Ludum Dare 49 October 1–4, 2021

Making A Case For "Garden"

I've heard (and seen) that "Garden" has been a finalist several times, and personally I like it since those one-word themes appeal to me. Noting how "Garden" doesn't specifically mean a bunch of flowers surrounded by a little fence that you don't want to mow over, I think "Garden" could be a big surprise theme. (Like how most everyone was excited for Stuck In A Loop at first but regretted it in the end, and vice versa for last Ludum Dare's surprisingly great theme)

Dome Romantik Alpha Test

We were very busy working on a full version of our LD 46 entry Dome Romantik, featuring many game-changing gadgets, new domes, worlds and monsters. Some of it will be part of a Demo coming to the Steam Next Fest in October. We'll make a first closed test with our community the next weekend (4th-5th September). If you'd like to join, please come over to our discord at https://discord.gg/AxYpX7AaFP We'd love to see you there!

Please check out the trailer :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK4qb6p6Kc

"Obligatory" theme suggestions post

Just another post with theme suggestions. :) Good luck everyone with your themes!

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Please don't copy themes from past Ludum Dare Jams

Please. :pray:

Only one suggestion

I'll save you the hassle of pressing 'n' two more times. suggestion.png ld49.gif

Here's my theme suggestions

Control The Environment, Level Editor, Limited Time

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Another Ludum Dare, Another 3 Terrible Themes

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A Breakdown Of The Themes:

  • "Frozen": Not that Disney movie. The question here is " 'frozen' what?", so it's not the absolute worst possible theme.

  • "Something's not quite right": What's not right? Good ol' vague themes, they're bad when I make them but they're good when someone else makes them.

  • "Twice the power": I don't know. Just press N for this one when you get it.

theme suggestions

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My Theme Suggestions

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I think this is my highest quality group of suggestions yet

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Theme Suggestions

Although the suggested themes of previous LDJAMs were phrases, I am fond of one word themes: * Rainbow * What's that? * Storage

What makes a good theme?

Hey! I'm that person who previously posted a controversial rant about LD themes, then revisited it with a bit less salt. Let's talk about theme suggestions.

Blank page syndrome is a thing. I'm bad at conjuring game ideas out of thin air, so I look to jam themes for inspiration. I love it when a phrase, or even a single word, can spawn correlations, images, or even entire visions, which, together with my team, we can then distil into a game concept.

What I look for

Themes providing limitations, be it mechanical or semantic, can sometimes get us there, particularly if they happen to line up with a genre we want to explore, but there is only so much they can do before we arrive at another blank page: where is the game set, and what is the player trying to do?

There's something to be said for mysterious prompts that take everyone on a different journey through their memories and dreams, which I think is a pool of inspiration far greater than the last 3 games we've played and the latest genre stuck in our heads. When opening someone else's game, you never quite know where it's going to take you, but the sense of connection is still there, because you were both in the same place when the jam started.

From a purely practical point of view, I prefer themes that don't go into too much detail. For example, "Inevitable" is better than "Delay the inevitable". Similarly, if a theme suggestion sounds like it's already a game idea, it's probably not great. Don't write someone else's GDD for them ;) And finally, it's good to keep the accessibility aspect in mind. There are certain theme ideas that might be great, enjoyable challenges, but which not everyone will be able to participate in, either due to physical or hardware limitations.

What makes a good theme for you?

All of the above is just my perspective. I would love you, dear Reader, to think about what it is that you look for in a good jam theme, and apply that throughout the suggestion, slaughter and voting process this LD. What does a theme help you with? How does it fit into your creative process? And what inspiration does your theme suggestion bring? :sparkles:

Bonus

Watch me lose my mind while debugging at another recent game jam. Hope it's entertaining :D

My Theme Suggestions

  • Remake your first game
  • Deception
  • No Text

Bamboozling around

Having fun with some wordplay suggestions, open for discussion!

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My Themes are:

black space, locked from the outside, outer space, :smile:

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