Postmortem of my very first LD
Finally, I have some free time to write a brief postmortem about my very first Ludum Dare game Big Fascinating Mutants.
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- Ludum Dare 10.5
- 48-Hour Non-Competition
- Holiday Non-Competition
- MiniLD 1
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- MiniLD 44
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Post Mortem of Demonpact
This is our first ludum dare and we are super happy that we could finish something. It was a very exhausting but fun experience. Thanks to all of you who gave us already…
Post Mortem of a First-Time-Solo-Participant
This Game Jam has been a pretty tough one for me! I have participated in one Ludum Dare and two other Game Jams so far, but always in teams of at least 3 people. This…
Blood Rite - The post mortem
Hi everyone,
Overburnt - Postmortem
After a failed attempt at a roguelike for #LD43 I tried to learn the lesson for this time, so I set submitting a somewhat decent entry as my main goal. To do so I'd…
JAM POST-MORTEM
Calling this a post-mortem seems extra-fitting for Soul Searching...
LD44 Retrospective/Post Mortem
Been playing a lot of other participants' games. Taking a break to write how the weekend went.
Powerbot 9044: a post-release-post-mortem
Well, this has definitely been one of the more unusual LDJams I've participated in. Usually, I either participate on-time, or I completely miss that LD is underway…
Arm & a Leg - Behind the Scenes
So going into this, I had no idea what I was going to do with this theme. I jotted down some ideas on a white board and picked the one I hated the least. I like to paper…
My LD44 Post Mortem
First day, Pico Pico Cafe(Kichijoji,Tokyo) held the place for LD44 so I went and developed there on the first day. Thank you very much!
Post Mortem - Story of a Mother (visual novel)
Originally, I was going to participate in the jam with a team, but everyone had so much school stuff to do, so it wasn't certain if the team would get formed. In the…
Mahou Shoujo Monster: Post Mortem
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/mahou-shoujo-monster-promised-fate
![Lousy Life Lessons - [LLL]](https://cdn.ldj.am/cover/15/150795-669be873.webp)
Postmortem and playthrough of our game "Lousy Life Lessons - [LLL]"
Since this time we focused more on story than usual, we made a playthrough video for the folks who aren't that much into 2D Platformers.
They Ran Out of Mana postmortem
Hi after finishing the jam and updating a couple of fixes, we can now share out experience. So here is our postmortem.
Post Mortem - dRUNKEN nEIGHBOR - Find your own apartment.
I decided to join the Ludum Dare with the intention of prototyping an old idea, originally concepted for Global Game Jam and its theme Home. Yes, I decided to ignore the…
bird food postmortem
#ld44 is my first Ludum Dare, and it was a fantastic experience. What started as a few hours of stress and worry turned into something really enlightening and special…
The postmortem is here (Warning: super long)
Ludum dare has just ended and wow, as a second time participant, things went nowhere near as smoothly as I hoped. Here's what I've learned by going through that grueling journey:
Post Mortem
I only spent _24 working hours_ in this title, which had a pretty significant impact on what I could do.
Elemental Warfare: Post-Mortem
Rather than making a video game this year, I decided to make a card game. I've always wanted to make tabletop games (in particular tabletop roleplaying games and war…
Don't Die, Dumpstercat! Retrospective
Prospective here
Why You Need A Manager - A Ludum Dare Postmortem
This is a write up detailing my personal experiments, trials, and tribulations of Ludum Dare 44. For the uninitiated, Ludum Dare (to give a game) is a 48 or 72 hour game…
LD 44 POST MORTEM (Coinus Accumulus)
Into the Breech! Post Mortem for LD 44 By a spastic artist
Post-Mortem #1
What a ride. This was definitely one of the most fun Compo experiences I had. Wanted to write up an initial post-mortem a day after the Compo ended, and then I'll do…
"We Pay In Blood" Post Mortem!
Alright, it's time to do one of these again!
Art & Sound Retrospective - By A Programmer Who Does Neither
Happy review-period everyone! I just completed my first jam as a duo with my old friend Rob, and for the first time ever I took a backseat from programming and tried my…
The making of Bankin' Bacon: A dev experience we can take to the piggy bank.
Initially, when we heard about the theme "Your life is currency" we were a bit bummed since we were set on doing a roguelike shoot em' up game and were not so sure how…
8-bit Knock Out! Post-mortem
Hello everyone! 😃
Furtual Rabbit: A Post Mortem
Two days later and this is my second compo game on the new website. So I present to you Furtual Rabbit: A Defurred Income Game. It is a game where an Angora Rabbit's…
![Third Death - TD [Tower Defense Jam]](https://cdn.ldj.am/cover/15/152702-1bce4590.webp)
Postmortem: The Third Death – TD [Tower Defense Jam]
_The Third Death – TD_
Slaughter post mortem
well...
Colors of Your World v2.01 and Post-Mortem
After a long wait, I'm proud to announce the fully featured post-jam edition of Colors of Your World!
Post Mortem: What We Hold In Our Hearts
Thank you everyone for the feedback and ratings on my game, What We Hold In Our Hearts! Here's how my numbers tallied up this time:
Farm to Table: A postmortem
You have 48 hours of adventuring time in a country you've never been to, and may never return. By random chance, There is a 48 hour game jam happening simultaneously. A…
Master Key --- A Post-Post-Mortem
Results are out, which means another cycle of improvement and reflection before LD44 in April!
Post mortem: easy tile!
I use the free software Krita for digital painting. With it there is a very useful and simple way to create tiles. So here is my little tutorial/post mortem that show…
Making of NoooooMan (Part III)
Hi people! I’m Pedro Fuentes, Game designer, and with Sergio Martinez (programmer) and Daniel Gomez (artist) we made the game “NoooooMan”. In the last post I explained…
Making of NoooooMan (Part II)
Hi people! I’m Pedro Fuentes, Game designer, and with Sergio Martinez (programmer) and Daniel Gomez (artist) we made the game “NoooooMan”. In the last post I explained…
Golden Lord on Mobile: Post-Mortem
I said Golden Lord works on mobile before... well, this time I really mean it.
The Gods Are Angry - Post-Mortem
It's that time again! Time to dissect my LD43 entry, The Gods Are Angry, and look at the positives and negatives of its development. I'm more proud of it than I am of my…
BlavRaa Post Mortem - Asynchronous Multiplayer
_(Actually is a collaborative/competitive asynchronous multiplayer platformer with hats)_ I had it in my head to try to make an Async Multiplayer game regardless of…
Making of "NoooooMan" (Part I)
Hi people! I’m Pedro Fuentes game designer, and with Sergio Martinez (programmer) and Daniel Gomez (artist) we made the game “NoooooMan”.