2d Metroidvania Platformer: Jarvis

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Good day!
I figured I'd start a development thread now that I sort of have to finish this game

The game is centering around a small fellow named Jarvis, who was basically summoned by accident to save the world from evil.

Throughout the game you will find skills, spells, treasures and then also some things that really want you dead. You venture through haunted forests, demonic castles, dark caves and ancient ruins.

It draws a lot of inspiration from classic titles like Metroid and Castlevania. [size=-2]Yes, we really need yet another metroidvania amongst the 394024 other ones. Leave me alone![/size]

I think the current status of the game can be summed up best by these screenshots:

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If you want to support the game feel free to Like and Share the Please login to see this link. (currently boasting the massive amount of 5 likes!).

I will try keep posting things here and on the FB page when new cool things show up in the game.

Oh, and feedback is always welcome!

Cheers!
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Thanks guys!

At this point there is nothing playable available but I do plan to have a demo/playable slice in the near future(approx. 1-2 months)! And before then I will most likely have some gameplay footage uploaded as well.

Hey guys, it's been quite a while since last time!

At the moment I am making the castle area of the game which will be the area I put into the demo(which is severely delayed, sorry!). Here's some work-in-progress screenshots of that area:

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I am having lots of fun making these levels, here's a little sneak peak behind the scenes:

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Ever since I upgraded this editor the level creation process became about 400% more fun(and twice as fast too!), so there's a lesson learned for me: Spend time on good editors.

In other news: I am at the moment talking to a musician to help me out with the music. Judging by the little sample I got to listen a few days ago it's going to sound fantastic! It will be very much inspired by Castlevania music. Hopefully it won't be too long until everyone else can hear it too!

Glad you like it! I am considering throwing in the editor as a bonus item for the game. With it you'd not only be able to make brand new levels but also load and edit all the levels already included in the game.

Thanks guys!

This is the second editor I made for this game and it took about 2-3 days for 90% of it to be finished. The other 10% are things I added whenever I felt that I had to(usually small features to make editing a bit easier). And yes, everything is made in Fusion 2.5

Thanks guys!

SirRandom: I remember playing Jazz Jackrabbit 2 back in the day and I even booted up the editor. However it was still a bit early for me to understand how it all worked, maybe I'll dig up the CD someday and check it out again

I figured out how to make small gif clips so I recorded a short snippet of gameplay footage. This one showcasing Jarvis' spin attack:

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Thanks!

arthurh: No release date nailed down yet. First I am going to submit to steam greenlight(very soon now) and see how long it would take to finish the rest of the game.

Del_Duio: Yeah, the font is likely to be changed at some point.

Here's a little sneak peek of a mini-boss battle
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