Destruction Zone - A Post Mortem on my First Ludum Dare Game
Destruction Zone, my Compo Entry, was a fun little game to work on that surprisingly went with fewer hitches than I had anticipated. Here are the things that I took away…
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LD38 - "NO STEP ON HYOOMINS" Postmortem 1/2
This was my first Ludum Dare. I've been aware of the event for a long time and had planned to participate before, but this is the first time I followed through. I've…
LD38 - "NO STEP ON HYOOMINS" Postmortem 2/2
..continued from Part 1
Slightly Angry Max - Post-mortem
Since this was my first LD, I wanted to focus on finishing the game (making it at least playable and complete in sense of UI and flow - from intro, through at least…
Contamination Post Mortem
Another great Ludum Dare in the books (my 4th), and as always, it was a blast. While we wait for judging to begin, I figured it is a good time to work on this Post…
Designing an interesting health system - Quantum Catburetor Postmortem
First time I took part in Ludum Dare was LD32, this was my second time. I only considered joining LD38 the night before the event started. I messaged my friend asking if…
This World Of Mine: Post-Mortem (1)
Sorry for any error in this post but English is not my first language. I'm trying to express and share my experience as best as I could. If you'd like to read the…
This World Of Mine: Post-Mortem (2)
Sorry for any error in this post but English is not my first language. I'm trying to express and share my experience as best as I could. If you'd like to read the…
Post mortem Make Me Beautiful
My submission for this Ludum Dare is named Make Me Beautiful. I have to thank Jupiter Hadley for the name.
The Last Acorns Postmortem
It’s our first time we took part in a Ludum Dare ever. We were kinda prepared for it by doing weekly meetings. Also many of us (6/7) were LD first timers. In foresight I…
Digital Backwater Postmortem
(This is a cross-post from my site to share with more ludumites)
What went right and what went wrong (part 1)
So now that I've finished the game but before judging starts I think I'm going to go through and talk about what's going on in this prototype of a game I created. What…
What went right and what went wrong (part 2)
Part 1 over here. Read it first, and even through this is only two paragraphs I do spoil some parts of the game so you may want to play it before you read this.
The Room: Post-Mortem
Thought i'd finally get round to writing the post-mortem for the game we developed during the dare. This will be my first time writing one of these, so be kind.
A Small World After All: A Postmortem Reflection
Link to Mac & Windows versions: A Small World After All
Postmortem - The Cookie Knight
Judging has yet to commence but I am writing this with the creation still fresh in mind. I'll start with what I think I did badly and what went wrong.
My LD38 post-mortem
Finally I have some time to write down my thoughts about my participation in LD38 in this short post-mortem. First of all, this text is related to my Jam game “Saviour”…
Tooth decay: Postmortem
Almost recovered from the rush of the weekend, this is the post-mortem of Tooth Decay, my entry for the 38th Ludum Dare. As always, I participated in the compo mode, and…
Jam post-mortem
__This is a post-mortem for my Jam game, "The Quest for the Botijo". You can check it out here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/$24133 __
Conquer Earth Post-Mortem
Overall that was heaps of fun! This was my first solo LD (I did it as part of a team once some years ago) and boy was it rewarding! :grinning: Some of the other games on…
LD38 Post Mortem - A Relatively Small World
Well, it's finally finished. My second complete game, A Relatively Small World. This was my first LD, and my second game jam (the first jam I ever did was in…
Small Kingdoms: Postmortem
It's been over a year since my last Ludum Dare and none of that time was spent better preparing. Here is a recap of what went right (I'm sure something must have),…
LD38 - First LD - Glade in the Sky - Post Mortem
First off, this is my first public game and 4-5th in Unity (game engine) and less then 10 over all (I did some in Apple Basic and C/C++ in school). I would say the game…
LD38 PostMortem
My first LD over and done with, and i think it went pretty decently, despite a general lack of sleep this weekend. There were a few starting hiccoughs including an…
LD#38 Turtle Hero - PostMortem
Last time I participated in the end of 2012 as an Artist (LD#24 jam and LD#25jam), decided to try again this time because of Ludum dare's 15th Anniversary - could not…
TARJECTORIES: a LD38 postmortem
This has been my most enjoyable game jam to date!
SmlWhrlds: Postmortem
It's been almost a decade since I built a crappy little side-scroller shoot-em-up called _Paint Rider_. That was the first game I ever made. _Paint Rider_ was made…
Sim Sperm - Post Mortem
The game for reference - https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/$18623
LD 38 Post-Mortem
This was my fourth LD, and my 3rd time doing the compo. Overall I think things went well, though there definitely were issues (forgetting how Unity does assets...).
Little Rocks in the Sky: Post-Partum
What went right:
Bubbletoy post-mortem
I finished my first game ever! Before that all I had built was Unity prototypes.
Little Space / Post-Mortem
This has been my first Ludum Dare. And not only that, this is the first time I have actually "finished" a game. So, I want to go through everything now and write about…
Post-Mortem-Thing - His own small World
Here is my personal Post-Mortem about our game. You can find it here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/$20912
Cellular Defense - PostMortem
So it's been a while since I participated in Ludum Dare, it's amazing to be back. My goals this time were to have a more complete/polished game than my last entry. I'd…
post mortem
So, it's been a while since I've participated in a LD, life just seems to get in the way.. This time I decided to put aside some hours to do something and I'm really…
LD38 - Planet Wars - Post Mortem
Since this has been my first Ludum Dare, I have come to the realization of a couple things. One, I need a lot more practice programming and two, I need to plan my time…
Boomerang Boy Postmortem
This ludum dare started off okay. I got up around 2:30 am on saturday, and the theme was announced at 3. I hadn’t really slept enough.