The theme has been decided, as has the game genre and aesthetic! On the NCP channel, the community voted for the Game Jam theme of "Echoes of the Past." During the most recent live stream and after not much discussion, it was decided that setting a "One Finger Death Punch" type game in feudal Japan (a WIP of mine) would satisfy the thematic requirements. This allows me to temporarily donate my Tiger Samurai model to the effort, giving the art department a head start, and obliges me to create an "Array in Playmaker" tutorial, something I've been meaning to get around to for some time now.
I'm excited! I hope you are too! Who would like to start concepting the level?