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Beard Expedition

Code & Graphics: Rasse
Music: JosephElliott

(http://i.imgur.com/X76BsMy.png)
Quest for glory and tresures.

(http://i.imgur.com/Fr6UV5J.png)
With right tools and map it might happen.

(http://i.imgur.com/mofNuLf.png)
Remember to drink water!

(http://i.imgur.com/kgKHzD0.png)
Damn, Raul got eaten by quicksand.
Oh well, let's find another member from a bar.

(http://i.imgur.com/aQG7OuD.png)
New member Paul is a real go-getter, he already find
something!

(http://i.imgur.com/GqXp9d1.png)
Beware of the sand beasts.

Stay tuned for more! Also resolution might change.

Haha! i love the style, simple but works great.

For what platforms are planned?

I appreciate beards

Loving this!, can't wait to see more

Cute! How do you play?

I want to play this already!

I find this particularly moving right now as I recently lost my beard in a tragic shaving accident.  :'(

Alternate title: Beard Bros :3

Started following this, looks great! Any plans for iOS release? and did you start development already or just mockups?  :gentleman:

Oh..it's already been over 3 weeks!  :o

Cool!, right now I'm making prototype with mmf2, I'd like to release it for as many platforms as possible.  :P Those were mockups but anything I'll be posting from now on, will be from actual game.

Haha yes!

I feel you man.  :concerned:

Glad to hear, this shouldn't take too loong to finish. :)

Well I'd say it's kinda like zeldas for gameboy with 3 characters.  :P

Thanks! there'll be more about the game in this post. :)

:beer:

Pc/windows, right now I'm creating prototype with mmf 2, I'll have to decide if I'll hire a programmer later and thanks!


More pics....and gif.

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Looking good.

Thanks!

Testing Beard Expedition on my android phone. Needs little tweaking and it'll be ok.  :)
It's a screenshot taken with my phone.
(http://i.imgur.com/DZ9MxXp.png)

Also our team is expanding!

Current team:

Code & Graphics: Rasse
Music: JosephElliott

I might change some of the pixels along the way.
(http://i.imgur.com/uB1m6Ti.png)

I don't know what it is, but I've always loved tiny screened exploration games. Tiny Screened strategy games are cool too. I think it's something about it being so claustrophobic and having only a few things happening on screen at a time but then at the same time, being a window to this much bigger world.

This looks super cute, nice work!

Beard Expedition looks great.
I already want to play it too.
But i'm not a big fan of "virtual" buttons. I hope that you will not use them in the final game if you can.

I think I'm going for bigger resoluton 128x128.  :)
(http://i.imgur.com/tCtgCuW.png)

Cool! I'll see what I can do :)

Thanks!

I love 'em too!  ;)

You move your expedition now with your fingers.  :)
(http://i.imgur.com/M16b1P7.gif)

Awesome !
I love the 128x128 resolution and this new movement system.

Such a nice clean style man, quite a nice idea restricting the play size, think the touch controls will be better from what I can see. Great work, keep it coming.

Glad you like it!

Thanks!

Here's how you attack enemies:
(http://i.imgur.com/IzT9SMP.gif)

you can't see me touching the enemy though.  :-\ I'm pressing cancel in the gif. I'm adding item button later.

New and bigger map + new battle/combat system, also some developer stuff behind objects.
(http://i.imgur.com/I5ciCut.gif)

I want to implent this small rpg element to the game. You don't start instantly with your mighty beard but you have to earn it! I also wanted to make the character look little silly without beard, every beard owner knows how silly they look after shaving.  ;) So it's not about grinding but a small extra. leveling up doesn't do much. This game is more about adventuring than grinding. Losing your team member means losing your beard! So you want to avoid that anyway.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZOkV4rD.png)
Maybe I add something cool when you get the lvl 4/level star/ max lvl, so players would feel more rewarded, but having a awesome beard is a reward already so I dunno.  ;)

Wow very fast progression here, like the style between the GBC and GBA times. Only some upbeat chiptune songs are missing on these cute gifs! Do you intend to commercialize it one day? :)

What are you developing in?

JosephElliott is already making some sweet music for the game, no worries.  ;)
Yes I was planning to commercialize it.

Currently fusion 2,5  :)

Also new gif:
(http://i.imgur.com/m858Lc2.gif)

DEM MMF COUNTERS

This is looking really great!  8) :handthumbsupR:

This keeps looking better and better. Combat looks super cool and those menus are slick.

Beards could be bigger though.

I wish to visit the bar in this desert frequently

"Ohh no! Virtual button!?"
*one page later*
"Thank god you change that"

Cool looking game.  :handthumbsupR:

Thanks everyone!  :beer:

There's lot of new stuff added, I'll be posting about them soon!

Meanwhile here's pic of a certain cutscene.

Who is Dan and what is this place?
(http://i.imgur.com/in4JG0M.png)

There will be even bigger beards but those are endgame stuff.

Desert Explorers in a city...bald man surrounded by purple haired women...this could only mean one thing.  :durr:

moustache

(http://i.imgur.com/4ufF7JG.png)

What's new:
-Improved combat
 *pickaxe guy can block(tank) or attack
 *magnifier glass guy can cast spells or attack
 *Gun guy can shoot or melee

-Leveling
 *max lvl 4
 *beard grows by every lvl

-Status Effects

-Inventory
 *Usable items/eguipments/other stuff
 *you can move items in inventory

-Stats screen
 *shows stuff

(http://i.imgur.com/9P2RJvE.gif)

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Warning: May cause spontaneous facial hair growth ..

  ;D

Project ain't dead and here's a statue.
(http://i.imgur.com/znzNGws.png)

Currently working on worldmap.  :gomez:

The lack of facial hair on that statue disappoints me.