Super interesting game! Visuals are great and the puzzle looks very cool, but I did get a little stuck, as far as I can understand you have to configure the runes in a specific way, but I simply do not understand how my inputs affect the glyphs. It seems like every single input seems to do something completely different, the only thing I have roughly figured out is the z and x input... That being said, what I have seen of the game is excellent!
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Design Statement
The theme track really reminded me of Tunic, and I wanted my game to create that joy of discovery that Tunic does so well.
Adding to the Tunic inspiration, my design philosophy for this game was to respect the player's intelligence and to leave the puzzles very open-ended, so that the solutions would feel like you really earned them!
Thematically the theme song has this hopeful atmosphere with a melancholic undertone, which was the main inspiration for the artistic style and story of Stella.
Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
Launch steps:
it's a web build so just press the button that says 'play'
Alternatively, if you want to download the game, extract the zip file and open 'Stella.exe'
Controls:
Arrow keys to move
Z to jump
X to run
C to interact
Gameplay overview:
It's a puzzle platformer, telling anything else would be a spoiler ;)
Also, a walkthrough was required, but I strongly recommend you don't watch it
Gameplay walkthrough video
https://youtu.be/HbRfVZXWZpg
Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
Nope!
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