Purple River

Purple River is a 'sidescroller' based on the legend of  a koi fish swimming up the Yellow River in China. When the koi reaches the top of the waterfall it is rewarded for its perseverance and dedication by being turned into a dragon/ryu. 

I made this game for me because I found the legend inspirational and that it resembled my life and life in general. This game isn't anything special mechanically or visually but it is thematically. My hope is that someone will find some inspiration in this game and the legend of the koi, like I did.

The game features original haiku from Basho, Buson, and some of Buson's students.The credits for the poems and their translations can be found below. The translator left a disclaimer that the original poems are written as they sound not as they are spelled. This was done to keep the rhythm of the haiku as intended for anyone who does not speak or read Japanese.

I am in the process of creating a web and Windows build for Purple River.

Game Credits: 

Made by Garrett Bills

Haiku Translations: 'Foxfire: the Selected Poems of Yosa Buson, a Translation' by Alan Persinger and 'Basho and the Japanese Poetical Epigram' by Basil Hall Chamberlain.

Soundtrack/Music: 'Japanese Music Pack' by MOMIzism MUSiC - https://music.storyinvention.com/en/

SFX: '8-bit / 16-bit Sound Effects (x25) Pack' by JDWasabi

Font: 'Arkipelago' by Nasir Udin Studio

Made in Godot Engine

No AI was ever used in the creation and development of this game