GAMES - ALTER EGO
Alter Ego
Gameplay
Alter Ego has a similar format to traditional point and click room escape video games. By solving puzzles and interacting with various objects, the player eventually finds enough clues to exit the room and move on to the next area. Narrative elements are slowly revealed through dialogue, puzzles and cutscenes between levels.
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Development
Alter Ego was created using Unity 2D and the Yarn Spinner dialogue plugin. I was the sole programmer and handled most of the technical aspects of the game, including prototyping level layouts, implementing art and animation, writing and debugging code, programming game puzzles, connecting game UI to functionality, and handling version control.
Because Alter Ego's gameplay is mechanically simple, we wanted the game to feel actively polished. I also created/implemented several audio and visual effects in Unity, including particle effects, screen transitions, and text scrolling sounds, in order to boost the dark atmosphere of the game.
Challenges
As an escape room game, we had to walk a fine line between providing a challenge that feels rewarding for players to solve versus easy but unexciting puzzles. We went through many rounds of playtesting and player feedback before ending up with our final system where the player receives hints via in-game dialogue. This allowed players to get a glimpse of the solution while not removing the challenge entirely, as well as adding another opportunity to deliver narrative details.