Will Blantonπ± hi mastodon!
this is a project I'm working on that started as a project maybe a decade ago and every time I come back to it I start from scratch. It's kind of cathartic to redo everything and start again fresh, like social media I guess
π³οΈβπ PRIDE IS EVERY DAY π³οΈβπ@01010111 I love all the different ways you can use the boomerang tool! I could see this made into a metroidvania style game where instead of upgrading, you have all those abilities from the beginning, you just have to learn how to use them and master them as you go, organically opening up the world.
@TetroniMike yeah! I'm totally on the fence on how I wanna deal with "powers" in this game, I really do love the idea of having everything available from the start and sort of teaching as you go with the level design, but I'm also really fascinated in making levels that get recontextualized every time you unlock something - might also be cool to give players the choice??
borb 
wishliο¬ EMUUROM@01010111 instafollow, instaboost. this looks AMAZING. do not start from scratch anymore, i want to play this! :D
@borb but it's my therapy π«
@01010111 been there π
hear me out: it's even more cathartic to get a project across the finish line. so if an inner voice tells you you could do this and this better, you can just answer: i'll make it better in the NEXT game!
@borb I thrive in the catharsis of never-ending new projects and whimsy π atm I just worry about finishing stuff at work
But you never know what the future holds! Whimsy might take this over the finish line!
@01010111 oh yeah do take your time! i'm really looking forward to seeing more of this, it seems to be exactly my jam!
Allie@01010111 I recently took a look at updating my largest project after a year of stagnation and god I just want to scrap it all and restart
@childishgiant ever since having a steady income my priorities with game dev have been pretty much 100% enjoyment, which makes it real easy to just start over with no anxiety about finishing something haha
@01010111 this is all FOSS stuff so I have no deadline etc but it does feel like throwing away 5 years of work. although if that work's outcome is rotte maybe I should throw it out π
@childishgiant yeah it can feel like throwing stuff out but it's also so fun doing something over with all that experience behind you β¨
koppikuoriainen@01010111 I really love the minimalistic art style! And the boomerang tool seems like such a unique gameplay mechanic. Hope youβll be able to finish the project :)
EdAm@01010111 hey! That throw and jump mechanic looks great!
IllusionOfMana@01010111 I feel this vibe so much. I started on an RPG back in the start of 2017 doing pseudo PC Engine graphics just to reboot it like 2 more times. Now Im on GBA thinking... wouldnt low poly for this be great! π€£ π
@illusionofmana πππ just follow your heart β€οΈβ¨
Ted π@01010111 looks stunning!
@vontheodore thanks π it means so much coming from you!
AndreaFantastico@01010111 great game mechanic. Hope you'll finish the game this time π
nitro@01010111 Dang, thats looking pretty cute tho!
I like the tileset
I like the tileset
lertsenem@01010111 I have to say, the mechanics looks pretty cool! Like Mario Odyssey's cappy, but in 2D.
@lertsenem the last time I was working on this I was planning on a similar mechanic and I started playing Odyssey and knew I had to implement it! π©
PsySal@01010111 these mechanics are lovely
Pedro Medeiros@01010111 So smooth that I had to pause multiple time to check if you were really keeping your resolution consistent!
@saint11 there is (what I presume to be) a bug in flixel where you can force it to maintain its pixel perfection, so I'm free to do lots of rotation and scaling and it all just gets quantized to the pixel grid!
valenzacarias@01010111 It looks gorgeous! And animations are super cute π€©
jan@01010111 this is really cool! Followed in case you ever release this!
DimerHunton :toucan:@01010111 Will, this looks like it feels SO good!