{"id":134,"date":"2023-12-06T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/?p=134"},"modified":"2023-12-06T20:56:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:56:16","slug":"rawrlabs-touch-on-crystal-chip-collector-e-10-examples-of-how-we-improved-the-ux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/06\/rawrlabs-touch-on-crystal-chip-collector-e-10-examples-of-how-we-improved-the-ux\/","title":{"rendered":"RAWRLAB\u2019s touch on &#8220;Crystal Chip Collector e&#8221;: 10 examples of how we improved the UX!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A good game can be a terrible experience if it&#8217;s not polished enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Crystal Chip Collector e&#8221;<\/strong> by <strong>Nekomura Games<\/strong> is a <strong>frenetic neoretro puzzle-platformer<\/strong> with a quirky story about a kid who summons an ancient deity (which looks like a cat with a huge head) to fix his computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/rawrlab.com\/nlink\/crystalchip\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> on December 7, 2023 for $4.99 (-20% off the first week!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crystal Chip Collector e - Fast-paced platforming game about a cat that fixes PCs - Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Zf2fDU_tTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, <strong>CCCe is a remake of &#8220;Crystal Chip Collector&#8221;<\/strong>, released on Steam in 2014. The game is, at its core, mostly the same, but <strong>many UX issues and an engine with lots of bugs made it really frustrating to play<\/strong>, resulting in numerous negative reviews on Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason,<strong> in this case we have worked hard together with the developer, Nekomura Games, to improve the User Experience<\/strong> and to make this new version for Nintendo Switch much more appreciated and enjoyed by players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To this end, the following changes have been made:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rewritten game code to Godot 4.1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced game responsiveness and reduced input lag.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fine-tuned game difficulty for a better player experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revamped control scheme for improved usability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduced two new game modes: Practice and Speed Run.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expanded the game with new levels and improved existing ones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overhauled story to make it more concise, funnier and more engaging.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lots of UX related improvements and bug fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 10 examples of our UX &amp; QA work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Improved the flow of cutscenes and the way text is displayed to make it easier to keep the user&#8217;s attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-15-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-15-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-15-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-15-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-15-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-15.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Edited all cutscene texts to make them easier to read and more concise. A few jokes have been updated too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-11-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-11-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-11-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-11-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-11-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-11.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Enhanced many messages, as well as button texts and their icons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-12-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-12-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-12-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-12-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-12-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-12.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Revised a few informational texts and corrected several typos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Added 3 lives (originally, you had just one chance!) and enhanced the visibility of the World &amp; Stage indicators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-8-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-8-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-8-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-8-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-8-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-8.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Centered a few texts and changed Level\/Room\/Stage previously inconsistent nomenclatures to just World and Stage, making it sound more arcade-y:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-9-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-9-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-9-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-9-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-9-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-9.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Changed &#8216;Paused&#8217; to &#8216;Game Paused&#8217; and removed the unnecessary text &#8216;Please select:&#8217;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-10-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-10-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-10-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-10-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-10-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-10.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. The &#8220;game over&#8221; splash is shown with a darker background to align the negative connotation of the message. A subtitle has been added to clarify the meaning of the Chinese characters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-14-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-14-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-14-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-14-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-14-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-14.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. The &#8216;Bonus Minigame&#8217; at the end of each world is now fail-proof. Previously, losing this minigame after completing all the stages in a world meant having to redo the entire world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/current9-1-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/current9-1-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/current9-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/current9-1-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/current9-1.png 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. Improved store game icon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-16-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-16-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-16-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-16-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-16-1536x626.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-16.png 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that sums up most of the improvements we&#8217;ve made, in collaboration with Nekomura Games, for this release. The people who have previewed &#8216;Crystal Chip Collector e&#8217; are really enjoying it, so <strong>our efforts in polishing the game further were definitely worth it<\/strong>! \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your time reading this, we hope you enjoyed it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good game can be a terrible experience if it&#8217;s not polished enough. &#8220;Crystal Chip [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[10,9,15,14,13],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-godot","category-rawr-stuff","tag-chip","tag-crystal","tag-nekomura","tag-qa","tag-ux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}