Clockwork frog? Gotta name it Clockcroak

For decorations, I think a grandfather clock could work well - perhaps even a feature where it chimes as the player runs past it, possibly alerting enemies. As you started drawing a chandelier, it's not a new idea but it could make for a cool movement mechanic, timed jumps, physics, etc. Another cool update, keep up the great work!

Dude!! That timelapse drawing explaining the lore would be so charming to include in game. Maybe as a little cutscene.

I think it could be cool to have machines making the enemies in the background. It could be a simplified representation, but it could be cool, kind of like when you see the turret manufacturing lines in Portal 2. Could also be cool to have clock hands that swing at the player, like one-directional rotating obstacles for the player to dodge. You could even have a clock enemy that uses a clock hand like a sword or spear. All-in-all, there's a lot of potential with the new area! But man, the art direction for the set dressing is top notch.

The level of talent and creativity that is shown here is insane. The original drawings, coding, score composition, animations, etc. is very impressive

I'm not sure if your planning on adding more layers or not but I had an idea for a boss that I think is pretty neat. A storyteller that didn't seek immortality for himself but for his stories. so he spread them far and wide, telling them to anyone he could. but after his death his stories began to warp, people changed his stories, altering them for whatever reason. but those stories where parts of him so as his stories changed so did the parts of himself in the stories. eventually he manifested in deaths domain but instead of trying to share his stories, now he hordes them, protecting them from the world.

In terms of other background items and enemies for the Infinite Machine, there's a documentary called "Automata: The Extraordinary 'Robots' Designed Hundreds Of Years Ago" that talks about the impressive history of intricate clockwork toys dating back hundreds of years - far longer than you'd imagine. The oldest I'm aware of is a clockwork lion made by Da Vinci, which is a strong contender for the first robot. So having characters and devices based around that concept would be quite fitting.

- Infinite Machine enemy idea: Robot that has a gear wheel instead of legs. Dashes towards you if it is facing you. - Pirate Ship enemy idea: Undead pirate that throws explosives. When the explosive touches the ground or a wall, it bursts out into a large explosion. This makes it a lot safer to catch it/deflect it instead of dodging. - Pirate Ship enemy idea: Undead Pirate armed with two pirate guns. Shoots two projectiles in rapid succession. - Relic idea: If you are really precise with the parry timing (activate it right before getting hit), the projectile is sent back at a higher speed and higher damage. Perhaps the art could be a lion cane (the handle is a lion head, search "lion cane" for reference), and when you successfully perform the perfect timing, a short lion roar is played. Of course this last stylistic part is more up to you, but I do think an audible feedback should be played when you perform the perfect timing. - Stage idea: I thought you might enjoy an area about a musician. The enemies could be ghostly members of an orchestra, each attacking by playing a different instrument (violin, harp, flute, etc...). Idk if the boss would be a maestro or another musician, but I do think a church organ attack is always welcome 😂 Hope you like some of those ideas :)

this video made my day, not just because its a really good video but BECAUSE IM IN IT BABY. 0:31. thank you so much for putting the funny frog/toad man in. makes a big happy :)

A thieving robot frog? Count me in! This sounds like the perfect addition to spice up the game. Can't wait to see how it hops into action! 🐸🤖🎮

In terms of decor (and parallax backgrounds) in the infinite machine area, I would love to see different gears, pistons, and pulleys moving in the distance with clockwork timing. I think it would really add to the sense of being inside a sprawling machine, and would make the mechanical foreground decorations more interconnected with the level, rather than isolated machines.

What if there was a special, fancier frog that could steal relics or prayer beads? Or a treasure frog that drops something extra juicy upon its defeat? And maybe if a frog steals a very low cost item, it could spit it back at you as a ranged attack. Anyways, keep up the good work! I look forward to each Devlog!

I saw this game in the blackthornprod competition and immediately fell in love with the artstyle and the concept. Also I love that you write the music and play it yourself or with the the help of your close ones. cant wait to play it and also lighthoof, when they are finished

Love the idea of combining all the augments, can't wait to find all the augment combinations.

​​I wonder if you would consider a mechanic like the item corroding inside the frog belly (as in, losing stats over time, or getting broken after being there too long), as to increase the sense of urgency in defeating it, while also punishing the player for losing it in the first time, making the not parrying in time thing more consequential. Just a thought.

Another potential decoration could be occasional large pendulums slowly swinging in the background. There could also be foreground pendulums occasionally which present a hazard, or at least an obstacle which could complicate combat with creatures.

Love the series! I have some ideas for decor. Workstations filled with blueprints, pistons that move in the background, pulleys, and boilers. That's all my ideas :)

Me, a fellow Greek fan, when Dryden starts talking about the Greeks

I think involving more animation in the decorations and environments would really help bring them to life! What's here already is phenomenal!

We may have some bias. However, the frog is awesome.

You could add a pile of hay so that Samuel could jump in and hide from the enemies like in Assassin’s Creed.

4:43 we love u being nerdy, coz we probably all are

One thing you should add is that the frog catches projectiles if you throw them at it while its still. Another idea is to have the background of the boss fight have lots of steam whistles and gears and in the beginning of the boss fight an animation could play where the boss gets angry and all the gears start moving fast and the whistles start blowing.

Great video! And i don't mind explanation of nerdy thing. It makes video even better and interesting). Just some Ideas for enemies: Mechanical fireflies. These creature will just idly fly, but upon entering their detection area they will charge into you through walls and wil explode zapping you(electrical explosion), which give stun effect but no damage. But if you manage to kill them before they reach you, they can drop some light. Mechanical hedgehogs. They can turn themselves into a ball of spikes that will roll into you, sometimes they can jump during ball form. Also they are immune to any damage during spike ball form. If they hit a wall they get dizzy so you can kill them. Or it can be armadillos. Mechanical rat bombs(with wind up key). These creatures will charge into you and explode. Before they explode the key will stop winding and after that the rat will start tremble and explode. Clockwork spiders. These creature will spew poison webs that will paralyze you. To free from web you have to press certain key few times(the slower you free yourseld the more damage you get) Gearhounds. These creatures will charge into you dealing knockback attacks. Automaton owls. They will have screech attacks that will for a few second disorient you having inverted control. Steam Golem. Golems will Releases bursts of steam that scald and push back player.

One of the things I've always found fascinating about the Analytical Engine is the elaborate mechanical memory store. In a game about the afterlife and a mechanical computer it seems like you could thematically connect those ideas by having ghosts tied to banks of memory which are difficult or impossible to kill unless you jam the memory bank that supports them. But that is probably too elaborate to explain to the player unless it's a boss or something.

I just LOVE how you dive into all the details that interest me :D I rarely see channels, that do that. It's more common, that they think this is boring, so they skip over stuff, when I thought it just started to get interesting.

Love the frog! Always a fan of enemies that serve support roles and don’t just try to deal damage. As for decorations, maybe parts of the wall are broken, with exposed clockwork gears turning or steam pipes in the background.

Those gears in the background need to be spinning. Also, this game gives me an Edgar Allen Poe vibe so maybe some inspiration from there would be cool. Like pendulum, hearts, ravens, wine, etc. This project is so cool man!

He still has to dot eh one for the pirate guy

I love how much thought you put into the visuals, for things like the decorations, and making sure they fit with the theme and character

I agree with EverydayCarrot that a grandfather clock is an awesome decoration choice, maybe have the alert function be a cuckoo clock? As maybe more of a design tie in with the new frog enemy. (Also I think it would be pretty funny if it could pop out and hit you like a trap) I think it would also be interesting to note that each character (Main & Bosses) seems to have their own cultural influences, however unintentional. Like how it seems the main character seems to have Greek influence given his mirroring of the myths of heroes traveling into the underworld for some purpose. While the gravedigger gives me strong Parisian Catacombs/Black Death vibes, like picturing Notre Dame battle from the Disney movie. The inventor (and maybe this is just me) makes me think most of Faustus, the pirate captain is just straight up Golden Age of Pirates/Blackbeard/"Write my name in legend to be immortal" kinda characters. Going even harder on these different kind time period/cultural influences really helps show the underlying theme of the overall game that trying to cheat death is a folly many people fall for. Which also raises a question on how many levels of death's domain are you going for?

I think it would be epic if there were traps/platforms/enemies/satatues that moved with the music in the infinite machine section (like the inner furnace section of "Death's door"). (btw, forgot to say, love these devlogs)

I've loved the frog thief idea. I do think though a greater "risk" is needed, so I specifically wouldn't mind not being able to retrieve the item once it gets stolen. It adds more emphasys on trying to parry the tongue attack, and it also creates space for a new relic (this relic would be able to preven your held items from being stolen).

I swear time goes so fast, I can’t believe that it’s been a week since the last devlog already! I’m glad too see the progress though :) Also, for decorations, you should totally add a carrot

If you are looking to incorporate steam into the final design, a 'centrifugal governor' would be an eye-catching animated feature to include, which could even have gameplay opportunities.

Could be interesting if the frog had an interaction where if it stole a specific item it would give something in return or return the item in an altered state

Hey, Keep up the good work! I love how you seem to read a lot of the comments and enven respond to some, like ones i did on videos before 😊. So, Here is another ideia I had: If you ever feel unsure about a minor decision you have to make, like what name should a minor enemy or iten be called, you could mention it on the next dev log and make a youtube poll with some options ! It could be a cool way for the comunnity to interact with the development process, driving engage without affecting your vision of the game 😊

I just binged in under an hour all of your devlogs on the game, You are amazing and criminally underated.

I would recomment a SteamLokomotive (train) for decoration inspiration - maybe something like "Throwing charcoal, bruning and not burning.. when burning can t be catched." Traps that are steampowerd could be deactivated by defeating the coal shoveling NPCs who throw their coal at you ?!

Just came here to say that you WON that contest dude, you know what I mean...

Really want him to dwells into builds like no light

I just realized that you have a discord. Will check that out! Great video as usual! Also, I feel like the frog needs to be able to pull you! It would make it a little bit more difficult and interesting. It can pull items, so why not you!

I think the introduction of different playable characters with different stats that the items will scale differently with would add a lot to replay ability as well giving the “illusion” of choice so to speak but only be available once the game is complete or unlock them along curtains achievements

Man, I feel so bad you didnt win first place in the contest. I just found out about you and your work is incredible. Besides your talent you humility and personality makes you charismatic, keep the great work and you will make it big soon !!

Bro this has to be the most underrated dev, keep it up!

I will be ar work when this drops but im super excited to watch it when i get off!!!! Have an amazing day brother!

You should do a beauty related area, where the boss is a set of twins each with their own abilities. The music could be a duet

i love this series! Great job on these videos, you're definitely one of my favorite game devs (and musicians) now (along with dualwielded of course)

Youre really good at listening to people giving feedback and ideas.

Great video as always. Here are some decoration ideas: A giant caret on the wall(I’m from Eastern Europe, this is very common here, and I think it fits), some paintings, and a table with a quill. Plus my last suggestion for the high risk high reward chained boss 😃

Looking great as always and I love it. Have you thought of mini bosses or secret rooms that can have relics or said mini bosses? Or even a sort of after boss area pick where you have more then one path to other areas to pick to give a sense of choice?

Fantastic once again. Your productivity is off the scale !! Really like you mini timelapse vids of the drawings taking shape, had no idea this was a built in feature of Procreate until I started using it this week after watching your DevLogs. I agree with you it appears to be a superb tool and soon will become my GOTO App for drawing.

These disinherited devlogs make my fridays

You can use Ada analytic machine as a store, or make a hidden shop only available by finding the gears to repair the machine.

honestly, i just start to see your work, and wow, ur'e a genius, the artwork, music, gameplay, mechanics, i wish you nothing but success! really talented and transparent with your community, im subscribing to keep an eye on this masterpiece!

Amazing man keep up the good work I will watch your journey and evolution as a developer and content creator

Infinite Machine giving me Dr. Steel vibes for some reason, along with an item called Crystal Skull xD The game is going very great. You seem to like referencing greek culture. Arachne was a favorite story of mine too, however just the version where she beat the goddess and then got turned into a spider for challenging her.

Maybe in a journal that in-game belonged to agusta's when she was doing machine schematics!

Always so impressed with the quality of your work week from week. Loving the content!

I'm late to the party here, but having grass in the Infinite Machine seems out of place, so you need a different obstacle to be cut with a sharp object. Some thick curtains made of green fabric with a heavy purple rope (or flip the colors, I'm no expert) would fit that role nicely, and add an extra splash of color to the scenery. Maybe you could have discarded piles of books or even punch cards lying around too.

You should make use of keys or a special item in some way to make the frog stealing more annoying. Ex: Key to open door to boss fight

I just watched the competition and was gutted for you. I am currently away from my pc due to work but I will purchase this on steam to support you. Also subbed to follow the development.

For a relic, i think something that focus around the melee could be a fun thing to do, and another one could be a relic that makes your catched projectile stronger if you catch more of them, kinda of stacking them. I know that this dont exist now, but could be fun for a slow build

Incredible creativity man. Cannot wait to play this when it's out!!

these devlogs are really inspiring me, all the work you are puting in the game looks AMAZING, im a first year software engineer at university and after i finish the final exams (in two weeks) im planning starting learning more about game develop by making one (more simple than yours of course haha)

Every your video makes my day brighter. It is so much inspirtion!

I love your dedication and how detailt you work. Great job

great video as always! Loving this series, can't wait for the kickstarter

Great work as always, cool frog enemy. Cheers from Germany

The computer area adds alot of potential to add puzzles, although since this is a roguelike you probably would have to figure out how to autogenerate them

Absolutely loving this series! Thank you for continuing!

For a enemy I think a broken down mechanical would be cool it would be missing an arm and it would be a torso attached to a pole with small wheels on the bottom it’s attack would consist of a forward punch and a uppercut, but it can also grab random objects off the ground and throw them at you For the general character design, I’m imagining something like a robot head with one eye a light bulb on top and it’s torso would have visible damage and where the missing arm would be. And for the bottom half basically Karen from SpongeBob I don’t know if this is a good idea or in anyway helpful but I tried

Already excited for the next one!🙌

The reason most devs don't use vertex displacement for 2D is it's usually better to just move the object itself. Vertex displacement exists to solve the problem of efficiently animating different pieces of an object separately, which is usually not a requirement for 2D.

im waiting, and im very excited!

i can not wait for disinhereted it looks so good it will be amezing can you add a massive book somewhere i dont know where but please add a massive book monster please btw the parelax effect worked amezing

This game looks 🔥🔥

Amazing work as always but my one tiny critique is that that frogs tongue attack is a little small and as someone who has played games with small projectiles they are one of the most annoying things on planet earth because you can barely see them also i would suggest to make it a slightly more vibrant color so it can stand out from the background like maybe a deep purple or something also maybe a wind-up to its attack to give the player some time to react. I dont know. im not a gamedev so take all my advice with a grain of salt.

seeing the progress of this game reminds me of playing salt and sanctuary(sorry if mentioning this bothers you!) so for this reason i'm more hyped to play disinherited!

8:35 reminds me of terraria, and I love it! :D

have you thought about adding a alchemist boss or stage? if so i can try to make concept art if your interested

i think it could be cool to send you to "the betweenlands" or something whenever you die or beat a boss where you could be sent to heaven or hell depending on your decisions throughout the game. (although i understand that that probably will be too hard to code and might be a bit annoying)

For decoration add some pipes and/or circular steam valves. I would also recommend taking a look at Skyrim's Dwemer ruins for some inspiration they are very similar themed to your clockwork area.

Can't wait!!

Cool video, keep it up!

Another version of the Cosmia could be when they fuse is turning into an eclipse. Idk what it'd do but sounds cool 😅

Discord Gang unite! It's so nice to see you picking up on feedback and add ideas that you like :3

Great!!

PLEASE add more fusions, I think they are so cool!

what if there is an area based on alchemy with loots of gold and the boss uses the philosophers stone powering their abilities

i have an idea for a enemy for the Piret area (sorry for not knowing of the area ) sirens they can scream to stan you and stat singing to lore you in

11:18 pm for me

I love Low-light play the day before pride month

i dont know if you already have plans for the ending, but maybe after you beat the final boss you have to escape a collapsing catacombs.

Love your game man the art style is amazing the only thing that bothers me is the attack animation looks slightly stiff could be cool if you added more variety for like multiple attack combos

Waiting 🙂🍿

As a long time software engineer, but new game developer, how do you manage all of your modifiers in your game? I could imagine that you'd want some kind of component engine that modifies the state of attacks or something that you pipe everything through? Or is it more on a case by case basis depending on the type of thing it's changing: attacks, light, etc? I'd be super interested to see how that works as a newbie. Also, I absolutely love your attention to detail with the naming and lore of things. When a game or story meshes with existing history/lore/folk tales it is so enticing!

yuhh i’m a fan.

Not sure if you already added this, but maybe an item that would let you store 2 items in hand? Like two bones so you can throw them 1 by 1.

Sweet mother of pearl, a weekly upload schedule?? How does he do it?!??