Therapy Can't Fix This, or TcT for short, is a top down horde shooter. Initially done for the 2023 ECSGS Summer Game Jam, which spanned over 2 weeks. The theme of this Jam was "Waves", so I thought why not do waves of emotion? Combined with waves of enemies, we had a pretty interesting concept. Each enemy type, based the emotions of Happiness, Sadness, Anger, and Fear, all had specific debuffs they applied to the player character. When the player dies, they're sent to their Therapist, where they can spend points earned on upgrades specific for their next run. TcT was made by myself, and two students of NC State, and we are continuing work on the game after the initial Jam deadline.
I was in charge of all artistic aspects of the game, from UI to Concept Art to Sprite Art and Animation. I also designed a quick title icon along with being heavily involved in the design process.
Design for the Therapist, shown on the upgrade screen
After finishing initial concepts and deciding final designs with my team, I went on to turn the designs into Sprites.