Genuinely one of the best, smoothest, most interesting metroidvania experience I had.
Couple of things though :
- Some things look like they could or should be accessible, but aren't, in the demo at least. It frustrates me a lot cause it looks like I've missed something important but I'm positive I haven't.
- The medallion of courage feels like an odd artifact. Like, how is being confident allowing you to climb? Like you're less scared of heights???
Overall 10/10 experience, would recommend. Where can I buy/play more?
We just wrapped up the beta and we're now polishing the gameplay. We are actually introducing some new things even though we should be wrapping up the game hahaha
Our aim at the moment is Q3, more precisely July/August. Thanks a lot for following our work :)
I see. It would be nice if you could update the release date on steam the month before the month the game is planned to come out as this will allow me to promote the game as an upcoming release for that coming month.
Unfortunately, we're only mimicking the Game Boy aesthetic, but the game is actually developed with the Unity game engine. I'm not sure if the Analogue Pocket has standard x64/ARM support, but if it does, it would most likely run as our game is pretty light on resources.
However, if it only runs Game Boy ROMs, then it won't happen. We don't have the technical expertise to do that.
We're planning on updating the demo here and on Steam with all the changes we made over the past couple of years. It will be mostly about small adjustments, don't expect big content changes!
The alpha will be made available through Steam (because it has this feature builtin) or through email if someone is interested in providing detailed feedback but doesn't want to install Steam. We will, however, restrict the number of players simply because we won't have time to go through all the feedback if we send it to too many people.
In any case, you're free to join the alpha! We'll make a post about it either this weekend or in the next with the details.
I'm sorry for our slow pace, but it has been hard to cope with our day jobs and personal issues. We're still on it though! The alpha will soon be available and we hope to have the final release early next year.
I use Linux and normally I write a script to rebind keys for games that don't have built in rebinding but on this particular game, my script won't work. Are you hitting the hardware directly or something to make the keyboard work? Can you include key rebinding please in the final version? Thank you!
This is what my script looks like, it rebinds to WASD for control, . for whip, / for jump and TAB for map. Then after game exits, it changes everything back. Except it won't work on your game for some reason, yet this is how I do all my other non-rebindable games.
I remember playing this demo a while ago and really liking it! Just checking in to see how the game is coming along. From what I've read it looks like it'll be out later this year or early next year. Looking forward to it! Much love and wish you all all the best! :)
How is this game coming along? I've been following it for years, just wondering if it's close to being released? When it does get released, please release it here on ITCH also. Many developers choose to only put demos out here and then sell the full game on STEAM. I do not support STEAM but I will buy a game from GOG or ITCH. Thanks! 8)
Hey there! Thanks a lot for your support :) We are finishing implementing some optional content now, and soon there will be only bug fixing/polishing left to do, so hopefully we'll release by the end of this year.
And don't worry, we will release the full game both on Itch and Steam! :)
Currently we only have our demo available. It can be downloaded for free but we accept any contributions to strengthen the further development of the game :)
Not sure why you can't see the download section, though. For me, it looks like this:
We're aiming to release this early next year but since we develop this in our free time, we might have to review this schedule. However, we're getting quite close to having all the features implemented!
We ran a closed alpha earlier this year and I hope we can run a closed beta soon. We'll keep you posted with another blog post :)
Although we are embracing graphic, computational and sound limitations from the actual Game Boy Color hardware as closely as possible, we are developing the game in Unity, so to play it on a GBC hardware we would have to remake it from scratch using a GB developing kit of some sort.
We also break a few rules now and then. For example, the music loops are longer than your usual GB music, which makes the songs less repetitive but also means an increase in file size that would probably not fit in a GBC cartridge. We love the simple aesthetics from the Game Boy era but we also want the game to feel as comfortable as possible to a modern day audience.
To put it short, the amount of liberty we are taking is similar to how Yacht Club Games had when making Shovel Knight.
Yeah, it would be really cool to see this on GBC. Have you seen how the creators of Alwa's Awakening approached the issue of porting their NES-style game to NES? They looked for a retro dev on Twitter, and now the game is coming to that console...
This game is truly charming. I wished it would have been longer though.
I made an entire video about it. I did not delve to deep into it cause I wanted others to also explore by themself. If your interested to watch it, here is the link to it.
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Genuinely one of the best, smoothest, most interesting metroidvania experience I had.
Couple of things though :
- Some things look like they could or should be accessible, but aren't, in the demo at least. It frustrates me a lot cause it looks like I've missed something important but I'm positive I haven't.
- The medallion of courage feels like an odd artifact. Like, how is being confident allowing you to climb? Like you're less scared of heights???
Overall 10/10 experience, would recommend. Where can I buy/play more?
This game is really great, it hits all of the GBC-check-boxes.
I'm really looking forward to the full game!
Quick question, how much of the full game does this demo cover?
Hi, is there any chance this will still be released in Q2 2023?
We just wrapped up the beta and we're now polishing the gameplay. We are actually introducing some new things even though we should be wrapping up the game hahaha
Our aim at the moment is Q3, more precisely July/August. Thanks a lot for following our work :)
I see. It would be nice if you could update the release date on steam the month before the month the game is planned to come out as this will allow me to promote the game as an upcoming release for that coming month.
Any chance of an actual GameBoy Color version of this game that I can play on my Analogue Pocket?
Unfortunately, we're only mimicking the Game Boy aesthetic, but the game is actually developed with the Unity game engine. I'm not sure if the Analogue Pocket has standard x64/ARM support, but if it does, it would most likely run as our game is pretty light on resources.
However, if it only runs Game Boy ROMs, then it won't happen. We don't have the technical expertise to do that.
Why not release the alpha version here too?
We're planning on updating the demo here and on Steam with all the changes we made over the past couple of years. It will be mostly about small adjustments, don't expect big content changes!
The alpha will be made available through Steam (because it has this feature builtin) or through email if someone is interested in providing detailed feedback but doesn't want to install Steam. We will, however, restrict the number of players simply because we won't have time to go through all the feedback if we send it to too many people.
In any case, you're free to join the alpha! We'll make a post about it either this weekend or in the next with the details.
I'm sorry for our slow pace, but it has been hard to cope with our day jobs and personal issues. We're still on it though! The alpha will soon be available and we hope to have the final release early next year.
I use Linux and normally I write a script to rebind keys for games
that don't have built in rebinding but on this particular game,
my script won't work. Are you hitting the hardware directly or
something to make the keyboard work? Can you include key
rebinding please in the final version? Thank you!
This is what my script looks like, it rebinds to WASD for control,
. for whip, / for jump and TAB for map. Then after game exits,
it changes everything back. Except it won't work on your game
for some reason, yet this is how I do all my other non-rebindable
games.
xmodmap -e "keycode 38 = Left"
xmodmap -e "keycode 39 = Down"
xmodmap -e "keycode 40 = Right"
xmodmap -e "keycode 25 = Up"
xmodmap -e "keycode 60 = x"
xmodmap -e "keycode 61 = z"
xmodmap -e "keycode 23 = space"
./RubyChestDemo-v1.4.2
setxkbmap -layout us
Sure! After the beta we'll take a closer look at the input, and I'll take the remaps into consideration. Thanks for letting us know!
Awesome! That rocks! Thanks! Really anxious to see the game! 8)
https://indieoyun.org/raider-kid-and-the-ruby-chest/
I love your game. That’s why I wanted to promote your game.
Thank you so much for the review and for linking the website! The game is getting closer and closer to being ready - we're at the final 10%!
Hi.
Then if you let me know when it’s complete, I’ll replay the game.
So looking forward to the full game! :O
I remember playing this demo a while ago and really liking it! Just checking in to see how the game is coming along. From what I've read it looks like it'll be out later this year or early next year. Looking forward to it! Much love and wish you all all the best! :)
How is this game coming along? I've been following it for years, just wondering if it's close to being released? When it does get released,
please release it here on ITCH also. Many developers choose to only
put demos out here and then sell the full game on STEAM. I do not
support STEAM but I will buy a game from GOG or ITCH. Thanks! 8)
Hey there! Thanks a lot for your support :) We are finishing implementing some optional content now, and soon there will be only bug fixing/polishing left to do, so hopefully we'll release by the end of this year.
And don't worry, we will release the full game both on Itch and Steam! :)
That is excellent news!
I will be buying it as soon as it's available! 8)
Good luck with the release!
Glad to hear, didnt expect that this game is stil developed.
loved the demo, looking forward to it! :-)
Me still been here, standing here in the queue :-)
This was a good game. I wish the Demo was a bit longer but i can't complain about the Gameplay, i also like the music and the Graphic of it.
I made a video of the Demo if someone is interested.
is there a way to claim the game? i can't download it at the moment
Hi! Sorry for the delayed response.
Currently we only have our demo available. It can be downloaded for free but we accept any contributions to strengthen the further development of the game :)
Not sure why you can't see the download section, though. For me, it looks like this:
Great game! I am looking forward to it!
Looking forward to the full game. When does it come out? :-)
Hello! Thanks a lot for playing our demo.
We're aiming to release this early next year but since we develop this in our free time, we might have to review this schedule. However, we're getting quite close to having all the features implemented!
We ran a closed alpha earlier this year and I hope we can run a closed beta soon. We'll keep you posted with another blog post :)
It reminds me a lot of Wario Land 2, but more metroidvania. I would love to see the complete game.
PD: The hooded man really has solid arguments.
Hahahaha, did you figure out what they say?
Thanks a lot for playing our demo :)
Wario Land 2 was my only gameboy game for a long time and became a great inspiration for Raider Kid :) I am glad you like it!
Thanks. It was nice to play something like Wario Land now that Nintendo doesn't make them anymore.
PD: I really don't know what the hooded man is saying, but I WILL KNOW...
PPD:
didn;t play the game yet but isn't this spelunky guy ?
Wow, thanks a lot for recording a play-through!
No problem, maybe i will play more game from you!! :)
could this be ported to real gbc hardware?
Although we are embracing graphic, computational and sound limitations from the actual Game Boy Color hardware as closely as possible, we are developing the game in Unity, so to play it on a GBC hardware we would have to remake it from scratch using a GB developing kit of some sort.
We also break a few rules now and then. For example, the music loops are longer than your usual GB music, which makes the songs less repetitive but also means an increase in file size that would probably not fit in a GBC cartridge. We love the simple aesthetics from the Game Boy era but we also want the game to feel as comfortable as possible to a modern day audience.
To put it short, the amount of liberty we are taking is similar to how Yacht Club Games had when making Shovel Knight.
Would love to see it on switch if possible!! Loving the game!
Yeah, it would be really cool to see this on GBC. Have you seen how the creators of Alwa's Awakening approached the issue of porting their NES-style game to NES? They looked for a retro dev on Twitter, and now the game is coming to that console...
Really good demo. Looking forward to the full release. Keep it up.
Me gustó el juego, tiene mucho potencial, es simple, sencillo y para toda la familia.
eu quero mais, que jogo incrível man :)
I like the game!
Really nice game. There is true love there :)
Just one thing. Let players configure buttons somehow please.
I was playing it and the default mapping is not the best for my pad
This game is truly charming. I wished it would have been longer though.
I made an entire video about it. I did not delve to deep into it cause I wanted others to also explore by themself. If your interested to watch it, here is the link to it.
We love this game!!! Thank you :)
I love this game and my son loves it too! We can't wait for you guys to finish it!