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Postmortem: Thoughts behind the level design of 'Missing Pieces'
The concept of 'Missing Pieces' revolves around the priceless things that bring meaning to our life. The playable character in 'Missing Pieces' is the player him/herself…
Here comes my short post mortem
so it has been a week now, i know... but hey, better late then never for some self reflection! first off i need to say! i have been working on my latest patch under the…
A Ludam Dare Post Mortem - How'd These Plant Get Cool?
Hi there everyone,
“Tell a Fairy Tale” Postmortem
At the event’s start, the theme was announced: “Keep It Alive.” This reminded me of a quote I once heard:
Robot Walk - Post Mortem
Hi all! Now that I've gotten my sleep schedule mostly in order again, I figured I'd write a bit about making Robot Walk.
Seven nights - post-mortem from a programmer perspective
It's my third Ludum Dare participation. Someone would've guessed that by now I should have a better understanding of what I can deliver in a three days game jam…
Space Station Alpha - Retrospective
So I thought I would take a little time to reflect on what I created for Ludum Dare, you can play the game over at https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/space-station-alpha
Garden Royale Making Off (Part 1)
This was the first time that my team was participating, and our GARDEN ROYALE got really positive reviews (thank all of you for that!), so I'll write a couple of…
Mushie Post-Mortem
I'd like to use this post to not only promote my - cough entry MUSHIE cough - but also discuss some of the things I enjoyed, learned, and took away from this Ludum Dare.…
Behind the scenes of my own game engine made in 72 hours!
Since my previous post I am getting really positive feedback about my custom game engine that was developed in under 72 hours. Well, I guess custom engines are well…
The Dragon’s Curse – LD46 Postmortem
Hi everyone!
Little Sunshine - LD46 Postmortem
Good morning my little rays of sunshine! It's now a little more than 48 hours since I handed in my game for the 46th LDJam (COMPO). It was my very first game jam, and…
The making of LAST HUMAN?
Well, LD 46 has come and gone, and I must say that I'm extremely pleased with how our game LAST HUMAN turned out! This is the 3rd jam that both @cethin and I…
The making of LAST HUMAN?
_ICYMI..._
Platdaughter - a mini Post Mortem for a weird experience
I know this is pretty long so... TL;DR: Scope creep is a bitch; It's dangerous to get excited while coding; Constantly remind yourself of what your main goals are
School is Canceled - post mortem
My game ‘School is Canceled’ recently passed the 20 rating milestone! I figured I’d write up a quick celebratory post mortem for myself and anyone who cares to read it.…
A Night In The Dark - LD46 Postmortem
Hey all! This was one of the most fun and exciting Ludum Dare events I've participated in, and I wanted to share my thoughts after completion of my LD46 entry, "A Night…
Bibou: Post Mortem
Now that a few days have passed since the end of the Jam, I'd say it's about time for me to write the post mortem of my submission. Bibou is a Tamagotchi-like game in…
A-maze-ing Mess postmortem
Let's go with the postmortem of this jam. I'm very happy with the game, but this postmortem probably will be short, lets go to it.
the ruins - post mortem
Hello! I haven't submitted to LD in almost 10 years! So I figured it was time to visit again... Here's a link to the submission.
The Keep! It's Alive! Post Mortem
I've had a couple days to relax, play some amazing games released for this Ludum Dare and reflect a little on the ride that was this weekend. I wanted to get my…
LD46 Retrospective
Another successful bout with RPG Maker MV. Spent less time figuring out what the game was going to be about. Had my core mechanic down quickly and was able to get a…
Boids of Prey postmortem
!boids of prey
Deep Root Post-Mortem
Hey there, thought I'd drop some stuff about Deep Root and whatnot. We didn't really have time to mess around with making progress updates on here, which is a shame…
Post mortem on my LD46
Ah I love gamejams. Being locked down because of the covid19 made things easier as my two daughters are confined with their mother (I miss you Cléa and Lily!) So 72…
HOME - Post-Mortem?
Really unsure how I should end this, but I hope you've enjoyed the jam so far! I've seen so many promising titles and I can't wait to see more!
Kevin the Can post-mortem
This Ludum Dare, I didn't capture a screenlapse, as good portion of the work happened outside my screen. I didn't keep a dev log either. All I have are 22 commit…
Pizza With A Pulse - Behind The Scenes
Welcome, we are proud to present you Pizza With A Pulse this year!
"Codename: Plant" Post Mortem
Hello guys. Our game is finally completed after 3 days of developing. That was out first jam experience, and let's be honest, we fucked up a bit. We were expecting to…
Post Mortem for Keep Da Flo
The developers of this project, Erto Pena and I just got done with our second Ludum Dare together, our first project was from 6 years ago from Ludum Dare 31. So many…
Im in for LD46 - Also wtf happened with LD45!? (quick post-mortem)
Super keen for LD 46 in ~1 week.
LD45 Post Mortem - Blank Page
Here's my long overdue post mortem.
SpaceDrifter 4500 - Belated Post-Mortem and Results
First Ludum Dare completed! What an exhausting, yet rewarding experience! I didn't know that I had it in me to make a complete a game in 48 hours, let alone a game that…
Postmortem, sort of
HOLY COW GUYS! We DID NOT expect to get #2 on humor. More like... in the hundreds. So yeah, THANK YOU for playing and rating! Hopefully you enjoyed this game as much as we did :]
Results and post-mortem for "Ex Nihilo"
Here are my results for "Ex Nihilo". I finally got in the top 3 for Audio!
My first Post-Mortem! I hope I'm doing this right
Another Ludum Dare completed! And since I’ve never done one of these before, I figured I’d try my hand at a post-mortem for my game, Dayunisi Builds the World! Buckle…
...and to Nothingness Return post-mortem
This is a quick post-mortem of what went well and what didn't with _...and to Nothingness Return_. I may do a more thorough post-mortem after the scores are in.
Carillon postmortem
This is my second LD and I've got to say the thing that LD teaches you the most is time management. In my first LD I didn't spend enough time on tutorial so I wanted to…
Oh, It's Nothing: LD45 Postmortem
Hey, folks. Thought I'd write down various thoughts and musings related to the making of "Oh, It's Nothing", our jam entry for LD45.
Post Mortem and Update - Slave: Unchained - Rampage Edition!
In the initial planning phase we knew we wanted to create something simple that we could pull off. The aim wasn't really to make a good game. It was to make something…