I am about a day late with my game development, because I only noticed this game jam this morning.  SO I jumped in immediately and worked really hard until now to get my game- and level design completed. It is about 90% finished.

My main menu, settings menu and pause menu are completed and I am satisfied I did my best:

Tomorrow I am working on my storyline, with a dialogue and a quest system. 

Now I am tired and my back is killing me, going to take a well earned rest with a bubble bath and an episode of my favourite TV-show. If everything goes well I will meet you tomorrow with a mystery, a boss Grim Reaper, skeletons and some very unpleasant undead people.

Love, Rona Hattingh

Ok, my storyline has snowballed and became complicated, still interesting though. Who wouldn't be interested in a kidnapped zombie, who was dropped in the underworld for a bigger purpose, that purpose may not be for the greater good though. 

I have been working on the following today:

Completed my first cutscene. Alice, the Skeleton and Craig, the Undead discovers something in the Portal Room.

The "Tree of the Dead" contributes to the mystery of why the player are in DeeperDown.

The throne room, you'll probably report back to the Grim Reaper a lot.

Why is this portal under lock and key?  What can be waiting on the other side?

So far I have enjoyed creating this game, BUT I can already say I am not going to be finished by tomorrow morning. I am going to keep it for the "Finally Finish Something for 2021 Game Jam" which is ideal for this game.

I want to thank you the hosts of Mini Jam #72: Adventure for their theme - Adventure and their limitation - death, without it I wouldn't have thought of this game idea and be prompted to work so hard on it.

I hope anyone who is interested in this game will still follow its progress.

Love, Rona Hattingh