These reimaginations are often called spiritual successors and include the general feel of the previous game but incorporate a different story/setting and add elements to make the game more modern. When searching for ideas on what to work on next (yes, ideas can be hard sometimes), we often look to the games we enjoyed, find a few flaws or aspects that could be improved, then start working on ‘reimagining’ the older game. Indie game developers get a lot of inspiration from older games they have played that they enjoyed. If you have never played it, I highly recommend downloading Shockwave and giving it a try. In fact, it is one of the highest rated Shockwave games on Jayisgames, an online arcade portal and is still fun to play today. The two main reasons why I decided to recreate Spybot: The Nightfall Incident (note, however, that this is not an exact recreation) are because of its popularity as a Shockwave game and because I liked playing it. In this post, I intend to expand on the last part, as well as provide some screenshots of the current progress so far. If you’re a fan and you’re still playing with friends, you should check this out.In my last post I discussed my experiences in LD26, gave a nudge to Walk Softly (a continuation of our Ludum Dare game), and introduced my latest project – creating a modern reimagination of the popular Shockwave game Spybot: The Nightfall Incident. The cutesy style of Overcooked and the wonderful chaotic multiplayer (and sense of achievement as you deliver all your dishes) continues to delight. Topping it all off, various woodland creatures make up the roster for the new chefs. Oddly the levels whilst challenging don’t seem to follow on from the theme – steaming Japanese dishes are hardly campfire foodstuffs (maybe they are in Japan though?) These are more challenging than in the previous content but once you get back into the swing of things, you’ll be happy that they’re adding something different and that little bit extra on top of the normal mode.
Those familiar will know these are hidden levels – on unlocking my first one, face with a huge number of portals my brain had a total meltdown.
It ups the chaos – and chaos with Overcooked is just delicious. So depending where you are, and how badly they need the food it results in a lot of dashing to and for to get the bits. One of my favourite mechanisms is where you pick up a backpack and other players have to take the ingredients out of your bag. Thankfully, not all levels are that hectic. Wood needs cutting, plates washing and delivering, food to chop and fires to stoke but not overcook. Playing on your own (or with less than four) you need to carefully think of the jobs. It’s at this point that I wonder if things are just getting a bit too complicated, or they are more designed for four players. What makes this different though is that you also need to chop wood for the fire. You need to chop up the marshmallow, cook it on a fire, sandwich it with the biscuit then add chopped chocolate (and later, banana). The first level features s’mores to make. What amazes me is how they continue to find some cool new ways to mix up the mechanic for playing Overcooked. You know the drill by now – more Overcooked content means more levels, new mechanics and some new chefs.
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