Back in the 1930s, Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, rose to fame for her culinary skills and daring culinary solutions. One day, while making biscuits for her guests, she decided to add some chocolate chips from a chocolate bar to the dough, expecting the chocolate to melt and spread over the dough. However, the chocolate retained its shape, yielding some of the unique chocolate pieces in baking. This is how Chocolate Chip Cookies were born, now adored by both adults and children all over the world.
I was inspired by this story, when, by combining seemingly incompatible ingredients, you get a unique and beloved product. As a game developer, I wanted to create a unique game that would combine seemingly incompatible game mechanics but which would appeal to both adults and children around the world.
When making Sugar Mess - Let's Play Jolly Battle, we wanted to combine elements of standard FPS (First-Person Shooter) with rhythm and puzzle levels, offering a varied and exciting gaming experience. The game is set in the magical Sugar Kingdom, where all the buildings are made of sweets and desserts, which adds up to visual appeal and uniqueness. This fusion of different game mechanics in one title is reminiscent of the culinary arts of Ruth Wakefield, where various ingredients are combined to create new taste sensations.
Sugar Mess - Let's Play Jolly Battle invites players to plunge into the fascinating story of the Sugar Prince and his mysterious enemy. Players get to explore the varied and colorful levels of Sugar Kingdom fending off funny enemies that attack from all directions. Each page of this interactive book invites players to a different level, full of adventure and battles with fun cake opponents.
Players can also use a vast arsenal of tasty weapons that become stronger as the game progresses. The game also features various game mechanics: in addition to FPS elements, players will find exciting puzzles, ride on unique vehicles around the kingdom, and also take part in musical challenges.
Just like the idea of the Toll House owner, the idea behind our title has already echoed through the hearts of the first "tasters" - participation in the VR/AR developer competition Pico Dev Jam 2023 showed that the concept of a game involving a non-standard cocktail of game mechanics, and supported by a fascinating story, inspires not only us. Sugar Mess - Let's Play Jolly Battle concept. Chapter II became a prize-winner in two categories in its region: It was ranked as the best gaming application and awarded 5th place in the overall ranking of applications submitted. This inspires us to a new stage of work on the game.
We hope that "Sugar Mess - Let's Play Jolly Battle" will become as beloved and popular gaming treat among players of all ages as Chocolate Chip Cookies have become popular throughout the world. This is a game that blends innovation and creativity to create a unique gaming experience that will delight and surprise players, just as an unexpected mix of ingredients create new culinary masterpieces.
At the moment the VR game Sugar Mess - Let's Play Jolly Battle is available on the following platforms:
- Meta Quest
- Pico
- Steam (Demo)
The release follows on
- Play Station 5
