Major Major Mayhem is a 2D Puzzle Fighter inspired by games such as Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Puyo Puyo Tetris. In this game, Players combat one another by matching blocks to keep their side from filling to the top. There are 4 characters to choose from, all being based on a different College Major, and having their own abilities at their disposal. Go at it alone or with friends!
I was the designer behind the "Puyos", or blocks in the game (or as the team called them, Giblets), along with behind the head designer and animator for the Art Major Character.
Since the game was themed after a college campus and degrees, we decided to have the block designs resemble that.
First concepts of the Art Major, given minimal criteria to go off from my Designer, I was given a lot of liberty in the first ideas for the character.
After some criticisms and pointers from my Art Lead, I updated the initial concept to fit the style of our game better. Since I never worked with the style before, I admittedly struggled for a while.
With another round of fixes and critiques from my Art Lead, I finalized a good design for the art major. These changes included line width, the eyes, body proportions, and color scheme. Once the turnaround was completed, it was time to animate!
Idle
Attack
Flinch
Ability