Magnetic Artifact (aka AMONGU-ASU: I STOLE A MAGNETIC ARTIFACT, NOW I'M GOING TO HELL AS A MAGNET ATTRACTING TRASH 2) is a 2D Infinite Runner written in the Defold Engine. It was written in 72 hours for the Mini Jame Gam 35 with the theme "Two Dimensions" with the added challenge of having to add a magnet in the gameplay somehow.

This project was created by two members:

• Leonard - 2D Art, Music and Game Design (Check him out here)
• Jordan (me) - Programming and Game Design

For this project, we decided to intepret the Two Dimensions as Hell and normal (earth), which feature two seperate gameplay loops:

On Earth, you hold a magnet, in which you get attracted to the top or bottom depending on where you hold a magnet.

After awhile, you go through a portal, in which you go to Hell:

In hell, you become a magnet, where you have to change the polarities of the magnets on the top and bottom instead, which is a slightly tougher challenge:

The whole time you are running, you are faced with the challenge of an ever speeding gameplay loop, and objects flying your way which you have to avoid.

This project was also made with an engine I was unfamiliar with, Defold. It was definitely a challenge to learn an new engine's workflow and a new language within 72 hours, but I think it was a good experience to always see what others are offering.

We also tried a more light hearted way of marketing our game, opting to jest at a typical Japanese Light Novel's way of naming things, which usually included the whole plot line in the title. This is why you can see the game can also be known as AMONGU-ASU: I STOLE A MAGNETIC ARTIFACT, NOW I'M GOING TO HELL AS A MAGNET ATTRACTING TRASH 2. Of course, we did also do the sane marketing thing of giving it a simple English name, magnetic artifact.

Motivation

This game was made as a way for both of us to practice our craft, mine of programming and designing under restrictions, and Leonard's to practice his art and try his hand at music composition. It was also great to see our game rank 13th out of 40 submissions, a definite high for us. 😃

Please have a go at playing the game, I think you will enjoy it!