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[Chris Zamanillo]

Monkey Freak

Description Browsed all of the carts about a billion times and kept going back to this one because the characters would be fun to model.  Not 100% sure on the gameplay but I'm leaning towards a 3D platformer with some puzzle elements.  Maybe the scientists enlist the monkey in catching the escaped lab animals in each level and let him use gizmos/robots/weapons powered by the monkey's helmet.  I'll figure something out. I'll probably use Unity for this since there's some stuff I want to do that my XNA engine can't support yet.  I'd rather spend time on the gameplay than adding features since I have a bit of travel in July as well.		Inspired by

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[Inanimate]

DO THE CONCEPT IN YOUR DESCRIPTION

Make it Ape Escape style!

[Chris Zamanillo]

DO THE CONCEPT IN YOUR DESCRIPTION

Make it Ape Escape style!

You have no idea how big an Ape Escape fan I am, maybe that's why I kept going back to this cover haha.

[Zaratustra]

the monkey can attach various pieces of hardware to his brain-helmet and use them as powerups such as a laser gun or radar

[Inanimate]

From the case, bananas seem to be the "coin" of this game.

[ChevyRay]

Haha that monkey's expression is priceless. Good luck with this, Chris!

[Chris Zamanillo]

Alternating between working on the main character and getting the basic platforming up and running.  I'll post screenshots up eventually.

[Inanimate]

Can't wait to see some of those delicious screens.

[Chris Zamanillo]

Hey guys, it's the monkey freak pre-texture/rig/animation:

[Chris Zamanillo]

Had some time to work on this, the monkey is all done!

[feeblethemighty]

Nice looking monkey!  Are you putting more detail into your models than this?  Because i like the N64 vibe you got going on.

[Inanimate]

Perhaps outlining and cel-shading would make it look more interesting. Right now the model is good, but a bit bland.

Also that's a WICKED chin.

[Chris Zamanillo]

Nice looking monkey!  Are you putting more detail into your models than this?  Because i like the N64 vibe you got going on.

Thanks!  I decided to make it a sidescroller with multiple labs you go back and forth to as you get new items so the camera will be much further away than this screenshot.  Since that's the case, it probably wont get more detailed than this since the polys are wasted at the distance I've been testing it at.

Perhaps outlining and cel-shading would make it look more interesting. Right now the model is good, but a bit bland.

Also that's a WICKED chin.

Appreciate the crit, do you mean poly- or texture-wise?  I'm still considering adding more detail to the texture in the fur, metal, and brain, depending on how this model mixes with the environment I'm thinking of.  As for cel shading, I was thinking of doing it but the Unity Indie cel shading is just so ugly.  If I had made this on my engine then maybe since its more crisp and uniform, and also my last TIGS game was cel shaded  Oh and he actually doesnt have a chin per se, just a big mouth.  Maybe I can make that more readable.

[Inanimate]

Perhaps a view from the front would make his face seem less like he has a massive chin.

And yeah, the textures are bland.

[Chris Zamanillo]

Basic platforming done along with a lot of behind the scenes stuff thats not apparent from whats playable now.

Platforming test: arrow keys to move, Z to jump