The Eldritch Monarch is on Kickstarter now👉👉👉👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/eldrichmonarch/the-eldritch-monarch-horror-platformer-for-sega-mega-drive

I can't believe that in 2024 I will have bought more new sega Genesis games than Xbox One/Series games 😅

@shannonbirt9267

25 күн бұрын

I resemble that comment 😊

@thehumbleone1983

25 күн бұрын

Me too I’ve been trying to every new mega drive game

@BarnyardCasanova

25 күн бұрын

Same I just ordered 2 over the weekend. It’s a great time to be a Genesis fan!

@kinorai

25 күн бұрын

@@BarnyardCasanova indeed! Now we just need someone to crack Sega's SVP chip up and make a 3D game on the Genesis!

@HeavyStiefel

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's funny when you think about it. Weird times we live in. 😅

A soon as the two swords came out I remembered the dual sword wielding Chakan.

@Shyning77

19 күн бұрын

That's what I thought too : Flashback meets the Chakan universe, kind of.

Incredible project!! Only 3 days for the kickstarter finish. Hurry up megadrivers!!!

It’s so cool that I’m able to be excited about multiple new Genesis games coming out in 2024!

Thank you for covering the game! Always nice to hear honest, but kind, words. I know the early prototype demands a bit too much from the player's imagination, and most gamers have trouble seeing through early alpha jank, understandably so. And yeah, most of it was put together in a week, after I noticed the campaign wasn't going to work without something playable. The Kickstarter is unlikely to succeed, at this point. But it was definitely not a waste of time. A lot of people got to know the project, provided great criticism, shared it with others. The biggest lesson I learned from this is that crowdfunding isn't ideal for... funding. I know, it's not intuitive to me either. If the game were 90% done it would probably succeed, but I wouldn't need funding then. And I noticed many successful projects use crowdfunding as a marketing device and pre-sales platform. Which is perfectly fine, of course. But I was hoping it could fund the development of the game. If anyone out there wants to help, let me know of publishers that could be interested in the project.

@mikaelandersson1288

25 күн бұрын

Why would anyone be interested in a 16-bit game that looks like an 8-bit game? The Sega 16-bit console can show sixty-four colours on screen at the same time and it doesn't matter if it's just shades of grey, show me those sixty-four colours on screen at the same time. The hardware is thirty-six years old so you should be able to figure it out.

@diegofloor

25 күн бұрын

@@mikaelandersson1288 Personally, I can make a game look good with 4 colors. I find the bit depth limitation of the megadrive much harder to deal with as an artist than palette size. But you like what you like, of course! The homebrew scene is filled with amazing looking games that I'm sure you'll enjoy more.

@mikaelandersson1288

25 күн бұрын

@@diegofloor No you can't... making a beautiful game takes skill... there are a lot of untalented people making ugly games out there, we don't need another one.

@diegofloor

25 күн бұрын

@@mikaelandersson1288 Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It takes a lot of courage to put creative work out there, knowing the world is full of tough critics. Looking forward to seeing what you can create! Best of luck with everything.

@jpcarpentry4199

24 күн бұрын

@@diegofloor This game looks amazing, some people are turds.

Thank you for showcasing this, and your critiques on this one! I hope it’s not too late to get it funded and finished!

The Prince of Persia/Flashback style is not my preferred type of 2D adventure/platformer, but even so I can appreciate and get into any such game with the right atmosphere, ideas, and visual/audio attributes. That being said this one has quite a few wrinkles to iron out and clearly has a ways to go before being in a state to properly evaluate it.

@GreyMatterShades

25 күн бұрын

On the Kickstarter he says he's aiming for a full release in 2 years, so this is definitely an early prototype. Lots of time to fix problems, but it's unfortunate that we can't see something a bit more polished for a kickstarter demo.

9:29 That music is bloody fantastic.

It looks good to me if that's like flashback I want it 😮

I backed the kickstarter. Really loving the style of this game. Not only is it reminiscent of those classic games like Flashback/Another World, but the dark tone of the narrative and visuals really grips me. Regarding the jumping issues at 15:09, I think there was just a low ceiling in that area that wasn't visible. Or it could've been a bug. It clearly needs a lot of polish, but the developer is aiming for the full release 2 years from now, so there's plenty of time to fix up those sorts of problems.

There's only 3 days left on the Kickstarter and it hasn't reached it's goal yet for those interested in backing it.

@saddemon3913

24 күн бұрын

Yeah... Pretty sad, maybe they should first create a solid public demo, so people could taste it first and then decide it needs support or not, for now everything here is seems work in progress, even combat sounds not exist in game UPD, there is Demo, maybe im blind, or kickstarter page is not really user friendly, the link to game is on "Updates" page, it took me a while to notice it... Anyway, maybe its not bad that its not fully founded, they will open several compaigns and completed project partially

😍 devs need to keep it coming, And pushing the boundaries of 16 bit machines .! I always believe 16bit machines could almost reach the gameplay and features of 32bit machines . Even 3d can be done on the 16bit machines . Especially if the svp chip is utilized. She’s need to have some small guys make the svp stand alone cart, just like they did the triple bypass

As someone who's worked with indie devs before, here's my advice to them: just because you can show something, doesn't mean you should. However far along in development this game is, the devs saw fit to make this public, and I think that's been a catastrophic decision. Even if this game still has plenty of development time left, a public-facing demo such as this should endear the public to the project, and on the basis of this, it's too early to do that. That creates a negative first impression. The other possibility is that a game is plenty far into production, which is even more worrying because if this game was due for release soon, it would likely come out to a dreadful reception. From the Kickstarter, it seems the game has 2 years to go. That's plenty of time - but I fear the dev may have shot themselves in the foot by reaching for Kickstarter funding so soon. Sometimes, a game should be kept a little more under wraps, because first impressions count - and when a game is in this wonky a state, it can sadly create a pretty bad one. Nonetheless, I know how touch indie development can be, and I hope the dev can find a second wind and try again when the game is ready for prime time.

@GreyMatterShades

25 күн бұрын

From what I understand this wasn't supposed to be public originally. The kickstarter launched without the playable prototype, and it seems like they faced a lot of pushback for not having something playable. Back in the earlier days of KS, a game like this could've easily funded without a demo. These days though enough people have been burned by games that never came out or failed to deliver, so most people will only back a project with a demo. So it seems like the developer maybe polished up their prototype gameplay a bit and packaged it as a demo in a hurry. I totally agree it's a bit too rough for a good first impression, especially for people who don't understand the game development process and where it is in production. Even with that understanding, there's no telling if a rough prototype will turn into a great game. Maybe they launched their KS too soon, but I think the game has a lot of potential so I backed it. Hopefully they meet their funding goal, or come back to KS once the game is further along with a more polished demo.

@drgribb

25 күн бұрын

@BrazenScull I agree with this comment 100%. The demo actually looks really appealing. And I agree with the video poster that a really dope ambient soundtrack would go a long way with a game like this. But it does seem super duper early to be going to the well for Kickstarter funding. I've seen too many games in this early of a state, promise a lot and fall short or never see the light of day. Despite this demo showing a really great amount of promise for what could be. And I don't think I've ever seen a kickstarter that actually meets its timeline goals. Everything gets delayed; shit happens, and I never really resent developers for taking the extra time they need to put out something they're proud of. So if the developer here is saying this is two years out... I mean, we could be looking at three or four years here. Last time I saw a game collect funding that early... let's just say it was developed by a con-artist named Fonzie and the less we say about that game's controversy-laden development the better. On the fence about this one, even though I really want to support it.

i'd say its flashback game play, but the tone is definitely more Another World.

@videogamemusicrenditionsby7625

24 күн бұрын

Agree!

seems like Flashback fans could jump right in (me)

I think this game could be really awesome, If they’re able to pull it off right

I saw this earlier, but it looks too early in development for me. One suggestion I might make is to give cervine skull guys a dozing off animation. It seems to me they wouldn't be 100 percent dedicated to their job. Anyway, just thought it could give them a little character.

Having played Another World and Flashback not too long ago, I'm quite fond of these type of games now and this looks rather promising so far. My biggest gripe is definitely the writing, which seems to try way too hard to be funny and "quirky", when it absolutely doesn't need to be in a game with an atmosphere like this. Battles and whatnot definitely need work too but it's an early prototype so that is to be expected. Hope they'll rewrite some of the dialogue again too, hah.

@GreyMatterShades

25 күн бұрын

I agree about the writing. The narrative stuff in their trailer has a better tone imo. Considering this is just a prototype for the kickstarter, I would think the writing is temporary.

Thanks Mike for the awesome demo! It definitely a variant of “Prince of Persia”, and the art work resembles that of “Out of this World” (“Another World”).

kinda reminds me of classsic Prince of Persia on snes

This looks great Mke. I like it bro. 8^) Anthony...

I hope one day that one of these new games gets the sega seal of approval.

That music gave me Ecco the Dolphin vibes

I think the graphics are good, the outdoor surfaces look realistic but with a painted style, it has scrolling backgrounds, and the footage at the end shows off the lighting effect which lights up background/floor surface in the dark is very atmospheric which suggests this probably will be implemented in the building in the demo later, the caves were nice and would be better with sound and a bit more shading or texture to indicate hard ceilings or walls. For me BlackThorne on the SNES is the best in this class of game for the 16bit era, honestly think this style of game is yet to be perfected on the MegaDrive.

Seems somewhere between Flashback and Generations Lost (think that one's a US exclusive).

@Shyning77

18 күн бұрын

A PAL release of Generations Lost exists, even though I've never seen one in person. I don't even recall seeing it in stores here back then.

Is Chakan considered in the same category of game? Maybe the developer can draw show inspiration because that game was very enjoyable upto a point.

Downloaded the demo gonna check it!

First thing I think of is Flashback, then I hear you compare it to that lol

Yo bro from across the pond!

You are so productive!

looks a nice as a Meat pie

This looks ok.

I dont like how the character clips through the ledge when hanging on.

Ad for a mug just hovering over the screen…

Where do I recognize this music from? Doom?

@GreyMatterShades

25 күн бұрын

They used the music in their kickstarter trailer, so I think it was composed for this game. Definitely gives some Doom vibes though.

I feel sorry the game didn't get successful in Kickstarter ...

Rom ???

The last genesis/mega Drive game that you show on Kickstarter was awesome and I went ahead and order it through Kickstarter however this one particular game sucks

@SonofSethoitae

25 күн бұрын

Sucks based on an early, unfinished prototype?

I have to say that the movement looks way too slow. And if the slide is only on this mission (ice) they should have used another mission for the demo. Haven’t met a player who said “yes please give me some of the sliding of the ice level for the whole game”.

@GreyMatterShades

25 күн бұрын

I'd guess the slide is actually just part of the movement mechanics, it just lacks the appropriate effects like a sound and dust being kicked up to make it clear. This is an early prototype (the game is set to launch 2 years from now), so I'd imagine they'll polish the movement a lot before release.

only 58hrs left.......not looking good

These new games can't match the roto-scope quality of animation as Flashback. Nothing like Flashback except it's graphical look. Game play... Nope!

I remember playing flashback and another world those games were boring and dull 😑

@Shyning77

18 күн бұрын

You should just say it's not your type of game. Those games were references in their genre.

Why in the world would you put music over your gameplay video it if there's no actual music in the demo?? That's super misleading, and pretty unnecessary. Wtf

@GreyMatterShades

25 күн бұрын

The demo is a rough prototype, as the game is in early development (the kickstarter says it'll launch in 2 years). The music is from their trailer, so it probably reflects what will be in the final game.

Totally underwhelming

Game looks pretty crappy to be honest.

trash

Dogshit game with twelve colours on the screen at the same time. The Sega 16-bit console could show sixty-four colours on the screen at the same time.

@SonofSethoitae

25 күн бұрын

Ah, yes, this early prototype that you've never played is enough for you to know it's "dogshit." Perfectly logical.

@mikaelandersson1288

25 күн бұрын

@@SonofSethoitae It could have sixty-four colours on screen at the same time but the guy making it lacks the skill to make it happen.

@SonofSethoitae

25 күн бұрын

@@mikaelandersson1288 Oh my God, it's not completely perfect from the exact second it was started! That means it's worthless! That's how logic works!

@mikaelandersson1288

25 күн бұрын

@@SonofSethoitae The game has the amount of colours of an 8-bit game, in order to make it 16-bit the creator would have to scrap all of the current work on it and start anew from the beginning.

@SonofSethoitae

25 күн бұрын

@@mikaelandersson1288 Not only is that not true, it's laughably untrue. You clearly know exactly nothing about game development.