The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Fan Stuff => Topic started by: abdeloliveira on May 17, 2023, 06:00:15 AM
Title: Darkest Abyss
Post by: abdeloliveira on May 17, 2023, 06:00:15 AM
Hi guys!
My first post here. :)
My name is Abdel, I'm from the 2ndBoss studio, and I'd like to introduce you to our new project under development: Darkest Abyss
The main idea is to follow the C3 and CotM line, we are not running away from the formula to keep the same gameplay feeling.
Some news about subweapons, like carrying two at the same time, being able to choose which one will be used at the moment you want. Among other things...
Here an alpha trailer:
And also the Steam page if you want to add to the wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1888880/
I plan to post the progress here and appreciate any feedback. Thanks!
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: X on May 17, 2023, 09:29:03 AM
Hay, welcome!
Your alpha trailer looks good. Never seen a giant horse as a boss before, so that's something new :)
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: zangetsu468 on May 18, 2023, 04:15:58 AM
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: abdeloliveira on May 18, 2023, 03:05:44 PM
wow amazing art!
it was something inspired by Farnese's nightmare... that horse really is creepy. :o
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: nokundhi on May 18, 2023, 04:08:07 PM
Looks real good, I'm usually not as big on the classic titles but something about the CV3 formula just works.
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Kamirine on May 19, 2023, 07:26:27 AM
Yay, more indies like the classic CVs, I need my fix! ;D So far, this looks really good!
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Gunlord on May 19, 2023, 06:03:38 PM
It looks very impressive and the sprites are excellent. That said, this seems to be as much of a Curse of the Moon game as a classicvania...like I mentioned on Twitter, IMO it might be wise to edit the main girl's sprite so she doesn't resemble Miriam as much. Also the lifebar is pretty much just from CotM lol. Little things like that would make your game seem much more distinctive :D
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: X on May 19, 2023, 06:21:41 PM
I feel the character is distinctive enough from Miriam in my eyes. She actually looks more like one of those Mexican flamenco dancers.
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Gunlord on May 19, 2023, 07:15:27 PM
I feel the character is distinctive enough from Miriam in my eyes. She actually looks more like one of those Mexican flamenco dancers.
I meant stuff like her sliding animation and crouching animation are ripped straight from CotM lol. See the position of their arm and leg here for instance: https://imgur.com/BGWaFw7
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: abdeloliveira on May 20, 2023, 06:39:05 AM
Yes, some things are very similar lol
I'm still going to redo some sprites, the walking cycle is also very similar, by the way.
The character design is based on Frida Kahlo, dress and hair detail, something like that. :)
Thanks for the feedback guys!
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: X on May 20, 2023, 09:18:39 AM
Gunlord@
Oh, I see. Gotcha.
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: abdeloliveira on June 12, 2023, 09:52:11 AM
Hi guys,
Some animation and hud tests. I followed the suggestion and exchanged the weapon for a saber with greater range.
Thanks for the feedbacks!
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Gunlord on June 14, 2023, 12:42:46 AM
I see you've changed the HUD and her sliding animation to make it look more original and less derivative. Excellent work, I like this much better!
Ty!
I'm still working on it. :)
A small update on a subweapon for this character:
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Gunlord on July 15, 2023, 07:56:13 PM
Neat! As a friendly question, what's with the American and Brazilian flags in the HUD? I assume those keep track of language/localization? As a piece of advice I don't think you need those there and the space might be better used for something else, given how easy it usually is to change languages in-game.
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: abdeloliveira on July 17, 2023, 06:42:39 AM
You!
Oh, the flags are just for debugging, they won't be in the game.
I plan to put the boss health bar and lower the score display. :)
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Think Tank on September 06, 2023, 06:14:25 PM
This looks great! Is the plan to release it on Steam? Sure wish some of these CV-inspired games would be available on OSX.
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Kamirine on September 11, 2023, 12:34:49 PM
It’s already able to be wishlisted on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888880/Darkest_Abyss/ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888880/Darkest_Abyss/)
Title: Re: Darkest Abyss
Post by: Gunlord on October 09, 2023, 01:44:35 PM