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[Theon]

Holy shit. You actually did?
I'm sorry I got all buttdevasted; As I said, the game looks beautiful. I want it. NAO.

[saint11]

Finally after a month without updating, I have some progress to show!

Updating with a brand new gameplay video of the Game Maker version




And some screenshots:




And the concept of the last boss: Grigori.

Art done by 2Minds

I decided to change a lot of things from the construct version, the game now is much more puzzle oriented and linear. I decided to take a VVVVV-like approach, trying to use a single mechanic in absolutely every way possible.

[flavio]

I love this!

[hyperduck]

This LOOKS awesome. Can't wait to play it, keep up the great work guys!

[Claw]

This looks seriously fun, love the teleport mechanic and art! :D

[ANtY]

I didn't have time to read the game idea but I had to comment on the artwork. It's great and my dad's wife wanted me to check other pages of ur devlog to see more of it when I was browsing ur thread

[sharbelfs]

I just saw the teaser at youtube and it looks awesome, i just loved the game

[saint11]

Thanks people! I hope the actual gameplay doesn't disapoint you!

I finally finished the tileset of the new area, so, here are some screenshots so I know what you guys think



edit: the image was a little blurred and small, so I updated it

[saint11]

Here's yet another screenshot, now of the 3rd tileset of the game. Finally the game art is almost finished!

[saint11]

Thanks!
I'm using the same light engine you are using in Archer! I... I... didn't kinda looked in your devlog and downloaded... Ok I did 

[XRA]

just saw the new video from a few days ago, looks way more tuned or the pace is different or something, I like it!   Also a bit reminded of Apogee platformers as 57E mentioned!

[saint11]

I think I forgot to say that since I moved to Game Maker I made some drastic changes in the design and concept of the game.
I believe the main idea of the game is to be something like a collection of a lot of old, tacky things, with some conflicting art styles and even game design ideas. So, I want to include a lot of this old games elements (like the great MegaMan covers and the Zero Wing opening). I'm not very sure about using Engrish, I think it's a little overused, so, for now, I'll try to write correctly.

Time to update some more stuff, first, here's the pixel art of the game villain, Grigori:


And concepts of the spaceships:

(this one was done by Thiago, of 2Minds, check his new blog  )

and finally some fucked up 80's anime intro that has absolutely nothing to do with the current art direction of the game

[Belimoth]

Thought I accidentally clicked some shmups's devlog for a moment there, this is going an interesting direction. I like those ships!

[saint11]

Thanks There will be, in fact a intro SHMUP level in the game, but it will be very simple.

I'll post some screenshots as soon as I finish the sprites.

[Conker534]

This is really cool looking. I'm excited. :D

[Lehmann]

i'm really happy to make some concepts for this project
fucking awesome game!

[Hangedman]

If you want to evoke a classic poor translation feel without resorting to engrish, one good way is to just make the english very academic and wordy, as that's how people are primarily taught new languages.

• No contractions or short forms etc
• Unnecessarily polite or flowery words and phrasing
• Verbose and hard-to-follow sentence structure

And if you really want to overdo it:

• Outdated slang

[saint11]

The game's almost done! Actually the game is already in Beta stage, here's what I'll still do:

• Add one or two tileset, to add some tile variety
• Add some extra rooms to increase gameplay time
• Add another twist in the teleport mechanic, so the game doesn't get repetitive

Here's some new screenshots with the brand new screen filter and effects:

[Angelbait]

Legit!  Wow, this is quite impressive mate!  Good work!

[hyperduck]

The game is awesome people, I got to play an alpha build!

Can't wait to play this. I agree with Gabe. Great looking game.