Crystal Cave

Game Concept & Design
The main concept was to create a simple 2D platformer using Godot. I added simple enemies that turn when they hit a wall and deal damage to the player. The player can walk, run, dash, jump, wall jump, and double jump. The double jump is an interesting aspect because it resets after a wall jump, which allows the player to chain wall jumps to climb and reach crystal pickups that heal the player.

My Role & Challenges
One of the main challenges was creating the art, mainly due to lack of experience and having too many choices. I solved this by limiting my options early, choosing a fixed tile size and a set color palette. The player script also grew too large and unmanageable, so I created a script-based state machine, which made handling animations and adding new movement states much cleaner.

Project Outcome & Lessons Learned
I learned that tutorials are especially important for complex movement mechanics. We also playtested the game at school, which was a valuable experience for understanding what players actually find fun and intuitive.