There have been a few small changes to the game during this testing phase, which followed creation of the alpha version on the DevTrek.
I've played the game a lot myself, when I get a spare moment, and I've also watched a few people play it and gained some useful feedback.
If Googar is next to Goobriella he gets up to mischief and makes her jump. Then she gets stuck. Also Goorillas move on to the next step of their journey by matching them, or if all their parts are powered up.
There are a few bugs still left to fix. The game is heading towards a beta release shortly.
My DevTrek is now complete, and the game is pretty much done.
I hope it's different from other matching games and immersive with the special moves and features that's come from developing character driven gameplay.
I've attempted to create the sense of achievement coin-op games deliver with a set number of lives to complete a game that becomes progressively more difficult.
Some of the later levels can get quite tough and players might want to share their replay on social media. So I'll add a level replay and share feature in before the game is released, in a month or so, if the play testing goes well.
I've enjoyed experiencing the culture and traveling from north to south the last eight weeks flash-packing. It felt a bit Bohemian doing graphics and the odd animation in a cafe here and there along the way. I've been occupied most evenings, chipping away, creating the game. Now the DevTrek is over, play testing can begin.
I'm nearly at the end of my Trek, only one week left and the game should be done in the timeframe. This week I've been working on the bottom part of the screen writing the special moves. If Goobert gets stuck then you can collect up the banoffe pie and give it to him as a treat, then he becomes unstuck.
The rest of this week was mainly spent exploring beaches. A pretty good week.
If you have any thoughts or feedback about the game you can reach me on Facebook @Goorillas
