community of very talented individuals. Considering this is my first Ludum Dare, and the second game I’ve made, I think I did not bad at all. This, along with the comments I got on my game have definitely inspired me to make more games, and I will definitely try to take part next Ludum Dare.<\/p>\n

Ratings<\/h3>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\"\"<\/td>\n Coolness<\/td>\n 62%<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#100<\/td>\n Humor<\/td>\n 3.40<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#310<\/td>\n Fun<\/td>\n 3.26<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#416<\/td>\n Overall<\/td>\n 3.30<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#443<\/td>\n Graphics<\/td>\n 3.19<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#455<\/td>\n Mood<\/td>\n 3.00<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#537<\/td>\n Audio<\/td>\n 2.74<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#790<\/td>\n Theme<\/td>\n 3.30<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
#1169<\/td>\n Innovation<\/td>\n 2.17<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n

My strongest category was humour. I am pleased with this because I did put in quite a bit of effort in writing the dialogue, and including funny easter eggs. Second was fun, which I am again very pleased with. Because my game is an action-arcade type game, it should focus on the game mechanics and being fun to play. I went with the decision of making the game short, but very difficult to play. I personally prefer this decision, but I’d bet that if I made it easier with more progression, I think I could have scored quite a lot higher in fun and overall. How well I did in graphics surprised me since it was just some quick programmer art thrown together. Innovation did extremely poor, but that is understandable since I didn’t really put any groundbreaking mechanics or anything into the game.<\/p>\n

Something I am really disappointed with was how badly I did for theme. I personally thought that it followed the theme really well with minimalistic controls and gameplay. I guess people had more of an expectation for minimalistic graphics though, so I will definitely think about the theme more next time.<\/p>\n

Overall, I am very pleased, and will use the experienced gained to try to do better next LD!<\/p>\n

Wanna try the game? Click here!<\/a><\/h3>","time":"May 22nd, 2013 11:30 am","title":"ASTEROIDS! Ludum Dare results"}