Sunday, February 1, 2009

The Blob and His Boy, by Blobboy

Game Title: The Blob and His Boy


Team:
Blobboy

Team Members & Roles:
Samppa V. Raski
Peter Gao
Andre Gagne
Andrew Pope
Andrew Osborne
Bruce McLavy

Interesting details
:
A single player game where the player works in tandem with an NPC character to progress through the game: also the only game with an interactive and mobile NPC. The puzzle-driven platformer actually offers a few different methods to complete the game. Originally had hoped to expand the actions of the player character, the Blob, to allow for movement by clinging to surfaces by stretching its body. The team includes a record number of people who's names begin with 'And'.

Judge Critiques:
  • Very quirky: similar to LocoRoco in style.
  • Would have liked more depth in the game through more input and actions from the player.
  • Good art style, but could have benefited from more iconic characters.
  • Camera should have shown the player a little further ahead.
  • Wanted more progression in the levels and greater challenge.
  • Expand the player actions, such as flinging and stretching.