That was our second game on Unity. We wanted to do something simple with a reasonable scope. We began with brainstorming: the game artists wanted to draw vegetation and the game designers (myself included) wanted a contrast between two elements (we opted for fire and water). The team also wanted to break the codes of the typical hero of a Zelda-like, so we decided to make an old retired guy. All the team agreed to focus on the puzzle side of the game instead of combat.

All of these decisions influenced our design proposition. Here are some examples :

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• On one hand, all the enemies are fire creatures, and Walter can only be hurt by fire. On the other hand, all the enemies are vulnerable to water and can only be damaged if they are wet.

• Walter is an old man, he can’t dash or roll forward and he moves rather slowly: these constraints balance the power Walter obtains when he gets the Bucket. He can swing his bucket to damage vulnerable enemies, dispense water like a watering can charge up a blast that goes into a straight line and also protect himself from all incoming damage with one press of a button.

• The game is fairly simple because we focus on the puzzle aspect, and we are happy about it because this is what we wanted: a simple game with puzzles and good vibes.