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Yo! So welcome to my devlog page, I'll do my best to update on the daily but I'm pretty busy with work and college so we'll see.

So the game idea I've chosen to go with is with an action platformer in the style of Castlevania. The general gameplay loop is moving left to right through a stage while dealing with enemies and other hazards such as pitfalls and then ending the stage with a boss. 

The general story follows one of two characters The first is Rodrick The Weapon Master and the second is Vivienne The Scholar. Rodrick will have use of various different weapons with some sub weapons. Vivienne on the other hand uses a verity of spells to get through the stage. The town the two are in gets attacked by undead seemingly coming from the castle that overlooks the area. The two agree to get to the bottom of what's going on begin to fight their way to the castle.

So with my goals for the game jam itself, I want to make at least the first stage completely playable and implement one of the two playable characters. While it's not much I think it's relatively realistic to do and if I have time I'll try and add more, at first a second character and then stage 2 if I have the time.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself? 

Howdy, I'm PragmaticZero. I am a 27 year old engineering student with an interest in game development.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?  

Nope, this is my first game jam. I joined because I thought it'd be fun and a good way to help me focus on getting a project done.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?  

Too many favourites to list but a few that had an impact on me are Deus Ex, Gothic 1&2, Doom 1 and Heroes of Might and Magic 3

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?  

Honestly not a whole lot of actual experience, I've been trying to get into game development for many years with little success but I've stubbornly refused to give up and keep trying to get myself into it. As for game engine I've use a few different ones but landed on Godot.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!  6. What are your goals for this game jam?

I'm not quite sure there's anything I'm extremely passionate about but I really enjoy art, both making it and seeing other peoples work and creativity. As for game jam goals I want to make something playable, not a high goal but as someone who has issues sticking to and finishing projects it'd be a massive step for me.