2D puzzle platformer
2022 / PC
Role:
Lead Programmer / Violin
Date:
Jan 2022
Game Engine:
Unity
Synopsis
Me & I is a deceptively simple puzzle platformer in which a young boy and his future self team up with the help of Mom to navigate their toughest experience together. Through increasingly complex puzzles, the characters slowly discover the ways in which they can help each other move forward, both in the game and in their real lives.
The creation
In January 2022, my local video game organization held a game jam in conjunction with the global game jam. These are opportunities to get together with other video game enthusiasts and collaborate to create a game under a finite amount of time. The theme of this year’s jam: duality. After brainstorming and forming teams, our team created a 2D platformer that revolves around the story of a kid, an adult, a mother, and a difficult situation. The team included a 2D artist, a 3D artist, 4 programmers, a music/sfx specialist, and a narrative designer. A small portion of the original team decided to stay onboard after the game jam in order to further refine the project. I rebuilt the game from scratch as the primary programmer using the assets we had in order to implement a save system, to accommodate gamepad support, and to feature runtime rebinding of keyboard and controller. We are currently working on designing more levels, fixing bugs, and getting ready to submit it for the Too Many Games convention. Recreating the game and adding some modern game functionality has been a great first hand learning experience and hopefully a stepping stone for future projects.
Highlights
- Splash screen
- Interactive tutorial level with animations
- Audio menu
- Options menu
- Persistent runtime rebinding of both gamepad and keyboard
- Save system
- Both sets of controls are active at the same time and are completely fluid thanks to unity’s new input system.
Current work in progress (Github repository) – The game is playable through the Unity editor with a clone of the Github repository
Submission to Game Jam (about one week of work for ~10 people)
Obert Chen 