Feast or Famine (2024)
Feast or Famine is a 2D-tower defense game developed by my team for a P1 Ignite Jam session between July and August 0f 2024. The game is set in a mythical African land and is loosely based on African folklore and wildlife. The player follows the game's story as a villager who must gather food and resources from across the land to support your village. The player must also build defenses around his food supply in order to defend his village's livelihood from wild animals who will attack you at the end of each level (the resources act as currency you can use to purchase defenses).
As in the last Game Jam, I worked on this game as a 2D Artist and Animator responsible for developing the visuals for the game's UI Design. This included the official game logo, typography, and other 2D assets included throughout the game.
The game won 2nd place overall in the July-August Game Jam session we participated in, along with 3 minor awards in separate categories (Best Game Narrative, Most Innovative, and Emotional Masterpiece).
The full game can be accessed via this link: https://doornumberfourproductions.itch.io/feast-or-famine.
Official Game Logo
This is the official game logo I designed for my team's game. Originally, the logo was just a colored bar with patterned bars on the side and text in the middle. As the project progressed, I was encouraged to make the logo appear more "beast-like" by adding animal motifs in the overall design (ex: eyes on the patterned bars, teeth on the main yellow bar). The logo's eyes "blink" in the finished game prototype and were animated by another member of the team.
In-Game Assets
Flower #1
Flower #2
Apple
Banana
Cherry
Watermelon
Leaf #1
Leaf #2
Leaf #3
Leaf #4
Leaf #5
Leaf #6
Leaf #7
Leaf #8
These are various plants and vegetation assets I designed. Most of these different assets can be found in the splash art found in the main menu when you first turn on the game. Several assets shown here (ex: some leaves, watermelon, etc.) were animated in-game by another of my teammates.
Game Buttons
"Towers" Button
"Walls" Button
"Build Mode" Button
These are in-game buttons I created for the game's "build mode" that occurs in between each level. During this section, the player has the option to either repair or construct entirely new defenses to protect their food supply from the game's enemies. For most of the buttons' styles, I chose to style them based off of the designs of in-game assets that the player can utilize. For the "Towers" button, I modeled it after the arrow tower that players can incorporate in their defensive layout to attack against enemies. For the "Walls" button, I based it off of the mud wall that is also featured in the game. For the "Build Mode" button, meanwhile, I chose to create a separate design not based on anything in-game. Here, I created a pair of tools (a hammer and saw) superimposed against a background of wooden planks to visually emphasize that pressing this button will allow you to construct the aforementioned defenses.
"Start Game" Button
"Controls" Button
"Credits" Button
"Back" Button
"Apply Settings" Button
"Restore Defaults" Button
"Options" Button
"Quit Game" Button
These are some of the menu navigation buttons I designed for the game. All eight of these designs are based on button style #22 (see Style Drafts below) which I created as a potential button draft. Here, I wanted to emphasize the beastly nature of the game by having the sides of the button resemble the teeth of a monster attacking the center of the button.
These are different potential button styles that I created for the game. For the first batch (left), I looked up basic African textile and shield art design which I then used as influence for designing the layout. The colors were based an early draft of the logo. For the second batch of logos, I was encouraged to utilize more green in the design, so I did a combination of either creating entirely new styles or simply recoloring older designs to meet this new criteria. Style #22 would eventually be chosen as the primary style for the menu navigation buttons. Style #15 would be slightly reworked to serve as a health bar for the game.
Game Typography
Rhythm of Harmony (2024)
This was the first game project I got to work on as a volunteer of P1 Games. At the beginning of the work session, our group was tasked with creating a prototype game based on the prompt "Move To The Music" which we could interpret anyway we wanted to. The final game our group subsequently developed is called Rhythm of Harmony. The game itself is a 2D-Platformer which follows the adventures of an Ancient Greek/Roman warrior who seeks to revive his war-torn land using the power of musical instruments that are scattered across the game.
I worked on this game as a 2D Game Artist and primarily focused on creating the visual design for the game's user interface (UI), along with individual 2D assets. This included creating the official game logo, menu and navigation buttons, in-game text, PFP icon, and the musical instruments.
Link to game prototype: https://doornumberfourproductions.itch.io/rhythm-of-harmony
Official Game Logo
This is the official game logo we decided to go with. Since we decided to go with a classical (i.e. Ancient Greek/Roman) setting for our game, I wanted to incorporate a temple motif that would tie directly back into the game's main aesthetic while emphasizing order and harmony (thus relating it directly to the title). The lyre in the background was originally a placeholder item that I included in earlier design drafts for the logo with the intention of replacing it once the official instrument designs were finalized. However, I was encouraged by the team to keep it in to help better frame the logo. The gold and red colors were chosen to match the colors and design of the main character featured in the game.
Round 1 V1
Round 1 V2
Round 1 V3
Round 1 V4
Round 2 V1
Round 2 V2
Round 2 V3
Round 3
These are logo sketches I did for the game. As the ideas developed, I wanted to create the logo to resemble more of a Greek temple to visually emphasize the harmony that the player strives to achieve in the game. The final logo variation (Round 3 V1) is what would eventually serve as the basis for the game.
Round 4 V1
Round 4 V2
Round 4 V3
Round 4 V4
Round 4 V5
Round 4 V6
Round 4 V7
Round 4 V8
These are color variations of the official game logo I did. Each of these incorporate colors that are found in the main color scheme of the game's main character. Logo Round 4 V6 would be chosen as the official game logo.
In-Game Assets
The Aulos
The Defi
The Lyre
These are the instruments that the player can utilize while in the game. From left to right, the instruments we chose to include were an Aulos (dual-flute instrument), a Defi (Tambourine-like instrument), and a Lyre (string instrument).
This is the player's PFP icon featured in the gameplay. I designed it to resemble the classic crown of olives often found in Ancient Greece. In the actual gameplay, the empty space between the opposing arches of leaves is filled by the head of the game's main character (who was designed by Zhami, who was in charge of both character and background designs for the game).
Game Buttons
These are the menu and navigation buttons that I designed for the game's UI. For their overall design, I wanted to replicate the aesthetic of ancient Greek pottery which was traditionally designed in orange and black. The buttons utilize Blakely Bold typeface as I felt it best mimicked the appearance of ancient Greek writing. The top and bottom levels of each button contain music note motifs so as to directly tie back into the game's emphasis on music. The longer buttons featured here are main menu buttons while the shorter ones are navigation buttons that are featured in the game's sub menus (ex: Settings, Credits, Tutorial Menus, etc.).
Button Drafts V1
Button Drafts V2
Button Drafts V3
These are various button style drafts I created for the game. For the first batch of buttons (left image), I created several designs each with three different color variations (one in black in white, one in orange and black to mimic the appearance of Ancient Greek pottery, and one in tan and red to reflect the color scheme of the game's main character). For the second batch of buttons (middle image), the team decided to utilize the orange and black color scheme for the buttons going forward. Here, I created several more pattern designs loosely based on patterns found on Ancient Greek pottery, along with several different shades of orange so see what would make the designs look more "rustic." For the third and final batch of buttons (right image), we decided to use the darker shade of orange since it better contrasted the patterns than the other colors. I also narrowed down the pattern designs to just three final designs for my team to choose. The pattern design in the left column (with the musical note motifs) is the design we chose to incorporate into the final game.
Game Typography
These are the Tutorial Menus which explain how the player can utilize the instruments featured in the game. The instrument names are in Amster Black typeface while the directions are in Blakely Bold typeface. I designed the type layout in Adobe Photoshop and then transferred them over to the lead game designers who then incorporated them into the game's UI.
Production Credits
Options Menu
These are the sub-menus featured in the game's main menu (Credits and Options). Like with the in-game Tutorial Menus, I organized the type in Adobe Photoshop and then sent them to the lead game designers who coded them into the final game. Job positions and sub-menu titles are in Amster Black typeface while team members' names and individual options (ex: Master, Music, SFX, Ambience) are in Blakely Bold typeface.
