We recently made the huge decision to scrap the prototype we made in top-down, and go with a first person perspective, as originally planned. When I first came up with the idea for this game, it was going to be a first person adventure, similar to Subnautica, but on a jungle world. Over time though, I was convinced by others that we couldn't make a game of that scale as our first "commercial" game. Since I still wanted to bring the world of Project Canopy to our players, I decided that we would go forward with the same idea, but as a top-down game to limit the scope and scale. This seemed to be working, but after we built the initial prototype with crafting, building, and running around the jungle on a basic prototype level, it really hit me that it was completely lacking the initial feeling that I was going for, complete immersion. I want you to feel like you are actually in an alien jungle, not just playing some game. Sure, the sounds, assets, lighting, and more can really help with that in any game, but the best perspective for immersion is always going to be first person. So we played the exact same level in first person, and I knew immediately, this is it. No matter what, even if it takes 5+ years to make this game, it has to be first person. The difference in feeling, tension, and wonder was immediately apparent. 

So that's how we got to where we are at with this decision. From now on, Project Canopy will be solely first person. Since then, we've scrapped a lot of the ideas we had for top-down, as they simply wouldn't work in first person, but we are well on our way to finishing our prototype in first person, and we hope you are going to love it. I've been doing a lot of research and studying the development lifecycle of games like Subnautica, and I am absolutely convinced that this is the right approach for Project Canopy. From what I've learned in the past year, I am now confident that we will create a unique first person immersive survival game that you won't easily forget.

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