The Items of Mein Quest

Like most games, Mein Quest has a handful of items and collectables scattered throughout the stages. These collectables aren't explained very well in game, so I wish to address some of that in this Dev Log. Some Items have even been updated to carry more significance. 

First up, we have the "coin" of Mein Quest called a "Bite". They are said to be fragments of the worlds life energy, so they also posses the power to heal wounds. Like many other platformers, collecting 100 Bites will give you a lil something extra. Since Mein Quest doesn't use the traditional life system, we instead chose to heal the player by 1 Unit of HP for every 100 Bites collected. With the coins, it is possible to get 2 additional units of HP if your Hp is already maxed. Unfortunately, this wasn't present in the first demo, as there just wasn't enough bytes to show off this property.

Next we have the Eldoon To-Go  and Eldoon Special. These two are the healing items for Mein, as noodles are his favorite food! Eldoon To-Go are found commonly around the stages and heal Mein by 1 HP, while Eldoon Special naturally become more scarce as the game does on, but heal Mein to Max HP (4 Units). Something mechanically important to note is that neither of these items will heal the additional Hp gathered by Bytes. The additional HP can only be recovered by the Bytes themselves. 

Finally, the most impactful item, Adventure Logs. These are the main collectables of the game, usually being found in Chests in hidden  or more challenging to reach areas, so keep an eye out for them. Once collected, these pages give you small descriptions of all the creatures you'll meet along the way. Adventure Logs hold all sorts of lore and info about characters, and there will be a way to view the ones you have collected in the menu. 

We try to give every item a purpose in Mein Quest. Only having 4 HP might be somewhat challenging for some, so giving the player ways to heal seemed like a good way to reward them for improving. Adventure Logs also will be a way to further elaborate on the story for the players who seek it. Some important details will be in those, so make sure to collect them when you can! See ya in DEMO 2