First impressions are so important. If I start up a game, I don't usually judge it by the main menu. In most cases this is a static screen with a few options. So okay, a regular main menu doesn't usually make me feel one way or another, but what if the menu itself was awesome? Every now and then you play a game that has a 3D menu. I immediately think of the last of us. And what if that menu was dynamic with things going on? And what if that menu contained clues about the game? And what if the options menu was on the TV? and... and... and... I asked myself all these questions and came up with this: If the player chooses, they can sit in the main menu for a while and things will happen. The cl
Maybe I've just played this game thousands of times during development. In-fact I know that's true. Every time I implement anything at all, I play test for at least 20 mins to make sure it works as intended. I was play testing something and I picked up one of the books in the game. It flips open to a page and you can rotate the book. It was okay but it didn't feel very natural, engaging or interesting to look at. That's right around the time I decided to make it a little more engaging. Now when you pick up a book, it flips open to a page I predetermine and you can leaf through a number of pages, It's currently limited to 12 pages but the limit is there because I don't have the time to write
