Hello! Been some time!

After some hard work, Scratch my Back Demo 3 is finally out.

The focus of this Demo

This development of this demo had one, simple and very clear goal: To show in a better way what the Scratch my Back is about. So this time, the game doesn't have new enemies or stages, but instead it has huge improvements on the features that show the core idea of the game.

Before we start, big news!

Scratch my Back has been selected to be playable at the EVA PLAY 2022! EVA (Exposición de Videojuegos Argentina) is the biggest game-development event in latin-america. It is a huge honor to participate in this event. We always dreamed with this!

If by any chance you're gonna be in Buenos Aires. Come and play games!

https://expoeva.com

So now, to the updates!

A screen-crossing jump!

The teleport is gone. Now the characters literally jump from one screen from another!

This is something we wanted to do waaaay back since the very beginning of the development of game, a cartoony, cool looking mechanic inspired in classic cartoon jokes where characters used to cross different screens regardless of their geographical distances.

It took us month to find a way to make this idea real, but after a lot of investigation, coding and testing (and failing!) we managed to make it work, and it is defenetly the feature that truly represents the core idea of the game. We are so proud!

Character selector

Well, the image speaks for itself, but this is the first step for adding multiple characters. The players are no longer forced to play as a specific character. We intend to add at least one or two mroe characters in the future. We are still thinking about creature ideas!

Other updates

• A loading screen that shows the title of the stage.
• You can now bounce on the head of your partner and reach new heights, boing!
• The game now runs with Unity 2021, which gave it a better performance and optimization.
• Various bugs fixed.

What's next?

• Code and controller layout reworks. You won't actually notice this, but it will help us a lot in the future of this project.
• New characters. We intend to make at least one or two more characters. We are still looking for creature ideas.
• A boss fight at the end of the Desert/Tundra stage.
• A new stage (remember that balancing mechanic I told you some time ago?) It's still there, we just need to finish the stage for it.

The team

The team is doing great. This time our tasks were really related and the teamwork shined. We are now very exited (and nervious!) for the EVA PLAY expo.

As always

Hope you enjoy the latest demo of Scratch my Back! And please, we love feedback!

See ya!