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Kickstarter: Heart Forth Alicia, 2D Metroidvania (W/M/L/PS4/PSV) WiiU@$200k 3DS@$245k
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It's pretty easy if you have an Amazon account. You enter the sum of money you want to pledge, pick the reward tier that you can afford with that pledge and then you just log-in to Amazon and accept the "order"
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I hate this "Metroidvania" buzzword. Yeesh. Especially if it turns out as bland and uninspired as Guacamelee. There's more to Metroid than gradual level and ability progression.
Game looks good! Nice style. Looking forward to it. I don't Kickstart because I don't support anticonsumer movements but I will likely check this game out when it releases. Best of luck. I hope the years of hard work pay off.
Game looks good! Nice style. Looking forward to it. I don't Kickstart because I don't support anticonsumer movements but I will likely check this game out when it releases. Best of luck. I hope the years of hard work pay off.
Lord British
Member
Looks fabulous. Backed.
I adored Guacamelee. Really loved the flow, the combat, the platforming. Monster Tale on DS was what I'd call a bland, uninspired example.
I adored Guacamelee. Really loved the flow, the combat, the platforming. Monster Tale on DS was what I'd call a bland, uninspired example.
FrozenCell
Member
AkelisRain
Member
Will back when I return from work. Love metroidvania games. 
She looks cute, love the animations.
She looks cute, love the animations.Linkstrikesback
Member
Looks like a top tier metroidvania from the videos.
Shame I've basically sworn off gaming on the pc, this would be so good to have on vita or 3ds (I know that's asking a lot).
Shame I've basically sworn off gaming on the pc, this would be so good to have on vita or 3ds (I know that's asking a lot).
Orakio Rob
Member
Love the graphics, love the gameplay, love the mood. Backed. Good luck with your game, sir!
That's the difference between a modern 2d shooting/fighting game with some metroidvania elements, like Strider, Shadow Complex or Guacamelee in which exploration and puzzles have been neutered for moar accessibility and an actual full on metroidvania game like Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night, La Mulana, or Aquaria which are really focused on exploration and pathfinding. This looks to be one of the latter and therefore insta-backed.
Shame about the low resolution though, it's going to be a little blurry and/or tiny on most monitors. I hope there's a stretch goal for bringing it up to at least 720p or so, something like Valdis Story had which looked really great full screen.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Exactly! A Metroid game involves tons of atmosphere, exploration, great level design, secrets. It's not just bland corridors like Guac that obviously open up in a linear way due to new abilities. You hit the nail on the head.
PandaPedinte
Member
Good luck with the kickstarter!
Stone Ocean
Member
Aww yiss, finally on KS
Time to back this
Time to back this
More_Badass
Member
And...20% funded already
Looks great. I do have a question, if you had a moment.
What is the state of the game now? It looks like you have a lot of the work done, including playable segements, which is great. But I'd also like to know with a little more detail how much work is already in the game as to get a better idea of what you are looking to accomplish with KS funds from the game's standpoint. Secondly, will there be a possibility of a video walk-through of a segment?
I guess those are 2 questions, but they are somewhat related. Thanks for taking the time to connect with the community.
What is the state of the game now? It looks like you have a lot of the work done, including playable segements, which is great. But I'd also like to know with a little more detail how much work is already in the game as to get a better idea of what you are looking to accomplish with KS funds from the game's standpoint. Secondly, will there be a possibility of a video walk-through of a segment?
I guess those are 2 questions, but they are somewhat related. Thanks for taking the time to connect with the community.
chickdigger802
Banned
silly thing, but i'd totally back this if there is confirmation of widescreen option.
just a peeve of mine.
just a peeve of mine.
This is a weird opinion. While Kickstarter pushes the inherent financial risks of a project directly onto consumers, it has also enabled a ton of projects that have consumer interest but no support from larger publishers/manufacturers/etc. I would call that a wash at worst.
More_Badass
Member
Neither is mine and my laptop can handle most indies. And I doubt this game will be that performance heavy
vagabondarts
Member
Oh man... This game looks outstanding. I'm backing this.
Please invite your game to the Vita Indie party.
Please invite your game to the Vita Indie party.
RPGCrazied
Member
Will buy when it releases. Looks great.
The visual design seems fine, but there's something about the platform and level design that I find very off-putting. It's hard to define, but these kinds of open spaces with somewhat random platforms and pathways--which I see in a lot of games that are behind the curve on level design--just don't generally play well or feel meaningfully arranged to me.
Justice_Bolt
Member
I would really like PS4/Vita versions.
Whoa. That was a big two hours I missed while I was sleeping. I'm not articulate enough at the moment to properly express my surprise and gratitude and whatever other emotion that is that I'm feeling right now, but just wow. Thanks everyone.
Should I start using a word other than that? The question for the ages.
About the whole Metroidvania issue, I don't think I've ever seen anyone who's put as critical an eye to the whole process and nature of one as Alonso. We actually had a really long conversation about the whole thing the other night about the role that the design of the world plays in a Metroidvania. I'm a bit busy to dig the quote up out of Skype right now, but I'll see if I can pull it up later. You'll like it.
Should be some solid news on ports including consoles within the next 24 hours. Gotta talk to Alonso and Chucklefish about specifics first. I'd say that things are trending well in regards to some of the consoles/handhelds, but please don't take that as a promise.
The game as it stands now is up and running, completely playable and decently polished for what we have. Much of what remains is pushing out content in the framework that we have. The main issue is that on his own, Alonso, by his own admission, is an incredibly slow developer. Most people would be if they had to handle every bit of this game themselves, I guess.
Something that I'm realizing that we didn't make clear on the Kickstarter under the "Team" section is that Alonso, Jonathan, and myself are the only people actually working on the project right now. The rest are the people that we'll be able to bring on in the event of a successful Kickstarter. So, with their help, we'll be able to speed up all aspects of the development process tremendously, rather than having Alonso slog through development by himself over another 2-4 years.
As for a video walkthrough? Maaaaybe . I dunno, I'm actually really excited to show off the game, but we've got a busy couple days to make it through first. Possibly during the inevitable trough during the mid-period.
Yeah :/ Fortunately I'm not the kind of guy that gets upset over that sort of stuff, but I just don't get some people. It's all good though, thanks for the concern.
No widescreen option, unfortunately. The game is designed with 4:3 in mind, and as you might imagine, increasing the screen real estate like that wouldn't have the best results either visually or in a design sense, especially for a Metroidvania.
Should I start using a word other than that? The question for the ages.
There is, however, a scaling option in the game. Off the top of my head, I think it goes from 1x-4x size. So, the image will be crisp and large, but you're going to have to decide how big you want your pixels to be. I generally play in 3x, although all the footage and gifs that you've seen for the game have been 2x, aka 640x480.
About the whole Metroidvania issue, I don't think I've ever seen anyone who's put as critical an eye to the whole process and nature of one as Alonso. We actually had a really long conversation about the whole thing the other night about the role that the design of the world plays in a Metroidvania. I'm a bit busy to dig the quote up out of Skype right now, but I'll see if I can pull it up later. You'll like it.
Should be some solid news on ports including consoles within the next 24 hours. Gotta talk to Alonso and Chucklefish about specifics first. I'd say that things are trending well in regards to some of the consoles/handhelds, but please don't take that as a promise.
The game as it stands now is up and running, completely playable and decently polished for what we have. Much of what remains is pushing out content in the framework that we have. The main issue is that on his own, Alonso, by his own admission, is an incredibly slow developer. Most people would be if they had to handle every bit of this game themselves, I guess.
Something that I'm realizing that we didn't make clear on the Kickstarter under the "Team" section is that Alonso, Jonathan, and myself are the only people actually working on the project right now. The rest are the people that we'll be able to bring on in the event of a successful Kickstarter. So, with their help, we'll be able to speed up all aspects of the development process tremendously, rather than having Alonso slog through development by himself over another 2-4 years.
As for a video walkthrough? Maaaaybe
. I dunno, I'm actually really excited to show off the game, but we've got a busy couple days to make it through first. Possibly during the inevitable trough during the mid-period.Yeah :/ Fortunately I'm not the kind of guy that gets upset over that sort of stuff, but I just don't get some people. It's all good though, thanks for the concern.
outunderthestars
Banned
Congrats on the great start!
Of course ill back an amazing-looking game by a fellow latino.
Edit: Keep using the term "Metroidvania", people wanting you to describe the same thing with different words just want to entertain an exercise of pedantry that might even harm the pitch, I guarantee you they also wont back it if you fix it.
Edit: Keep using the term "Metroidvania", people wanting you to describe the same thing with different words just want to entertain an exercise of pedantry that might even harm the pitch, I guarantee you they also wont back it if you fix it.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Fuck this project. I would have backed at $10 but apparently I am too late for them to want my money. I will not fund any KS projects that use early bird options to make me feel like I missed out.
outunderthestars
Banned
Man, you must hate airlines and hotels.
Hell, PM me and I will give up my $10 tier slot for you at a predetermined time. I'll kick in the extra $5.
Thanks for the replies. It's comforting to know that much of what remains is content creation, it makes the project much narrower in scope, but much more likely to succeed. You guys have already done much of the heavy lifting by setting the systems in place to realize the rest of your vision.
Justice_Bolt
Member
5$ more.. C'mon.
Do what I usually do, wait for the last ten minutes when some backers start pulling their pledges.
Vote for the project on Greenlight : http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=190609144
AtomicShroom
Member
This looks fucking masterful!
I wish all modern AAA games looked like this still.
Which platforms? Is it 60fps?
I wish all modern AAA games looked like this still.
Which platforms? Is it 60fps?
No widescreen bums me out a bit.
I was wondering if it was on Greenlight. Done.
Vote for the project on Greenlight : http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=190609144
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
Already 30% of the way there, excellent.