first time doing a 7 day game-jam. any advice anyone would give?
Hello Alex Taco, I have been in the Jame Gam community for a while now, and here are the advice ı can give for you:
Not too complex - Make it simple, not too complex. Mostly 2D games are made in this jam.
Keep it clean - Don't mash UI everywhere, keep the graphics and the UI clean for extra votes.
Get creative with the special object - I made a game where you dodge flowers while constantly growing for a mini jame gam. It got a lot of good votes. It's because of the storytelling, but I'd give you the advice of creativity.
Have a good story - Always think 2 days before making the game. If you already have a story in mind, let your imagination do the work FOR you.
Thats all I have, hope you have a good day and a good jam!
Don’t try to intentionally complicate something that works. It often happens that people intentionally complicate something that works perfectly and waste precious time. No need to reinvent the wheel. For a jam, at least a basic implementation of the mechanics is enough. In my first jam, I made such a mistake and did not have time to submit the game.
Also, design the game page before publishing it, so as not to waste time on it.
If the game is not very demanding on system resources, it is best to place it in WebGL. This way more people will play the game.