Mayan Mystery: Level 2 Madness!

It occurred to me a while ago that people found level 1 of the Mayan Mystery a bit tricky to navigate because the graphics were the same throughout. Even with the occasional 'helpful' message from Otis and/or Dr. A, I think that it probably frustrated more than a  few people until they got their bearings with the temple layout as a whole. With that said, I've been putting together level 2, and am hoping that the experience will be much better for the player. There are three main sections of the level, each with its own distinct look and music. These screenshots are very early stages of the level of course, just to give a sense of the graphic style for each section. Development is coming along nicely, but it is a little slow, simply because level 2 is set to be hugely gigantic!

A Whole Mess of Adventure Apes Line Art!

It's been a little while since I've posted anything for the storybook here, but it has been getting worked on, and here's the proof! Recently, I decided to try changing up my process a little bit in an attempt to keep things fresh and fluid instead of trying to pound out one thing at a time...meaning that I'll be rotating what I do week by week: Line art/story related stuff/game design/coding related stuff. We'll see how it turns out, but hopefully it will keep each required skill from getting too rusty. Anyhow, here's a peek at some of the latest storybook pages!

 

  

  

  

 

Adventure Apes Demo Video

So, this is a continuation of sorts to the last post. The graphics are to a point where I'm pretty happy, and it's gotten to a point where there is enough atmosphere in this little test that a full level is going to get made very soon. There are a few more bad guys to add of course, and some tweaks to the code, bug testing, the usual, but it's definitely shaping up well! Hope you like the little video :)

Bubbles, plankton and crabs, oh my!

Who knew monkeys could swim so well?? This is a secret image to the still-under-wraps level 2 of the Adventure Apes' Mayan Mystery video game... It will be treacherous navigating the huge submerged hallways without breathing, but if any one monkey can pull the mission off, it'd be Mitch!

An Adventure Apes Christmas

It's been a mega-hectic month, but here is a little something for the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone! See you in 2010, it's going to be great!

Adventure Apes Page 4

...and the story continues!

Adventure Apes Return!

It's probably been a couple of months since I last posted any artwork here. Level one of the game is complete and got some good responses through the month of October, much more than I ever thought imaginable! Level two for the full version is well in development, and now, FINALLY, I've gotten back to doing artwork for my storybook. This is page three of what will be a 27 page illustrated poem that outlines Mitch's first adventure.
Time to get back in the swing of things!