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Hi forum!

wanted show off the current work for my game, for now the title is “Astral Battlers” started out as a mother/earthbound fan game but as i’m growing my ideas and direction sort of refined a bit.
You the main character are fully customizable , and i’ve been adding new pieces here and there.

it’s a 3D experience so there’s a challenge . I’m also a big fan of replay value so i’ve incorporated a small element of pokemon in the form of “Astral Warriors” these are warriors you find to unlock Psi attacks . It also started out
as a local wifi player where you and two other players can encounter enemies together and fight. But local wifi
leaves alot to be desired so i’m working on adding some sort of P2P connection although i’m not sure how i’m going to go about that. here’s a short video of the gang walking around town . I like the solo fight experience but because I love earthbound I did create my own version of a party system, but since the games fighting is focused more around you the player , i’d call it like a helper system instead.

i’m eager to share and talk about it!

i’m not a crazy good developer or spriter . I hear, I can tell a decent story though
and i’m a pretty good musician. solo developing is difficult and lonely so I figured it’s time to share some clips and talk about it. there’s going to be 6-7 major world maps and I’ve completed about 4

what do you think , how’s my art style ? Everything was sprited from scratch

@pio_dov

glad you like it, i’m use to spriting in 32-bit but I wanted that retro gameboy color feel it’s been a bit of a challenge and I scrapped several designs. I think the 16-bit parts better suit what I am able to sprite anyway. working on getting a battle engine showcase up too. trying out different screen caps, not big on this one from clideo .

Aw man thank you for the kind words , that’s the kind of look I wanted to come across , right down to the color choices on everything(aside from mother being it’s inspiration ) , Minecraft is probably one of the best examples for great 2D into 3D design. I took careful look at games like Minecraft when I first decided to make the change from a 2D world to 3D.

This is more motivation and needed! this game Idea is actually my very first and it’s years old , i’ve put it down so many times in the past because I wasn’t a decent spriter back then. Making sure you get to run around and adventure through my childhood imagination is the biggest priority.

@TheName’sAndounuts been taking a look at that, it’s running on Gamemaker , The stretching is caused by the full screen mode , which I’m contemplating whether or not should be an option. But i’m also sure I can go back and resize everything . This was the best look to fit multiple computer screen resolutions. Pulling the view in also broadens the perspective so the entire world isn’t visible from a single glance.

That looked super cool. this may be a weird comment, but I studied fever hallucinations for a few months last year, and they still amaze me. That battle there seemed super creepy, but in a good way, so I couldn’t help but be reminded of that.

Quick question, can you give me the names of the characters? I don’t know why I’m asking this. I’m just curious.

@TheName’sAndounuts

uhm? have you ever played earthbound. Not sure if maybe I missed a joke , but PK Rockin , PK Starstorm the game flashing
when ness gets the critical attack(and others). I’m actually looking into how I can make attacks pop more on an earthbound level for my game.

But if this is a genuine concern I’ll do a little research on seizures to make sure I can hit under the bar while still keeping the nature of the game

keggieRed:

@TheName’sAndounuts

uhm? have you ever played earthbound. Not sure if maybe I missed a joke , but PK Rockin , PK Starstorm the game flashing
when ness gets the critical attack(and others). I’m actually looking into how I can make attacks pop more on an earthbound level for my game.

But if this is a genuine concern I’ll do a little research on seizures to make sure I can hit under the bar while still keeping the nature of the game

I understand where you’re coming from with this, but remember if you want to ship your game you’re going to need to account for these things otherwise your passion project will be on the reviving end of Mr. Edgeworth’s pointer figure. This isn’t a joke, this is deadly serious. When Earthbound was re-released the ROM had to be edited to comply with seizure guidelines.

As much as both of us enjoy you game, it’s a real concern that needs to be addressed at some point.

Sorry if I came across a little harsh, I’ll see if I can’t research a bit to see if you’re in the clear.

Hi guys , possibly starting a new job in my state , not too much done in the last couple days , finished 6 major world maps , soon to be moving on to all the tedious little inner rooms , caves , secret areas , stores etc . NPC characters ,
and all things that directly impact the general story direction. basically the fun part is about over

For now here’s some enemy recolors I’ve been working on

@TheName’sAndounuts

Never played, but I checked it out, looks like Shining Force, which is old personal favorite , definitely influenced my rpg
directions from when I was younger. I like the enemy art style of it though, very colorful and eye catching. Something I always try to do when spriting my enemies

Ah ok , That’s awesome