What is Project Joyful?

Cut to the Chase

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Project Joyful is a 2D, story-driven, bite-sized, action RPG that follows a young girl’s journey to become one of the fabled Mythfarers, mortals allowed to walk upon the terrifyingly gorgeous realm of Bonpuri - home to deities, reapers, and spirits alike.

Follow our heroine, Love, as she embarks on the trial of her life, where she will have to brave not only Bonpuri’s spiritual onslaughts, but also the soot writhing within her, screaming for a way out.

Project Context

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This game is a personal project for me that I do on the side of my day job, and will be my first entry into the larger universe that I envisioned with my younger sister since our high school days.

I plan for this game to be a thirty minute to an hour long adventure that will demonstrate one of the many traditions of Mythfaring families and provide a small taste of what the sprawling world of Bonpuri has to offer. This game is a prologue to both the larger universe and the main game that I envisioned originally before scaling it down. If I can muster the strength to continue after this project’s conclusion, the next project will be a direct sequel to Project Joyful, taking place years after the canon ending.

This dev log will mainly provide insight into my thoughts as I go about the difficult process of game development. I will omit my thoughts on the story until maybe after the game is released since I want to give all interested parties a chance to discover the story as it was originally meant to be told.

Wish me luck!

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