Working on a new game

Hello everyone, and apologies for my long absence.

I've decided to work on a new game project. It will be similar in size/scope to HazMat Perils but will have more of a focus on platforming mechanics.

The main protagonist is Conney. A red haired bunny-girl that wants to escape from a binding contract with an abusive circus ring-leader named Thazzarus. She'll have to fight through an army of creepy clowns, devious traps, devilish bindings, and dastardly hazards. There's also a whole backstory behind her involving Japanese folk-lore, but I don't wanna bore you with the details 😄

It will be made in the style of a retro PS1 era game. This means I'll add a bunch of effects (CRT monitor, shaky vertices, texture warping) to make it look as authentic as possible. If possible, I'll give players the ability to switch these off anytime.

I've been experimenting with this idea for a while actually. It started out as a simple Easter Egg Hunt game a few months ago! After missing that deadline I've changed the idea to be more distinct from the Easter theme. For archiving purposes I've uploaded 2 short demos showing a history of how the idea "evolved".

Version 0.1.24 is the earliest prototype. The story surrounding it involves Conney putting herself in a self-bondage challenge, in the worst time possible! A witch has unleashed some creepy dolls on Conney's turf that will make sure she stays put. The goal is to collect keys (to unlock your bindings) and Easter eggs as a main collectible. There's only 3 areas in this version, with the 3rd being unfinished.

Version 0.1.3 is a progression of the idea. I move a bit further away from the Easter Egg Hunt roots. I change Conney's design into that of a "jungle explorer", fix some anatomical mistakes of the previous model (arms would jut out too much in boxtie pose), switch the enemy to a bipedal rat, added powerup cards. I removed Conney's ability to struggle free of restraints, instead you collect magic cards to cut-off her restraints. On the plus side: I did give Conney some cool abilities (roll, climb rope, climb ledge).

You can play these demos to your heart's content! But please be aware that they do not represent the direction the project is currently going.