The ways you play your game and other people do is very different. So, watching other people playing your game will result in you getting game design experience.

I’ll be streaming and playing your games. Because why not. I did it the last LD and it turned out pretty fun.

http://www.twitch.tv/rodzos

If you suggest a game, I will probably play it.

You can play my game in return:

Also, thanks to everyone who already played my game. I didn’t expect to receive such heartwarming comments.

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Bye everybody, I’ll go to sleep. I’m looking forward to playing your games.

Finished graphics. Finally. Now, if only I could make the game longer.

You can play the demo version right now.

In this game, you can stomp the character to shift top-down and side views.

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And here is my character in 3D:

Don’t say anything flattening to him. Well, that was quite a flat pun.

I though about taking an extra Jam day to make more gameplay, but I changed my mind.

I ran into a lot of problems, and fixing them is beyond achievable in a day.

That means I’ll add some interface and submit my game for the compo, even though the gameplay is very limited.

See these colored repeating douches? I heard they are called tiles. I guess this is the only thing I knew about them, since coding them took me half a day. Well, now I know one more thing: I need to switch to some more tileset-friendly platform.

Good day 2, everybody!

I polished the first level a bit, and added health and mana counters. Mana is used to shift planes.

My current design philosophy is to:

• Provide alternate paths. In the screenshot, you can either go right above the saws and risk losing health, or go left and use mana to reveal a shortcut.
• Don’t make shifting mandatory all the time. If there are places where you can’t pass without shifting, make sure there is enough distance between them to regenerate your mana.

Today I plan to work on graphics and add at least one more level. Maybe I’ll even submit my game, but I think I’ll have to go for the jam.

Just as I was about to get upset because I had no gameplay ideas, Captain Inspiration came and rescued me.

Back when I came up with an idea of shifting planes, I knew it couldn’t go bad, I just need to take advantage of it. Today I threw away some complicated ideas, finished the core mechanics and made one level. Here is what I have:

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Aha! You can go around that pillar to collect that shiny trinket!

Circular saws are inspired by Super Meat Boy, but I don’t plan to make my game difficult. Ideally, there will be several ways to finish a level in my game:

• Bravely go forward, possibly losing some health due to not being a ninja.
• Shift planes where needed, avoiding the most dangerous places.
• Go slowly and collect powerups, which will make the game easier.
• Maybe use your wits and avoid the danger completely, but puzzle elements might be difficult to implement. I didn’t originally plan to make a puzzle game.

Bad news, I have no time to make awesome levels.

That’s what happens when you do stuff before you think. I wasted like 2 hours trying to implement a mechanic, that, in hindsight, would take me whole 2 days. That means I just lost 2 hours of time and a lot of productivity.

Everyone, plan your games beforehand. Don’t do like me.

I wasn’t sure if I’ll be able to participate or not until the last moment. Turns out, I’m it.

For this LD, I want to implement an idea I have had for a long time: a game in multiple genres at once. Specifically, a game in which you can switch between them. More detail coming as I brainstorm them.

I’ll be streaming and playing your games. Because why not. Let’s get at least one viewer other than me.

http://www.twitch.tv/rodzos

If you suggest a game, I will play it. Unless I’m too busy.

You can play my game in return.

I made a game in only 10 hours. Here.

Daaamn. It’s 4 am. Gotta go sleep. Well, it was worth it.

I’ve only been in for 7 hours, and I almost finished my game. Now I need to actually draw a train (and passengers), and I’m done!

No music this time. I’ve got no time for it.

[edit]Wait, here‘s a demo you can play! Please test it![/edit]

Trains go “Wacca Wacca”!

I copied a level from Pacman and realised it’s better than my other levels. How unfortunate, I’m lacking level design skills.

So, now I have to make scoring mechanics.

Guess what, I just started. Usually I go for the compo, but this time I wasn’t able. So, I have 1 day to make a jam entry. I decided to use a simple mechanic and already made it.

Yes, it’s a train.

As I was about to participate in this LD, I realised I’m going away on this exact weekend. On top of that, I’m currently ill, which could ruin all my plans.

I hope I’ll be able to participare anyway, even if I have only a little spare time. I’m afraid my “I’m in” and “I’m done” posts will be one.