Hi there!
Hello Kate
When I sent the prototype to friends, the major feedback I received was "I didn't understand the controls". That opened up three possible ways to tackle this issue and I went for all three:
- Polish the directional combat.
- Add an option for a simpler timed based combat.
- Add a tutorial (training) level.
Kate was a placeholder character in the prototype (she's not in the story), so I've decided to turn her into the player's trainer.
Wrote tutorial lines, searched for a voice actress and found the brilliant Erin Kress to voice her.
So now you'll have a training level where Kate will teach you the basics of directional combat, timed combat and later on - how to use a bow (not implemented yet).
In addition to those tutorials, you'll have an option to have a friendly duel with her.
You can find a detailed video of her here in the store page.
Training with Kate
Current status of the demo
What's done
Everything you see in the prototype plus:
- Designed the interior and exterior structure of the castle that will appear in the demo.
- Found voice actors for the 5 characters that will appear in the demo.
- Received 80% of the demo voice lines.
- Polished the directional combat mechanism.
- Added timed combat mechanism.
- Added shields.
- Created the tutorial (training) level.
Added shields
What I'm working on right now
- Implementing level 1 cutscenes.
This is where the level 1 (demo) intro scene will take place
What's left
- Finish cluttering the demo level castle.
- Receive and apply the rest of the voices.
- Polish and more polish.
- Test.
- Demo release!
Cheers!