I stared writing Bjorn McGomez I at about 1 PM on Sunday, and I wrote it from scratch; the only part that existed before yesterday was the font.

This is the first time I’ve built a game from start to finish, and it’s been a real learning experience. I realize that maybe starting off with just the game model and no actual way of viewing it other than console.log() was probably a bad idea, but it let me rapidly build the rooms and “AI” (I use the term in the loosest possible way – the game won’t be winning any Turing tests anytime soon.)

And then came the procrastinating; I couldn’t decide what kind of setting to slap on top of my code, so I eventually went with “kinda crazy”. Hence the ability to roundhouse-kick and supplex lobster-people.

Also, it’s about being on one screen in three ways. First, you play it on one “screen”. Second of all, the McGuffin you’re after is a screen. Thirdly, the excuse plot is about a military screening operation.

I hope you luverly people give it a try; it does have six endings, which is really a case of the writing getting away from me (it’s really easy to write a “page” when you are using HTML!)

I think the game is done.
You can play it in your browser or download an app for windows, linux and osX.

This game is not mine. I mean, that is totally not my graphic style, not “my” mechanics and genre. But this is really great experience and new emotions. So… Yay! Yet another interesting Ludum Dare!

What is done this time:
New mechanics learnt;
Flat design style… probed;
An electric guitar bought for ingame music;
Nice weekend spent.

Thanks again, Ludum Dare, for what you are.

Fill yourslef with emotion and spread a full aura by holding one of 3 emotion buttons. Gather emotion icons inside your aura. Refill yourself with another emotion when you are out of points. Have fun and live a good life.

I just submitted my entry: i.
It’s a minimal shooter game where you have to survive 60 seconds to win.

Click the image to play it.

i need to lie down

finished!

Play the game and view the entry here.

I’m extremely proud of how this game turned out. I chose to do a very different kind of game than I normally do for Ludum Dare and I think it paid off. It conveys exactly what I wanted to say. I also finished much earlier than I normally do!