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Proffessional UI
We made a number of significant of UI to changes to juice up the game. We picked a minimal aesthetic. This includes
Changing the spells on the top right of the screen to colored outlines
We gave each level a name that the player sees that provides a compelling narrative as the player progresses
We added a transition based around moving through a portal in between the levels
Finally we choose the chic minimal font for our UI text
Theme
In order to capture the true essence of the story, we added a character for the ice master - the person who is summoning poly, the cat. We made battling him the final level of the game in order to retrieve poly the cat. This level also has different music to provide the needed tensions
Making the game fit the showcases 10 min experience
Although we had built a game that could keep players engaged for hours. We were limited by the need to provide a complete experience in 10 minutes. We made a number of changes to make this possible.
- Made the guidance levels extremely simple and quick to get through by only allowing one element at a time
- Providing more spells to players if they die on a level
- Providing more spells to start of with on different levels
Making the game accessible
In order to make the game accessible to those without a mouse, we allow players to switch elements by using the Q/E keys