Category Archives: Magneko

This week was rough because of the Corona Virus shutting down campus. We had other things on our minds, but still managed to get some good work done. Hai finished up the background and transition for the mineshaft world and the background for the sewer. She also finalized two of three cutscenes. Willie spent hisContinue reading “Week 10: Remote”

This week we were able to build our first version of the game. You can check it out here. With this, we also were able to get some playtests. Hai also was able to playtest with quite a few people. From those tests we found a lot of small bugs to fix. They mainly includedContinue reading “Week 9: Playtesting and Work”

This week we continued with some casual playtesting and got more general feedback on the levels that we were testing and some insight on bugs. So far we have been giving players the tutorial area to play around in. One of their main points of feedback is to give them more space to experiment withContinue reading “Week 8:”

After a few weeks, we met with out mentor, Ben Wander. A lot has changes since he gave his feedback last time. Previously, he had only seen our one-player prototype to test out the physics and basics of the pulling and pushing interactions. Now, however, he was able to play a few levels and tellContinue reading “Week 7: Mentor Feedback”

Our goal for the halfway point was to have all the features (mechanics, sounds, art) in a playable game for one “world” with ten or so levels. Since January, we have been working to get to this point, programming, creating sounds, and making art assets. We have programmed all the features and been focusing onContinue reading “Week 6: 50% Mark”

Ben created additional tilemaps and made some visual changes to the character select menu. It is mostly complete but will feature images of both cats instead of just their names. In addition to these art assets, Hai created more animations for the characters. Here are the sprite sheets, which have been imported into Unity.  Continue reading “Week 5: More Animation and Sound”

Based on our previous prototypes and some feedback we got on them, we met as a team to decide the direction we were headed. Player experience Keep a “happy” vibe Collaboration, communication, coordination Methodical, slower paced puzzles (it would encourage better communication) Lighthearted player to player interaction No Super Meat Boy deaths, keep it familyContinue reading “Week 2: Mechanic Refinement”