Indie Game Devlog #01 - Creating the Main Character

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Komentáře • 583

  • @2close4missiles88
    @2close4missiles88 Před 3 lety +919

    I was shocked by how satisfying the animation looked right from the start

    • @sedatealth103
      @sedatealth103 Před 3 lety +2

      same

    • @membz
      @membz Před 3 lety +8

      Video is just normal till animations than i shocked too

    • @Mikelica69
      @Mikelica69 Před 3 lety +2

      Me2

    • @scriptworld
      @scriptworld Před 3 lety +4

      seems like he is been doing his job pretty good for the past 8 years :D

    • @OmniousWatching
      @OmniousWatching Před 3 lety +3

      When did billy get a body

  • @commonsense672
    @commonsense672 Před 3 lety +332

    God, calm down.It's 1st devlog, and you just did that whole polished player in it.

    • @commonsense672
      @commonsense672 Před 3 lety +17

      I love the anims btw.

    • @thedude4039
      @thedude4039 Před 3 lety +12

      Yeah a dev log starting from the very beginning with an empty unity project would be kinda boring.

    • @dugtrioramen
      @dugtrioramen Před 3 lety +5

      He's speedrunning this

    • @bungacow9241
      @bungacow9241 Před 3 lety +6

      He's an animator lol

  • @Dramakins
    @Dramakins Před 3 lety +183

    i honestly squealed when he jumped the first time. so making it cute was a success haha

    • @RobertThomsonDev
      @RobertThomsonDev  Před 3 lety +47

      Amazing hahaha. I'm very happy with that reaction

    • @TheChromePoet
      @TheChromePoet Před rokem +3

      @@RobertThomsonDev I like the way you think, those simplistic lego mechs are really cool. I think I will use them as well for a proof of concept.

  • @mr_0n10n5
    @mr_0n10n5 Před 3 lety +122

    My first reaction: This looks interesting.
    Once the robot starts moving: Holy shit this already looks awesome and cool like what!!!! Damn that animation is pristine.

  • @typin9978
    @typin9978 Před 3 lety +358

    Stunning animation, I could spend hours just looking at you moving arround, great work !

  • @JustValxntine
    @JustValxntine Před 3 lety +184

    Would love to see a slightly different model when he rolls, kind of like he's a transformer so he turns into more of a ball/his parts come together more

    • @JinGitaxias
      @JinGitaxias Před 3 lety +12

      Agree. It's so square it looks a bit strange that it rolls. having wheels on the "knees" or arms and gliding on those like a car could work, and I'm sure that would open up more opportunities for drifting and stuff if you wanna go down that route.

    • @hhi2010
      @hhi2010 Před 3 lety +2

      i love that idea i thought of that as well

  • @dlxinteractive
    @dlxinteractive Před 3 lety +250

    For when the bot does a long jump have it say “yahoo” just like Mario 64 but in beeps

  • @botnakke
    @botnakke Před 3 lety +54

    No idea why this popped up on my recommended page, but it looks cool. Good luck on your dev journey! :)

    • @RobertThomsonDev
      @RobertThomsonDev  Před 3 lety +11

      Well I'm grateful that it did! Thanks very much and thanks for clicking 😁

    • @thatsmaik
      @thatsmaik Před 3 lety +1

      Popped up on my phone too. Glad it did. Great devlogs you got there :)

  • @thatanimeweirdo
    @thatanimeweirdo Před 3 lety +19

    It's crazy how the animation alone made me want to play this character!

  • @Jejkobbb
    @Jejkobbb Před 3 lety +260

    I enjoyed this so much, already looks so good. Subscribed with notifications on 👍

  • @MetaSpeedruns
    @MetaSpeedruns Před 3 lety +14

    "I'm designing this game with speedrunning in mind". You sir have caught my attention and earned a sub xD

  • @Hamuel
    @Hamuel Před 3 lety +20

    All these independent developers sharing their journies with us is amazing

  • @olly1601
    @olly1601 Před 3 lety +28

    I'm so glad you're making this with speedrunning in mind, I think this sort of mindset will hopefully allow more ways for people to get into the game. Good luck man!

  • @bottledducky9610
    @bottledducky9610 Před 3 lety +8

    the animations are soooo adorable omg

  • @JenoDevo
    @JenoDevo Před 3 lety +56

    Holy moly, I really like what I'm seeing here! I can tell you've put a lot of thought into movement and speedrunning. Keep it up!
    Sidenote: Do you watch IGN's Developers React to speedruns of their game? I feel like you would enjoy it.

    • @RobertThomsonDev
      @RobertThomsonDev  Před 3 lety +19

      I do! I love those videos, I think it's the best idea IGN's had in years! And thank you so much! I will try my best :)

    • @Enderia2
      @Enderia2 Před rokem

      @@RobertThomsonDev yup! So entertaining!

  • @MythicLegionDev
    @MythicLegionDev Před 3 lety +28

    I'm personally into the Evangelion mech stuff, but I also think lego mechs are super cool! The animation already looks great and I like how much thought is going into the player movement - keep up the great work!

    • @garorade
      @garorade Před 3 lety +2

      are you more of a huge mechs person or a minibot type person?

    • @MythicLegionDev
      @MythicLegionDev Před 3 lety +3

      @@garorade Hard to say - I do like mechs across pretty much the whole size spectrum, but I will say I am a fan of vehicle sized mechs!

    • @alexanderosinubi5154
      @alexanderosinubi5154 Před 3 lety

      @Mythic Legion when will you release a new video????

    • @valve_eve
      @valve_eve Před 10 měsíci

      bro releASE A VID NOW!

  • @Ethanol3310
    @Ethanol3310 Před 3 lety +6

    Damn those animations look clean as f

  • @JelleVermandere
    @JelleVermandere Před 3 lety +3

    That's a really solid basis for the game! Nice to see a professional animator approach a whole game, oh, and also: "BUH"

  • @codinginflow
    @codinginflow Před 3 lety +18

    I like 3D platformers too

  • @aliaqarahimi5410
    @aliaqarahimi5410 Před rokem +4

    I have almost no technical knowledge about game development and coding. But, I have recently started watching coding and game devlogs only as an entertainment choice. I must confess that, from everything I have watched so far, not only had you the most systematic and wise development methodology, but you ended up with an extremely ideal mechanics in the end. Great job

  • @sadboiaak2480
    @sadboiaak2480 Před 3 lety +6

    I love devlogs so much. Can't wait to watch the growth! :D

  • @Fopull
    @Fopull Před 3 lety +4

    Wow that movement looks so incredibly smooth! Nice job! I love the art style, can’t wait to see where this game goes.

  • @ayjay2287
    @ayjay2287 Před 3 lety +1

    You haven’t even made a level yet and this already almost looks like a finished product. The animations are so smooth and satisfying and the way the player controls looks really fun! Definitely gonna keep following this devlog! This is incredible!

  • @ChristianFeliciano7
    @ChristianFeliciano7 Před rokem +1

    3D artist here! Really wonderful animation work. It makes the character (and the whole experience) pop so much. Incredible.

  • @derjul3148
    @derjul3148 Před 3 lety +1

    The animations already look so good! I love this!

  • @PrismaticaDev
    @PrismaticaDev Před 3 lety +5

    Looking awesome! I'm a huge fan of SM64's movement, especially for its time. I'm seeing a lot of it in your project, especially in the bounciness of the character! Glad you're tackling your dream project head-on, I recently got in to Game Dev (previously a full-time musician) and have been having so much fun!

  • @jourdanhaines7875
    @jourdanhaines7875 Před 3 lety

    Subscribed with notifications on, really keen to see how this game turns out and love how you've layed out the video, really smooth and I'm actually interested in what you're talking about. Great work!

  • @Maxawesome101
    @Maxawesome101 Před 3 lety +7

    This was recommended to me and I regret not clicking on it the second I saw it

  • @itscrono7073
    @itscrono7073 Před 3 lety

    this is sick man, your passion for making the gameplay satisfying with all these little details you found from playing platformers over the years is really admirable

  • @stefantuba
    @stefantuba Před 3 lety +3

    This game looks amazing. I loved seeing the animations! I love the little running animation, to me it seems like the robot is running playfully/like a child which I just love the look of.

  • @caslagerwaard9727
    @caslagerwaard9727 Před 3 lety

    THIS IS SO GOOD!! I’m so happy I found this! Quality video man! And this looks absolutely stunning already for a first devlog I’ll be happily following your process !

  • @codesymphony
    @codesymphony Před rokem

    Amazing how far the channels come. Way more confidence in the newer videos. Keep it up

  • @emanuelduarte7541
    @emanuelduarte7541 Před 3 lety

    I am so glad I saw this chanel because I love your idea in mind and the animation is just what I love.

  • @actuallyAdonis
    @actuallyAdonis Před 3 lety

    Ive been into devlogs for a little while now and im glad you popped up on my reccomended, this looks great already.

  • @doodleplayer4014
    @doodleplayer4014 Před 3 lety

    I've rewatched these over and over in anticipation for the next devlog

  • @stormblade2895
    @stormblade2895 Před 3 lety +22

    I think it would be cool that when he long jumps, little rockets come out from his back and boost him. Anyways, this is looking great, can't wait to watch more!

    • @RobertThomsonDev
      @RobertThomsonDev  Před 3 lety +6

      That's a great idea! Will definitely be adding that at some point, thanks!

    • @devforfun5618
      @devforfun5618 Před 3 lety +1

      i thought the same, also him turning into a car when rolling, because it felt weird for a boxy robot just roll as if he was round

    • @adanperez6105
      @adanperez6105 Před 3 lety

      Or maybe a jetpack?
      Edit: fixed typo

  • @pedror1439
    @pedror1439 Před 3 lety +2

    This looks sick so far, hope this goes far

  • @onslaught3728
    @onslaught3728 Před 3 lety

    This looks amazing so far I wish you luck on your solo game making journey and can’t wait to watch your progress

  • @mayplemoon
    @mayplemoon Před 3 lety +3

    Holy crap this is cool! Can't wait for more! You've earned a sub!

  • @teamcyeborg
    @teamcyeborg Před rokem +1

    Giving birth to Robert DeNiro is actually a quintessential part of the filmmaking industry

  • @Morraak
    @Morraak Před 3 lety

    Wow, this already looks really polished as far as movement goes. Excited to see the levels you come up with.

  • @tauheedgamedev2388
    @tauheedgamedev2388 Před 3 lety +1

    Game's already looking amazing and the cute little robot running and jumping around so smoothly, I can tell this is gonna be big. 👍 Subbed

  • @ognjenilic3001
    @ognjenilic3001 Před 3 lety

    Subscribed with notifications on already. I absolutely love Devlogs, especially Indie Game Devlogs! I want to play this so badly

  • @DridgeDEU
    @DridgeDEU Před 2 lety

    Liked and subscribed - one of the most interesting dev logs I've seen on CZcams, keep going my man!

  • @joubran_6273
    @joubran_6273 Před 3 lety

    Animation is godly .. really good job it's one of the best I've seen so far

  • @jellytuber946
    @jellytuber946 Před 3 lety

    Omg ur editing skills are absolutely incredible man

  • @NeatGames
    @NeatGames Před 3 lety +5

    That subreddit is so cool haha. Also your little robot's animations are so bouncy and cute! Amazing first devlog, I subbed to see how this goes. I want to learn to do 3D someday, I'm making a 2d devlog now :D

  • @oelx0
    @oelx0 Před 3 lety +2

    Already looks awesome, excited to see how this ends up. :)

  • @SwelIy
    @SwelIy Před 3 lety +1

    Very excited to continue following your progress. As a fellow fan of Jak and Daxter and 3D platformers, I can already tell how cool this is going to look (and already looks). Stay focused, don't get discouraged. Keep the great work going!

  • @arcadiadragoons5467
    @arcadiadragoons5467 Před 3 lety +2

    Great job! This was so fun to watch!!

  • @datkitgirl7338
    @datkitgirl7338 Před 3 lety +1

    I love that animation, stuning!! 💓💓💓

  • @null846
    @null846 Před 2 lety

    It's been one hell of a year. Love your content man keep it up.

  • @zionen01
    @zionen01 Před 3 lety

    Interestingly, I really liked your first main character iteration. Your game inspiration consists of some of my favorite games, good start and good job so far.

  • @theattic0098
    @theattic0098 Před 3 lety +2

    This game looks so good! I can't wait to play it when it comes out!

  • @loki9399
    @loki9399 Před 3 lety

    i like where your going because seeing advanced movement is more fun to watch, harder to do but is sooooo much more fun when you do it

  • @tehabruh
    @tehabruh Před 3 lety

    Just downloaded all devlogs so far, good shit!

  • @autumn_3989
    @autumn_3989 Před 3 lety +2

    Man this looks incredible! The animation is so bouncy and satisfying, this is going to be epic!
    All the little details like the wall camera thing are great aswell, I have it when the camera clips into my head and then gets stuck there
    The character is also very cute so no worries there haha :>

  • @gazereaper
    @gazereaper Před 3 lety

    Looking very good so far man! Loving the animations. I'm currently working on my adventure game devlog as well and you provided some nice stuff to think about for my own game. Cheers.

  • @silkyspider4239
    @silkyspider4239 Před 3 lety

    this looks really interesting! I could definitely see myself running around through obstacles and levels as this guy. great work!

  • @CraigNess69
    @CraigNess69 Před 3 lety

    well i love everything about this so far

  • @Xenobicus
    @Xenobicus Před 3 lety +3

    I love your comparison of having to birth Robert Dinero to be part of your film.. best explanation ever on the benefits of not building everything from the ground up.

  • @FalipeSheep
    @FalipeSheep Před 3 lety

    Oh wow! Great start that looks amazing!

  • @orr4945
    @orr4945 Před 3 lety

    Good to see someone with motivation, looks good, keep it up

  • @valk_real
    @valk_real Před 2 lety

    Woah, an amazing journey!
    Thanks for sharing, I learnt a lot from you about platform character control now :)

  • @arvinsloane6715
    @arvinsloane6715 Před 3 lety

    Very useful tips on Unity optimization, physics and animations. Thank you very much!

  • @beb6c2a
    @beb6c2a Před 3 lety +6

    This looks AMAZING 😍

  • @samarthagarwal7529
    @samarthagarwal7529 Před 3 lety

    Found the 4th devlog in my reccomended skipped back here to start from the beginning. Loved the series so much.

  • @norbert7807
    @norbert7807 Před 3 lety

    Wow your dev logs are amazing I hope this will be amazing story about you and your career

  • @SeanSevestre
    @SeanSevestre Před 3 lety

    This is awesome, really like how you talked through your inspirations, goals and thought process as you started working on the character and controls. Already looking slick but you're an animator as you say. Looking forward to following this, big fan of the old Jak & Daxter games too

  • @ethan_isaac
    @ethan_isaac Před 2 lety +1

    wow those animations. so satisfying

  • @the_goodest_boy
    @the_goodest_boy Před rokem

    DUDE!! the first animation pass was shockingly good! and already having a long jump and a ROLL... i genuinely am sold on this game already. Odyssey is one of my favorites as well. amazing stuff

  • @R1PCH41N_FR3NZY
    @R1PCH41N_FR3NZY Před 3 lety

    This already looks so interesting, can't wait to see more!!

  • @Itsysss
    @Itsysss Před 3 lety

    Well done! I really like the controls😄👍

  • @leogaunt6768
    @leogaunt6768 Před 3 lety +5

    Cant wait to see more of this!!

  • @crump05
    @crump05 Před 3 lety

    its a mess there are so many underrated channels like yours keep up the amazing videos love to see you making your dream game

  • @WeedSnorkeler
    @WeedSnorkeler Před 3 lety

    3d collectathons have always been my favorite genre ive always been shocked that there are barely any out there so cool to see this devlog excited to see where it goes

  • @theoshaw3180
    @theoshaw3180 Před 3 lety +1

    This looks really good! I would love to see some of your older projects!

  • @highchair208
    @highchair208 Před 3 lety

    omg just running around that test scene looks so fun

  • @avg0096
    @avg0096 Před 3 lety

    wow your animation knowledge shows really strong on this , as soon as the character started moving the game looked inmediately professional.

  • @TJOEL20
    @TJOEL20 Před 3 lety

    The little robot is SOOO cute. With good color choices, I can see him easy to fall in love with.
    Maybe add an antenna?

  • @CrackedTubeGamer
    @CrackedTubeGamer Před rokem

    Looking at your latest Dev logs to this one, It seems you've done what we all do in our learning process. Everything in this vlog was perfect. Keep it small xyz, for speed runners etc. In your last few logs you kept growing the scope of the game without finishing the core game loop. A pit I've fallen into many a time. Treat this like your few week long games and you'd be surprised what you could do with it! Limitation creates innovation.

  • @spakwi
    @spakwi Před 3 lety +1

    The animation on the main robot guy were UNBELIEVABLY good!
    Great work man.

  • @johnw9141
    @johnw9141 Před 3 lety +1

    Good luck on the project mate. You've got a great approach and the consideration that you've put into movement goes well past making a fun platformer. Thanks

    • @RobertThomsonDev
      @RobertThomsonDev  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks man! I'm so glad you think so!

    • @johnw9141
      @johnw9141 Před 3 lety

      @@RobertThomsonDev Oh and as a tip for adding to your movement profiles; how about adding a slide mechanic from the run, it fits with your speed run focus and it's a fun little move that you could use to get through tight spaces / low overhangs?

  • @spamhat1249
    @spamhat1249 Před 3 lety +5

    This is gonna be fun to watch

  • @DarkDax
    @DarkDax Před 3 lety

    Absolutely amazing, keep it up man! Been thinking about an idea for a platform a myself for quite some time!

  • @ManuelRoddy
    @ManuelRoddy Před 3 lety +4

    that robot looks cute and awesome already =)

  • @nichegames9590
    @nichegames9590 Před 3 lety +3

    Love it. Imma tune into this.

  • @gamedevover1012
    @gamedevover1012 Před 3 lety

    Dam man... you make it look easy!
    Amazing video and amazing game so far! :D
    I have gotten crazy making movement for the player that works for my game, so I understand the unity struggle!
    (not getting anyone to test my game doesn't help improve it )
    KEEP UP the cool dev and content!

  • @robertwojcik3180
    @robertwojcik3180 Před 3 lety +3

    That is awesome! I am so excited for this!

  • @Tantandev
    @Tantandev Před 3 lety +1

    Excited to see this project evolve!

  • @Campake
    @Campake Před 3 lety

    the animations look SO GOOD

  • @deanmg3001
    @deanmg3001 Před 2 lety

    This. This is the series I have been looking for

  • @ParkerGameDev
    @ParkerGameDev Před 3 lety

    bruh ur animations are on point :D

  • @arbo6850
    @arbo6850 Před 3 lety

    I love this little character so much

  • @D4ddiz
    @D4ddiz Před 3 lety

    I love how you talk about your jump from Animation to GameDev.
    I've been an animator for about 3 years, I'm still learning a lot and I consider myself a beginner.
    I've been always a gaming guy and loved the idea of creating a game. I'm hoping some years from now I'll be doing that with my childhood friend that is right now studying computer graphics. Joining is knowledge of programming with my own design and animation knowledge will be fun!
    Thanks for the inspiration 😁 You got a sub!

  • @CheifBreif333
    @CheifBreif333 Před 3 lety

    I enjoyed this a lot, and it looks really cool. I would like to play it when its done

  • @shanegibson9022
    @shanegibson9022 Před 3 lety

    Those animations are so cute that you made man!

  • @baggyshhchannel3300
    @baggyshhchannel3300 Před 3 lety

    Congrats with your step ahead! I hope sometime I'll get enough courage to start a handle a bigger project than just jam games and prototypes.

  • @williamwinckler7353
    @williamwinckler7353 Před 3 lety

    Love this man, keep it up :D

  • @triffy
    @triffy Před 3 lety

    very inspiring, ive been depressed recently and this made me happy man thank you!