I want to make a game that has existed for years in my head and in my notes as an ambiguous, ever-changing concept until recently, when I came up with a plan for how I could make it in just a few weeks for Ludum Dare.

This means I’ll be submitting it in the Extra category (honestly I might not even make that deadline because life is happening). I may try to release a demo or “part 1” of sorts so I can play and rate some other games.

And even though Extra doesn’t use ratings yet, I’m still opting out of some categories anyway because some of the assets I’ll make will be similar to assets I’ve made before. I still want to make new and original things, derivatives and iterations. I just want to keep it fair. (there is one graphic from my first Ludum Dare game that I’m just gonna put in this game as it is, because there’s no reason to make a new version of it)

As for the theme, depending on what it will be, it might already fit my game, or I could add something that uses the theme, or I might just ignore it and opt out of that category, too. It would be neat if I could make it fit, but I already know what game I want to make.

I’ll be sure to explain all this in the game’s description, too, so everyone knows I am not causing problems on purpose. But I wouldn’t be doing all this if it wasn’t to make a really cool thing. I just have way too much visceral creativity bottled up inside. It's not always useful, especially with big projects I’m supposed to be working on instead, like that one game I'm making.