Balls of Steel

Start from the bottom, now where to? Navigate through the obstacles , but don't fall into the pit. Checkpoints will be there to make sure you don't lose too much time. How long will you take to master the course?

Controls: WASD to move, Mouse to use the camera, Space/LMB to jump.

Made as part of the first semester Rapid Prototyping course.

After blocking out the level we proceeded to work on the gameplay logic for the obstacles while the art was made in parallel. The initial version started from the top and descending, but we found out that the obstacles could easily be skipped so we reversed the level around. Nonetheless, playtesting with different people showed that there are still ways to cleverly get past certain points, which from a design standpoint makes the gameplay more interesting if you are looking to get the shortest time on the course.

 

Art: Joaquin Pelz

Gameplay: Robert Bazoiu

Game & Level Design: Robert Bazoiu, Joaquin Pelz

Music: De4dl0ck (https://de4dl0ck.newgrounds.com)