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Balloon Lament (Prototype) Update #1

Balloon Lament
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

23/11/2021

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first play test! After carefully analysing our feedback, we have addressed the following issues that were brought up to us:

- Tab key for thrust was confusing and unintuitive.

- The player movement speed was too slow.

- Depiction of geese as enemies was not inclusive.

- Bullet sprite was being a horizontal arrow was frustrating.


In our current update we have addressed the issues by the following ways:

- Tab key for thrust has been replaced by w and up keys.

- The player movement speed has been adjusted to be more faster.

- Geese have been replaced with ghosts.

- Bullet sprite has been modified to be a box.


In addition we have included:

-Thundercloud sprites, which deal damage to the player, unlike regular clouds.

-10 different levels on top of each other to make it more engaging.

-Scrolling mechanic to navigate each level.

-Automatic restart after 2 seconds when win or loss condition achieved.

-Booster for 2 seconds after damage.

-Ammo bar of 5 bullets, with a 1 second wait for reload.

-Sounds for pretty much every interaction.

-Scenes for start, instructions, win and loss.


Win condition:

-Make it through all 10 levels without losing all lives.

Files

  • Balloon Lament.zip 61 MB
    Nov 23, 2021
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