Hello, itch.io friends! 👋 I hope you're all doing well and having a lovely day. Been over a month since my last post now, so I figure it's about time we had a little chitchat!
After a nice break from game-making, the time has come to get back at it again, so I'm in the process of brainstorming and considering which projects to continue development on with a clearer mind and a renewed enthusiasm.
This time around I intend to work on my projects more consistently and improve on overall quality and presentation. That being said, there may still be an occasional low-effort game from time to time, cuz I still like making them. 😁
So yeah! I'm eager to get back on the horse and start making games again! If you have any thoughts or ideas you wanna share, I'd be happy to talk with ya in the comments!
Thanks a lot for being here! I'm grateful for any and all support that you give me. 😇
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Welcome back, glad to hear you had a nice break! Hope you have a lovely day as well! 😊
Thank you very much, Justin!
How's development going with RPG in a Box? Those posts you've been making about v2.0 on the forum are looking awesome so far! I'm liking all the new quality of life features you're working on! 😁
Thanks so much, glad you're liking the development updates! It's going really well so far. It's been a lot of fun learning about various new stuff in Godot 4 and getting the opportunity to rework the tool from the ground up to be even better than before! I'm looking forward to seeing your new creations! 😄
That's fantastic! I love learning how to use new software too, and I'm sure you'll do a great job as always. 💯 And thanks, I'm looking forward to working with RPG in a Box again!
Oh and I noticed Sarah's still making her daily assets, too! Hard to believe she's already up to 140 of them! 🤯 How's she liking the process so far?
Thanks so much, I appreciate it! It's been a breath of fresh air and a lot of fun so far. 🙂 Sarah's been enjoying making the assets overall, but it's definitely a big commitment. Coming up with that many new ideas has been a challenge!
I'm glad! Yes, that certainly is a big commitment! When I did Inktober, it was already a lot of work coming up with ideas for one month, never mind twelve! Hope she doesn't get completely sick of making voxel models by the end of it. 😅
Happy to see you back👋
I glad to hear that this little break has been beneficial for you!
Thank you, Poulet!
How have you been doing lately? Any new games in the works?
Everything's fine, thank you very much! Yeah and almost finished actually but after this one it will be my turn to take a short break haha!
I'm eager to see what your next game will be! Is your brainstorming going well? Are the ideas flowing🤯
Good to hear! And yes, I understand that. Especially when you put as much effort as you do into your games.
So far so good... I think I've decided on making a simple dungeon crawler, but with custom art and voice acting. Other than that, the existing projects that I want to finish making are SPECTRA, and Feels Like Anxiety.
Am I allowed any hints about your new project?
Nice for the dungeon crawler, you have an engine in mind? Oouh I watched AmalgamAsh played Feels Like Anxiety a while ago and I remember loving the art style and the bizarre atmopshere! Count me in, I'm excited, always ready for an atmospheric/horror game! Haven't played SPECTRA yet, I'll add it to my to do list📝
Well it's a pretty simple farming game where you plant/harvest crops and decorate a little garden, kind of relaxing I think👨🌾 I just have to test it a bit and take some screenshots for the itch.io page and I think I'm ready to finally post it! Do you also feel a little stressed before posting a game? Because I do right now haha!!
Yep, the engine will be Smile Game Builder. Glad to hear you'd be interested in more of FLA! I have an idea to make it much spookier too... As for SPECTRA, I wanna do more with it's gameplay and graphics, but I'm still proud of the demo.
That sounds much friendlier than your last game! You sure it's not secretly a horror game, too? Ah yes, gotta make sure you get those screenshots, or lazy bums like me will ignore the game completely! I used to be stressed about publishing too, but by this point I've gotten used to it. My games don't get enough traffic for me to feel overwhelmed by comments or anything either. Are you using RPG in a Box again or something else?
Alright, SGB such a nice and cozy engine! You said you were gonna do some voice acting for it? That's really interesting since not a lot of games using these engines have them! Oooh I'm already spooked just thinking about it👻 Did you made the graphics yourselfs for FLA? This handrawn artstyle was amazing and super atmospheric! Once my game is published, definitely gonna check out SPECTRA!
Haha no worries, no horror to see here, promise🤞 Yes RPG in a Box again, I love it but I also really want to go back to either SGB or one of the RPG Maker one day or another, it's been too long! Haha, I took some will playtesting, killing two birds with one stone!
I hope I'll be used to it like you one day, if I ever get a game library as big as yours!
For sure! Especially for a 3D engine. Well... I may do some voice acting myself, but I hope to get others involved as well (a certain YouTuber in particular comes to mind 😉). Very true, which is why I want to add voice lines that much more!
Yes... be VERY afraid! 😱 Yep, I made all the graphics myself. And thank you! I was happy with how they turned out, too. I appreciate that and I hope you have fun playing it.
Okay okay. A spooky farming game actually sounds kinda cool now that I think about it, though... 🤔 You're on a roll with RPG in a Box games and I like what you've made so far! I'd definitely be interested in seeing what you make with the others engines, though (after your break, of course).
I'm sure you will! You have nothing to worry about anyway, cuz you're making really good games. 💯 Keep it up!
Yes definitely, and the default assets are so cute, my god look at the characters! Can't wait to see... or rather hear that, I really like the idea! Mmmh, I wonder which YouTuber you're talking about...🤔😁 That actually could be really fun!!
I might try this prototype myself while waiting for an update to get into the spirit! I have so many games of yours I still need to play, haha! But one day I'll conquer them all!!
Oh yeah that could be cool and a nice twist to the relaxing farming sim! Lol, well I really like this engine, you can create so many type of games with it, its incredible... and the fact it was made by only one person is even more incredible! Thank you so much that means the world to me, really🤗
I know right? They kinda remind me of legos! Yeah, I'm glad you agree! And even if I can't get anyone else, I'll probably do the voice lines myself in that case. 🤷♂️ Still gotta make the game first, so I won't worry about any of that now.
I donno if you have to play ALL of them... some of my games are kinda dumb. 🤪 But if you do play all of them, I'm thankful for that. And your feedback is always appreciated, too.
Maybe I'll consider that idea for a future project... 🤔 No arguments there! Justin's doing great things with the engine, and I love it's versatility, too. You're welcome! Hopefully I don't inflate your ego too much... 😅
By the way, I'm gonna play Gardiny later today! It already looks really cute from the screenshots, and I gotta take notes from you on style and presentation, cuz that's something you do really well. ✨🖼️✨