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Blip: A Binary Journey

Blip is a piece of software whose goal is to remove pieces of damaged and malicious software ruining what used to be an orderly computer system. However, before tackling the main adversary located within the system's core, Blip needs to take on lesser pieces of malware throughout the computer. The player can choose to explore various parts of the machine (RAM, peripherals, etc., presented as separate environments) in detail, or use shortcuts (and skill) and skip most of the content. The basic gameplay should revolve around navigating the world, defeating the minor enemies and unlocking access to components further away. At the end of every major area the player will have to confront a boss.

Features:

• Multiple explorable environments
• Puzzle and platforming elements
• Various enemy types
• Varied boss fights

The project is quite big in scope and will probably take a while to complete, but it's moving along quite nicely.

Some gameplay screen captures:

And here are some prototype graphics:

The style will be kept simple and monochromatic.

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1. Added an enemy which automatically avoids falls.

2. Added a lift beam.

[bdsowers]

I'm always a little jealous of people who can make good 2-color art. It seems so easy on the surface, but every time I try it ends up looking... just as bad as all the other art I make. So good job. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.

[FoldedPixels]

Thanks. I can say from experience that I had to make a lot of pixel (and non-pixel) art that didn't look right to me before I started outputting anything agreeable.

As for updates, I've implemented spikes and explosion effects for the main character.

[marcelofg55]

I like the idea of the game, sounds original, I'm sure the GPU stage will be quite fun
What engine are you using to develop it?

[andyfromiowa]

Looks really charming so far.  I dig the digitizing effect upon death.  That's a nice touch and fits perfectly. 

[Shirsh]

I like this guy who stand on the hill, on screenshot in first post, hope main character will get same quality/resolution

[FoldedPixels]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I haven't started working on the designs for the GPU stage, but I do plan on having the different computer parts look like different environments.
Thus far, I have been working on the basic level-building elements. I already have a save-state system in place (needs more work though). Pick-ups and cutscenes should be working soon as well.
As an addition to the puzzle part, I have included holoplatforms that let you safely walk above obstacles. They can be customized to be activated remotely.

Once I have the fundamental mechanics like these taken care of, I will start designing more, including new environments and enemies.

What engine are you using to develop it?

Godot.

I like this guy who stand on the hill, on screenshot in first post, hope main character will get same quality/resolution

I will tweak Blip's animations and sprite sheets a bit, but I plan on him looking unassuming so that whatever the player achieves feels more grand.

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Added an item pickup system. I think I can combine this with an ability-tracking system without any major problems.

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I got the text display and cutscene system working. The most difficult part was making the camera behave - turns out I spent a lot of time re-inventing existing functionality.

[freank]

nice work !

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Added transition effects when switching levels (the back-end mechanics work too).

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I thought I would add a new enemy type that lunges at the player. So far, I made the animation.

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I added a parallax background to make the stages more interesting. (Click on the image to see a gif, 2.1 MB)

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I'm currently working on more graphics assets - first, more NPC sprites.


I got some private messages - thank you for the interest. I will reply soon.

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Another NPC that will be in the game:

[Pixel Noise]

Really like the color palette and overall look. I feel like I might like to see a little more stylizing on the MC, but the NPCs you posted look cool.

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Thanks. I don't think I want Blip's design to change much, but I will add some shading so that the sprite looks more polished, like the NPCs.

By the way, here's the next one:

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Part 4 of NPC design:


I have started working on the second level. I have a general idea of the world's layout, but I will see what works the best in terms of removing too much tedious walking.

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It looks like I'm done with animating all four of the new NPCs. (might tweak some frames a bit)