POROTO

Devlog

• Poroto - First gameplay trailer
  September 26, 2023 by Edu Vasquez

  1

  #gameplay, #demo, #trailer

  First trailer for the demo is out today!... Continue reading
• Poroto - MAJOR DEMO UPDATE
  September 13, 2023 by Edu Vasquez

  1

  #indiegames, #gamedev, #devlog, #poroto, #demo

  [Poroto-typing 11-Sep] Maybe it's time to retire the "Poroto-typing" term now that the demo is mostly done. In this update, I've finalized the end of level screens that give you a rating based on perf... Continue reading
• Poroto - Available on Android
  September 07, 2023 by Edu Vasquez

  1

  #android, #new version, #mobile gaming, #indiedev, #devlog

  NOW AVAILABLE ON ANDROID [Poroto-typing 6-Sep] As part of this learning journey I wanted to experience porting to multiple platforms, so besides downloadable versions for Windows and Mac, the WEBGL ve... Continue reading

  
• Poroto - Celebrating 600 followers on Instagram
  September 06, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity3d, #indiedev, #indiegames, #videogames, #devlog, #poroto

  Made it 600 followers on Instagram! Thank you all so much! Have you tried the demo yet? Please leave an honest review if you can!... Continue reading

  
• Poroto - Adding Power-Up Feedback
  September 06, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity3d, #indiedev, #indiegames, #videogames, #devlog, #poroto

  [Poroto-typing 2-Sep] the demo is out, but work doesn't stop! Been adding a few small updates to the game to help it play better, like a re-vamped main menu with an Options screen, new controls (you c... Continue reading

  
• Poroto - How it started vs. How it's going
  September 06, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity3d, #indiedev, #indiegames, #videogames, #devlog, #poroto

  Believe it or not, the idea for all this first came when playing around with Game Builder Garage on Nintendo Switch. This is a video of the first prototype I built on that tool that convinced me to pi... Continue reading

  
• Poroto - Going crazy with particles
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#poroto, #indiedev, #indiegames, #devlog, #unity, #particle system

  [Poroto-typing - Aug 1] Wanted to try out making the background feel a bit more alive, so started playing around with particle systems, as you can see here. I've also added a few feedback features for... Continue reading
• Poroto - Testing out different visual styles
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#poroto, #indiedev, #indiegames, #devlog, #unity, #visual style

  [Poroto-typing Jul 26] Continuing the experimentation on visual styles, here's my take on a silhouette-based level that I mentioned on my previous post. Having all puntos be the same color could make... Continue reading
• Poroto - Would you play a dark level?
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity, #indiedev, #devlog, #videogames, #dark level, #poroto

  [Poroto-typing Jul 20] Trying out ideas for different level designs, maybe a dark level could be an interesting one. Or perhaps replicating the silhouette levels from DKC Returns could be good as well... Continue reading
• Poroto - Testing out a new color palette
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity, #indiedev, #indiegames, #devlog, #color palette

  [Poroto-typing Jul 17] New color palette! I was struggling to find something that looked less generic and more easily identifiable, so after playing around for a while, I felt like this may be a direc... Continue reading
• Poroto - Power-oto FX and UI
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity, #indiedev, #devlog, #indiegames, #videogames, #fx

  [Poroto-typing - Jul 15] Power-otos (i.e., power ups) are collected by catching the barrels randomly spawning throughout the levels (this functionality was shown a few posts ago), and today I added so... Continue reading
• Poroto - Combo slider Audio & Visual Feedback
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#devlog, #indiedev, #indiegames, #unity, #feedback

  [Poroto-typing - Jul 12] Found through playtesting that it wasn't very clear when ammo is gained from filling up the combo slider, so I moved it up right below the ammo counter, added a particle syste... Continue reading
• Poroto - Game feel: wiggle, trail, and camera shake
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#indiedev, #devlog, #videogames, #unity, #gamefeel

  [Poroto-typing - Jun 14] Back to level 3 to test some of the new feedbacks I've included from the FEEL toolkit. Now that the very basic mechanics are done, I wanted to start making the game feel more... Continue reading
• Poroto - Randomly spawning power-up barrels
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#indiedev, #devlog, #unity, #videogames

  [Poroto-typing - Jun 9] Level 4 - Introducing the power ups! Now the barrels trigger enhanced abilities like a High Jump, as well as Increased Speed. Right now there is no user feedback set up to let... Continue reading
• Poroto - Initial Bouncy platforms
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#devlog, #indiedev, #videogames, #unity

  [Poroto-typing - May 26] Making levels a bit more interesting with some bouncy platforms and walls. This should lend itself to pretty interesting scenarios!... Continue reading
• Poroto - Added a Combo Counter
  September 04, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#unity, #indiegames, #indiedev, #videogames, #gamedesign

  [Poroto-typing - May 25] To make gameplay a little more interesting, I added an element of risk-reward in the form of a combo counter. As you hit the puntos around the screen, you build the constantly... Continue reading
• Projectile Path Assist
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#projectile path, #assist, #prototype

  [Poroto-typing - May 16] Almost a full week with no updates! I blame it on work and Tears of the Kingdom (mostly!!). Here we have a casted projectile path to assist with aiming, since play testing sho... Continue reading
• Level 2 - Playing around with moving platforms
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#level 2, #moving platforms, #prototype

  [Poroto-typing - May 10] Finally moved onto level 2! Here we will introduce moving platforms!... Continue reading
• Level 1 Updates
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#Level 1, #Updates, #prototype

  [Poroto-typing - May 6] A few updates to the first level: Po-ro-to tiles added, as well as red puntos to control when the level is completed... Continue reading
• Secret tiles
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#secret tiles, #prototype, #collectibles

  [Poroto-typing - May 3] What might these be about?... Continue reading
• First Main Menu
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#main menu, #prototype

  [Poroto-typing - May 2] Since I've created a tutorial level, I figure it may be good to give the player an option to choose whether to skip it. Also added some background music just to try it out, not... Continue reading
• Added animated character
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#animation, #character, #prototype

  [Poroto-typing - Apr 30] Trying my hand at animating a character so it's easy to see where the player is looking before shooting (the capsule prefab wasn't getting the job done). I've also upgraded th... Continue reading
• Added Ammo + Score UI
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#UI, #Prototype, #Design

  [Poroto-typing - Apr 28] Been working on a couple of scripts to control the score as well as the ammo to create some balance. The idea is to score as much as possible with a limited number of projecti... Continue reading
• Added some FX to add some life to the game
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#FX, #Feel, #Prototype

  [Poroto-typing - Apr 25] Today it was time to make the game feel a bit more lively with some FX. I added a little explosion animation for the red rivets, accompanied by a popping-sound clip. Also adde... Continue reading
• First devlog - How it started
  August 29, 2023 by Edu Vasquez#prototype, #destructible objects, #unity

  [Poroto-typing - Apr 24] Today I finally worked on the red rivets script to destroy them when touched by the ball. I also learned about adding Physic Materials to make the ball bouncy, while also mess... Continue reading