so right now is actually a very dark time in my life (if you know anyone hiring a postbac for a clinical psych crc position next year CONTACT ME) (or if you know anyone recruiting a grad student for a clinical psych phd CONTACT ME) but when the chance arose to collaborate not only with my longtime collaborator and irl friend lemonink BUT ALSO pamdrabbles of velox fame, i put aside grad school apps and got right to work 💪
also … also … !! not to sound too desperate, though i am very desperate, it would mean so much if fellow velox participators could rate our game 🥹🥹 across timezones and sleep schedules we worked very hard and i would hate to see the effort that lemon and pam put in to go to waste. and since i rated everyone’s entry 👉👈 …
but let’s put aside the begging. since i’ve only done the 4 day and 36 hour jams prior, having a full 10 days was interesting for me. but i know if i were on my own, i couldn’t have done much. a 2d sidescroller? minigames? having someone carry the other half of the 37k words? this was a group effort in the best way possible, and i’m happy with the way it turned out. i don’t know what people think of it, but i hope that for those who do play — they enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.
i also really enjoyed going through everyone else’s entries as usual! i always love how different games made for the same theme can be. heartsync, of course, with that beautifully designed and intimate city… miseri’s cult-y, come to life subway racing past tracks and fueling the central conversation… bez’s heart and also the world of spirits and music (no fair, you dropped two fascinating games?!)… naarel’s yandere city digging into the psyche of such a traumatized city (and when psych comes into the picture, let’s just say i’m invested 🤓)… and of course, the way skyshard weaves memory and recollection with the present, living maze… let’s all continue to submit to velox jams forever and ever, okay? i want to see more!
and if your job is hiring… reach out to me!!!