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@freedomlanes
After pouring my heart out into it for almost 3 years, I finally released my grandma-walking game A Walk With Yiayia!
Sorry I haven’t posted on here in forever, but I’m super excited to announce that you can play my game RIGHT NOW on PC!
It’s been a long and winding road, and sales haven’t been great so far but I’m still super proud of myself and the game is getting really positive reactions from players.Â
If you’re interested go buy it now on Steam!
Super excited to be able to finally announce that A Walk With Yiayia is going to be in this year's #WholesomeDirect!Â
There are tons of awesome games in the showcase on June 12th. Go to http://wholesomegames.com and get on the mailing list!
My first game is now listed on Steam!
A Walk With Yiayia is now listed on Steam!
My game development journey has been all over the place, and this is what I’ve been focusing on before returning to Freedom Lanes development.
Most of the systems in A Walk With Yiayia are basically simplified versions of systems I want to use in Freedom Lanes, so making this a complete project will give me the experience to make Freedom Lanes that much better in the end.
Please wishlist A Walk With Yiayia if you’re interested! It’s the best way to get the game to gain some traction before release and help me with my future dev endeavours as well!Â
Super proud of how far I’ve come in the two years it’s been since I started seriously pursuing game development, and I’ve got some more exciting news to share soon so keep an eye out!
How the dungeon first looked VS how it looks now after the first art pass.
We’ve still got a lot of work to do on this area but it’s good to see our iterative progress!
Shrine in the Wind has a dynamic music system that I’ve been working on for a little while now.
For example, in the archives here you can hear a melody with bells that only plays in this section of the level!
-Trent
Here are some highlights from our pre-alpha demo so far!
It’s been such an incredible experience working on this game for me and Mike. We’ve learned so much about game development, the way we like to work, and the stories we want to tell in our projects.Â
I hope you enjoy this little montage of some of our favorite parts of the demo, and can’t wait until we can get some more playtesting in to see what players think of it so far!
-Trent
New music for the town at night!
I made a variation of the daytime theme for when you return to town after the long journey through the first dungeon. It’s a lot of fun picking out different instruments for each track while trying to keep a consistent tone.
Can’t wait to show more of the cool music I’m working on!
-Trent
New music I’ve been making!
More sound design this week!
I decided to give Kali some grunt sounds to add more to her character and make the player feel more connected to her, along with adding a bunch of movement and environmental sounds.
So far I haven’t actually recorded a single sound by myself. I’ve just been relying on a subscription to a sound effects library and free sound effects by people on places like FreeSound.org.Â
Then I mix sounds together, chop them up, fade them in and out, and add effects. I think it ends up sounding pretty good!
-Trent
New character reveal!
Jarah is a swindler who provides Kali with a room to stay in in the monastery town.
I love getting sketches from Mike after coming up with inital character descriptions. Usually they inspire me to change characters a bit to better fit the personality of the drawings.
For example, Jarah was originally going to be a more awkward and uncomfortable character, but after seeing Mike’s art for him I felt like he should be a bit more snappy and direct.
-Trent
Check out the new character we’re working on for Shrine in the Wind!
Here’s the collider blockout of the first dungeon, compared to to the in-game map.
Sort of like a subway map, some of the rooms are compressed & simplified, while others are drawn to detailed scale.
Yep.
- Mike
We’re exploring different coloring styles for the game.
What do you think?
- Mike
After a long day of adventuring, you get to hang out with Kali as she unwinds in her home.
Here are some of the animations from the end of day scene.
This aspect is like my favorite thing I suggested to be added to the game so far. It’s really nice to just get to spend some quiet time in games, and just chill out.
- Mike
We just decided to add a bunch of new jumps just for the sake of cool.
The first of which is this new side flip jump. If you turn in the opposite direction while dashing, you can launch upwards with the slide flip!
It’s so fun to pull off and gives players a lot of new options for climbing and jumping through the level.
- Mike
We couldn’t resist adding a sideflip a la Mario 64 ;)Â
It’s too fun to NOT have.
Here’s some new dialogue/VN stuff from the first time you enter the monastery town!
I love writing new characters and I’ve been having a great time exploring their personalities.
Daris is a Diogenes-esque unhoused man who can often be found roaming around town muttering philosophical quandaries to himself. He can appear brusque and mean but under the surface he has a heart of gold. You’ll see him a lot throughout the game and hopefully form a close friendship with him!
-Trent
What kind of indie game would we be making if there was a dog and you couldn’t pet it?
Don’t forget to wear a mask too!
Kali meets a recluse monk in meditation, hidden underground.
Our dynamic visual novel + platformer combo allows you move around while talking to characters. If you leave their space, characters will shift their conversation and see you off.
Kali will take off her cave-diving dust mask for conversations – but you should always keep your face mask on during pandemic interactions! Stay safe everyone, and have a great weekend.
- Mike
A fun little feature I programmed for Freedom Lanes getting reused for Shrine in the Wind 😎
