Design Statement
We wanted to match the escapism and dreamlike wonder the team felt when listening to the theme track. We took inspiration from exploration and puzzle games that gave us a similar feeling, like ‘A Hat in Time,’ ‘Omno,’ and ‘Sky’ (Hello), by using a hand-crafted, painterly, low-poly 3D style. When approaching the painting, architecture, and environment, our illustrator took Inspiration from russian art and motifs of the stars as a way of keeping the style loose, airy, and dreamy like that of a storybook rather than a high fantasy. When discussing themes that we would like to communicate, we wanted to touch on disability and the feeling of needing accommodations, something many in our team have needed, which is the reason why the prince can’t fly like the other beasts. Concerning animation, each of the beasts and the prince has a distinct personality, and their animations try to reflect them, specifically in the idle positions. On the side of programming, our coders took mechanics and movement inspiration from games like Split Fiction and designed the puzzles to emulate a low-stress, self-paced, cozy environment.

All of our assets, BGs, Characters, Textures, animations, etc., are made by hand by artists, no AI.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
HTML build
Windows and Mac Download also available
WASD for multidirectional movement
E + LMB for interactions
Space for jumping
Shift to run
Gameplay consists of platformer-style movement and mechanics: Jumping from platform to platform and using 'E/LMB' interactions to call companions to assist with puzzles.

Gameplay walkthrough video
http://Linked on itch page

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
No AI used on project