Project B

This is the implementation of my one-page design of a level (Project A) in Unity's 2D GameKit.

The biggest obstacles for me were the implementation of the Hub door with keys, fixing layers, and correctly placing the last key above the acid (if the player jumps into the acid without the boxes being stacked, they won't get the key and checkpoint there). I also had to play around with the hitboxes and make the rocks and statue walkable. Additionally, I used and modified a few particles (e.g., the smoke from the plane).

I believe the level truly reflects the one-page design I created. The only differences from the original design were in the decorations and ensuring that the key above the acid can't be grabbed unless the boxes are stacked.

One thing I considered changing was the placement of the pushable boxes. I believe that some of them can be pushed into bad positions, which could make the level unplayable and you would have to restart. I think you would have to do it on purpose to get stuck, but still, I think it's undesirable. However, altering this would deviate from the original design, so I opted to leave it unchanged.

Another aspect that could be improved is the design of some rocks, as they appear pixelated due to resizing. Unfortunately, I don't believe my drawing skills are sufficient enough to draw better and higher-resolution rocks (I'm happy that I managed to cut pieces of the rocks from their original design).
Additionally, the level involves quite a bit of backtracking, which I don't necessarily find problematic; it was intentional. However, the end of the level is currently a long pit within a strange room, which you encounter at the start, which seems a bit weird to me. So while creating the level, I thought it would be better if you collected pieces of some mechanic parts (instead of keys) which you could use to fix your ship. That could make the backtracking much more reasonable and more "story-like". "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6CqEzWrFCI

**** I added a bit improved version (version V2) with better visuals and decorations and health bar 22.04.2024 14:15 ***