Is my 2D Indie Game FUN? Devlog

s o c i a l s ☕ ---------------------------------------- Discord: https://discord.gg/KWWzR4HhfU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicken_marsella Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/marselluh Twitter: https://twitter.com/marselluhBot business inquiries: [email protected] s u p p o r t 👏 ---------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marselluh programmer merch: https://nullref.co/ Join the club: https://rainysun.day/ my book list (affiliate): https://www.amazon.com/shop/marselluh/list/1LXA9Q5NE9C84 g e a r (affiliates) 🖥️ ---------------------------------------- Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3PQgQOB Mouse: https://amzn.to/3AICXT5 Monitors: https://amzn.to/3PJZkvI Chair: https://amzn.to/3AJ9oAQ Desk: https://amzn.to/3pFJ8AX Mic: https://amzn.to/3wq8Xc1 Camera: https://amzn.to/3QNZKT5 gear store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/marselluh/list/1GWCC1EPJCTKL d e s c r i p t i o n 🔥 ---------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 - intro 00:16 - game feel in game dev 01:02 - redesigning the combat system 03:08 - enemy pathfinding and behavior 04:29 - conclusions and outro Check out my other devlogs: Building My Dream Game Devlog 1 - https://youtu.be/xzoaB3M944A Game Development is Hard Devlog 2 - https://youtu.be/axQQlEVQ8Qg Developing My Indie RPG is Confusing Devlog 3 - https://youtu.be/En2FifKPnD8 Gods and Spells in My Indie RPG Devlog 4 - https://youtu.be/dQKpfVNdzNg My game dev retrospective: 3 Months of Learning Game Development - https://youtu.be/x5wndRdBowo Astar pathfinding project - https://arongranberg.com/astar/ Brackeys pathfinding video - https://youtu.be/jvtFUfJ6CP8 (Note: in the Brackeys video, instead of resetting the waypoint to 0 when the path is completed, I had to reset it to 1, otherwise animations would glitch) Check out the great artists where I got my assets from! https://finalbossblues.itch.io/ https://pimen.itch.io/ Other videos used: Archvale Development Log (IDoZ) - https://youtu.be/hDxxKNS55Cg The Trick I Used to Make Combat Fun! | Devlog - https://youtu.be/6BrZryMz-ac Archvale discord mentioned in video: https://discord.gg/jGxAAvX It’s been a bit since I uploaded a proper devlog, but I do think I’ve made some decent progress on my indie RPG. Recently, I've been focusing on game feel as it relates to game development and game design. Game feel is a bit hard to describe from a game dev perspective, but basically are the controls smooth and responsive? Do the animations fit and is the combat engaging (among other things)? First, I completely redesigned the combat system. I got inspiration from Game Endeavor's combat system, as well as the game Archvale (links above). Essentially, there is a floating sword, and when attacking the sword rotates around the player, creating a swipe effect. This ultimately makes my indie RPG feel overall a lot more fun. I also added a player dash ability, to add a more dynamic movement system. I also greatly improved enemy behavior and pathfinding since the last devlog. NPCs can now calculate and move to the closest enemy while observing obstacles. I also added critical strike chance and block chance to add some needed randomness in combat. The system obviously still needs some work, but I am overall happy with it. I know this is a relatively short devlog, but I think I've accomplished a lot since the previous devlog! Comment down below your thoughts on the new systems and the devlog overall! Also let me know if you have any suggestions for systems that might be fun in the game or recommendations on game development overall! Thank you all for helping me reach 10,000 subscribers! The recent popularity of my game development videos and devlog series has been amazing to see. Thank you all for the support! #devlog #gamedev #gamedevelopment c r e d i t s 🎵 ---------------------------------------- Masked Man - Banksy https://chll.to/432c2af4 Aviino - London Love Letters https://chll.to/d9fc01ab Aviino, Oliv - Sorry Matthew https://chll.to/334d2e65 Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/b43e1d4e d i s c l a i m e r ---------------------------------------- I do not claim to own any or all of the pictures/footage that may be shown in this video. All of my opinions are entirely my own and do not represent any company I work for or am affiliated with. Any financial topics discussed are not financial advice.