Form to pick boss music for NG+ here (spoilers!)
Hello gamers,
Wow it’s a new month already. Episode 5 of Muffles' Life Sentence has been in testing for a few weeks and let me tell you- things are… mostly... going well there!
Endings are hard. And I want to give this game the best final chapter possible. You all deserve it. I want to deliver the best game I can- it’s just a matter of figuring out the right way to make it all happen.
And today, I want to talk about an exciting part of episode 5- and how everyone reading this can (legitimately) make an impact on Muffles' New Game Plus!
The end isn’t the end
For those who don’t know, New Game+ (NG+) is a way to replay a game, often ones with substantial story and game progression, while carrying over your levels, skills, stats, etc. In order to balance things, the ‘plus’ part of NG+ adds some changes to the game, often scaling enemy difficulty up and adding new challenges.
The challenge for these modes is figuring out how many new things to offer in an NG+. Only a subsection of players will ever encounter it, but those that do will LOVE additional features, secret content, and being able to build up their characters higher than ever possible in a single play-through.
A big reason I’m adding a NG+ mode to Muffles is because I’ve started adding more hidden content and puzzles that you might miss on a single playthrough, as well as adding rewards like new color palettes that some players want to use on earlier areas of the game.
The new content is special boss music
In addition to scaling up enemies in combat, certain fights will have brand new, alternative fight music! I thought this could be a fun way to give something extra to future playthroughs, while at the same time not being so exclusive that people feel pressured to play again if they aren’t feeling it.
Here’s some examples of boss music I’m planning on using:
Help Bossy pair music with fights
I need all your help to figure out what songs would be coolest with what fights!
USE THIS LINK to access 14 never before heard songs (you may have heard a few if you're part of the Discord) and let me know what fights you think they'd pair well with. Obviously warning that there will be SPOILERS in the drop-down menus showing the different fights and enemies across the episodes.
Have ideas for song names? Think some of the songs could use a bit more polish? Want to call Bossy a hack? Use the desc section at the bottom of the form OR just message him on Discord directly!
In other news,
Episode 5 is coming so soon. A huge thank you to the patrons and discord members who have given so much helpful feedback on story, mechanics, pacing, and a ton of other things. I'll keep saying it until I'm a broken record- Muffles wouldn't be half the game it is without you.
I'm not even joking- Bossy might have stopped halfway if not for y'all. And what a freakin' shame that would have been.
Hope you all are staying safe and warm. Until next time!
Adios~