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GRANNY ESCAPED
#1 FUN GAME AT BRACKEYS GAME JAM 2022.1
ROLE
Game Designer, Level Designer, Programmer, Modeler, Animator
DESCRIPTION
Granny has been feeling down these days...
She just watched a documentary about tropical islands and dreams of travelling there...
Take Granny out for a dream ride in her tropical fantasy !
Use Golf inspired inputs and mechanics to move her through the levels.
YEAR
2022 (Brackeys 7 Days Game Jam 2022.1)
GENRE
Golf-like
PLATFORM
itch.io
MY TAKEAWAYS
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First Game Jam.
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Prioritizing work and focusing on finding a great mechanic and work around it.
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Programming using UE4 Blueprints and C++.
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Model, rig and animate using Blender.
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Make a story and present it through typing cut-scene.
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Voicing Granny with randomized organic lines appearing throughout playing.
MORE ABOUT THE GAME
WHY GRANNY ESCAPED?
The theme of the Jam was "It is not real".
Thinking of different ideas, I settled with the idea of a grandmother wishing to do more exciting things. Dreaming of robbing banks at first, I went with tropical island visiting as I did not have enough time to work on models but I owned some tropical island models.
I imagined her with some rollerblades and a walker with wheels, rolling through levels, thrown out by the player.
Physics handle was what I programmed originally, but after some playtesting, I modified it to a more common movement, closer to Golf with your Friends mechanic.
MODELS/RIGGING/ANIMATION
As I had no previous experience in this, I followed a few tutorials and reworked everything to match my vision of the Granny and animations. I also contacted some family to get feedback on the animations and see if I could improve my work to appeal to a broad audience.
SOUNDS
With the will to make the game feel more organic, and in thought, the marines from Halo, I decided to add random voices occuring throughout the game. Using some random float and depending on the character speed or immobility, voicelines will appear. I wrote and acted these.
WANT TO TRY IT OUT?
Here is a link to itch.io :
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