Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?
Howdy!! I'm Jenna and I'm pretty new to game development. I have a project I'm working on right now but nothing actually complete to my name. I've been drawing since around 2006 or so and I'm fairly confident in my game art skills, so my game's coding will definitely
be my biggest challenge with this jam.
Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?
This is my first jam!! I decided a jam could be a good kick in the butt I need to have at least SOME kind of game complete and actually playable by others-- no more, "I make games, oh uh, no I don't have anything FINISHED but--...."
What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?
Oh man I have a lot of games I love a lot but I'll just stick with a couple that particularly inspire me:
- Rune Factory - One of my favorite series of all time. Particularly the 3rd and 4th one. I love the ability to choose on the fly what you want to do-- fighting one day and fishing casually the next. The social system absolutely spoiled me to the point I can't look at games like Harvest Moon without asking why it's not as good at RF. The little secret areas, the crafting system-- It's just a great series and I hope I can make a game with that same feeling someday--
- Disgaea - This was a series I started playing when I was a kid and it affected my art style a ton. Its massive amount of callbacks to older games and characters is also something I love and I'd like to have something similar as well.
- Breath of Fire 4 - I have very clear memories of playing this game as a kid and just thinking that the art was beautiful. I come back and even though kid-me didn't have any understanding of art at the time and didn't know WHY I found it great, kid-me definitely had an eye because that game's pixel art holds up so amazingly well even now. That game truly gave me an appreciation for sprite art and I try to let that inspire me now.
Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?
I'm currently playing around with Game Maker Studio 2! Funnily enough, I chose the engine for its drag and drop feature but I quickly switched over to using GML???? LOL
I've been playing around with it for a few weeks now so I understand a little but not anything too complex.
Tell us about something you're passionate about!
I really love well-written characters and world building! I want my games to give players a yearning to learn about its characters and to explore it's world by their own choice.
What are your goals for this game jam?
- To have a completed game under my belt! Even if it's small I'd like to say I've completed SOMETHING and can make more from there.
- I'd like to practice a couple things that I plan to have on bigger games in the future-- that way I don't blindly wing it (as much) on a bigger project that's more important to me!