Home is Where the Shell is！
-A Global Game Jam 2019 Project-
Project Type: 2D/ Platform PC Game
Date: Global Game Jam_01/2019
Technology Notes:
Used Aseprite for sprites/animation.
Used DefleMask for music and sound effects.
Art: Vincent Abella
Music/Sound: Vajaran Nall
Programming: Chen Wang, Tyler Garman, Gabe Kendra
Home is Where the shell is! is a 2D platform PC Game with a story about a lost hermit crab trying to find its home. In this game, the player can control a crab to hop from shell to shell, using a variety of magical abilities in different shells to solve puzzles and explore an adorable and mysterious land.
Download:
https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/home-where-shell
Global Game Jam 2019
The theme this year was about home.
We proposed several ideas, such as a story about retrieving home memories. Nall put forward the idea of a hermit crab, which always carries its home with it, and changes in and out of different shells as it ages.
In the game, the player can control a hermit crab to use different shells (that is, its home) through a variety of difficult levels. We decided to create the game in 2D, so it would be more likely to get done within three days.
Hermit Crab
Sketches
Walk-through
Landing Page
Click "Start" to begin.
Level 1 (Introduction)
The first level is the tutorial level.
Up / down / left / right arrows or w / a / s / d keys - control the movement of the hermit crab.
Space bar - pick up a shell
Down arrow - active shell ability.
Level 2
The hermit crab needs the bounce shell to pass the spurred land terrain, which symbolizes the hardship of an odyssey, as life would encounter many sharp obstacles and contradictions.
Level 3
The hermit crab needs to find three shells and hand over the shell to the level boss, which symbolizes the effort.
Level 4
The hermit crab needs to use the gravity shell to cross the beach terrain and defeat the monsters along the way, while changing to the bounce shell to reach above ground.
Level 5
The hermit crab descends into the ocean, and needs to collect four shells to hand over to the level boss. This time, one shell for each type is required.
End of Game
The hermit crab arrives at the ocean floor, finds its people, and a home that suits his lifestyle best.
Types of Shell
Common Shell. The hermit crab carries this shell to protect itself
Bounce Shell. The hermit crab can jump higher to another terrain with this shell.
Gravity Shell, can be used to break through unique obstacles and attack monsters.