I am Isabella Masiero and I am interning for Mr.Isaacs in his game design and development class. This cycle I have been able to work with games that the students created on Minecraft. These games stood out to me more than others...
Click the game title link to download and try the game! These games were created using Minecraft: Education Edition. You will need M:EE to play them.
Click the game title link to download and try the game! These games were created using Minecraft: Education Edition. You will need M:EE to play them.
Hansel and Gretel
The first game that I chose was a game created by Alex. He created his own interpretation of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. You begin in Hansel's home where you discover that she has been taken by the evil witch. In the image above you can see where the adventures of the game begin and you enter the witches home. As you progress through the levels they increase in difficulty, and the addition of the story line aspect that gets revealed as you keep completing the levels keeps you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. After completing a number of levels you encounter "the witch" which is a wither that you must summon then defeat. The game ends when you encounter Hansel and free her from her prison.
The Three Llama
The Three Llamas is a spin off of the three little pigs created by Sydney and Alyssa. Throughout the game you venture from home to home as you complete missions that are meant to keep the llamas safe from the storm that is soon to come. The different missions increase in difficulty as you progress from llama house to llama house which in a way could be considered the different levels in the game. Along with getting harder as you complete the missions more of the map is accessible to you and you are allowed to continue through the story line. The game includes many parkour courses and an intricate underground maze. Once you complete the game the llamas will be safe from the storm and live happily ever after.
Ryan, Tommy, and Dylan created an adventure game that they names Sleeping Bu. This game consists of may levels that increase in difficulty as you progress through the game. There are levels that are parkour based such as the one seen above and others that are more geared towards memory, or the ability to make it though a complicated maze. The final goal of the game is to retrieve the princess that has been kidnapped and is stuck in a tower. There is a guide, Rylic, that help carry along the story line as you complete levels. The addition of this guide adds a very nice story aspect to the levels that are looped together by the task of retrieving the princess.
Beauty and the Beast is one of my all time favorite fairy tales so I was very exited to play this game, created by Mimi and Natalie, once I saw the title, and my expectations were quite high. I am happy to report that this game did not disappoint in the slightest and lived up to my fairy tale dreams. Each level of the game connected to the story in a very clear and throughout out way such as Lumiere's Lava Parkour featured above. This game is centered around the story line that Belle and the Beast are trapped in the castle by the towns people and you need to help them escape by making it through mazes, parkour courses and guessing games. This game is not only well though out but also is very well built and visually appealing.
In Rapunzel's Rescue, created by Stella and Sidney, the player takes on the roll of Rapunzel. The mission you are given is to rescue your friends that your parents have deemed "bad influences" and have trapped in a tower. As you progress though the game there are different levels to test you princess ability's such as the horse back riding course, a maze with many doors, and a tower you need to climb. This game was very fun to play and challenging at points. After reaching the tower you can save your princess friends and return to live your normal life. This game is extremely well built and is really well thought out.
