Treasures of Mictlan (Prototype)
My submission for the My First Game Jam of Summer 2023.
This build is only a very barebones prototype and doesn't have any sort of win or lose conditions. Despite that, I enjoyed my time making it and getting to make Aztec art come to life. This is definitely a project I want to continue carrying on, and I hope to carry on the skills I've learned in asset creation and animation to future projects.
This project was inspired by the Aztec myth of Quetzalcoatl's journey to Mictlan (the Underworld) to retrieve the bones of humans from past ages so that they may be used to create the people of the Fifth Age, our age. I've had the idea for a while now to develop a game with art from the Aztec codices, but the Five Suns animation directed by Patricia Amlin provided a lot of inspiration.
Controls:
A and D - left and right movement
Space - Jump
Esc - Pause Menu
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I really liked the character and animation in the cutout style I think this merges really well with the Aztec codices you wanted to bring to life.
The vibe is cool and the creepy audio sent some chills down my spine.
Liked the artwork and the character movement I think you are on to something
Nice dancing monster!
I have a few nitpicks here and there but the character and the sprites look awesome!
That's about it! Very solid prototype. :)
Enjoyed the dancing monster :D
- I enjoyed the dancing monster 😄
- First thing I noticed is that the is something invisible the character is colliding with when starting the game?
- The character looks really cool
- I like the setting and the atmosphere with the background music.
- The ambient music stopped playing after a view minutes
- Looking forward to see a full level of this game 👍 :)