Help a whole dynasty of princes complete their quest in this point and click adventure… with a twist! Italian developer Elf Games gives new life to the ancient tale of Sleeping Beauty with Little Briar Rose, a most unique stained glass-styled graphic adventure, from October 10th on Nintendo Switch. Colorful and vibrant, Little Briar Rose…
Automated Testing in Video Games: A Case Study
By “Automated Testing”, we mean a set of techniques which includes TDD (Test-Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior-driven Development). In this case study, I’ll focus on E2E (End-to-End Testing) in game development. Sometimes, things go wrong. It’s not unusual, while working on a game, to have to introduce a new global mechanic, or modify a component…
How (not) to Create a Great Fishing Game
Sometimes happens that what works perfectly for you, turns out to be just horrible for others. As an indie dev, I can say that this will happen again and again, as it’s a necessary step during the prototyping of a new concept. This happened as well in our point-and-click adventure, Little Briar Rose, that features several mini…
How to Make a Stained Glass Game: Creation
Here we are with the second part of our stained glass game graphics’ article. You can find the first part on the link below: http://www.elfgamesworks.com/2017/03/13/howto-stained-glass-game-inspirations/ Today we’ll talk about how Little Briar Rose‘s graphics are created, moving from the study to the drawing of the backgrounds. Moreover, we’ll talk about a few key things to keep…
How to Make a Stained Glass Game: Inspirations
A Journey from Traditional Art to Video Games One of the most common questions about Little Briar Rose asked from players, journos and even my family is: how did you achieve such a stained glass style? It was hard to summarize days of work in a few words, so I finally decided to write a…