Changebot

A 2D platformer implemented by me, Fr00g and Herocrife in #MyFirstGameJam Summer 2020. The jam lasted two weeks and had the optional theme CHANGE.

The Idea Behind ChangeBot

ChangeBot changes all the time. It can transform from a Tiny robot that runs and jumps a lot into a gigantic, invulnerable robot. The core idea behind it was to make the player pay attention to the changes of the robot.

It may seem pretty obvious why I had this idea, but it's much harder than you may think. Having a good, solid game mechanic (that you can make in the span of two weeks) is pretty hard. I wonder how it would go on 48-hours jams.

Implementation

My last project on itch.io was a 2D platformer too. This time around the game is a lot cleaner and less buggy. I had some issues with the camera, but nothing is broken unlike last time.

Future Ideas

Here are some ideas I had if I ever came back to this project:

1 - Remove health system and add a battery system instead. The battery depletes over time very slowly. If you take a hit, it drops too. 

2 - Make Normal Bot and Big Bot more fun to play with. Maybe add a jet mechanic to normal bot or a charge mechanic to big bot.

4 - Some enemies run from you when you're big.

3 - Implement a zone that forces the player to a certain size for a certain period of time.

Feedback

This section is dedicated to feedback.

1 - The game should have checkpoints before the hardest parts.

2 - The camera behaves a little strange at times. Maybe it should show more of the level or follow the player more strictly.

Update: Version 1.1 no longer has these problems.

Credits & Links

Programmer: https://dans1997.itch.io/

Art: Herocrife (https://herocrife.itch.io/) & Fr00g (https://fr000g.itch.io/)

Sound Effects: http://freesound.org/ 

Music: https://freemusicarchive.org/

Github of the project: https://github.com/Dans1997/Your-First-Game-Jam-Change

Link of the jam: https://itch.io/jam/my-first-game-jam-summer-2020