"We are 7 days into my 100 day challenge" I know that those days are gonna go by so quickly, these wonderful and passionate moments make time fly, so treasure it while you work on the game, just know that we are all treasuring that same passion for the amazing game and I just can't wait to see where it goes!

Dude hell yeah I love Guillaume's back spikes, that's a very cool design choice! Also the Ocarina of Time double parry against him looked super satisfying lol

Brilliant progress! Looking forward to the next one!

This game has so has much potential

Okay, but making Guillaume's attack parry was such a good touch

I never wishlisted a game this quickly!

Idea: Can you alter the boss visuals and/or face during the fight? For example, Guillaume Obligé can start with this "whatever" face at the start, but during the fight as his health starts dropping his attitude starts shifting and when he has only one hitpoint remaining he would be really angry / sad (dependant on your chosen personality for him). Also short boss intro cutscene could empathize his motive and game's story even further. It would answer why I'm fighting this guy and why is he so sad.

The wall damage stuff seems okay plus the names for the bosses are quite funny

1. I think using the ghost sheet as a parachute would actually be pretty funny and I would enjoy it, but it shouldn't be able to be used forever, maybe add an animation where the further you fall the bigger the sheet gets before it rips and the player character will fall the rest of the way (Maybe have 3 different sizes and then after the 3rd it will break). This can force players to be more strategic with their jumps and falls instead of using it constantly and incentivize them to kill more ghosts to collect their sheets. 2. The build up to the bash might benefit from a visual representation similar to what you see in Hades when charging up certain attacks. This allows the player a nonintrusive way to time their attacks. 3. My question with the bosses is if there is some sort of cut scene or transition before you fight them that might give players some clues into their character, as in other rogue likes you can gain some knowledge throughout a level about the boss youre about to encounter. I wish to know how it is we are going to be learning more about the different bosses, levels, and the rest of the story. Maybe we collecting something through the levels that can do this, since the original prompt that started this is 'Memento Mori', maybe they can be remnants of memories. Each run could have a different memory selected to load for the level so the players learn a little more over time and they wont have to collect the same thing over and over again. I mentioned Hades before, but the system of building the story over conversations/interactions with the various NPCs was a smart way they chose to build out the story/world of Hades.

You make so much progress in such little time 😮 (make sure you’re sleeping). I love the funny names you come up with. I love the little detail of giving Guillaume the last name “Obligé” as it translates to “obligated” or “required” which is definitely something Guillaume feels like he’s going through. You can see it in his face.

love the ghost sheet fall damage immunity idea

Man I love this game’s art style, I can’t wait to see every new item and enemies added in the following updates! Keep going, your game is awesome

Making this game alongside community feedback is such a good idea. It’s going to turn out so well!

This Game just looks so nice! Please keep the momentum going. Greetings from Germany 😅

I’m in an internal conflict. I want to watch these dev-logs to see the progress of this amazing game, but I also want to be pleasantly surprised by all of the new additions since the competition when the it inevitably releases.

You're making very exciting progress already! The first boss being able to outright counter the player's bread-and-butter ability definitely shakes up the formula you're building in a very interesting way!

Franklin Sighting! You gotta get him into the game somewhere!

A moment for the stunning art! It feels so emotionally impactful despite the more cartoonish style

Found out about your channel through the competition and the other black thorn video you were in. I really loved your work, it felt like something very special and authentic. I'm super excited to see what you do with disinherited. Keep up the good work!

Love the dedication, going to be binge watching every video when they come out haha. Amazing as always 👌

The 100 day challenge is a fun idea! But I’m glad that you’re taking time to keep yourself healthy. It’s definitely worth testing out fall damage. It can be a great way to balance out the incentives, as right now there’s 2 for going fast and only 1 for going slow as far as I can tell. The player wants to go fast because of the draining light and reaper. The player wants to go slow due to limited sight (making it easier to stumble into hazards/enemies) and the addition of fall damage would add to the desire to take things slow. Love the parry and new relics! There will be some really interesting choices from those. It’ll be fun to mix and match. And I absolutely love the gravedigger boss! I think the bill rush will be cool, perhaps a phase 2 attack? If I can suggest something for the projectile attack, I think it could be lobbing a skull in the air. It would bring some variety to testing the player’s ability to dodge: there’s a lot of small bones falling vs a single larger skull in an arching trajectory.

The fact bosses can parry back opens the opportunity for a really hard boss which just parry’s back and forth the speed of the object could also increase the more times it is parried

BRING BACK THE CAFFEINATED AUCTIONEER!! Keep up the excellent work my friend!

one detail that I would appreciate in this kind of games: when the character is having some new piece of equipment (like the Twilit Slippers) it should also actually appear on its sprite and not being just another stats changer. I am aware this is not a priority and might come at a very late stage of development (I guess animations need to change/be reworked?) but it would be one of those kind of details I would notice. Hope it makes sense :) that being said, Guillame looks interesting as a character, and maybe you can make his face smile more/less as his hp go up or down (according to his personality)?

You could have the ghost sheet be similar to BOTW's paraglider or the cucoos in OOT, I think that would just be a really fun touch :)

For the fall damage thing, it seems a little redundant to have a fall damage negation mechanic when just briefly catching yourself on the wall is enough to prevent. Two things that could make it a cooler and more interesting mechanic are: - drops which get wider faster than you can move in the air so you can't catch onto anything. - making it so that when catch on the wall, you take a chunk of stamina based on how far you've fallen. If it's more than the stamina you have, you lose all your stamina and reduce your speed but keep falling. This would make it so that there's a limit to how far down you can just save yourself on the wall from and add a need for the fall damage reduction.

You got this king, meet that deadline! so glad you are finishing this project from the competition.

5:46 he’s totally one of those gymbros that dedicate their life to “The Gym”

Yooo that clip where you threw a bone and the boss parried it and you parried it back??? 😩So satisfying

Idea for projectile on Guillame: he can pick up skeleton/skeleton remain and chuck at the player which would add another incentive for dealing with spawns and using the remains. Another idea could be throwing the shovel and then he has to go retrieve it from wherever it's stuck

Wow really liked all the aditions! One thing about Guillaume (super cool btw) that i found a little weird as it is, is his unturn animation after stomping with his back. You could tweak the animation or perhaps make it so when his back stomps the ground he is flung up once again by the impact, and lands on his feet a bit foward in the ground (would also function as a 2nd part of the attack). One random perk idea: While holding a throwable object in his hand, Samuel's melee bash has increased damage. Or maybe, you could make it so it increases his damage even more but the object breaks after hitting the melee bash. This would make the melee attack more viable but still relying in the main projectile mechanics of the game.

My favorite part of roguelikes is variety in styles of play… could be cool to play off the inheritance thing with a few different playable characters to choose from that have a signature ability. This would be like parry being exclusive to your klaus lookalike and then adding a female with helicopter pigtails and even the family dog with a bite action. Excited for what’s to come

As a person who when i see potential tends to actually happen i see huge potential in not just the game but your personality aswell

love the twilit items ! you can bet they will be used a lot for speedruns. i also think the boss has a great design and a perfect body shape.

I think your idea for the fall damage and the ghost sheet is a great idea! But I think that the ghost sheet should be a relic!

First up: I absolutely love this game so far! It has everything that makes for a great experience and I am so excited to be part of that journey 🔥 I had an idea which I'm not so sure about, but wanted to share it anyways: Don't know if it is just me but maybe swapping the health bar for single hearts (similar to Spelunky) would work. I think it really could fit the game's overall theme. Keep the great work up and stay as you are! ❤

FYI you were totally robbed, that was sad how that went down. But to share thought on the fall damage, I think both ideas are fantastic! I think fall damage could definitely be a thing, especially if you keep the wall-grab as consistent/reactive as it is now. Maybe don't have the fall damage be exponential though, max it at like... a quarter health or half health or something. If planning to add difficulties later, this fall damage limit could be one of the variables changed! And I adore the idea of using the ghost sheet to negate it, it's simply a net positive idea unless a better one comes along later; more neat interactions greatly enhances gameplay, always. :)

The game is incredible so far! I’m willing to do a game on my own and your participation on the competition was realy inspiring 👑

how about an enemy which is a statue with a torch-like head (like the castle wall torch thingies irl) which can be lit to make it alive (or you can just lit its heart), once you defeat it you get a rewarding loot but its a lil challenging (something like a miniboss). or you could turn it to a passive mob which restores your light in some way. all up to u or maybe lore-wise you could make the statues as fallen people who tried to obtain immortality and manifested the evil aura from the place they fallen in (like the place overtook their body and now theyr a part of it), and you can revive them for a few additional minutes with your fire for a fight or smth (not sure bout this part). also in christianity (if im not mistaken), the fire represents purification, so u could make it so you purrify the fallen guy from the evil aura mentioned earlier and he becomes your companion for a few minutes before turning to a statue again and shattering or smth. also it has a good potential for a boss fight, you could make it so u ignite the good side in the statue with your light and during the fight, the evil aura inside of the guy fights with the good side you re-ignited it with (for example, the boss could purposefully stun itselfs for you to attack it since the good side cant retake control over the body). once you "defeat" the boss, it defeats the evil aura inside of it, turns angelic or smth, rewards you for saving it with good loot and ascends. the idea needs a lot of polishing but it could be a great addition if done well. hope ull like it!

That different builds like light and darkness are a great idea so keep stuff like that up!

Really like the more technical stuff and not just art and "interesting content". I would watch a deep dive into that state machine ❤

This game had my favorite concept and direction during that $10K game challenge! I'm so excited to see you finish this! Awesome boss fight too btw!

I almost forgot to mention! I have an idea for a a level & boss which I think you may like. So one comment suggested that the color palette may seem very repetitive, maybe make a level were everything seems peaceful, the colors are vibrant, the music is peaceful, maybe some 'dead enemies', the twist however is that this is due to a deceptive/trickster Deity who gives the players a false sense of safety, the boss fight would be show the area change back into the eerie palette as the illusion is raised. I would suggest Anansi, as Anansi could both look like a human however they would reveal their true form as the scary spider. I hope my suggestions help you in brain storming ideas!

Oh the items designed around light radius is pretty cool stuff.

So happy to be here at the beginning of this journey! I can’t wait to see where you take this game. I just know it’s going to be amazing.

Dryden i am so sorry you got robbed, your game was far better with actual lore and 3 bosses and a whole rougelike system already. In my opinion it still won in overall aesthetic and you had the best implementation of the theme and sub themes the competitiors gave you. (Sorry if my punctuations are wrong im working on it 😭😭)

Make the parry a different button and action. Now you can still have your bash wind-up, _and_ you can make the parry work instantly, but of course be disadvantageous if used carelessly: Instead of having a slow wind-up, it has a slow cool-down. Plus, you can then add that as a gainable ability, or have it there from the beginning. Maybe you can instantly parry projectiles, right, but 1) it'll only parry one (upgardeable?) and 2) a parried projectile just dies on the spot, meaning it can only be used defensively on projectiles. This can also give you a moment to set yourself up for a proper counter-bash.

It’s looking good man! I’m excited to see how it turns out!

Great progress for an extra week! Something you could consider is maybe making enemies that can start appearing in the first level later on the game (maybe based on time played, runs, or reaching a certain level) so you can add diversity to the early game without overwhelming new players (if that's even possible).

Very excited for the game and I'm very glad you decided to continue its development. A bit of feedback though, the camera shake is a little much, and from what I could see from the parry demonstration the camera only shakes vertically (i think) and adding horizontal shake would make it look much better imo

Regarding the wind-up for your cane strike: I wonder if you could get the best of both worlds by making it something you can hold. Press the attack button to wind up the strike, release it to actually strike. That might make timing things too easy though...

bruh im already addicted to the devlogs (after 1 devlog), cant wait for next weeks

regarding fall damage: It really depends on how much more you add. If you do decide to add it, you could have it so the ghost sheet has durability and/or has a limited chance to drop. Could also add another item that isn't as easy to get

I love all the new additions! Also your dog is adorable :)

Gonna be keeping up for the whole process. Hella excited to see how far this game goes

I can’t wait to follow the progress of this game! I don’t usually play games like this, but I’ll definitely be trying this one out when it releases

Can't wait to buy this game. Seeing the process of creation is soooo inteteristing

Good call getting rid of the wind up animation. It's definitely more important for the bash to be responsive, especially since your combat revolves around timing. P.S. you're pretty good at drawing!

Even tho you arent adding as much as you were in the compition, I find that you have still done do much! And yeah better keep your sanity and mental health up 😅 keep up the quality content!

looking so good already. And such a smart approach right away! I don't mind the idea of fall damage, but also don't feel like it's necessary. Love the melee Parry. The Gravedigger is a great design! and love the new items

You should make an attack that has a fairly long wind up so it tricks players into dodge rolling too early and getting hit by it, kinda like a dark souls enemy

Love your videos and personality! You definitely deserve more attention!

This is so amazing, I can't wait to see how far this project is goignt to go. I have a suggestion, but of course I am no developer, and am also not the man behind the wonderful vision of this game, so take it with a grain of salt. But when animating a lot of the character, it looks as if their movement is a little stiff and lifeless at time, especially the new grave digger boss--who seems to be full of life, a bit of a sorrow one though. So when riggin and animating the character I would recommned to think of the movements of any limb as the come from the center of the body and not the end of the limb. So for example when the gravedigger charges their shovel attack, start it from the shoulder, and then the arm, to elbow, to forearm, and then the hands. I think this would make the movement appear more realistic, but again, please take this advice with a grain of salt, as I do not mean to bash on the amazing work you have already done. I can't wait for the next devlog and see what you come up with next!

I just love how you put real life inspired bosses and characters into your game, and so far it’s looking great 👍

Suggestion for a boss move.. It might sound bland to you but i think it could fit with the overall combat with the game itself. Guillaume Obligé, seeing that in your design he has spiky armor in his spine, which makes me think that he should be able to shoot it out towards the player, obviously the player could parry it or dodge it.

Maybe if you are going to implement fall damage you could also add some other ways to traverse the map. Without a sheet from the ghost, traversal might get boring or become frustrating if all you can do is climb down the walls (the wall hug/rappel trick looked like it could be tricky for some players) and I think some environmental elements like ropes, bounce pads, bridges between platforms you can drop through etc. could go a long way in making traversal and the level itself more interesting. Just an idea

Oh my, I like this game, it is so beautiful and i like the concept!

I am so so looking forward to this games release! I love the art style and idea ❤

Great work as always, so much progress already. Cheers

This is amazing for one week, and very inspiring. Thanks!

Love it! Can't wait for it to be done!

I keep finding devlogs that are so recent that I can’t binge them 🥺🥺

Game looking fire! Please keep up the good work!

Yes! I have been waiting for this! If you don’t mind, which game engine are you using? I make games myself and the fact that you only have been coding for 2 years is unbelievable! I have wishlisted and can’t wait for more insane updates 😁!

I think the parry looks fun with the boss battle, normal enemies seems need some more refindment.

Fall damage idea doesn't sound too bad, just don't go the same direction as Witcher 3 (death by half-story drop) I think it's important to provide a way to negate or lessen punishments that exist, especially for movement. but since you can already negate the fall damage with careful wall navigation, I'd say you're already on a good path there. Since you've already got speedrunners in mind (bless), I'd keep the ghost sheet idea since falling is probably faster. Loving everything else that I'm hearing Always remember to encourage whatever you find to be naturally fun, across the board, as much as you can. Looks like you're already doing so with the maintenance of light Perhaps consider adding a lock on feature (with target swapping) since I saw you kinda struggling to make sure you were faced the right direction to hit that skeleton Whatever you can do to make the flow of combat seamless And for the boss arena, I suppose you could play around with cover as an alternative to parrying the bones, or making it so bones pass through walls entirely idk Just something that came to mind Also, just as a general request, please make sure to add in keybinding for literally everything (with maybe two-three keybind slots per thing) because I like to play with esdf over wasd and sometimes that messes with people's menus and stuff, but I also like to rebind everything else too (and sometimes use different keys depending on what) lol (and this is just an idea that I had spontaneously and I'm just typing it down here so that someone can use it for whatever they'd like) a 2D feature where you have 2 degrees of space in the 3rd dimension, being that you could essentially dodge to the left or right of something. to show if you're in the foreground or background you scale the model up or down depending on distance from screen, or cast a shadow for the background/regular visibility in foreground. Although, it would probably complicate visibility of the background if there are attacks in the foreground. Could be color coded when attacks overlap (if you hate colorblind people [jk just make sure it's different shades too]) or you could decide to be intentional about whether or not attacks can be seen behind another and the player will just have to decide if it's worth the risk of dodging instead of parrying/blocking/jumping/what have you.

So excited for this game to come out cant wait to play it

man, I'm really looking forward to this

I loved your game when I was watching the competition so happy you are making it a full game! Also can we get a dog reveal

I absolutely love the idea of the game. Would it be hard to make it have an option for co-op, like Spelunky maybe? Maybe it's a bad idea; I don't really know, but I think it could add a lot to the game. I know it would take time to implement, of course, and maybe it doesn't fit a roguelike. Thank you for reading and for such an amazing game. I can't wait for the next devlog!

Wow, keep up the good work

Your output is insane

genuinely such an inspiration

I am going to play the fuck out of this game when it releases

Hello there 👋 Thanks for your work! I believe, your game looks like millon dollars!

Release the game when it's ready, but boy do I hope you can do it in 100 days because I'm ready to play this game! It looks amazing! So really cool stuff going on here. For what it's worth of my opinion, I think fall damage would hurt the game, but go with your gut!

Good luck!

Love this!

Can we say indie game dev of the year!!!!

Aegishelia seems to me to have some perverse incentives. If you're good at the game and maintaining your light, you take less damage. If you're bad, you take more damage. And yes, I know you won't always have it, but I do worry it'll feel useless for good players and annoying for bad players

I love the new boss! Maybe you can add an npc like sunny from series of unfortunate events or maybe count Olaf!

It's cool that the boss fights in the game are really unique from each other compared to other games.

Very nice update, I like the new boss!

I can't wait till the game releases

Really love the game❤. Will you release it on android? Also don't let the small subscriber count discourage you. It will soon be a huge number

it would be cool if the ghost cape has the same effect like the yoshi's float

I have Arachnophobia, but as long as you dont give the spiders faces, it should be somewhat fine.

It would be cool if for his projectile he threw a fence spike at you

Amazing!

aah man just barely missed the premiere :( oh well if there is a next time i will def be there