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Jaki's Wacky Adventure

Hours of fun in this action-packed adventure.

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Hi, I'm Rebecca!

Lead Designer & Developer for the indie game: Jaki's Wacky Adventure.

Hi! I am Rebecca, the developer of Jaki’s Wacky Adventure. I have been a gamer for almost 30 years.

I founded Zoozle Zone Indie Game Studio in 2019 while working on my PhD. I got my Phd by playing & modding Skyrim. YES – you heard me correctly. I was curious about how great games such as Skyrim & Fallout 4 support & reward curiosity. Todd Howard says, “It just works!”

Three days after I defended my dissertation, the pandemic shut the world down. The job market was horrible. So, I decided to jump off the high dive and sink or swim. I founded Zoozle Zone Game Studio and started developing Jaki’s Wacky Adventure.

My journey has been a wacky one in real life. I have an AS in biotechnology, a BS in biochemistry and a MS in environmental toxicology. I chose computer science courses as my electives and did freelance work as a web designer and digital artist during my PhD program. All of this diversity supports my passion as an indie game developer.

I love gaming and I love designing games even more. As Jaki’s Wacky Adventure is scheduled to launch on Steam Summer 2023, I am already working on my next big game, a meaningful RPG – Raven’s Journey.

My favorite games & my strong inspirations are the Elder Scrolls series (specifically Oblivion and Skyrim), Fallout 4 and Mass Effect. I also enjoy The Witcher, Far Cry, Valhalla, and Resident Evil.

Inspiration from the Greats!

SKYRIM

Inspiration from Skyrim: Open world freedom to explore and mechanics that stimulate & reward curiosity,

This is my alter-ego in Skyrim. I have played this character for 10 years now with multiple playthroughs. I played Skyrim over 1000 hours during my PhD research. What a fun way to get a PhD and I got paid for it! Watch for my upcoming YouTube channel where I explain how. Scheduled for Feb 2022.

I love the feeling of freedom and exploration in the open worlds of Skyrim. Curiosity is so rewarding and keeps me playing. Where does that path go? What is behind that door? Where is that fox going? What is that sound?

Jaki’s Wacky Adventure is a 2D action-adventure game; but I tried to capture the feeling of freedom to explore that is so prevalent in Skyrim. It is not as open as Skyrim, but the player can roam around if they choose to. Many surprises await the curious explorer in Jaki’s Wacky Adventure.

My most difficult boss fight in my first playthrough of Skyrim served as the inspiration for one of the bosses in Jaki’s Wacky Adventure. Do you know which one?

My Skyrim Avatar. Alter-ego Raven

My Avatar with Robert MacCready in Fallout 4

FALLOUT 4

Inspiration from Fallout 4: Open world freedom, companion system & challenges,

As Skyrim became research, Fallout 4 became my go-to entertainment and relaxation.

My favorite part of Fallout 4 is MacCready. His sarcastic wit and aggressive protective nature create a connection for me. I mean who doesn’t LOVE Matt Mercer’s voice and game character personality? Jaki’s Wacky Adventure does not have a companion system, but my next game, Raven’s Journey, will take inspiration from Fallout 4’s companion system.

Like Skyrim, Fallout 4 also provides an open world for exploration and discovery and rewards the player’s curiosity.

Puzzles and challenges in Fallout 4 were the inspiration for some of the puzzles in Jaki’s Wacky Adventure. Can you identify them?

MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY

Inspiration from Mass Effect: Rich Story and Meaningful Choices.

Meet my Commander Shepard. It is always great to customize your player character in appearance, personality, and preferred play style.

But my favorite thing about Mass Effect is the epic story and meaningful choices. The agonizing choices really pull on your emotions as you weigh potential consequences and review subtle clues provided to guide you. Jaki’s Wacky Adventure has a story supporting the adventure, but no real meaningful choices.

However, the meaningful choices and epic story in Mass Effect Legendary provides substantial inspiration for my next game. Raven’s Journey will be a story rich RPG that will force the player character to make some difficult choices much like Shepard in Mass Effect. Jaki’s Wacky Adventure was my introduction – get your feet wet – to indie game dev. Raven’s Journey will be my life’s work (I hope!). Raven’s Journey is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2024.

Raven’s Journy scheduled for release 2023. A story-rich, meaningful action RPG.

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Awesome Action & Adventure

What to expect from Jaki's Wacky Adventure.

ADVENTURE

Adventure through diverse landscapes as you solve a murder and bring a killer to justice.

MEET INTERESTING CHARACTERS

Meet interesting characters. Help them with their problems. Interrogate suspects. Collect evidence to solve a murder.

HUMOROUS DIALOGUE

Engage in humorous conversation with interesting characters.

ACTION

Wield your shuriken with deadly accuracy while you dodge enemy fire and avoid hazards.

CRAFT POWERFUL POTIONS

Collect unusual plants & magical crystals. Craft powerful potions. Use potions to restore health or become invincible. Apply potions to your shuriken to increase damage or freeze your enemy.

STRATEGIC ENEMIES

Battle bugs, beasts & robots sent to block your progress. Watch out because some have tricks up their sleeves!

CHALLENGE

Solve puzzling challenges to discover hidden places and find rare items.

BATTLE BUGS, BEASTS & ROBOTS

Many dangers await. On your journey you will encounter deadly enemies and intriguing bosses with special powers & defenses. Can you become Jonin (the best ninja in the land)? Beat your best score to find out.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Collect, craft & buy resources that help you survive your adventure.

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