The game The Stories Told by Whales was created as part of the Jame Gam #50 game jam.
It was my first time participating in a game jam.
The player takes on the role of a space wanderer who must explore the surface of cosmic whales to piece together their story. The game is a classic metroidvania, where the player needs to acquire new abilities in order to progress.
The game is built on a starter template that my teammate and I developed earlier.
In this project, I took part not only as a programmer and game designer, but also as an artist for the first time. I created the game art using newly learned tools — Blender and Inkscape. I tried to combine flat graphics with 3D low poly visuals.
The project was created in just one week. Nevertheless, it turned out to be larger in scope than any of my previous game projects. Thanks to the starter template and our participation in the jam, we were able to improve our workflow with the tools and reach a solid level of productivity. And the game turned out to be quite interesting!
The game was developed in collaboration with Mark Bezdornov.
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