Thank you, both for your kind words and your feedback! I am glad you liked the demo and the direction this is going in.
As I'm currently implementing the full version, I am committed to implement a new font, since it this has probably been the #1 request from several different players. I've indeed also been thinking about implementing a more Zelda-like movement system (8-directional, as opposed to the current Pokemon-like 4-directional one). They're on the backlog!
Thank you for your comment, and for promoting Chantey on your awesome channel! Been subscribed for some time now, and always looking forward to your new GB stuff!
Thank you for the encouraging words - you are far too kind!
Regarding the implementation, depending on how complex your scene is (in terms of Actors, animating parts, tile count, etc.) you could do both methods that you mention - in my case (quite complex scene with lots of animating parts), I found that "spawning" the notes via a script worked best. The sound effect is actually very simple - I detect note collision with an invisible collider just below the buttons - if a collision happens, I play the sound effect.
Thank you for this, really appreciate the comment (especially from someone with so many GB games under their belt already, WOW)! If enough people show an interest in it, a physical release might be a thing to consider moving forward...
Thank you so much for the feedback and kind words, I really appreciate it!
I also agree to your points - this is a demo/prototype and some of the features and choices in it are not final, but demonstrative. In terms of submitting the game in time for the jam, I ran out of time to do more music and get the notes to drop in sync - the final game will indeed have different songs (the whole point will be to collect them) with varying levels of challenge as you progress! There's also going to be additional elements in the rhythm battles, where, in the final game, it will actually be possible to fail them. There are also going to be some 'relationship' mechanics with your bandmates, which will make the more challenging battles later in the game a little bit easier.
This is a great concept, I hope you guys expand upon it! Really great pixel art and spritework, and awesome level design. I loved the atmosphere, this felt like a love letter to Carrion, and it was a great fit for the jam theme. Props to the whole team for this!
Just a small thing, I noticed one weird bug in which the camera somehow got 'unhinged' from my character (so my character would approach the edge of the screen, e.g., while climbing stairs, and become invisible, as the camera did not follow it), and I could not proceed and had to restart.
Amazing piece of work here! The graphics and music are great, I absolutely love your HUD (nice DOOM reference with the character portrait) and menu design. Everything about this oozes quality, well done!
Thank you so much for your feedback! Indeed, a sound effect was part of the plan and I intend to incorporate them in a future version as I work towards the fully-featured version, but I did not manage to put it in in time for this jam...
Once more, thank you, Feed IT Souls is an absolute gem!
First of all, this is beautiful. Story-wise, I really like the direction this is going in (I assume there's more coming), it reminded me of Infernax. Really great job!
Thank you for your kind words, and for playing the game, I hope you enjoyed!
As this is a prototype/early alpha the idea was to demonstrate the direction of the project and the feasibility of the rhythm sections on the hardware - therefore, in this version, as you noted, you can't actually fail in the rhythm parts (although I am implementing mechanic for this to be released in a future version - basically it takes you back to the sequence before the enemy spotted you).
'Settings' I wasn't able to complete during the jam, so I put it low on my priority list for the compo - it's supposed to control dialogue speed and some game mechanics related to the rhythm sections.
As for the font - I tried to do a handwritten "piratey" font to match the setting, but I see how it needs more work.
I just browsed through all the amazing work in the Submissions page and I can say there's some tough competition, and future physical releases out there!
Good luck to all, and especially, the people reviewing!
