Last Day - "Shelves" Completed

Published September 29, 2014

[color=#000080][size=8]Shelves[/color]


HEY GUYS!!


I really can't believe that I made it, after the most stressful and busy days I managed to put a working playable


version together, though it is not all i hoped for, it is still nice and i believe that it presents the concept very well.


there is still many features that had to be left out, but it is what it is tongue.png



It's been and amazing experience for me, my first ever gamejam, and i fell in love with this community after watching like a ghost for years....


Working alone was not easy and i had to face many challenges (mostly art wise) that were very fun to overcome.



[color=#b22222]About:[/color]


In Shelves, you help Eyal - a little kid, survive through the night, fighting off the evil toys / monsters who are after


him when the night comes. Using only a flashlight - the most powerful tool against the darkness, you will face some


fun challenges.


The game was designed to be as much simple as it can be, easy to pick up controls and simple goal make this game


fun and accessible for anyone - it's concept is very suitable for mobile gaming.



As this was my first gamejam, and i started in the middle of it (eventually working only 3 days on the game) i had to pick a simple


concept, yet a fun one.



[color=#b22222]The Idea:[/color]


The idea for this game came from my personal life, Eyal - who is me of course.


As a kid i used to have a closet and shelves in front of my bed. To my 5 y'o logic, the night was the enemy, every thing became scary at night!


Even my beloved toys (that my mother used to put on the shelves). Instead of moving the shelves, my parents decided


to teach me how to fight it. They gave me a flashlight and said that as long as it on - no monsters will come near me.



And that is the source of my idea.



[color=#b22222]The Art:[/color]


All of the pictures/sprites were drawn or made in Photoshop by me. Using Galaxy Note 2 (with that pen) to draw the images like


the toys, tutorial,flashlight,hand and more.



[color=#b22222]The Audio:[/color]


Mainly from FreeSound.Org.


background music from nosoapradio.us


Credits are in the About Screen on my game.



[color=#b22222]The Game:[/color]


So, the game is very easy to pick up as i said, though i still implemented a first time user system which will


direct you immediately to the tutorial at your first time.


Please follow the ReadMe file to install the game properly (installation is required only if you don't have XNAon your pc)


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5pc0_HxcjLubGtFamFJZEJBaWM/edit?usp=sharing


Extract the files before running.



NOTE : I Put some jokes in it, hope you'd like it :P

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slicer4ever
There seems to be an issue with your game, everytime i enter it, it minimizes, and refuses to allow me to put back to the top. i'll see if i can get it working for myself.
September 29, 2014 01:23 AM
EyalD
I tried it on another computer and it worked just fine :,(
Anyway i have to go to sleep now. I really hope that this entry will count and youll mannage to get it working
September 29, 2014 01:33 AM
slicer4ever
I have another computer i can try it on, but i can't at the moment. hopefully the other judges won't have the issue i'm encountering.
September 29, 2014 01:41 AM
Stormynature

Grats on completion in your "3 day week of Awesome II" game

September 29, 2014 02:27 AM
Orymus3

Had a brief look to see if it would boot on my end (and it did). Saw a few of the jokes, love the tone that oscillates between wannabe horror and clear disclaimers ;)

September 29, 2014 02:57 AM
Orymus3

There seems to be an issue with your game, everytime i enter it, it minimizes, and refuses to allow me to put back to the top. i'll see if i can get it working for myself.

What are your specs there?

September 29, 2014 02:57 AM
slicer4ever

There seems to be an issue with your game, everytime i enter it, it minimizes, and refuses to allow me to put back to the top. i'll see if i can get it working for myself.

What are your specs there?

win 7, gtx 560m, 8gb ram. I'll try it on my other computer, but so long as other people aren't having issues it's likely just my end.
September 29, 2014 03:58 AM
Erik Rufelt

Tried it and just changes the screen res and then exits immediately. Win7 x64, AMD gpu.

September 29, 2014 05:13 AM
EyalD
Erik and slice did you have xna installed before this?

And thanks so nuch for the comments btw
September 29, 2014 05:15 AM
slicer4ever
yea i did EyaID, i have my other computer available now, so i'll update this in a couple hours if it works on it.
September 29, 2014 10:12 PM
slicer4ever
other computer runs the game fine, so i'll be able to judge it.
September 30, 2014 12:12 AM
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