Echoes of the Subconscious

Sinopsis:

Yims suffers from transient global amnesia following a car accident that occurred two months ago while he was on his way to visit his therapist. People nearby the accident site took him to the hospital, where he is now in a stage of recognition. Upon learning about his condition, his therapist visits him in the hospital, but Yims perceives him as his worst nightmare. His last memory is driving in his car, and now emotions and fragments of other memories distort that moment, leading him to believe that the therapist was responsible for his accident. Concerned, the therapist devises a strategy to help Yims organize his memories and uncover the truth behind the accident. Yims must confront his feelings of guilt from the past, which are affecting his current behavior. The therapist works against the clock to assist his patient before Yims's mental state deteriorates further.

Gender:

Adventures/Platforms/Casual.

Game system:

• The player controls the main character in a side-scrolling platform environment.
• Each power up contrasts with one of the stages of the duel, they are obtained by collecting an object that symbolizes a positive emotion, and each section of the level has a boss to defeat which represents the negative emotion.
• The goal is to overcome the challenges of each stage, as the character descends deeper into the underground world, symbolizing introspection.

Powerups and emotions:

• Negation (Temporary Calm): Activates a shield that reduces damage received for a few seconds.
• Rage (Empowerment): Temporarily increases attack on obstacles.
• Negotiation (Hope): Temporarily increases the player's jump height.
• Depression (Constructive Sadness): The power up allows you to stop time, so enemies will not be able to attack the player so quickly.
• Acceptance (Peace): The power up grants the ability to heal and recover energy.

Team:

• Michael Martinez: Game mechanics / Animation.
• Yuliana Vidal: Documentation / Pitch.
• Ivonne Martinez: Game Audio / Narrative / UI designer.
• Stephanie Duncan: Game Art / Level Design / GDD.

ASSETS

Music: 

Music: "Echoes of the Subconscious" by Ivonne Martinez © 2024 Ivonne Martinez - Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 

SFX: 

Jumping -  043_Zorrosaltando-004.wav by aabbccddee123 -- https://freesound.org/s/469945/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Ambulance - WAMbulance.mp3 by oysterqueen -- https://freesound.org/s/582985/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Gun - 8bit_gun_reload_1.wav by Soundholder -- https://freesound.org/s/425334/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 

Defibrillator - defibrillator.wav by reg7783 -- https://freesound.org/s/321800/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Git: GDD:https://github.com/mapemc/Dig-Deeper

GDD: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-cJUgjj2GmSaMX-RNWT7HgFrS7JlxExDQ5bVS3O2084/...