But, how was the game’s plot created, specifically?ĮR: Creating the story of Sparklite has been one of the more difficult but interesting challenges on the project. This reminds of the global climate strike happening in the real world. We will have to see how it’s perceived more widely.īC: Sparklite is centered around the world of Geodia falling into ruin due to folks taking away its life-source, which is sparklite. Skilled players will learn the boss patterns and timings and be able to dodge them reliably, and other players can collect more heart pickups, damage pickups, and invent gadgets to help raise their power level. So we made sure every boss had a mix of moves that are tough to dodge and some vulnerable moments, and then we give lots of ways for players to make themselves stronger and more resilient to the hits. But we also couldn’t neglect the better players and make the bosses too easy.
If a boss requires too high of a minimum skill level, we basically just forced some players out. The bosses are essentially skill checks because you can’t beat the game without defeating the bosses. How do you think you were able to accomplish this - striking a balance between making the game not too difficult yet not too easy?ĮR: The big thing we tried to do was keep from creating too high of a skill floor – a minimum level of skill required to progress. We were able to draw from our experiences with Link Between Worlds and Breath of the Wild to help us some because they have non-linear progression.īC: We recall during our GDC 2019 playthrough that you mentioned you were working on making Sparklite as accessible as possible. So we tried to strike a balance, and I think we did it well. It was a challenge, because progression is one of those things that’s required for a fun adventure game but is antithetical to roguelikes. How did this experience come into play with Sparklite? The game loop is a huge differentiator that I think is pretty innovative when combined with Zelda-like gameplay.īC: Prior to developing Sparklite, it seems as though your team focused more-so on mobile games. But we also made a big effort to bring something new to the genre and to give our own spin on it. We wanted to capture the charm and sense of adventure/exploration of Zelda games, as well as their approachability.
Was this something that you all were aiming for, and if so, why?Įdward Rowe: Zelda was definitely one of our biggest inspirations. Thankfully, we had the chance to ask Edward Rowe, Programmer, Artist, Designer of Sparklite, some questions to learn more about Sparklite, the developer’s past history making mobile games, and more.īrad Crespo: Sparklite has been called a “ Legend of Zelda-like” game. After spotting the game and playing it briefly at the event during GDC 2019, we’ve had a dire need not only to play more of it but also to truly get an understanding of what the game is all about.
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