NOTE: I recently changed the game's title (although the initial one was temporal name anyway) to 'Nine of Wands', which is one of 78 Tarot Cards. Sorry if there's any confusement.

Dir. Jungwoo Yom

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Hello. I am a student studying game development and am making my forth game now.

It's called Nine of Wands.  The game has magnet-based mechanic driven by physics. Check this video below:

The game is about meaning of our life. Although entire picture hasn't even drawn yet, I can say it's a game heavily inspired by Jonathan Blow's philosophy.

I'll update this post constantly. Please look forward to the game :)

[Update July 13]

The game will have 10 puzzle levels. It's a bit short compare to similar games like Portal 1 (19 levels). But this game is not only about puzzles, but also exploration! Players can adventure through the city and learn about the world, finding secrets, and enjoy the atmosphere.

Every magnets in the game are driven by physics, which means it's not just some scripted movement. Check the video above for more imformation.

[My plan for July]

• Finish making all 10 puzzle levels (I finished 4~5 currently)

• Detailing levels if possible

I am going to finish making this game very quickly compare to my previous games. Please look forward to it! :D

[Update - July 16]

What I did:

• Finished fifth level
• Improved second level

To Do:

• Finish sixth level
• Fix janky physics

[Dev Log Update - July 21]

Hello again! I've been working on the game for last few days and I'd like to show you what I did.

First, I fixed janky physics! It was a problem bugging me for pretty long time but I fixed it by chance. Initially I faced some problem with framerate and while fixing this issue, I also fixed janky physics problem. Now, physics works way more smoothly and it's more satisfying to play with physics in the game :)

Previous To Do List:

• Finish making sixth level
• Fix janky physics

What I did:

• Fixed janky physics
• Sixth level 50% done

To Do:

• Finish making sixth, seventh, and eighth level
• Level detailing
• Make sound effect

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[Dev Log Update - July 27]

Hello! As always, I've been working on the game for last several days and I will show you what I've been doing.

Before anything else, I'd like to annouce that the original plan have changed a little. I originally planned to make this game open-world, but I find this inefficient and not that interesting. So I decided to make the gameplay linear! But hopefully, this won't violate any of my previous promises. You will still able to explore the world and enjoy the atmosphere. Although exploration in the game may going to be more limited than I promised before, the city will have deeper tales and much better quality!

Some might say this will decrease the time to beat the game. So I'd like to announce second decision I made a few days ago. Initially, I decided to make this open world game because puzzle games often have low replay value. I searched for some solution for this, but couldn't find that helpful advices. So I choose making open-world exploration element in the game because this will make the playtime longer and increase replay value. Although this is a pretty fancy solution, it doesn't solve the core problem. Fortunately, someone in one forum suggested me perfect solution to this. He showed one of Zachtronics' games, and it had a system that records player's footsteps and other movements. It makes the player think again for the best path to the destination and the better way to solve the puzzle even if the player already solved it! I think players can play over and over again(but not being commercial addictive game for sure :D) to come up with the better solution. I think I'll enable this feature in new game plus mode(replay mode)!

Thank you and leave a comment if you have any questions! (Sorry for the absence of screenshot today I'll bring some cool image next time!)

Previous To Do List:

• Finish making sixth, seventh, and eighth level
• Level detailing
• Make sound effect

What I did:

[Dev Log Update - Auguest 2]

Hello. Previously, I promised you I'll add some some gamey features, but I realized that these features are things of the past. So I quickly changed my plans! The game will be released really soon! So follow me if you need more information :) I am sorry for not having screenshot again this time!

• Finish making seventh and eighth level
• Level detailing if possible
• Make sound effect

What I did:

• Finished all levels
  
• Level detailing comeplete
  

To Do:

THE GAME IS FINISHED!

  :D

Finally, my forth game, nine of wands, is finished! The game will be released really soon.

Stay tuned!

Nine of Wands is out now on itch.io! Thanks for your support :))

https://jungwooyom.itch.io/nineofwands