Desserted (Global Game Jam 2024)
Roles: Developer, coder, environmental designer, narrative designer
Desserted was a game created by myself in cooperation with a 3D Modeller and a designer as part of Global Game Jam 2024 of which the theme for the 2024 jam was "Make me Laugh" and the game had to be made within the three day time limit of the jam group i attended.
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Desserted was a very outside the box idea following the theme which was very broad and open for interpretation, so me and my team decided on a Horror comedy walking simulator type game. The game follows a young Detective Jamison who is responding to a potential Homicide in Victoria woods
Story/why it matched the theme
So, upon first glance you may think that Desserted is not funny and does not fit the Global Game Jam 2024 theme of "make me laugh" however this silly little 3D horror walking simulator detective game has a twist (SPOILERS AHEAD)
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During the game you play as Detective Jamison as she responds to what is described to her as a possible homicide due to all the red liquid lying around the forest, However as you play you and detective Jamison start to realize that things aren't quite right about this and it starts to appear like something other than a homicide, and the reason for that is as you discover whist playing is that the "killer" is actually a giant sentient Jam jar and the areas of "blood" you find throughout the game is actually just spilt jam.
Screenshots of Gameplay
Is This Funny?
As we know the Theme for Global Game Jam 2024 was "Make me Laugh" so that begs the question: Is Desserted Funny? and the answer to that as with anything to do with humor is "it depends" as everyone has their own ideas of what they do and don't find funny, and to me ands the two others i worked with the idea of a what appears to be crime scene murder mystery actually being a sentient/living Jam jar chasing you around and splatting jam around seemed like quite a good laugh and gave us a mighty chuckle