{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/sos\/","author_name":"Sos","cat":"LD #25","categories":["LD #25"],"comments":[],"epoch":1355902860,"event":"LD25","likes":10,"metadata":{"p_key":"78332","p_author":"Sos","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"287342","p_title":"Spy Trouble postmortem","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355902860","p_likes":"10","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"source_url":"2012\/12\/19\/spy-trouble-postmortem\/","text":"

As many other people, I had some hard time thinking up my game idea this LD. In the end I decided to make a metroidvania platformer. I wanted it to get players to learn and master the controls and be able to do parkouresque awesome moves in the end. Here is how it went, and how I feel about this.<\/p>\n

What was the plan?<\/strong>\nTo create a metroidvania style platformer taking place inside an evil scientists hi-tech lab that allows users to learn and master the controls and be able to execute cool moves inside.<\/p>\n

What went right?<\/strong>\nI have managed to tailor the game as intended and I was able to master it nearly perfectly. <\/p>\n

What went wrong?<\/strong>\nIt appears that the players find the game really hard. It seems havign mastered the game, I had to require some external testing, that I had simply no time for during the LD. However, I keep telling myself they\u2019re just lazy \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

What was left out?<\/strong>\nI had to cut down on few features. One of these is movable enemy robots, that I didn\u2019t even start to work on. The other would be final boss. The environment of the game is pretty tight, so I am eventually glad that I did not stuff it with more obstacles. I also had grenade launchers ready and working, that I left out. I just thought it unnecessarily make the game harder. Also, enemies have HP and cool this hit-effect all ready, but I wanted the game to be as speedrunnable as possible so they are all one-hit-kills.<\/p>\n

So, can you speedrun?<\/strong>\nSure! I decided to record a video of me speedrunning it to perhaps help players who might have trouble on the way! Here it is:<\/p>\n

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