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@shroomzscythe8684

9 ай бұрын

Suggestion about the difficulty: make the higher difficulty have more petals

@Clinkety

9 ай бұрын

@Goodgist At the moment, the pixel art graphics do not behave like they should. For example, at 0:33 and 3:19, the edges of the sprites are rotated which should not be possible due to the limited resolution in the past. The camera should also move in steps of whole pixels instead of units, and so should the characters. The stretch effect at 2:46 wouldn't be possible on older systems, either. Everything should just move per pixel. Improving this aspect would really improve the look of the game.

@tbhandrew5857

9 ай бұрын

@@Clinkety You're asking he removes visual polish for the sake of making it look older?

@mrbobb1610

9 ай бұрын

@@Clinketystupid idea

@Clinkety

9 ай бұрын

@@tbhandrew5857 The game has a lack of visual polish, not the other way around. At the moment, it just looks like a game with pixel art assets, not like a pixel art game. The pixel art would look so much better if it was handled with more care like a real 8-bit or 16-bit game. For example, a modern game like Celeste also makes Madeline snap per pixel, and that makes the pixel art look way better.

I think locking the camera in place is correct choice when there is a boss fight. It makes it so much more easier to understand, react and enjoy a boss-battle in my opinion

@deathpie24

9 ай бұрын

Imagine mega man with a free camera Unless you have a large arena, fixed cameras make sense Could also pull a kirby with a camera that follows you but is static when you get hit or locked in a fight

@toastedjam1470

9 ай бұрын

Wizard of legend has free cam in the bossfights and it makes it feel really frantic and it’s sort of weird to get used to especially when I come back to the game after a long break

@SonicCraft

9 ай бұрын

when in doubt make it a settings->gameplay option

@dengamleidiot

8 ай бұрын

I HIGHLY AGREE!! A boss needs to be watchable at all times. It needs to feel different, special, from the rest of the game

@-RandomYoutuber--

6 ай бұрын

yeah if it wasn't locked in place the fight could be very confusing

I love the overhaul so much! It looks awesome. It’s really inspiring to see dewdrop improve so much, and it gives me so much inspiration for my own projects. I am sad to see the ammolings go, though. I really liked that idea :( Rip ammolings 2023-2023

@Lemonman11

9 ай бұрын

yes, i was really looking forward for the ammoling idea

@Samiho

9 ай бұрын

yeah, ammolings looked really cool

@zelos666

9 ай бұрын

I have to agree, the Ammolings are such a great idea and give so much personality to the bosses. It's like each one having their own unique pet, kind of like the weapons in Mega Man, Devil fruits in One Piece or like a partner Digimon. I think they shouldn't be removed, they just need another design pass and play a way more pivotal role. No disrespect to the rest of the game, but I honestly think a world build around these Ammolings sounds like it would be extremely interesting and unique.

@Lemonman11

9 ай бұрын

@@zelos666 yes, i mean that would make the game really unique

I'm a simple man, I get a notification for more dewdrop dynasty, and I click

@rock4459

9 ай бұрын

Me ++

@JuhoSprite

9 ай бұрын

Goodgis dropped? Say no more

@user-bb3lz5xo2k

20 күн бұрын

Agree

You’re my favorite dev to watch Goodgis! You definitely have the personality for a KZread creator! The game is looking good and I know it’ll continue to improve. I hope your family is doing well and hope your enjoying every moment of being a dad.

Holy hell man these visual changes are STUNNING! It's like night and day, keep it up!

@Goodgis

9 ай бұрын

Aww, thanks dude! I'm trying my best. :D

the overhaul to the starting area is just so good

Dude, i played the demo, and i got a lot of things to say. -1: one of the giggest issues i had was that you couldn't dodge right after you shoot, so game doesn't feel responsive and you end up felling like you took damage for no reason. -2 the bird enemy is really anoing to hit, since you can't shoot in every direction(wich i like) you can hardly hit the berd, so when keeps getting closer, you can't really hit him -3 the snake rat enemy has too much presicion(at least in my opinion) só when you get hit by the venom, you get slighly knocked back, and get hit right after because moved towards you and you couldn't escape. -4 the Last one is that i think your ammo should recharge imedeatly, Just like celeste. The parkour ends up being slowed down a lot, and its really annoing when you hit the groud, the enemy is charging at you, and you have to wait for your ammo to reload whithout being abble to do anything Don't get me wrong, i really liked the game, but these things really hindered my enjoyment. I hope you are doing well, and i hope the game ends up being great

I started watching devlogs for creative inspiration, but your videos aren't as general as the others. Don't worry! This is a good thing. This feels more real, not with all the other logs saying 'I nearly finished my game, but I don't like it so I am reworking all the bosses'. No. Your video is really... real. I love your commentation and the way you express the information. Carry on!!!!!!

Looks much better now. Can you also add some sort of landmarks to the map? Like the windmill or the giant bones. It's much easier to picture where everything is in your head when looking at a map that has these sort of locations mapped out instead of having just the outlines of every room. (Like how Hollow Knight has stuff like Cast-off Shell, Mantis Village or the bridge before Palace Grounds represented visually in some way on the map itself.)

Seriously, every time you release a devlog of this game it looks better and better. The changes you made to the background are GORGEOUS!

God damn, these new pixelart sprites and tiles u showed look crazy good. So glad yall did a whole rework on everything, it looks so much better now!

The new backgrounds add so much character to the area, it’s insane. Especially the pumpjack thing

I love the new visuals! Dewdrop Dynasty is looking great! And your devlog has been a real inspiration. Keep it up.

I really like the zoomed out fixed camera thing for boss fights. It gives the player all the information they'd need at all times. Which imo improves UX. Alternatively you could use a lack of visual information as a intentional mechanic or boss attack that covers parts of the screen or covers stuff in smoke. Whichever.

@Selrisitai

9 ай бұрын

Agreed. I think if he wants to do one or the other, he needs to design the boss fights to work within those parameters _specifically._

tbh before this i wasn't excited for the game, but now I REALLY AM

I really enjoyed this devlog. I found it very inspiring to see your growth and the games growth. It made me really want to sink my teeth into my own projects. All the best with the continued development! Excited for the outcome when it’s ready!

Holy hell just the parallax change made it like night and day.

I think for metroidvanias the most important thing is by somehow rewarding the player no matter where he goes. Doesnt matter if its a boss, item, new enemy, new area, or just some money or lore. Never make a Player feel like he wasted his time by going somewhere. Also maybe add some fun object in each area that make the movement area unique like one has some ropes, the other falling platforms, the other bouncepads etc. Really amazing progress on the game though👍

I can't wait for this game to come out. Each video it looks 10x better than the previous.

the art style is so good and the improvements you made make a huge difference, nice work

This looks Awesome .!! The amount of creativity you showed in making the difficulty selection seen is insane 😍😍 Learned so much from this for my own open world game. Thanks for the amazing content 🙌

These updates look so great!!! I like that you didn't sacrifice your simple pixels but instead turned to other tweaks that make the game more distinct. I didn't even know there was parallax, bringing up the brightness on the backgrounds was such a good choice, it looks so much cooler now!

I played the demo when it came out and i really loved it, i think this game has so much potential! and i love the polish you put in this episode :)

It looks so beautiful, keep up the good work!

Yes!!!! Been waiting for this. Changes look great my man

the game looks so good! really can't wait for it to come out. keep up the great job

Ive missed your videos so much i rewatched your old ones!

Always enjoy your dev logs, great video! I really liked the boss design, a prospector kind of western beetle, maybe having his miner crew throughout the zone can build on the mechanics of dealing with explosives. Maybe the dynamite could break softer parts of the walls or floors, which could be a theme of the area with destructible paths or cave ins. I’m just spitballing but having an environmental mechanic like that being slowly introduced in the area could bring extra tension towards the showdown with that armored little beetleboy.

Wonderful transition! It really feels different from ye olde look ha! also i just wanted to thank you again for showing us how cool godot is, Because of you i'm making my first commercial game ever, Thank you so much Goodgis

Nice Video! The visual changes made the game look amazing, especially the background changes. I can see that there is a vertical parallax effect on the background layers and it looks really good. Can you give me a simple description of how it works?

Looks really good! The game looks a lot better now. Keep up the good work.

Game looks sooooo much more finished with these additions, good job!

Amazing work on the backgrounds. It makes the game much more alive, I agree!

I love this idea of this game. I hope you make more games in the future like this because if that happens, I’ll buy them so many times no matter how much they are because these ideas are really great. Wish I had ideas like that. But I love this video sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!

It looks amazing! Congratulations on the results. Redoing some of the work seems tiring, but it's worth the effort.

Nice work on turning things around. I know what you mean by working on a project for a long time, but you're doing a great job. I'm working on a game as well, but having a full time job makes it a challenge. Either way, I look forward to your success and playing your game!

I have to say you are one of my favorite game dev youtubers. And you are also the reason why i started learning programming.

looks great! i do hope you keep the ammolings, I think it would make the game much better as players could use many different playstyles, and they could also be used for different puzzles Eg.having to burn wood with a fire ammoling, or wash away sludge with a water ammoling.

Your just an amazing person, I’ve been waiting for the game since like I guess a bit more then the start and I won’t stop waiting till the end of time

I love the graphics improvements, dewdrop continues to look amazing! I really liked the sound of ammolings but i do understand if they don’t make it in. It won’t change anything massive but they seem super cool!

The new look is really cool. I love the lore related stuff in the background, especially when they're animated. Brings life to the game xD

This looks so amazing dude! I'm absolutely pumped for this

Nice devlog. I'll go wishlist it. The overhaul looks really good.

Your game is looking super cute man! Looking forward to playing it!

I loved the "what's next" part. The new scenarios are turning out great. The colors really help to assert in which area you're in. I specially enjoyed the purple one, with the contrasting green background. The combination of green and purple reminds me of green goblin and the hulk, it's a great palette.

Nice video! Can't wait to see how the game comes together as a whole.

i finished half of the video, finished the demo, and returned, and man i just wanna say great job with the overhaul man it's amazing to see and refreshes my eyes in such a great way

Looks way better now! Definitely agree with pushing ahead and mapping out the areas before doing any more polish. There's always a temptation to keep improving and polishing, but the game will never get finished doing that. Plus, the further into development you get and the more of the world and game you flesh out, the more you might decide earlier systems/locations need to be overhauled or redone entirely, so any polish spent on those parts becomes wasted time. Good luck!

No. Frickin'. Way. This is so beautiful!!!! I knew the "graphics update" would be pretty good from what you posted on twitter, but HOLY GOD this is not what I expected! Can't wait for 2024, keep up the good work Firith Studio!

This game just gets better and better and I love it. Great Job Man

@Goodgis

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Your advice of blocking out a map seemed so simple but it's exactly what I needed to hear to reinvigorate my motivation for my metroidvania project and get the groundwork for creating levels. Thanks

First Time seeing your game and tested out the demo and it was awesome. So looking forward playing the finished Game!!

Looking great. Keep up the good work, guy!

I can’t wait for the full game!

Good job! Will look forward for playing this game :D

As someone trying to get into game development it's really inspiring seeing how far you've come with your own game!

Exicted For Your Game Brother ! Keep Up The Good Work.

genuinely exited for this game, keep it up o7

Bro the idea of ammoling's actually sounds good, I really hope they get added within the final game.

I love this lmao about the difficulty settings, you should make it one single flower, when 2 pedals are taken off, the difficulty rises, and vice versa

The new graphics look great!

Those visuals are looking AWESOME!

Those simple changes really helped the game look more unique I love the art style and I can’t wait till it comes out 👌

The visual improvements are awesome

I've seen a couple dev logs for this game but just decided to wishlist and play the demo and the game really impressed me. I haven't done much but I got into game development about 3 years ago and have ever since found myself playing many more indie games and this one felt amazing. I hope to see more about this game in the future and the 2024 release date after all the time you've already put in makes me feel like the game will be complete (unlike modern AAA games) and find its place in my favorites as many other amazing indie games have already.

This is looking great! Nice progress! I personally love the ammolings thing as it reminds me of the Castle Crashers companions. I understand the balancing could be a head ache but that could really ramp up with a side quest of an ammoling rancher that asks you to find them on your adventure. finding them all could open a secret boss with a god tier ammoling as a reward. Like finding all the armor in Mega Man X then getting the Hadoken.

oh boy, dewdrop is looking fine!!! great updates!

@Goodgis

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Goodgis your channel is awesome. It inspired me a lot to further get into gamedev. I am finally releasing my own game after 2 years of hardwork.

the game honestly looks amazing (mainly tumbleweed) also the ice thing looks pretty cool :D

I really like the new tilemaps with large recognizable entities. Feels like the environment has a history

man you improved alot on this! I love it! ❤

@Goodgis

9 ай бұрын

Oh thanks!

keep at it goodgis, you got this! us game dev's gotta stay motivated for our projects!

keep working man. this is a beautiful project. i raccomend you to use locked camera for boss, it makes easier seeing the whole screen (sorry for my bad english)

It’s so nice seeing you upload again.

nice vid i always watch ur videos when they come up keep it up!

Love it man, looks great!

just saw this in my recommended but now I want the game so badly. Keep up the great work!

Fantastic pixel art!!

This looks awesome keep up the great work

Great work on the overhaul!

your game looks amazing. huge fan. will wishlist.

Looking awesome, man!!!

@ScopeCrepe

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Righ! ✌

Looks great keep up all the good work!

This stuff is so good keep up the great work

These changes are great! I feel that the dirt doesn't need all the black lines in the middle though. Looks a little too sharp, even though you've rounded out the edges. Maybe a shade of brown could work? Excellent work so far, can't wait to see more!

Amazing work you transformed dewdrop from just a Metroidvania to a game with an amazing personality! Btw of there is one thing I didn't like in the demo it was that you couldn't use your mouse to navigate the settings menu.

@Goodgis

9 ай бұрын

Definitely agree, that will be added for sure!

For the bonsai beetle boss fight, you should add a little warning before the TNT blows up :D It would help people anticipate how big the explosions will be

Much better, keep it up champ ❤

New devlog!!!

Love the visual changes, they sure give a lot more character. There is two things that immediately stood out to me though: -The ground the player character walks on is incredibly samey still. The desert one looks as flat as glass. Which now is kind of at odd with the detail level of the props for me. -maybe adding parallax in the foreground could be a good thing. Games like Hollow Knight have a lot of that and it makes the world seem so much fuller Keep up the good work!

Ngl i love the simple artstyle of this game

Looking great! Definitely getting this once it comes out

@Goodgis

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Everything looks so awesome!!! I’m lost for words… literally. I have nothing else to say.

oof the graphics update is great, im sure you already know this but you have something really special, this is going to be big in the market. From an outside view - few things that bug me - the 3d looking cover art, i would rehaul. Youre so talented in pixel at this point - i feel it doesnt match the style in its current condition. - the graphics overhaul is great, its almost perfect. but i think its still missing something (small) like lighting, or blur, or maybe a screen space gradient on the screen? just a tiny bit more of something to really polish it off. thats it, i also wanted to add that the particle effects are looking so juicy when shooting, and everything is looking amazing overall! So awesome we get to see this journey. Great job

Hey man graphic look great. Can't wait for this game to come out

new graphical changes are looking awesome!

Looking better, good changes dude.

love that this game is getting made i'd love to see the bosses have cool boss rooms like bonsai booms boss room being filled with crates of TNT

Such a massive improvement! I thought the game mechanics looked fun, but now I'm curious about seeing the world.