{"author_name":"Alistair Aitcheson","cat":"LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1282520700,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"69379","p_author":"Alistair Aitcheson","p_authorkey":"2401","p_urlkey":"105182","p_title":"In the end\u2026","p_cat":"LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","p_event":"LD18","p_time":"1282520700","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"2401","us_name":"alistair aitcheson","us_username":"alistair-aitcheson","event_start":"1282262400","event_key":"4","event_name":"LD18"},"text":"

Well, just submitted my entry<\/a> but not really too happy with it.<\/p>\n

I think I fell into the trap of not having anything playable until very late on. I spent so long developing the gameplay mechanics (that is, trying to get them to *work*) that I didn’t really have time to make the most of the concept. What there is is the shell of an idea that was almost good.<\/p>\n

Still, I think there’s plenty to expand on and improve on, and lots I could develop further if I want to. But I think I’ll have a day off from game development tomorrow!<\/p>\n

The funny thing is, it didn’t seem like a complicated idea to start with. I had a pretty good idea of how I was going to implement everything, but actually sitting down and doing it became a real slog.<\/p>\n

I’m disappointed, but then it wouldn’t be an exciting competition if you knew<\/strong> you would make a decent game every time. Experimenting and trying something new is all part of the fun, and you can’t experiment without the possibility of failing. So at the very least I can say I learned something, although I’m probably too tired to explain what it is!<\/p>\n

I had a lovely time at CB2 Indies. Good luck to everyone else who was there, it was great meeting you all! I’ll be sure to return \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

And good luck to everyone else who’s taken part!<\/p>","time":"August 22nd, 2010 6:45 pm","title":"In the end\u2026"}