Sep 1, 2023
The Grugs: Origins - Yogurt
Welcome to our second developer log, where we introduce our first playable character, him being Hector, the head of The Grugs, the man of the cave, however lazy he may be.
Our early designs for Hector started with the idea of an unconventional caveman, who is not the typical strong and dumb brute, but someone full of creative ideas and just a mind of his own. Throw this character into a family setting, and soon he'll be tired of all of the responsabilties and troubles of a serious life. In terms of looks, we went with a heavily stylized, floating hands look, but we wanted to have a clear siluette for the character, and so the hair and the beard made that possible. Below you can find an artwork for Hector we used in a promotional video. While in a side view his facial expressions are mostly hidden, make no mistake, Hector has become one of our most expressive characters when it comes to sounds, movements and facial mimicry.
When it came to animating Hector, we focused on making his movements solid and strong, yet quirky and erratic at the same time. In our experience, the animations and movements of a character tell the most about them, and so out of all of our characters, Hector has the most animated movements and interactions.
Another important part of a character is how the player can customize them, looking at Hector, he has a variety of unlockable skins for character expression: from pirates and vikings, to monsters and wizards, Hector has a lot of costumes to choose from!
While at first, Hector might seem like he's truly just a simple guy, he has a lot of depth as well. He's the artist of the family, being responsible for many of the cave paintings in The Grugs games. He's also the wielder of the first tool of man, the almighty club, with which he can smash anything that comes his way, provided he's brave enough to do so!
For those among you who want to know more about Hector, he also has an entire mobile game dedicated to his adventures, which you can check out below:
Hector's Rest Quest Trailer
Hector's Rest Quest on Google Play
Our early designs for Hector started with the idea of an unconventional caveman, who is not the typical strong and dumb brute, but someone full of creative ideas and just a mind of his own. Throw this character into a family setting, and soon he'll be tired of all of the responsabilties and troubles of a serious life. In terms of looks, we went with a heavily stylized, floating hands look, but we wanted to have a clear siluette for the character, and so the hair and the beard made that possible. Below you can find an artwork for Hector we used in a promotional video. While in a side view his facial expressions are mostly hidden, make no mistake, Hector has become one of our most expressive characters when it comes to sounds, movements and facial mimicry.
When it came to animating Hector, we focused on making his movements solid and strong, yet quirky and erratic at the same time. In our experience, the animations and movements of a character tell the most about them, and so out of all of our characters, Hector has the most animated movements and interactions.
Another important part of a character is how the player can customize them, looking at Hector, he has a variety of unlockable skins for character expression: from pirates and vikings, to monsters and wizards, Hector has a lot of costumes to choose from!
While at first, Hector might seem like he's truly just a simple guy, he has a lot of depth as well. He's the artist of the family, being responsible for many of the cave paintings in The Grugs games. He's also the wielder of the first tool of man, the almighty club, with which he can smash anything that comes his way, provided he's brave enough to do so!
For those among you who want to know more about Hector, he also has an entire mobile game dedicated to his adventures, which you can check out below:
Hector's Rest Quest Trailer
Hector's Rest Quest on Google Play
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