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Bipolar is a 2D 2 player cooperative platformer that explores the experience of bipolar disorder. Manic and Depressive, the two contrasting characters travel through the dreamlike inner world, balancing each other and reflecting the difficulties of coexisting in a tangled environment.
Manic
Solid and abrupt
Depressive
Soft and viscous
Movement styles and abilities match the character's structure.
Divergent but perfectly complementary.
Gameplay
Gameplay
The main mechanic is the ability of players to share a common body, controlling it and planning their further actions. Players can merge and separate into two separate characters as they progress through the game, exploring tangled levels.
This way:
Players become stronger together
Communication is the key
Supporting each other
Balancing each other's abilities
Throughout the game's development, we constantly consolidated with a person with bipolar disorder, trying to create the most comfortable and authentic gaming experience.
Therefore, we focused on the main obstacle as a level structure for our players to overcome.
By collaborating and helping each other, players decide when they should merge or separate and negotiate the management of the united body as they try to traverse the tangled dreamscapes.
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