So... I misrepresented the title "developer" right at the beginning in this video when I said "only developer". I meant to say I'm the one on the team who is responsible for the *coding of TetherGeist. Noah and Rae are also developers, with their expertise founded in art, writing, narrative design and worldbuilding.
@@LetsSmiley We won't, but I absolutely love Rusty! He's a fantastic musician and was super fun to work with on the jam version. As a musician myself though, I'll be writing the soundtrack. It has nothing to do with Rusty and everything to do with me wanting to create the soundtrack. I have a vision for how I want to game's music to sound/feel, and I've been passionate about writing music long before even my passion for creating video games.
One thing I love about the intro (in addition to the axolotl) is allowing the player to discover how to use the spirit on their own without explanation. This makes intros a LOT more fun, since gamers enjoy discovery over being told what to do.
Btw, a thing that i LOVE about devlogs is how the creators of the games communicate with us fans. I think you did a great job on that! Just a tip: try to focus more on the gameplay and design (the simplest of each part) instead of the story, so it'll get more people's attention without spoiling it! Also, try to showcase some of the music too, because some people love to hear these types of sneak peeks and can make people more interested about the game, specially as, if done right, the melody will keep bumping on your head!
Yeah we’re laying a lot of groundwork right now. Future dev logs will be diving deeper into gameplay and mechanics. Also planning on music dev logs when the time comes.
Looks great, I’m catching up on all of these videos. The farmers market play test was genius. I think in the first portion of the level provide more than enough nectars, so the player can get a feel for jumps in the beginning.
Thanks for sharing your story. I like it, and I can see your commitment to it. Also its nice to know your team mates. :) Keep building, waiting for it to play.
@@OandCoGames It sounds great! I’d love to help out with it if you’re interested, even if I could just help by giving tips or something. If you aren’t, that’s totally chill too, I’ve just been kinda bored recently and I’ve been looking for a project to work on.
This game feels like it'll be extremely innovative! I'm DYING for another hard platformer to beat and 100%, because I'm almost finished with Celeste goldens and super meat boy's platinum
Just the brief hints at your overall story organization is extremely impressive! The flow chart makes perfect sense for a level progression platformer and breaking it into general chapters is another super smart move. Does each chapter have a tldr; for your internal reference? Like, a way for you all to glance at it and immediately understand what you're working on narratively?
Looks great, but I feel the current environment city art, though great looking, is making it really hard to tell what platforms are walkable, have collision, vs just art decoration in the background. for a platformer like this to feel good, where you can jump and what you can interact with is crucial for a game to feel good.
It looks like a huge amount of work will have to be put into this to finish the game. Keep in mind that you need to manage the gamemaking process in accordance with the size of your team or else it's gonna take you 10 years to finish this project, which by the way looks really promising. I hope we see some challanging parkour in future levels because that's really what draws me to these types of games :)
We're actually still catching up on devlogs, so we're further along than this video showcases. We've got a 2-year plan (which on paper looks like year and a half, so hopefully 6 extra months is enough cushion... we'll see lol).
I think that this game is gonna be like celeste. Hard,but not impossible. Beautiful and stunning. A really inspiring story. And mainly skill-based. And since celeste is one of my favorites games,i think that this game is gonna be super good and has so much potential!
Hi! I and some firends (we are currently 5) are trying to make a game too, but we are kinda struggling with organizing our work. I see that you are showing some kind of team planner at 1:28, do you mind telling me what is it? thanks!
Sure thing. We use Miro for story-writing and brainstorming. We also use Trello for managing tasks each week. Both are cloud-based and both have a free version that totally accommodates our needs.
Just curious, how long do you plan on this game taking? And are your going to take a similar approach to level design as Celeste? As it seems like in some parts, especially in the town, the player is free to choose where they go and take multiple paths. Really interested to see where this goes!😊
We are certainly taking inspiration from Celeste (e.g. frequent checkpoints, high difficulty). We’re hoping to be ready to launch the game in a year and a half to two years, but we’ll see. We’re designing each chapter to take between 1-3 hours of playtime the first time through.
I already finished the playtest 3 times, even that is super fun to play. Though I got to say a few hours after my gameplay my arms hurt 😅The game is intense
Super excited for this game you guys are making. You all almost seem professional (sarcasm. Please dont be offended ) Have a good day and It looks amazing so far
So... I misrepresented the title "developer" right at the beginning in this video when I said "only developer". I meant to say I'm the one on the team who is responsible for the *coding of TetherGeist. Noah and Rae are also developers, with their expertise founded in art, writing, narrative design and worldbuilding.
Will you be working again with Russell Hodges on this project?
@@LetsSmiley We won't, but I absolutely love Rusty! He's a fantastic musician and was super fun to work with on the jam version. As a musician myself though, I'll be writing the soundtrack. It has nothing to do with Rusty and everything to do with me wanting to create the soundtrack. I have a vision for how I want to game's music to sound/feel, and I've been passionate about writing music long before even my passion for creating video games.
@@OandCoGames that's understandable :D
Say programmer next time, maybe? That might be the word you were looking for.
One thing I love about the intro (in addition to the axolotl) is allowing the player to discover how to use the spirit on their own without explanation. This makes intros a LOT more fun, since gamers enjoy discovery over being told what to do.
Btw, a thing that i LOVE about devlogs is how the creators of the games communicate with us fans. I think you did a great job on that! Just a tip: try to focus more on the gameplay and design (the simplest of each part) instead of the story, so it'll get more people's attention without spoiling it! Also, try to showcase some of the music too, because some people love to hear these types of sneak peeks and can make people more interested about the game, specially as, if done right, the melody will keep bumping on your head!
Yeah we’re laying a lot of groundwork right now. Future dev logs will be diving deeper into gameplay and mechanics. Also planning on music dev logs when the time comes.
May's hometown in TetherGeist looks so vibrant and lovely! I really love how the gameplay and world looks so far!
Everyone else talking about the art and the music and here I am pausing to read the playtest notes lol. Looks very cool
lol I had a hunch at least someone would consider pausing it... hopefully you'll like our next devlog on the playtests!
Again, this is wonderful. I cannot express how want I want to play this game already!
Looks great, I’m catching up on all of these videos. The farmers market play test was genius. I think in the first portion of the level provide more than enough nectars, so the player can get a feel for jumps in the beginning.
Haha, been here since day 0 but its looking like you are professionally putting work onto this project. Great Job!! Already wishlisted
Thanks for sticking with us!
The second I heard that I could wishlist this game on steam, I immediately did. So excited to see another devlog!
Thank you so much!!
Incredible! Amazing work by you 3. Cant wait to watch you guys progress farther!
This looks amazing. I'm so excited for this game to come out.
The level looks so good and I feel like this will be a really good game! Can't wait to see more devlogs!
Thanks for sharing your story. I like it, and I can see your commitment to it. Also its nice to know your team mates. :) Keep building, waiting for it to play.
I’m loving the sneak peaks at the visuals, what a solid team!
Hey, do you guys have music yet?
This looks amazing, and I’d love to do a demo track or two for you all as the very least!
Hey there! We do have music. The music in this video is actually a sample of the soundtrack we’re working on.
@@OandCoGames It sounds great! I’d love to help out with it if you’re interested, even if I could just help by giving tips or something. If you aren’t, that’s totally chill too, I’ve just been kinda bored recently and I’ve been looking for a project to work on.
This game looks great! I really like the variety in the tutorial. Can't wait to see more
This inspires me to continue on my game too great job cant wait to play the game
Muito obrigado! Bem vindo!
This game feels like it'll be extremely innovative! I'm DYING for another hard platformer to beat and 100%, because I'm almost finished with Celeste goldens and super meat boy's platinum
i like the structure of hubs and levels, kinda reminds me of the 3d marios
Oh wow! I subscribed when you were at like 250 subs! now you have 3k!!
Yeah this channel is really moving along! Pretty exciting for us!
We need more story-rich platformers! I will definitely play this when it comes out.
I can already tell this game is gonna be a big indie success
Gosh that would be a dream come true.
Games coming along really well! Theres already been so much progress since the last devlog and there are many great new features being added.
Wishlisted for sure! Amazing looking game companied by a well-crafted devlog.
The shot at 3:45 is more than enough to get me unreasonably excited about this game. You guys are crushing it, keep it up!
Me and my brother are also working on a game in gamemaker and we love your game so far! The Theme and art of your game is stunning! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Thank you for another devlog!
Just the brief hints at your overall story organization is extremely impressive! The flow chart makes perfect sense for a level progression platformer and breaking it into general chapters is another super smart move.
Does each chapter have a tldr; for your internal reference? Like, a way for you all to glance at it and immediately understand what you're working on narratively?
Yes, we have high-level summaries of the main points for each chapter that we use as a guide.
What a gaamee !!!
Keep going mates🎉
Looks great, but I feel the current environment city art, though great looking, is making it really hard to tell what platforms are walkable, have collision, vs just art decoration in the background. for a platformer like this to feel good, where you can jump and what you can interact with is crucial for a game to feel good.
Absolutely. We're actually redesigning the platforms in the city to make it clearer what is walkable and what is not.
@@OandCoGames whohoo! :)
I am so looking forward to this!
amazing played game on itch and you also picked a great artist noah allen just checked him out
It looks like a huge amount of work will have to be put into this to finish the game. Keep in mind that you need to manage the gamemaking process in accordance with the size of your team or else it's gonna take you 10 years to finish this project, which by the way looks really promising. I hope we see some challanging parkour in future levels because that's really what draws me to these types of games :)
We're actually still catching up on devlogs, so we're further along than this video showcases. We've got a 2-year plan (which on paper looks like year and a half, so hopefully 6 extra months is enough cushion... we'll see lol).
Look really amaizing...! Which game engine you're using?
GMS2
I think that this game is gonna be like celeste.
Hard,but not impossible.
Beautiful and stunning.
A really inspiring story.
And mainly skill-based.
And since celeste is one of my favorites games,i think that this game is gonna be super good and has so much potential!
Hi! I and some firends (we are currently 5) are trying to make a game too, but we are kinda struggling with organizing our work. I see that you are showing some kind of team planner at 1:28, do you mind telling me what is it? thanks!
Sure thing. We use Miro for story-writing and brainstorming. We also use Trello for managing tasks each week. Both are cloud-based and both have a free version that totally accommodates our needs.
@@OandCoGames neat, thanks and good luck on your game!
Noice
Just curious, how long do you plan on this game taking? And are your going to take a similar approach to level design as Celeste? As it seems like in some parts, especially in the town, the player is free to choose where they go and take multiple paths. Really interested to see where this goes!😊
We are certainly taking inspiration from Celeste (e.g. frequent checkpoints, high difficulty). We’re hoping to be ready to launch the game in a year and a half to two years, but we’ll see. We’re designing each chapter to take between 1-3 hours of playtime the first time through.
@@OandCoGames thanks for the information!
Yo I want to play this SO much
HOW, THIS CHANNEL HAD LIKE A FEW HUNDRED SUBS WHEN I LAST SAW IT???
Lol right?? We’re just as shocked.. and also super happy 😅
I already finished the playtest 3 times, even that is super fun to play. Though I got to say a few hours after my gameplay my arms hurt 😅The game is intense
please release a demo before a full game! more people will wishlist it then.
For sure! We're planning on having a vertical slice ready in a few months here that we can use for a demo.
Super excited for this game you guys are making. You all almost seem professional (sarcasm. Please dont be offended ) Have a good day and It looks amazing so far
Lol I get it. Indie studios can skirt the line between grassroots and professional.
what software do you use for building your diagrams and planning? is it free?
We use Miro, and it does indeed have a free version!
incrível 💚🇧🇷
Obrigado!
Lol o.0
What software do you use for pixel art?
Aseprite and Photoshop. Sometimes we make adjustments directly in GMS2 as well.
@@OandCoGames What is GMS2? Also thanks for the reply. Wishlisted the game seems fun.
@@vinosilva5458 Op sorry, I should have clarified. Gamemaker Studio 2.
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@@blazinghyena8154 lol ahhh, I gotcha 😅
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Helo :D
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