Hey guys, I thought it'd be fun and interesting to share with y'all the thought process that went into designing DEO (currently pending review). I'll keep it short and sweet and let the pictures do the talking Please do share your feedback and thoughts! Also, feel free to post the same about your projects. Final product - DEO for iPhone/iPod Touch Concepting the original idea. We knew what the game was about, we just didn't know what we wanted it to look like. So we experimented with LOTS of unique and interesting art styles to try and find something we really liked...and we did! Once we knew the general mood and art style of DEO, it was time to develop our character . We mainly tried not to show too many characteristics and emotions in the character but rather let the user sort of define that on their own. Some of our main inspiration came from images such as these. Homescreen is a huge part of our game so we had to define it right from the start. Each time you pass a level, you add fragments to your planet; the better you perform, the more plants it will produce - our rewards system. All of these elements and much more are a part of the overall rewards system. Perform well to build a better planet. Next was of course, level design. Each of the 96 levels were hand-drawn, traced and stylized. I think we went some over 300 levels to pick the best 96. Once we had the shapes in, it was time to make 'em look pretty As you can see we started with a basic trace, color fill, some texture... ...and at the end, the detailed stuff. That times 96 And of course one of the most important parts - animation. Lots of time went into animating the character, collisions, homescreen, rewards system, etc. We wanted to make the game as lively as possible and I think we did just that. At the end, we ended up with something like this . Very pleased with the final result! Never-before seen trailer
Awesome! It's very cool to see the evolution and work you've put into the game. Love the style and love the reward system!
4 months... we've been developing RoboArena for over a year now... We officially bit off more than we could chew with our first game, but have been persevering and making it as legendary as we could. 4 months is not bad!
Plans are for September/early October at the moment, our private beta for kickstarter supporters should start in 1-2 weeks. I'll be looking forward to seeing Deo on the N&N list once it gets approved. It's oozing style, and that's what the Apple editorial staff loves!
Nice! Send me a PM, let's chat! Would love to hear more about your game and the team! And I appreciate the comment man, hope you're right
Thank you!! I feel the same Haha, we went a little crazy with some of those techno/retro screens lol. Thanks!!!
Just thought I'd drop some additional statistics I've been collecting. Took us 3.5 months to complete the game, including the beta phase. Total hours: 2,760 Approx. 30k project budget Team: Producer, designer, audio guy, developer
I have a kind of inappropriate question but, on what did you spend 30k?I work in a team of 2, and we completed our first game with aprox. 2k spent, took us 4 moths.
well, you get what you pay for yo. the art looks good. i'm guessing the rest is gonna be just as good. best of luck and thanks for sharing your process - makes for an interesting read.
Nah, no worries, I know it's a bit out there and if some aren't asking it, they're definitely thinking it haha. Well first of all, my buddy and I are the producers and even though we haven't really paid ourselves, I did consider our labor hours as an expense so it's actually more like 20k. The rest, yes, much went into design work and additional development +sound. I've worked with some really talented minds and unless they're from India, it ain't always cheap. Thank you so much, and you are absolutely right
This is awesome looking. Kind of like what Rolando would look like if Tim Burton developed it I'm a huge fan of creative artistic direction like this. I think it'll be a bit hit
