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- A COMIC BASED GAME BY CAT PAVELL -
Balsam’s Island is a game combining my love for illustration and comics with my knowledge of game creation. Each level begins/ends with a comic serving as a cut scene.
Help Balsam and his friends on their mission to save ocean animals.
Comics from the Game
![Level 1 Start](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ed1f14b7b14a6a10f98ff83174607c08/82498bbd-5393-4df4-b2c0-4259233604c7_rw_3840.png?h=53362487a7db4cf103982149bd7e86be)
Level 1 Start
![Level 1 End](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ed1f14b7b14a6a10f98ff83174607c08/89cac315-2f93-4aa2-847a-76eef0c262e9_rw_3840.png?h=e565f6b3533465682e45964ef9e734d6)
Level 1 End
![Level 2 Start](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ed1f14b7b14a6a10f98ff83174607c08/439b117a-5105-4259-8e0f-e2154423c4a2_rw_3840.png?h=e209c6df557e720889eb40c8f44f8987)
Level 2 Start
![Level 2 End](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ed1f14b7b14a6a10f98ff83174607c08/d20cfcfd-bd4a-4374-8bff-7127318b41a1_rw_3840.png?h=a999c5b6ef2a8b0d1e11af4b7419445b)
Level 2 End
![Level 3 Start](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ed1f14b7b14a6a10f98ff83174607c08/fe693fc2-bf63-49de-8e17-b72406f29d18_rw_3840.png?h=4a7ee57c4efa3e94546d279416177883)
Level 3 Start
![Level 3 End](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ed1f14b7b14a6a10f98ff83174607c08/a8761771-45eb-461c-9641-9a8881b7bdd3_rw_3840.png?h=7fd61b0ebbd5b729731a71687299a1db)
Level 3 End
Process
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