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« on: October 17, 2016, 10:08:50 PM »



C H O S E N · 挑戦
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"A Platformer/Metroidvania 2D Action Game"


The Game:
Chosen is a pixel-art platform game inspired by Metroidvania genre, with a Megaman feeling to it.


We are simultaneously creating our own in-house engine called Ninja Engine for it. Basic Hero mechanics, NPCs, terrain and sprite-based collisions are fully functional:


Who Are We?
We --Yuan Works-- are a (really) small studio developing an engine for 2D Platform games. Originally our game was more ambitious and Chosen was only to test-drive our engine, but we are liking the retro feeling on it Smiley


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The idea is to develop an our engine (codename Ninja Engine) with tight platformer mechanics to create a bigger, more ambitious project in terms of pixel art and depth, in the likes of our previous project Wind And Water: Puzzle Battles.

Most of our art is done in MS Paint, and from the programming side, we use C++ with SDL for support on a bunch of platforms, including the Dreamcast.

You can also follow our progress more in depth here:




Feel free to ask us any question and of course, any kind of feedback (good and bad) is appreciated.

Updates will be rolling on this thread frequently Beer!

Cheers! Cave Story Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2016, 10:50:31 PM »

pretty
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« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2016, 11:58:58 PM »

Looks great!
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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2016, 12:18:32 AM »

Very charming style Smiley

I like the MMX wall slide too!

Will the entire game be in blue shades or could the hue perhaps shift between certain areas?
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« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2016, 01:09:01 AM »

The idea for now is to restrict the game to that four-color blue palette, and try to take it to its limits. Kinda like a glorified Game Boy game.

The colors make pixel art faster to draw, so we can focus on animation and visuals. I'll post more screenies and work every now and then  Grin



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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2016, 06:43:37 AM »

Wow, this is incredibly charming! I agree with the above poster. I love how it has that "Gameboy-ish" color palette, even if it's not the green or monochrome style.

The blue tint is very nice!
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2016, 09:09:04 AM »

It is interesting how it started as a test and it became a project later. Keep the hard work, it looks really cool Smiley I am in love with that wall jump.
Using a blue palette inspired by GB graphics is a clever choice, it gives the pixel art a special ambient. And the main character is kinda cute.
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2016, 11:45:50 AM »

I like the MC and the in game screen shots so far - following  Beer!
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2016, 02:57:00 PM »

The engine looks incredibly smooth and polished. This game looks like it'd be a blast to speedrun.

Keep up the good work!
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2016, 03:07:22 PM »

Really impressed with the aesthetics and engine work so far!
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2016, 03:41:59 PM »

Love the aesthetic and the title pun Smiley
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2016, 04:37:48 PM »

Love the lighting on that torch.  Gameplay looks great.  Really dig the art style, too.  Hand Clap
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2016, 05:38:10 PM »

I agree with everyone above. Great Style!
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2016, 08:32:13 AM »

Art looks really awesome! I wonder if you are joking about MS Paint, or actually using it? =)
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2016, 12:44:36 PM »

Art looks really awesome! I wonder if you are joking about MS Paint, or actually using it? =)
There are a pretty good number of proficient pixel artists who use Paint, actually
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« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2016, 01:15:48 PM »

The art is super cool, the choice for blue colors only is also interesting Smiley
Good luck, i hope this becomes a finished, fleshed-out game someday Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2016, 02:10:46 PM »

I love seeing new games in development that faithfully follow GB-esque color limitations. Will be watching this for sure! Good luck to you.
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« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2016, 02:33:01 PM »

Wow, much support, such awesome!! Haha, someone got the pun already  Wink

Thanks for the comments guys! Really nice to see that some ppl appreciate this kind of thing  Cave Story
The idea we have is to use a "2-bit palette" and try to take it to the max. Like if a brick Game Boy had a CD-Drive, or something. So cutscenes and lots of animation are planned.

I like to experiment with other software, but I'm just very efficient using Paint. Since usually I don't need to preview animations (I just make them straight ahead), it makes the workflow much faster. The simplicity of it makes it fast (for me), but there is some really awesome software to make pixel art out there, and more undos and onion skin are very useful, specially if you're just starting.

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« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2016, 03:11:32 PM »

Following for the prettiness.
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« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2016, 05:49:01 AM »


I like to experiment with other software, but I'm just very efficient using Paint. Since usually I don't need to preview animations (I just make them straight ahead), it makes the workflow much faster. The simplicity of it makes it fast (for me), but there is some really awesome software to make pixel art out there, and more undos and onion skin are very useful, specially if you're just starting.


Hey, I am all about efficient workflow, even if it differs from "the norm." People have told me that my music workflow is, quote: "a waste of time," given that I take a significant step outside of the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to make each and every track or piece of music. Yet, it works ideally for me. So keep up your workflow, and never let anyone  tell you differently.

Your work is too awesome to try and change something. If it ain't broke, don't fix it Tongue
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