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Gem collection should feed back into something that is inherently obvious
Is it a valid goal to scour level and collect gems? How can the game be more like Spyro in that regard?
There seems to be a want for some sort of safety net/supporting mechanic (undo button, checkpoints, less punishing fail state, secondary shrimp control, like Osmosis, alter speed of shrimp without necessarily allowing for directional changes with tilt, more camera control, including pinch-zooming)
More visual feedback – shrimp paddling vs. resting, types of bubble indications, jet spray based on bubble size. Shrimp should be chubbier
Angles were fun–focus on angular mechanics
Communicate goal at beginning of level
Have main level with bonus sections
What is the story?
Fun: angles, bouncng, physics
Getting stuck, having restart
Some gem placement needs to be fixed
Self-movement, producing your own bubble
Different collectibles
Get rid of gems and make it about just going from bubble to bubble
Combos for multi-gem collection
Need to add more obstacles/enemies
LEVEL 1

Fix gem placement: could beat level
Goal 1: collect all gems
Goal 2: pop all bubbles (because all bubbles were pop-able, that may have led to them wanting to do that)
Felt more like a challenge mode rather than a level
Orbit around bubbles
Getting to the goal as important as it was in Level 1 (the need to get gems didn’t seem more apparent in Level 1 as it was in Level 2)
Don’t get eaten by predator
Did not make clear to touch each bubble only once
Finding the optimal path was challenging

If we want them to use less bubbles, need to incentivize the player more
Collecting all the gems was the main goal.
Least direction given, playtesters were unclear of ultimate goal. However, they expected the goal bubble to be there, but it wasn’t.
Wanted more story motivation to tie into goal
Have a minimum time or minimum movement

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