Emoticon is a 3D sidescrolling platforming game in which the player has 3 abilities. These 3 emotion abilities replace the standard punch, kick and destroy mechanics with something new and fresh. Joy is used to platform and jump, Anger is used to as the primary combat maneuver and Sad is the ability a player will use to reveal new areas and wash away the world. A unique twist is each one of these attack/abilities has an impact on the environment in real time, the world changes as they go further into one emotional state.
Our goal for an art style for our game was to create atmosphere and depth but do it in a way that allowed us to stay true to a traditional style platforming game. We have introduced our parallax background system and our visuals influenced by games like Outland and Limbo.