A group of video game design students from Digipen got together and created a fast-paced capture the flag game called Toblo. Their main goal was to demonstrate the basics of game design (when done right) is all that's needed to make a really fun game.
On the surface, Toblo seems like an ordinary capture the flag game but it's simplicity is what makes it fun. You have no weapons and the environments are completely destructible. You know what that means right? Tear down the environments and use them as weapons! Okay, already sounds pretty fun. Next is graphic design. No need for hyper-realistic graphics here. Stylized and a sense of humor is the way to go. The bright colors and simple geometry go well with the humor anyone from any culture could understand. Teams are divided up into two groups; devils (avatars with horns) and angels (avatars with halos). Animating real walk cycles is hard so instead, they ride around on little clouds.
Toblo is up for the Audience Awards at the 2007 Independent Games Festival. That means YOU need to vote but before you do, download the game and try it out!
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