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After scratching my head for a while I think I settled on a game. My usual problem with LD is that I get too ambitious, so I'm going to scale back and do something simple this time around. Hopefully I won't be scrambling to get the art/sound done, and I'll have a nicer-looking product.

Still working on the mechanics details, but the gist is that you're a sea monster (of course), swimming around and eating things. The basic game has been done before (usually, you play as a fish and grow bigger as you eat them--allowing you to eat bigger fish, and so on)... so I need to put my own little twists in.

Check out hungry shark evolution. It might give you some ideas for your game.

I keep going back and forth between two vastly different games. This has been a pretty tough theme 

Idea #2 is more story driven. I think it would have more impact, but less of a fun factor. I doubt I can make both games.

I reverted back to the first idea I had and am finally happy with the direction things are going. Would've been nice if I didn't waste that much time on the sea monster game... but I may bring it to life some other time.

Am making good progress on a short explanation exploration game. I think it's a bit more appropriate for LD--fits the theme better, is quick (so hopefully people will finish it during the judging process), and has a bit more going for it in terms of mood and scenery.

The art is beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing this entry.

Nice merrak.
Explanation game? That will be interesting, I never heard about that term or do you mean exploration?
But I guess if you are wandering around the game could explain about the surroundings. Interesting!

Have fun.

Best regards from
M.E.

The art is beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing this entry.

Thanks!

Nice merrak.
Explanation game? That will be interesting, I never heard about that term or do you mean exploration?
But I guess if you are wandering around the game could explain about the surroundings. Interesting!

Have fun.

Best regards from
M.E.

Whoops.. that should've been "exploration". I blame my own mental autocorrect for that one.

I wish I was half the artist that you are lol

Complete!

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Wow looks cool !!

Wow looks cool !!

Thanks!

Nice.
It is hard to know what parts are safe and what parts are walkable.

Best regards from
M.E.

Loved it. At first I was confused about how ambiguous everything was. But kept playing and saw it was intentional. Wow, great job. Loved it, loved the ending.

Loved it. At first I was confused about how ambiguous everything was. But kept playing and saw it was intentional. Wow, great job. Loved it, loved the ending.

Thanks!!

Nice.
It is hard to know what parts are safe and what parts are walkable.

Best regards from
M.E.

In some places it's intentional, but in some places it's not. Time to sit back and reflect seems to be a rare luxury in LD, but I think it's the sort of thing I could polish in a post-comp version.

Thanks for checking it out!

Results just posted--Finally managed my goal of getting in top 10%  Can't complain about #4 in mood rating 

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#4 Mood 4.43
#51 Audio 3.81
#71 Graphics 4.11
#73 Overall 3.82
#274 Innovation 3.31
#406 Fun 3.11
#426 Theme 3.46
#655 Humor 2.27
For comparison, last LD

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#152 Mood 3.53
#272 Graphics 3.56
#548 Overall 3.18
#673 Audio 2.39
#688 Theme 3.18
#779 Fun 2.79
#852 Innovation 2.65
#877 Humor 2.04