Recreating Monument Valley's Level Design | Mix and Jam

Monument Valley is a clever and beautiful game - I couldn't wait to try to achieve the same effects from the game.
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[@seanloughran6714]

That's amazing. I never would have thought the movement of jumping between the pillars to look so smooth in orthographic space! Great work!

[@fernandomartin9190]

Why didn't the character change his size when jumping from one path to the other, being that the path below is far back? Sorry if this is a noob question, I'm not a game maker. Edit: thank you both for the answers, I understand now!

[@Avokadoh]

@@fernandomartin9190 Because he changed the camera's view from perspective to ortographic. This makes it so objects doesnt scale up or down, no matter how close or far they are from the camera.

[@chyza2012]

That's how an ortographic projecton works. Imagine the camera lens being a massive flat piece of paper, then you simply project a ray straight from it and paint whatever colour it hits onto the paper. The rays will paint the same picture regardless of whether the thing they hit is 2 meters from the paper or 200, because they don't spread out as they go, they maintain the same parallel angle. Its mostly used in top down games, because when they used to be 2d, you could draw a single sprite for an object and it'd work for every point at the screen, while with a realistic projection if you shift something to the side or up or down it'll warp and distort. It was a good way of faking 3d without actually doing it, not its mostly for aesthetic reasons.

[@Bravehearte]

Yeah, I thought it would give some visible artifacts too. But when you consider that the travel time from node to node is the same, it becomes smooth like that. It was an awesome video. :)

[@SandeepTogarathi]

You outdid yourself this time.. Soo different from other videos but yet in your style :)

[@Cyranek]

probably the coolest one yet. genius level.

[@albingrahn5576]

hello cyranek

[@Mikelica69]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PrinceMekhel]

Your videos are so calm and peaceful, I can watch this for hours! And as always, fantastic video, very informative and fun to watch!

[@notgate2624]

This was amazing! I love this style of video. Very informative and well paced.

[@newbquesttv]

Great video André! Very interesting pathing system, and the trick with the one sided quads was great as well :)

[@IOSoraOI]

I love your videos. They are super inspiring! Keep making videos about other game mechanics! :D

[@Blackthornprod]

Fascinating work :)! Excellent video!

[@i0ALI0i]

This channel is so motivational and uplifting, love how he cares so much about small details. Would love to watch more videos on great mobile games because developers try to overcome a lot of limitations with brilliant ideas.

[@forteXP]

Thank you for always uploading the project repositories! I can't code very well, but I make music, and having projects for different genres of games as a base can really help practice good sound design

[@theodorbischler5973]

How?! You're amazing dude! The way you did was so clever compared to what I thought you would do. Props to you!

[@eliaducceschi]

You managed to explain how monument valley works in 6 minutes better than a 2 hours GDC video I saw a while ago! I loved the pacing, I'm looking forward to seeing other videos you have made

[@quentinbaudry4535]

Dude that's amazing, I'm gonna put some sound in this !

[@anjardev]

That's amazing. Great work André!

[@TheItachi4077]

I was smiling from ear to ear watching this :) Amazing stuff! Can't wait for the jam!

[@aurorebioteau3111]

This is incredible! Really creative way to replicate the gameplay, that's impressive!

[@patelsagar2611]

You make really awesome videos..love your style of explaining hardest stuff in simple ways..also you bring nice concepts..I am really big fan of Monument Valley..Thank you for doing this..

[@tsomoos]

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH, i've been searching for this kind of tutorial in the past two years. This is the best one!

[@imjrbechard]

I love how you breakdown mechanics to their core ideas and give great waypoints without spelling out every line of code! I'd love to see a video about dialogue systems, every breakdown I've seen is way to convoluted. Maybe Paper Mario is a good example? Also your motion design and editing is on point!

[@Sevendogtags]

I always wondered how Monument Valley really worked! This is a really nice insight into the mechanics of the game, thank you!

[@Mikabrytu]

This is so complex and so beautiful at the same time! The teleport catch blew up my mind

[@proyassissam8462]

Very good video!! Not only is entertaining to watch, is also educational. Keep it up!!

[@Srcsqwrn]

Well this was very educational, and you showcase one of my favourite artists! Win-win!

[@christianrichardt9277]

Great work, the jump between columns was very cleverly done

[@jamesalbus7991]

wow amazing work dude!! I was wondering how I would make a game like this, like M.C. Escher style game, so thanks a lot for always showing us how to do these things!!!!

[@LixianTV]

Nicely done :D

[@enderslice8378]

Hi Lixian, it's been 4 years and no one has replied to your comment

[@user-ayo1103]

You are amazing!! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@LeeTGame]

You really got the talent! It looks awesome. :)

[@NtcPedroPeterNews]

insanely good! congratulations!

[@hainguyenthanh9227]

I can't thank you enough with all the knowledge this video provides. I'm always a fan of Monument Valley and this is just...awesome.

[@gavsgarcia4370]

you are a damn genius, so happy to see this channel grow!

[@alejandroc.c99]

i love it! i want to be so professional in game dev as you are! thanks for being so inspiring!

[@ringokam101]

this channel is gem!!!! awesome video 🤟

[@talhawaseem7801]

Simply Superb I don't even have the words to appreciate this. Keep it up You are AWESOME.

[@nemesis9978]

That was just amazing, thanks for everything

[@jozefbarancik]

Love your videos, very educational, but this one is masterpiece. Great job man. :)

[@rubenleejohnsen2037]

Wonderful video as always!

[@renanhplima]

Great video! As always :)

[@ahmedhalabya5605]

awesome work and the video is really helpful and short (Y) perfect representation mate.

[@St4gnatE]

really appreciate this level of polished work just for a tutorial

[@swank6595]

It would be great if we could get more in-depth tutorials but nice video, loved it

[@98josemam]

You are my favorite youtuber right now, every video you do is a instaclick. Keep it up 💯💯

[@switbitz]

amazing as always i did not know there's so many possibilities in unity

[@JasonTheUnbroken]

Amazing as always

[@danielpose3340]

Amazing work! thanks for sharing!

[@MGStudios7]

This is amazing! You should make your own fan game of Monument Valley with your own level designs!

[@tobibalogun425]

Wow. Just wow. Great work!

[@YEIYEAH10]

Amazing. Great source of inspiration. Thank you.

[@Videogueimeiro]

Man, you are amazing. Truly an inspiration to me

[@MagixBox00]

This mechanic seems hard and you nailed it! That's amazing

[@IndieGearLab]

I really love your videos! Thanks again!

[@scopemister]

Amazing work!!!

[@wendya881]

Cool video as always

[@AlexStrook]

amazing as always !

[@polyfoxgames9006]

I've been waiting for this!!!

[@haresmahmood]

Wow, this is bloody amazing...! No words, really.

[@TheMuckGames]

This blow my mind :D really cool video

[@rakibjahan]

I don't usually comment on videos! But man!! This is awesome!

[@Grapeoff]

Wow! You really cool game developer! I've been racking my brains for so long thinking how this cool mechanics is implemented!

[@sugarsores6521]

Absolute. Mad. Lad. Great stuff!

[@Noob-nc5jq]

Omg you’re so good at this :)

[@gabins1249]

this is the coolest thing i've seen this day.

[@NordexMusic]

You are simply amazing!

[@user-dd4dw2zf5b]

You are the best. Thanks of a lot for link on Github. And your vfx is amazing

[@csaratakij6339]

Such a great works :)

[@vindi167]

i was looking for this for YEARS and I FOUND IT. YES

[@BGPbgp109]

Love it! My suggestion for a future vid would be the celestial brush mechanic from Okami! Drawing shapes and translating that into gameplay events could be awesome

[@tellhimimeating9141]

This is absolutely mind blowing

[@modiddymo]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 well done!

[@kalita2127]

Reallly amazingg video!!! WOW!

[@nguyenhoangdung3823]

every video is a mind-blower for me about unity and the power of dotween

[@SowedCastelli]

Wow. Andre thank you for this break down. Especially the cameras ☕

[@markmarketing7365]

Thank you for these videos! They really inspire me to keep exploring game development as a hobby. :) I'm sure you get a ton of requests already, but if you ever run out of Ideas I may have a couple of cool features you could recreate: Firstly, a game named Control just came out and it has a really fun and unique "telekinesis" ability. This allows you to pick up physics objects and make them fly at a target, or simply attract them to you. It's fantastic, even other nearby objects get "attracted" by the force field. It would be great to see that recreated. You could also recreate the Mimic ability from Prey (or even the Mimics themselves (; ). This ability allows you to turn into physics objects and roll yourself around to get through tight spaces. I would also love to see some of the Titanfall 2 abilities. The game already has one of the best movement systems including sliding and wallrunning. While I would love to see your take on that, other abilities of the game are equally fluid. The most known ability is the grappling hook, which allows you to swing yourself across maps at ridiculous speeds. There is also the Phase shift ability which temporarily "shifts" you to another dimension.

[@youseffawzi5033]

I love your videos. You are so talented. Keep Up!

[@HoaPham-zs1mh]

You blew my mind when you showed the pathfinding jumping the illusion :O

[@gabrielnascimento4394]

And another amazing one!

[@skyknight1989]

My God! You're amazing!

[@CanalDojogames]

love the way you inspire us and show that we can make our game based on the one we loved. your ff7 video maded me come back to rpg game and here i am drawing 8bits and making 3d enviroments with magica voxel. have a whole story ready to be maded on rpg survival game ;D thank youu

[@joaoguilhermevieiramelo769]

FINALLY! I couldnt wait anymore

[@ZamirMubashir]

Amazing!!

[@MaxXxipanda]

Amazing, thank you!

[@ulasguneygenc4845]

Great logic and great math skills, well done

[@Srejv]

The code is so clean... lovely. :D

[@SuperAllagui]

I love your style your my favorite youtuber ❤️❤️❤️

[@ztologame2008]

thats ART!!

[@lib4861]

Cool and Amazing..

[@patmacalister]

Awesome!

[@cmon2564]

This is genius...awesome dude🙂

[@raffaeleparise6321]

Amazing job! I love Monument Valley and always wondered how it worked. What do you think about doing Portal's portals next?

[@OPMultiplayerCoopGames]

Wow dude! This is crazy! I love this, this seems like something on an entirely different level! It sounds like much more complex than the work involved in god of war axe throwing. Which one was harder to make, in your opinion? Also, I am always here to suggest Arkham Combat system, but now I also would love to see how to make an autochess game, 2 or 3d, I really love the genre! So please, Arkham CS or Autochess mechanics next pleeeeease

[@hurrican225]

you unlock the magic! Nice job! This is also an old Japnese game called Ecochrome (PSP) did the same perspective puzzles, amazing game. You should check that out!

[@Mikelica69]

Amazing.

[@Mizuganes]

This is truly amazing! could you please do one about the movement mechanics in prince of persia next ?

[@GomesBrown]

Que episódio maravilhoso, excelente trabalho!

[@mapachu6959]

You're genius man. Please don't delete these videos. :)

[@apenasumrabisco2760]

I have a nice project idea, reproduce the system of deaths in Limbo, death by crushing and cuts, the whole thing ... but it would have to be in 2d, of course. Amazing channel dude! ✌

[@igoris_]

Wow.... Its... Amazing

[@swapnilkarmakar7473]

The starting jingle gives me life

[@pulkitprajapat7862]

mindblowing

[@ValemVR]

Wow this episode is tricky I love it !