A primer: I've been on a huge struggle lately. As a solo game dev who just likes creating things, I've gone through several hundreds of ideas. The first game I released was Idle Dargons Think of Treasure (Which is free to play if you want to check it out) and after I completed it I kind of lost track of what I was doing. So many ideas, so little time, hard to keep everything organized. People who follow me on twitter were probably getting annoyed with me not being able to settle on an idea. lol. But, I've finally decided that I need that to stop. I'm going to work on something I've wanted to do for a very long time. I'm going to make Dargsy's Adventure.
What is Dargsy's Adventure?
Dargsy's Adventure is an adventure game similar to The Legend of Zelda about a Dargon who is out to complete his Treasure Hunter initiation. Set in the cute kingdom of Dargonia, Dargsy faces off against scary monsters and dark dungeons to find magical artifacts which can be used to aid him on his travels. But a darkness looms over the kingdom, a darkness from before waiting to strike again. Is Dargsy ready for what fate is about to spring on him?
What kind of gameplay will be in Dargsy's Adventure?
Similar to The Legend of Zelda, the game is presented in a top down 2D fashion. Everything is in real time as you combat monsters in the overworld and in dungeons. As you progress, you will gain magical artifacts which will aid you in both combat and puzzle solving. Some examples of these artifacts, include but are not limited to, magical bomb bag and arrow quiver that holds more than it should, a spell that launches a beam from the sword that allows the user to teleport to wherever the beam lands, a circlet that allows the wearer to walk over fire and lava, and a rod of fire that shoots blasts of hot flames forward.
Whos making Dargsy's Adventure?
Me. So far the only other people who have been related to the project in any way are people who have made sound and music resources. Though I am open to getting custom music assets done sometime in the future.
How far along is Dargsy's Adventure?
I've gone beyond the planning stages and have started putting together the game logic code. So far, I have basic sword combat down, the bases for item usage, hud with upgradeable health and magic, movement, bases for monster design, and basic tiles for a test map.
What the heck is a dargon?
A dargon is a cute bipedal reptilian being. They have no wings, no natural magic ability (though can utilize magic artifacts) and a breath weapon of many different kinds of elements. Except fire. Cause fire is dangerous.
How can I follow this project?
I make regular posts on twitter about my progress @Dargsy and on the #DargsysAdventure hashtag and I will be making some not as frequent posts here in the dvelog forum. Once I'm ready to make a project page here, I will.
Any screenshots?
Since I'm so early in development, not really. But there are some dev shots on my twitter account.
- Final Message -
Hope to see some of you on twitter or following my progress here. This is something I've wanted to make for a long time, so I hope everyone can like or love what I create.