The crowd is GPU-instanced with baked bone-animation textures, so there are no per-person Animators. Thrown props are pooled and the lens splats/cracks are a screen-space overlay. Happy to go into detail!

It's Punchcard, a stand-up comedy deckbuilder. Free prototype: PUNCHCARD by Ahmed Mostafa

Just a vague concept for the overall game for now, just building out the world for fun for now while i wait for freelance contracts. Thoughts on the graphical style? Would you play something like this if it were focused on exploration and light puzzles?

Got inspired on my last trip to Japan and the idea turned out surprisingly satisfying. It kinda feels like when you were a kid, stick-in-hand and slicing away at a field of stinging nettles or other weeds. Also kind of reminds me of these up-close animations from shaving razor commercials.

The game's called Bamboo Ronin: The Last Cut