Obstacle to Lovers
July 2023
Game Designer & Narrative System Programmer
Developer Info
Role: Game Designer & Narrative System Programmer
Tools Used: Unity
Team Size: 7
Game Jam: GMTK Game Jam 2023
Duration: 48 Hours
Game Jam Results
117th out of 6800+ games!
Game Info
Genre: Visual Novel
Platform: Itch.io
Project Status: Released July 10th, 2023
Game Description:
Have you ever wanted to as play as the pipe in flappy bird?!?!?! No???? Well now introducing: Obstacle to Lovers: I am a Pipe and I want to ram Fl*ppy B!rd so bad 🙂
The greatest dating sim you’ve every played! With innovative features to help your squirrel-like brain make it through by allowing you to play flappy bird AT ANY TIME!
Contributions
- Wrote and implemented the narrative through Yarn Spinner
- Configured and tested Flappy Bird Dialogue integration
- Organized Team decisions and spearheaded the brainstorming process.
What I Learned
- Games with a flashy title can get people interested!
- Sometimes a fun mechanic is all you need to get people invested in a game’s narrative
- Effects can make even the simplest of interactions a player does feel amazing