Absolutely loved this! For only 72 Hours Work this is fantastic. I could see this concept and style going pretty far. Visuals were perfect, especially on the game boy end. Loved the little notes to read, it added a good bit to the experience. One of the stronger Game Jam games I've played in recent memory all around!
Thank you so much for playing! I commented on your video too but I really enjoyed watching you play the game. I see you missed a few notes too! Also the ending bugged out for some reason. Thank you so much.. I have thoughts about expanding on this game so its great to have people confirm that it would be a good idea. :) Any ideas you would like to see make it into a fully fledged game?
I feel like there are so many things that could be done.
Play with the evolution of Game Boy. Start with a standard and have the world be black and white and then into color with a Gameboo Color. Have a lack of backlight so you need to be around lit areas in the 3D World to see the screen. Maybe upgrade to a backlit model down the road.
Could play with the DS Idea of Pictochat. Have chat messages pop up when in range of potential danger.
Using the Gameboy as a way to equip items/handle inventory much like an old JRPG or Pokemon would. Handling all the gamey sort of things with the handheld would create a fairly unique atmosphere IMO.
Seeing something or someone in first person that looks innocent but swapping to handheld mode would show behind them due to the 2D Nature potentially revealing danger.
I could go on and on. A lot of these ideas probably wouldn't work or have some strong problems in terms of designing but I just think playing around with the concept could present so many interesting gameplay opportunities. It's definitely a mechanic that an entire game can be built around.
You have brought up some excellent suggestions and quite a few of them overlay with some of my original ideas but others ideas you have suggest have blown my mind. I am fueled by your creative ideas and will absolutely look to implement them the best I can if this becomes a reality.
Thank you so much for sharing and giving valuable feedback :)
