Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Bitsy Game
This is a final project for a English Lit class. It's a game adaptation of the English Arthurian tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that I had a lot of fun making using Bitsy! I used textual quotes from the version edited by W. A. Neilson and the version in the 9th Edition Norton Anthology of English Literature.
INFO FOR FIRST TIME BITSY PLAYERS
- Bisty games use only the WASD or Arrow Keys!
- Interact with things by walking into them!
- If something is the same color as the player, it's usually interactable!
- Sometimes characters and other sprites will have different things to say at later times!
I hope you enjoy!
Feel free to leave a comment!
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Nice job! I am giving a conference presentation (online, maybe recorded and posted somewhere) on Saturday and would like to use a couple ofscreenshots from your game. I am discussing the use of Bitsy for language learning.
Oh man! I didn't see this comment until just now! I would have absolutely said yes. I'd love to watch the presentation regardless if you have a link to share!
No problem! If you want to shoot me an email, jrobins3 AT gustavus DOT edu - I don't have a recording right now but I might later.
When I read Sir Gawain for class back in high school, it filled me with such contemplative melancholy. I love how this game evokes those same feelings. Great work!
this was so interesting! i really like how you make the "cut scenes" and just like how you structured this, though the story itself kinda confused me xD i realize you adapted the tale so i guess i'm mostly just confused by the tale itself xD
Thank you so much for playing!!! If you're interested in reading the original tale I'm sure you can find a translation for free online. It's a dense read given how old it is, but it's interesting at least.
I actually might look into it! i'm definitely curious :P