Fall of Ralph Showcase

Introduction

Fall of Ralph is a 2.5D, physics precision based platformer inspired by "Getting Over It". The player has to traverse to the bottom of hell while avoiding different obstacles and traps without ascending back to heaven by the constant pull of Zeus. The goal with the level design was for something challenging but ultimately something not as frustrating as "Getting Over It" and for something that had replayability. Since the game is of heaven and hell we took insporation from Dante's inferno for how hell would look like and feel. I worked on the level design with another person in a team of 12 over the span of 4 weeks and here is how it went.

What I took with me from the project

Don't hold on to the first idea

The first idea of what you have will get you started. But soon longer and longer as a project goes on you will have to change things. Then it is important to be able to change things and let go of the old ideas.

Importance of good communication

This project taught me the importance of talking with each other and how far you can get with only good communication and great planning. It was also great seeing everyone's progress and feel proud that as a group you achieved what you wanted. I also need to speak up more as I tend to be a bit quiet at times. Luckily for me, my team did encourage me to speak up more which felt good so it later also got easier to do it by myself.

Good Documentation

Being able to have a great Game design document(GDD) that everyone has access to and can give input on is essential. Having one early on is great. Not only for everyone in the team but also for yourself, keeping track of what you're doing etc.