Borderline Post Mortem
My post jam work on Borderline is now complete and since I'm entered in the extra category I'm not waiting for ratings. So I wanted to write up a post mortem as my final…
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Crash Landed Post Mortem
Another jam, another overambitious game I could have no hope of finishing. I tried to limit the scope of game to a very small game this time: collect resources, fight a…
Home R.I.P.Airs Post Mortem -- Product Manager's POV
First, we invite you all to play our game Home R.I.P.Airs! In 10 words: It's a game about defending your home from spooky forces. :warning:WARNING: It's pretty hard but…
Lava Crossing game jam post mortem
Can you get through the rising lava?
Run a Cow Daycare! (LD51 Postmortem)
This was my first time making a pico-8 game, it was really fun! Try your hand at helping Lorelei run a cow daycare here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/moo-moo-care
Postmortem for Crows
At my request @lesinvisible was kind enough to write a detailed postmortem for his game Crows:
Dawn of the Karen - Post Mortem
Ludum Dare 50 has come and gone, and now it's time to kick back and reflect on our results. Let's take a moment to talk about what went into this spring's jam, how we…
Eleventh Hour Postmortem (and Fan Art)
Hey jammers! Chiming in with some reflection, lessons learned, and a little bit of art as we send off Ludum Dare 50.
what the fuck? - A TL;DR Post-Mortem
Bro I feel bad now ;w; I had like no time to play you guys' games this time, and now this. That's my best placement ever! Thank you so much, honestly. :pray:
Short Post-Mortem of Dino Village
As the 50th (and my 9th) Ludum Dare is coming to the end, I'd like to summarize my experience. It's not gonna be a whole essay, just some thoughts.
Evacuate Immediately -- Post-Mortem
Going over various things about my compo entry, "Evacuate Immediately":
The Flower of Marasca: Post-Mortem
With the jam winding to a close, it's once again time to look back at how things went for me this time round. What went well for me, what didn't go so well, and what…
5 more reviews for Shakmaty + Mini postmortem
Hey! I developed Shakmaty for LD50, it is a simple chess-like puzzle game where the goal is to survive as much moves as possible.
Post Mortem - "Eldritch Legacy"
Now the Jam is almost completely over, it's a good time to reflect on what went right and what went wrong with attempting to develop a tactical rpg game in 48 hours…
Volcano Lullaby Post-Mortem
Hey everyone,
Super Mowser Bros: kind of Post Mortem
Hi! First time I'm doing this kind of post, I hope it will be pleasant to read! By Guilloteam_clement
Why does Caterpillar exist? - A postmortem
The short and simple answer to this article's title is: during Ludum Dare 49 I said I would come back for Ludum Dare 50, and I did not want to look like a liar (instead…
B-Game Post Mortem
I've been putting this off for a while, as I suck at reflective writing, but anyway I'll give it a bash.
Cosmic Castaway: Post Mortem
Hey folks, now everyone's playing games I first want to throw out a huge thank you to everyone who played my game there's been a lot of really kind comments and they're…
Compo post mortem
Hey folks,
Post-Mortem: Eternal Crisis
Looking through all the screeshots I made for my timelapse video, I was able to recreate a pretty detailed Post Mortem of the design process, in case anyone is…
Technical Postmortem - BLACKSUN
Hey guys and gals, Davide here! :v:
Post Mortem
In all of this, keeping yourself mentally healthy, taking appropriate breaks, keeping your life simple enough to keep stress down are all really important.
Brush it Up! Post Mortem
What a jam! It's hard to believe there have been 50 of these things. I've been around since LD32's "An Unconventional Weapon" with a game about a young child waking up…
Postmortem: The Fire Will Die
Did one of these for my previous LD game and found it helpful for getting my thoughts together, so here we go again. If you haven't played my story-driven survival game…
Cursed Unicorn Post Mortem
I'll talk about how my Ludum Dare 50 entry, Cursed Unicorn was developed, received and some lessons learned.
Graphics Post Mortem: Screen of Death
So, in true LD graphics fashion, I made this full 3D room in Maya and painted all these little details in...and then proceeded to cover it up with a giant gameboy. So…
Post-Mortem: Darn, no time to partake this year... Well... maybe?
I started off this weekend thinking I couldn't partake this year. Family, jobs, life, plumbing.... I figured, even if I lost major sleep, I could only squeeze out a few…
Plandemic Retrospective
My submission for the compo, Plandemic, is a game where you have to quarantine people who really don't want to cooperate with you. While the game is much simpler than I…
Skew Pong (LD49) is now released on Steam ! (+ Post-Mortem)
The game was well received and my best result in a LD so far (139th Overall in Jam). With its well-defined small scope, it was also a perfect game to go with for a first…
shreemp non post-mortem (about me AND my game)
felt like posting some kind of post to close my ld49 journey so I can not think about ludum dare anymore until eventually deciding to jump in ld50 out of random…
Postmortem "Last Bargain"
Some time passed, voting ended, so it's a perfect time to reflect on the overall experience, analyze what was done right, what was done wrong, and how we can do better next time!
Unstable Pogo Post-Mortem
Hello everyone, i figured I'd write a little post-mortem about my Ludum Dare 49 experience. i want to speculate and ponder about what i did right, and figure out what i…