Genre: Top-Down Shooter

Summary:
This project is the second of three assignments created for James Portnow’s (of Extra Credits) DigiPen class. This project is an arena-based top-down shooter. Originally starting out as a Game Jam game, Gather is the fully realized version.

I always tend to look back on unfinished projects or unattempted concepts when put under the pressure of creating something fast. There is some sort of cathartic feeling after completing a half-completed thought.

My Role:

Solo Project

Development Time: 1 month

Publish Date: 11-11-12

Post-Mortem:
A novel mechanic requires copious testing. While the visual aesthetics and feedback was there, the interest curve is not there, the character is sluggish, the player isn’t taught how to be successful at the game. These facts would come up with rigorous testing.

Again I tried novel mechanics, but a game will never turn out well simply by implementing my thoughts. This could have been a great piece with more attention given to the player’s needs.